Ron Avery
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|09|22}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|February|23|1956|September|22}}
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{{MedalSport |IPSC}}
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{{MedalCompetition|IPSC Handgun World Shoot}}
{{Medal| Bronze| 2002 Pietersburg | Standard}}
{{Medal| Bronze| 2014 Frostproof | Standard Senior}}
{{MedalCompetition|IPSC US Handgun Championship}}
{{Medal| Gold |2013 Frostproof| Standard}}
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Ronald E. Avery (September 22, 1956 – February 23, 2019) was an American sport shooter and firearms instructor who took bronze in the Standard division at the 2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot and bronze in the Standard division Senior category at the 2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot. He also took the Standard division title in the 2013 IPSC US Handgun Championship[http://www.universalshootingacademy.com/assets/2013/01/2013-US-IPSC-Nationals-Overall-Results.pdf Match Results – 2013 IPSC US Handgun Championship] and the Limited-10 division title at the 2000 USPSA Handgun Nationals.[https://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-worldshoot-winners.php USPSA – United States Practical Shooting Association]
Teaching
Ron focused most of his instruction on developing a doctrine for shooting called "Reactive Shooting Science", which he termed "the earliest way to get a hit and then do it again". He taught for various academies, for his own Practical Shooting Academy, and in 2013 founded the [https://www.tacticalperformancecenter.com Tactical Performance Center] as a destination training academy centered around developing and teaching Reactive Shooting. He and others at the school created numerous videos on the [https://www.youtube.com/tacticalperformancecenter Tactical Performance Center YouTube channel] that document the details of Reactive Shooting.
In 2007 Ron did a shooting seminar and practical course for the Bulgarian IPSC team, who was going to participate in the World Shoot France that same year.
Death
Ron died on February 23, 2019, at the age of 62 from cancer,[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ronald-avery-obituary?pid=191662147 Ronald Avery Obituary - Ouray, Utah | Legacy.com][https://www.pineviewmortuary.com/obituary/ronald-avery Obituary | Ronald E Avery of Ouray, Colorado | Pine View Mortuary] and was remembered at the 2019 USPSA National Championship in St. George, Utah on Sept 24 2019.
See also
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