At a Glance
Special Forces veteran and USPSA Grand Master teaching performance shooting.
Schools
- Way of the Gun (founder)
- Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course (instructor)
Accomplishments
- About 20 years U.S. Army, 12 in Special Forces
- USPSA Grand Master (Limited)
- IDPA Master, Stock Service Pistol
- 18 years in the military
- 11 years in US Army Special Forces
- Instructor at the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course
- USPSA Grand Master ranking in the Limited Division
- Master ranking in the IDPA Stock Service Pistol division
- IPSC
About Frank Proctor
Frank Proctor is a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and competitive shooter who runs a full-time training company teaching performance pistol and carbine skills, known as Way of the Gun. According to a 2020 profile in USPSA’s FrontSight magazine, he served more than 20 years in the military, the last 16 in Special Forces, after starting out as an Army mechanic. In 2004 he attended the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course, and he later worked as assistant and then primary instructor for his unit’s combat marksmanship, close-quarters battle, breaching and sniper programs.
Proctor shot his first practical shooting match in 2007 and, by training almost daily, reached USPSA Grand Master in Limited Division within about two years, at one point ranking fourth on the division’s top 20 list. In 2012 he began training full time. His courses, including Performance Marksmanship and Movement Dynamics for pistol and carbine and the two-day Fundamentals of Fast pistol class, break shooting into visual processing, control, mechanics, movement and mental control, and draw students from law enforcement, the military and armed citizens. For gun owners, his teaching is a well-known link between competition skill and defensive and combat shooting.
Key Facts
- 2004: Attends the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course.
- 2007: Shoots his first practical shooting match.
- About 2009: Reaches USPSA Grand Master in Limited Division, within two years of starting competition.
- 2012: Launches his full-time training company.
- March 2020: Profiled in USPSA’s FrontSight magazine for his Fundamentals of Fast pistol course.
Sources
Across the Gun Websites Network
- Frank Proctor on After Action.net After Action.net
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