Maxient John Jr. Michel (born 15 December 1981) is an

action shooting Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports in which the competitors try to unite the three principles of precision, power, and speed, by using a firearm of a certain minimum power factor to ...

competitor from the US. He became IPSC Handgun

World Champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

in the Open division in 2014. He is also the only seven-time winner of the

Steel Challenge The Steel Challenge is a speed shooting competition governed by thSteel Challenge Shooting Association(SCSA) that consists of eight standardized stages with steel targets in three sizes; small circular, large circular and rectangular targets. Com ...

World Speed Shooting Championships and the only competitor to win it 4 times in a row (2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016). Max began shooting when he was just 5 years old, and has served in the

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United Stat ...

for 10 years (1999 - 2009) as a shooter and trainer. He is also featured on the Hot Shots TV series, and is sponsored by

SIG Sauer SIG Sauer is since the 1970s a combined brand name of several Firearms manufacturing companies, with SIG referring to ''Swiss Industry Group'' originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from Sauer & Sohn, founded in 1751 in Germany a ...

. Max uses a highly modified Sig Sauer P320 tuned specifically for him by The Sig Armorer.

Merits

* 2014 IPSC Open

(XVII, USA)MaxMichel.com - Max Michel's Bio
* Seven times

World Speed Shooting Champion (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2007 and 2005) * Eight times USPSA National Champion (2014, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004) * Four time US Steel Challenge National Champion (2014, 2011, 2009 and 2008) * Two time Pro-Am Champion (2012 and 2013) * The only shooter along with Christian Sailer who has won all USPSA Area Championships in the same season (2010)

References

External links

The Official Webpage of Max Michel

The Official Facebook page of Max Michel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michel, Max IPSC shooters IPSC World Shoot Champions 1981 births Living people

Merits

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