Murray "DOC" Gardner has over 30 years of experience in competitive
pistol shooting, as well as an extensive training and firearms background.
He is the founder of the International Practical Shooting
Confederation (IPSC) in Canada and has won ten National titles in addition
to North American & Pan American Champion titles.
Murray has a working knowledge of all aspects of the firearms field. As
the Development Coordinator and Executive Director of the BC Federation of
Shooting Sports for over nine years, he has trained and certified over 160
hunter education instructors in the firearms component of CORE.
He has also been involved with the Canadian Firearms Safety Course
(CFSC) with the contractor to the Justice Department, where he worked as
the Head Technical Consultant for the student handbooks as well as
the script, production and editing of the video to accompany both
handbooks.
DOC's teaching experience includes training and instructing over
200 of the CFSC/CRFSC Master Instructors across Canada. Between 1998 and
2000, he trained over 280 Canada Customs officers in the CFSC/CRFSC
courses. To date, he has trained over forty Instructors and certified over
2,600 students in BC.
As well as teaching almost 200 students each year, Murray Gardner
maintains his successful competitive shooting and coaching career. After three successful consecutive terms as President, Murray remains actively involved in the Executive Committee at PCDHFC in Port Coquitlam.
Contact Murray Gardner
email: DOC@mdgardner.com
phone: 604.889.3822 between 8 AM and 8 PM Pacific Time
30 Years of Championship Titles
2006 Senior 2nd Place, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2006 3rd Overall Provincials, IPSC BC Standard Division
2005 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2005 Provincial Champion, IPSC BC Standard Division
2005 2nd Overall Provincials, IPSC BC Standard Division
2004 Senior 3rd Place, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2003 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2003 Provincial Champion, IPSC BC Standard Division
2003 Senior Provincial Champion, IPSC BC Standard Division
2002 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2002 Provincial Champion, IPSC BC Standard Division
2002 Senior Provincial Champion, IPSC BC Standard Division
2001 Senior Champion, IPSC USPSA Area #1 Standard Division
2001 Senior 2nd Place, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2000 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2000 Senior North American Champion, IPSC Standard Division
2000 Senior Pan American Champion, IPSC Standard Division
1999 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Open Division
1989 National Champion, CPSC Canada
1978-1985 National Champion, IPSC Canada
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