United States Helice Association

USHA NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER INFORMATION: RICK MEIN

Hometown: Walnut, Kansas

Gun: Krieghoff K-80

Preferred Shells: Bornaghi and Federals

A successful competitor across many shotgun disciplines, Rick has won numerous national and international awards.  He is known for his consistency and positive attitude.  Rick has two sons: Derrick, who also shoots, and Trenton, an avid golfer.

In His Own Words...  My name is Rick Mein and I am from a little town in southeast Kansas called Walnut.  I grew up on a farm and still farm for a living.  As a kid growing up on a farm, I had plenty of chances to fine tune my shooting skills — first with a BB gun, then a pellet gun, then a 22, then a shotgun.

It wasn't until I was 40 years old that I started shooting competitively.  I first shot sporting clays, a few trap shoots, a flyer shoot or two, and then I found ZZs.  They are the most difficult of all the shotgun sports; that's what makes them so interesting to me.  If you beat a ZZ, then you know you have done something!

I have had great success shooting ZZs.  I am a three-time and current National Champion.  I placed 4th in the world championships this year in Argentina and won a bronze medal in Gedhi, Italy in 2004.

I've been fortunate to have been on the US Helice Team four times.  My team members and I won three silvers and one gold medal in those years.

My gun of choice is a Krieghoff K-80, which I am very proud of.  I have a custom stock on it made by Wenig Gunstocks of Lincoln, Missouri.  It is made out of Birdseye Maple and I get a lot of comments on it.

If anyone hasn't tried ZZ's by now, I encourage you to do so.  They are very challenging, but OHHHH the satisfaction of smashing one to smithereens!

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