EPISODE #7Tricked OutPremier Date: 09/20/2011
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A world famous pistol champion ( Jerry Miculek ) teaches teams some extremely difficult trick shots including shooting while blindfolded. The Blue Team is in disarray after team member Jake vows to go it alone. The elimination challenge features the classic cowboy skill of shooting from the hip.
* Before the practice sessions for the team challenge, Billy of the
BLUE Team withdrew from the competition due to complications in his wife's pregnancy. Since this decision left the Red Team with one extra member, they were allowed to decide for themselves which player would be benched.
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The first Team Challenge involves using a Smith & Wesson Model 686 in .38 caliber and a Volquartsen semi-automatic rifle in .22 caliber to pull off some trick shots at four stations. The first station the teams go head to head shooting the M686 holding the revolver upside down, and firing at 3 beer bottles from 30 feet.
RED Team goes first with Gary going three for three, busting all the bottles. Then it's
BLUE Teams turn, with Jake missing his first shot...thereby not having enough to win.
RED team gets the point. Then it's
BLUE Teams Dustin against
RED Teams Bill firing the Volquartsen rifle at 3 cotton swabs from 25 feet...Dustin hitting 2 of the three swabs. Bill goes next and only hits 1 of the three...
BLUE Team winning the point. Then it's
RED Teams Mike versus Alex of the
BLUE Team firing the rifle at 3 compact discs from 35 feet, trying to shoot through the center hole without breaking the plastic. Mike misses all three shots...while Alex hits 1 of three to win a point for the
BLUE Team. The final station involves Mike of the
BLUE and Cliff of the
RED shooting the M686 revolver while blindfolded, firing 3 pairs of shots at 2 gallon jugs from 25 feet. Mike misses the first 2 shots, then Cliff misses the next two shots, then Mike goes again and misses two for two and then Cliff misses two for two until it's down to the last set of trys both teams. Mike steps up and squeezes off his two last shots...and hits both of the jugs dead on. Now, since the
BLUE Team has 3 points to
RED Teams 1 point...Cliff can't possibly win and does not get to shoot.
WINNER:
RED Team
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The nomination picks for the Elimination challenge for the
RED Team are: Mike & Cliff
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The
RED Team members now move on to the Elimination event which involves using a Schofield Break Top Single Action Revolver...the 5" barreled Pinkerton Model...with one shooter at a time firing at 10 targets from 25 feet, shooting from the hip so that the bullets pass under a hitching rail. Shooters use two revolvers, each loaded with 5 rounds. Higher number of targets hit wins the challenge. Mike goes first and hits two out of ten plates. Cliff gets right to work and hits two for two with the first revolver then misses a few, then finishes strong with three more hits to win the challenge.
WINNER:
Cliff ( 5 hits to Mike's 2 of 10 )
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S&W Model 686
Volquartsen Semi Auto Rimfire
S&W Schofield SA Revolver
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