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Introducing Lan Nguyen
Being from Texas, you would think I shot firearms from a
young age. There were no guns in our household growing up. Most of my exposure
to firearms was through hunting with friends and their family. I went to public ranges every now and again,
but wanted more than the standard "one shot per 2 second" rules. I got
interested in shooting competitively in 2013, after watching an episode of 3
Gun Nation of the T.V. for the first time.
I knew I had to try it after looking up online for videos and watching
videos of MGM Ironman, Ft. Benning 3 Gun, some of the Larue matches, and many
others.
I was fortunate enough to have won entry to a Noveske 3 Gun
Class from Freedom Munitions Houston retail store's Grand Opening in January of
2013. Shortly after I got a taste of my
first local match the same month and haven't looked back since. I ended up shooting in (5) 3 Gun majors in my
first year and 18 or more 3 gun and USPSA matches. Competition has been taken more seriously, and
I have completed multiple classes from World Champion Max Michel which helped
me win a 2nd, 1st, and 2nd in the following level 2 USPSA matches in my
division. I consistently finish in top 20%.
in the TacOps or Practical division in 3 gun, Limited in USPSA, and Modified in
IPSC, and will continue to strive towards a national match win. The major match
schedule pace has not slowed down, and there are 18 majors planned for 2018
including travelling to France for the 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot and
represent the US. 2018 has already started off on a positive note with a 2
nd
place finish at the Lucas Oil Shotgun Series Event #1, and 5th at
Event #2.
I was born in
Springfield, MO and moved to Houston, TX by the time I was 3. I am a graduate
from the University of Houston, and a proud adopted Texan. (How do you know if
someone is from Texas? They will tell you.) I am also an NRA Member and Certified
NRA Pistol Instructor as well as a Smith & Wesson Certified M&P Armorer.
Being Co-owner of Dissident Arms, a competition shotgun builder that
specializes in the competition magazine fed shotguns, has been quite a
rewarding challenge and we owe a lot of our success to our partnership with
Briley Manufacturing. I also run Dissident Arms Multigun with my business
partner on both ventures, Mike Whitesides. Aside from my positions with the
Dissident Group, I am the Sales Director at Capital Cartridge, a once fired
brass wholesaler.
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