MAN ON THE MOVE Utah’s Morgun King balances three rifle competitions with schooling to become a veterinarian, family life. PHOTOS BY MORGUN KING
Morgun King participates in the Precision Rifle Series open class, National Rifle League open class and NRL Hunter open light class.
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s an avid hunter and rifleman looking to continually improve his shooting skills, taking part in Precision Rifle Series competitions was a natural progression for Morgun King. His first PRS event was in early 2016 and after a few years of participation, he began ramping up his match schedule in the spring of 2020. “Before that, I did not travel nearly as much,” says the Kaysville, Utah-based King. “I would say that now I average two per month, sometimes more.” He now competes in PRS open class, National Rifle League open class and NRL Hunter open light class. What’s more, he is currently leading the standings in all three classes. If that wasn’t enough for King, he is also in veterinary school, “which can make fitting matches into my schedule during the semester complicated,” he says. King recalls a championship match this past spring that was particularly logistically challenging. “This year the National Rifle League Championship match was in May and fell on the Saturday and Sunday before finals week started,” he remembers. “I was not sure if I was going to be able to make it. I had a final Friday before I left, and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday when I got back. I knew making it work was going to be tricky, but I was leading the standings and I had a good chance of winning. I started studying a month in advance so I would be able to pick americanshootingjournal.com 29
