Murray "DOC" Gardner has over 40 years of experience in competitive pistol shooting, as well as an extensive training and firearms background. He is one of the co-founders 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 250 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 3,800 students in BC.
As well as teaching almost 200 students each year, Murray Gardner maintains his successful competitive shooting and coaching career. After taking many Canadian Champion titles, he has been the Champion, or runner up for the last 7 years in the Senior and/or Super Senior Category in IPSC Standard or Open Division.
35+ Years of Championship Titles
2014 1st Super Senior IPSC BC Championships
2014 3rd Super Senior IPSC Canada Open Division
2013 Super Senior IPSC Canada Open Division
2012 Super Senior 2nd Place, IPSC Canada Open Division, Class Champion
2012 Top Super Senior, IPSC BC Open Division, 5th Overall for 2012 Open Division
2012 1st Super Senior, President's Medal, Provincials, IPSC BC Open Division
2011 1st Super Senior Provincials, IPSC BC Open Division
2011 Super Senior 2nd Place, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2010 2nd Super Senior Provincials, IPSC BC Standard Division
2010 Super Senior 2nd Place, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2009 Super Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2008 Super Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
2007 Senior National Champion, IPSC Canada Standard Division
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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