PRS PROFILE: A LATE, FAST BLOOMER

A LATE, FAST BLOOMER

In just his second year in the Precision Rifle Series, Todd Goossen is racking up Top Senior wins.

PHOTOS BY TODD GOOSSEN

Todd Goossen has only been shooting in Precision Rifle Series competitions for about two years, but he has already made a name for himself in the sport.

In January of this year, Goossen won Top Senior at the 2022 Leupold Classic in Navasota, Texas, which also marked his first full year of competition. Then in early March, he again won Top Senior at Clay’s Cartridge Company Classic in Leedey, Oklahoma. As of this writing, Goossen is currently leading the Pro Series standings in the senior division.

Goossen can chalk his PRS victories up to a childhood spent hunting in western Oklahoma, and later, a fascination with long-range shooting.

“As a gearhead, I started building my own rifles and became interested in long-range shooting,” he explains. “I attended a five-day sniper training school in Grandfield, Oklahoma, at Badlands Tactical, and it ignited my desire to shoot long-range.”

He continues, “I found the thrill of long-range competition through friends in the Oklahoma Practical Precision Shooters Club, and became involved with the NRL (National Rifle League), which led me to the PRS.”

Goossen aims to shoot in one boltgun competition a month, depending on location, but he has to work around his schedule as the owner of Boss and Bling Firearm Solutions (bossandblingfirearmsolutions.com), which he and his wife Cindy opened in 2018.

“My wife and I work to find a solution for any firearm-related need of our customers,” says Goossen. The gun store not only o ers a plethora of firearms, but also features pistol and rifle ranges on-property and training from NRA-certified instructors.

A longtime hunter as well as self-described “gearhead” who builds his own rifles, Todd Goossen traces his interest in the Precision Rifle Series to a sniper course he took and then friends’ introduction to long-range competitions.

Goossen has two Top Senior wins this year and at press deadline was leading the PRS Pro Series’ Senior Division. The shooter also runs a gun store in western Oklahoma with his wife. It features firearms, on-property ranges and training from NRA-certified instructors.

TODD GOOSSEN’S RIFLE & GEAR

• Rifle with an Impact action in a Foundation stock • Bartlein Barrel chambered in 6 Dasher • Hornady 110 A-tip bullets • Nightforce ATACR Mil-C scope • Really Right Stu tripod • Swarovski binoculars • WieBad bags and rifle caddie • MDT Ckye-Pod bipod • Kestrel ballistics meter • MagnetoSpeed chronograph

And while Goossen continues to find success in PRS competition, he emphasizes that the people are what truly make the matches so special, not the accolades. “The most memorable moment of any competition is the other competitors I meet and get to know.”  Editor’s note: For more information on the Precision Rifle Series, visit precisionrifleseries.com.