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After a long season that was relatively free of drama, one contestant showed he had the skills, speed, endurance and drive to become History’s Top Shot. He also won $100,000 and a Tahoe Q5i Speedboat.
August 29, 2013
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Producers brought back the Wheel of Fire, which sent one competitor packing at its close, and then zipped two shooters down line to see who had the skills to continue the quest.
August 16, 2013
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The shooters of Top Shot use two Benelli shotguns to bust steel and clays, and a high-tech version of a crossbow to see who continues in the quest for $100,000.
August 01, 2013
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Competitors are once again grouped together to try their luck against trick shots, and the youngest shooter is sent home after firing a historical piece that actually served in combat.
July 25, 2013
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The remaining 10 contestants continue to show why they are the All Stars of Top Shot.
July 19, 2013
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Top Shot competitors take the longest shot ever shown on the show.
July 11, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
With only 12 shooters left in the house, Top Shot producers brought back a popular challenge from Seasons One and Two. In what I’m calling dropping dice, the competitors split into teams captained by two of my favorite shooters—Kelly and Jamie—to compete head-to-head with the Remington New Army 1875.
June 27, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
This season’s Top Shot continues to be all about the shooting at the range, rather than the drama in the house, or in Colby’s words: “All star, all skill season.” That’s fine with me, and pretty much everyone I’ve spoken to about Top Shot recently agrees. Who cares about how these people get along? Just show me some really cool firearms and make the competitors take some crazy shots.
June 20, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
The producers just couldn’t stand it anymore, I guess. This week’s Top Shot entered the house multiple times to show the competitors discussing various issues—I still only want to see shooting—and even baking brownies. It was probably to show that two people who actually got along well were going head to head to send one home. At least they didn’t try to invent drama for the sake of drama, and nobody has shown signs of being a queen.
June 13, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
This season, Top Shot producers introduced the trick shooting a little early, and it threw an interesting twist into the show, sending home a strong shooter.
June 10, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
With 16 former competitors vying to be the best, Top Shot All Stars has begun. It was nice to see that the show returned for a fifth season, since rumor had the show slipping into oblivion due to the high costs of making the show—the high speed cameras that provide all that awesome bullet-entering-target footage are not cheap.
May 31, 2013
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By Paul Rackley
The fifth season of History’s Top Shot begins May 29, 2013, at 10 p.m. EST, showcasing contestants from previous seasons.
May 14, 2013
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By Iain Harrison
Chris Cheng is the self-desribed IT geek and winner of Top Shot Season 4 That self-deprecating description belies the fierce competitive streak that underpins his success on the show, despite his lack of formal training.
May 07, 2012
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By Iain Harrison
This week's finale opened with the competitors returning to the house to be welcomed by a pretty lavish spread. Up till this point, people cook for themselves or their team mates, but the final four get treated to a meal that's put together by the set caterers and a celebratory bottle of booze makes its way into the house.
May 02, 2012
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By Iain Harrison
This season of Top Shot has seen a gradual introduction of Point-of-View cameras to capture the action from the shooter’s perspective. Although not as impressive in their own right as the high speed Phantom cameras, these cameras have added another perspective to the show that illustrates what’s going on as the competitors press the trigger. One of the reasons the show is so expensive to produce is the size of the crew needed to service so many pieces of recording equipment, although it wouldn’t be anywhere near the same viewing experience without them. The footage this week of cases being ejected from the M1919 was a case in point, as was the exploding shaving cream can as it spun ribbons of white foam in a graceful arc during the elimination challenge.
April 25, 2012
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