Lee Orr was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas where grew up with his family in their local cattle feed business, and was raised in the cattle and ranch industry. He began hunting and fishing with his parents from a young age, and his passion for the outdoors only grew from there and into what it is now. He played sports throughout his life, played college football and ran track until he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports and exercise science and biology. He now works as an independent petroleum landman, and is an avid predator hunter, precision reloader and long range enthusiast. Lee and his wife Kristy, also have a TV show on the sportsman channel called “The Most Wanted List,” where they travel the country chasing their dreams and bucket list hunts.
Kristy is an American country singer who was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Cook was born in Seattle, Washington, to Larry and Carlene Cook. She is the youngest of three children. She lives in Amarillo, Texas. with her husband Lee Orr, son Tillman and daughter Tynlee. In 2005, Cook released her first album called Devoted. In June 2008, Cook signed to 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville. She released her post-Idol album, Why Wait, on September 16, 2008. This album has produced her first chart single, “15 Minutes of Shame”, a Top 30 hit on the Billboard country charts. Her first single for Broken Bow Records, “Airborne Ranger Infantry”, was released on October 16, 2012. Cook was involved in a number of TV shows after appearing on American Idol. She was the host of a show in the Outdoor Channel called Outdoors’ 10 Best in 2010. She appeared as a judge in the same year in Wanted: Adventure Host. She was also the host in the series on hunting on the Versus channel, Goin’ Country, in 2011-2013. Cook is currently the owner and host of the top 10 hunting and fishing TV show called ” The Most Wanted List,” which is currently filming season 11. You can also find the airings of the show on Kristy Lee Cook’s Youtube Channel. Kristy Competes and trains high caliber Barrel and Pole horses as a hobby and she has now ventured into the NRL world, and started shooting matches competitively with her husband Lee Orr.
Hailing from Hammon, OK, Austin is the owner of Custom Rifle Barrels and ACE muzzle brakes. Also a member of JTAC precision rifle training, Austin is an accomplished shooter with these notable accomplishments to his name – 2017 NRL Champion, 2020 PRS Champion, 2020 AG Cup Champion, 2021 PRS Champion, two finale match wins, and 21 national level match wins. He has qualified for both IPRF World championships, the first being held in France and one upcoming in Colorado. He is an engineer by trade and an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He spends the off season and downtime hunting around the world.
I grew up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle. I spent thousands of hours shooting BB guns and .22’s through my childhood and teenage years. When I was a Junior in college I started reading about reloading and long distance shooting and was fascinated.
I began my pursuit of the mastering long distance shooting with a .223 using heavy for caliber projectiles. The most recommended powder I ran across was Hodgdon Varget and was the first gunpowder I bought to handload with. I shot over 7,000 rounds of handload ammunition through that rifle over the following year’s mostly at prairie dogs on the high plains. Hodgdon Varget is still the powder I use the most of all these years later in PRS completions.
My love for bolt action rifles and my mechanical engineering background drove me to learn to do my own gunsmithing. In 2016 I got my own lathe and since then I have chambered and threaded all my own barrels for hunting and competition. This is something I am very proud of and it is incredibly gratifying to see my own barrels compete well nationally and internationally.
In 2017 I decided to use my skills learned shooting prairie dogs in a PRS regional match. I was instantly hooked and I have been enjoying the sport ever since. In 2018 I attended my first 3 PRS Pro matches and was able to qualify for the PRS Finale. I placed somewhere around 60th in the PRS that year but I knew I was just getting my feet wet. In 2019 I won my first Pro match and placed in the top 30 in the series. I had made it my goal to win one of the top 10 coveted PRS bullet trophies, but I had failed. In 2020 I was able to achieve that goal by placing 4th over all in the PRS series. I have been able to place in the top 5 in the PRS Pro series every year since then.
In 2022 I had a magical year competing in PRS. I won 3 PRS Pro matches as well as the IPRF World Championship, the PRS Pro Championship and Golden Bullet, and the AG Cup 2 day elimination match. During the duration of 2022 I never placed out of the top 5 in any 2 day PRS match. Truly a season of accomplishments I could never have dreamed of and I will never forget.
Competing in the world championships in France in August of 2022 is one of my all time shooting career highlights. I am very excited to be one of the 6 shooters selected to compete in the World Championships on the US Open Team in again in 2024.
Every round of ammunition I have ever used in PRS competitions has been loaded with Hodgdon Varget or Hodgdon H4350. These are the pinnacle of consistent reliable powders. They are very stable and very clean. PRS is a game of consistency and I trust Hodgdon powder 100% to produce consistent reloads.
I still hunt prairie dogs every year and now I have to sons that love to go with me. I often take my wife and boys to PRS matches with me. I am truly blessed to have stumbled into the competitive shooting sports. The industry professionals and other competitors are the best group of people I have ever experienced. I can’t wait to see what the future holds and if you are reading this I hope to see you at a match.
Brian Neace grew up in Southern Idaho in the Snake River Plain, surrounded by miles and miles of high desert to the north and bordered on the south by public wilderness. Growing up, Brian spent very little time indoors, with his passions being split between baseball and spending time in either the river, the desert, or the mountains.
Baseball won over for a time when it took him to Gonzaga University on scholarship as a pitcher for the Bulldogs. Brian spent three years in Spokane as a Zag until his baseball career was cut short by a tragic plane accident that took the lives of his parents and younger sister. Brian moved back to Idaho, where he completed his bachelor¹s degree in Business Finance at Albertson¹s College of Idaho. Later, he started a granite countertop business allows him the time to pursue his passion for long-range shooting and high-country public land mule deer and elk hunting.
The terrain in Southern Idaho often requires a hunter to be able to take shots at 400 yards and well beyond. The desire to know, when, how, and if he should take these shots along with an unquenched thirst for competition, lead Brian to shoot precision rifle events. In Brian¹s first full season, he achieved several top ten finishes, two regional match wins, and a 20th place overall finish in the National Rifle League.
Brian now competes in both the PRS and NRL Pro series. Just In the 2019 season, he will compete in twelve two-day national matches and 15 regional matches across the country, totaling 4,170 precision hand-loaded match rounds burning roughly 131,355 grains (18.75 pounds) of Varget in matches alone. Doubling that will come close to including practice rounds spent at his one-of-a-kind shooting range he built on the edge of the Snake River Canyon. Snake River PRS club has become his pride and joy with a dedication to growing the sport by recruiting and supporting new and youth shooters.
Hailing from the Kansas City-area, Jaclyn is a rifle shooter specializing in precision rifle shooting. After taking up competitive shooting in 2016, she, won the Precision Rifle Series Production division in 2017 with her Savage Stealth.
She has since entered the Open division and has competed all over the country at numerous national level events, including the PRS Finale in 2018.
Jaclyn has also taken up Extreme Long Range matches, including King of Two Miles in New Mexico, where she placed 14th out of 80 invited competitors.
In her free time, she shoots in NRL22 club matches around the Kansas City area, where she lives with her husband Shane and where she works as a pharmacist.
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