Gulfport’s Craig Martin wins back-to-back .50 caliber rifle world championships

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) -Gulfport rifleman Craig Martin came home as a world champion with a .50 caliber rifle last year, and this year he can add another plaque and belt buckle to the trophy case.

Martin came back to the coast as a back-to-back world champion after claiming the “Top Gun” title for the second year in a row out in New Mexico at the Fifty Caliber Shooter’s Association world championships.

He earned the title in a two-gun competition putting rounds downrange at a thousand yards against some of the best marksmen from around the world.

He says last year he was a bit nervous ahead of the championships but took a much calmer approach this year.

”This time I was a little more laid back, a little more relaxed. I tried to take my time with the shots and not rush them and read the wind and wait for it. Sometimes in the big matches you kind of over think it. This time I just let it come to me and wait and it worked out.”

Martin was also made an honorary member of the Great Britain rifleman team while out in New Mexico.

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