ABOUT VERA CARTER!
Vera Carter with George Carter reloading at the Firearms Industry Super Shoot (photo by Bill Gammon)
I’m a precision rifle shooter—and also a writer. When I’m not writing you’ll find me outdoors with my dogs, or at a shooting range with my husband George.
We live in rural Ontario, Canada, just north-east of Toronto. In 1984 we purchased 70 acres of mixed field and hardwood forest filled with maple, hickory and oak, and lined by northern pines. The woods host deer, an occasional wolf or bear, and recently, wild turkeys. Our home sits on a west-facing hill where we enjoy the prettiest sunsets in the country.
George owns an automotive garage. After more than 30 years in Ontario’s nuclear industry writing regulatory correspondence and juggling licensing matters, I now write full-time and run Precision Shooting Media Inc., helping shooters get the most accuracy from their equipment and themselves through books, video and email.
We share our home with three German Shepherds: King, Raven and Sierra (a.k.a. Mom). We’ve had a passion for the large Shepherds since 1993.
I love the ruggedness of the land carved by glaciers at the edge of the Canadian Shield, and taking long walks with the dogs down to a spring that runs through a cedar grove at the bottom of the property.
So that’s a snapshot of who I am, and what I’m passionate about. But I’m neglecting our biggest love—the shooting sports—and above all, the precision rifle.
People ask me, often, how I got interested in shooting.
Here I am today, having competed in Canada and across the U.S., and on three continents in France, Austria, South Africa and Australia. George won the Firearms Industry Super Shoot in Ohio in 2010. I brought home a top-twenty patch from that year’s Super Shoot along with the women’s heavy gun trophy, and we won the husband-and-wife.
Our motto is ‘never quit.’
Friends want to know, how do you morph into a world-class precision rifle shooter, winning against top marksmen and women from around the globe?
Short answer, I’ve been shooting since I can remember. Starting with BB guns in the basement, and a .22 rifle from a kitchen stool rest (’60s vintage with shiny metal legs and turquoise plastic cushion). You can guess I never was the Barbie doll type. No trip to the carnival was complete without stopping by the shooting arcade to win a stuffed toy or other gaudy prize.
Our practice comes at competitions at our local range in Elmira, Ontario, in the U.S. at shoots in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas and Missouri, and across continents as members of the Canadian World Benchrest Team.
As a precision rifle shooter I want to share my passion with you, the tricks and tips from the shooting range—applicable to many shooting disciplines. I learned from watching and asking, making mistakes, and achieving success.
I have exciting stories of triumphs and defeats, the insanity of packing firearms through airports and across borders, and amazing friends that have become our extended family.
Come along for the journey to better marksmanship—I’ll show you how to stay on target!
