Top Shot (season 3)
| Top Shot (season 3) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | History |
| Original release | August 9 – October 25, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the History Channel television series Top Shot, commenced airing on August 9, 2011. The season contained twelve episodes, and was filmed over a period of 35 days in Santa Clarita, California. The season was won by Dustin Ellermann.
Gary Quesenberry, Alex Charvat, and Phil Morden returned for Top Shot: All-Stars. Charvat finished in 11th and Quesenberry finished in 3rd, while Morden was the season's winner.
No practice sessions were held for the preliminary and team challenges. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Jim "Long Hunter" Finch, cowboy shooting specialist.
^1 Repeating rifles were a significant advance over single-shot rifles for use in combat due to their greater rate of fire.
The trainer for both challenges was Craig Sawyer, Navy SEALs instructor and former sniper.
^2 Smith & Wesson's "M&P" stands for "military and police". Its design is based on input from law enforcement and the military.
The trainer for both challenges was Taran Butler, national/world pistol champion.
The trainer for the team challenge was Spencer Hoglund, historical weapons expert and four-time national champion speed shooter. The trainer for the elimination challenge was Garry James, historical weapons expert.
^3 The original Gatling gun was invented in 1862 by Richard Gatling, a dentist by profession.
^4 There was a three-way tie between Chris, Michael, and Mark with 2 votes each. It was broken by Gary, who voted for Mark, and Cliff, who voted for Michael.
1) Tomahawk; 3 throws at a pendulum target from 13 feet.
2) Tomahawk; 3 throws at a spinning wood block from 13 feet.
3) Knife; 3 throws at a target behind two swinging beams from 11 feet.
4) Knife; 3 throws at a board of 52 playing cards from 11 feet, trying to get the highest face-value total possible.
5) Rock; both players throw at square grids of 9 glass panes from 15 feet, trying to be the first to break 3 in a row.
6) Rock; both players throw at rows of 5 tin cans from 15 feet. Challenge ends when one player has hit all 5 cans.
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