Jon Shue is on one. Seriously. You win your third straight NRA National Pistol Championship on a Wednesday at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio—July 9 to be precise—then roll into Camp Perry, Ohio, three days later and do it again? That’s not just winning. That’s LeBron-in-Game-6, Brady-in-the-fourth, Serena-on-center-court territory. It’s domination on demand.
Shue, 43, out of Liberty, North Carolina, didn’t flinch at the quick turnaround between the biggest pistol matches in the country. After lighting it up at the NRA Precision Pistol Nationals with a monster score of 2649-122X, he came into the 2025 CMP National Pistol Championship and walked away with the Match Pistol 2700 Aggregate title, posting a 2583-94X. Yeah, the score was a little lower—but the hardware still came home with him.
And he wasn’t done. In the civilian any sights category, Shue cleaned house in both the Rimfire Pistol 900 Aggregate with a 885-49X and the .45 Caliber Pistol 900 Aggregate with 865-31X.
While Shue was racking up titles like it was his day job, others were fighting for the rest of the spotlight. Mason Talbert, 27, of Pearland, Texas, brought home the Metallic Sights title in the Match Pistol 2700 Aggregate with a solid 2519-85X. Dave Krysiak, 69 years young and still sharp, took the .22 Only title with a 2524-61X, repping Coopersville, Michigan, with style.
Back to Shue. Because how could you not go back to Shue? In the National Trophy Individual Pistol Match, he pulled in the High Veteran Award, the Citizens’ Military Pistol Trophy and the General Custer Trophy—all on the back of a 293-12X score. That Custer win? Second straight year, third overall. That’s not luck. That’s legacy.
And like all greats, Shue didn’t just go it alone. Teaming up with William Palmer, Jared Sonti, William Bethards and Coach Lara Palmer under the Cabot Guns banner, he helped lead the squad to first place in both the Centerfire Pistol Four-Person Team Match and the Overall Four-Person Pistol Team Aggregate. In the latter, Shue dropped a 578-23X—highest on the team, of course.
So yeah, Jon Shue might’ve started July with a three-peat at the NRA National Championships. But by the time the CMP Nationals at Camp Perry wrapped, he reminded everyone that when it comes to precision pistol shooting, he’s not just winning. He’s rewriting the script.
You can find the full match results on the CMP website. But spoiler alert: it’s a Shue-stopper.
