Vaught has been shooting since he got turned loose in the woods with his gradfather's .22 at about 8 years old. He was an avid hunter until he got into 3-gun. Now he will drive halfway across the U.S. to shoot for three days and cannot get enough. He shoots every local club match he can. "Gary Welborn in Owensboro and Greg Brown at BGSL put on great matches."

Vaught and his brother-in-law, Bryan Ray, started the sport together and Ray has been a resource for Vaught many times for tips on both equipment and technique.

Vaught enjoys seeing all the folks he has made connections with over the last few years at matches. "I have not found a friendlier crowdd in any sport," he said. "If you mention that you forgot a piece of equipment, most squads start scrambling around to try to get you set with a replacement."

Vaught has shot USPSA for about 12 years, and started 3-gun in 2008. "First match was BRM3G. Quite an education. Shot it with an A1 surplus upper on a stock GI lower, a $200 Nova police, and a police trade-in Glock 22. Leather holster, bandolier of shotshells and an AR mag in the back pocket. I fell down a hill, face first, as I was running with my shotgun. Had a freakin blast and finished in the middle of the pack. You do not need expensive stuff to play this game and have fun."\

"I enjoy shooting TI division. I do not even own an AR with a an optic on it. There is something about ringing a piece of steel at 400 yards with open sights that appeals to me more than any other part of a match."

"I also get to carry B-Ray's equipment/video him when I am done shooting, and he has moved on into the Shoot-Off. My videos continue to improve with each Shoot-Off; I think we may be looking at Oscar-winning documentary in a few years."