Like many professionals in the firearms industry, Erik
started his in the United States Army. He spent six years as a 19 Delta Cavalry
Scout, and two years as an 11 Bravo Infantryman in the Army Reserves. Erik is a
combat vet and has been deployed twice. He will be the first to admit, that the
marksmanship training that the Army provided, is sub-par, and needs vast
improvement.
Erik found out, through much trial and error, how effective
competitive shooting is at enhancing one’s capabilities with a firearm. He
applies those lessons to approach firearms training from a practical
standpoint, with an emphasis on proper repetition, in order to build his skill
set. Recently, he has been blessed to have found two mentors* with a combined
40+ years in the tactical and firearms industry, along with decades in the
United States Army Special Operations Command.
While still active in USPSA, Erik has started shooting IDPA
and would like to start shooting Three Gun to broaden his experience as a
shooter, while learning how to teach others the principles of marksmanship.
Erik currently holds 13 top three awards from shooting competitions from this
year, with two of them being from major USPSA matches.
As a professional shooter, Erik is on the leading edge in
product development, trends in firearms training, and the ever-changing
tactical side.
He is actively being mentored by several high-level
competitive shooters and prior military operators.
Erik is currently sponsored by Warhorse Ordnance, Infinity Targets, Anchor Point
Holsters, Bootleg Bullets, Gryphon Guardian Gear, and Arrowhead Tactical Apparel.
- Josh Morgan - Team Captain
Ty Williams started his journey in the United States Marine Corps in 2004 as an 0331 machine gunner. Once he reached the rank of E-6 (Staff Sergeant) he was sent to 0369 - Infantry Unit Leaders Course where he graduated in the top five of his class. The course itself covers the advanced aspects of small squad tactics and weapons proficiency in small arms and anti-armor platforms. Ty found his love of small arms in the Marines where he maintained an expert qualification on rifle and pistol for the entirety of his Marine Corp career. In 2009, Ty won Distinguished High Marksmen while in 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines. Ty saw extensive combat in Fallujah in 2004 and then again in Ramadi in 2008.
After the Marines, Ty was offered a spot with a large police department in Tennessee, where he again, was involved in stateside combat. In 2013 Ty was the youngest SWAT Team Leader in state history. His rolls included LEO/SO, mechanical breaching, HASMAT, small arms instructor, advanced sniper, and advanced counter sniper. With a total of 20 years of experience as a Marine and SWAT officer, Ty has been involved in roughly 350 direct action missions.
While working at Champion Defense Sportsmen's Club, Ty ran into Matt Wheeler, a multi-division Grand Master in USPSA. They connected and Ty trained under Matt for a month before joining USPSA and starting his competitive journey. Ty is currently A Class in Open and Limited Optics. Ty won North Florida Open in December of 2023, the South Carolina Toys for Tots Match in November of 2023, and top 20 in Open IPSC USA Extreme. With his vast amount of real world and competitive experience, Ty offers a very high level of expertise, knowledge, and skill that he utilizes to improve and test product design.
