Rob Leatham, captain of Team Springfield, has been with the Springfield Armory family since the late 1980s. He is a world-renowned competition shooter and firearms instructor who is highly regarded as one of — if not the — most-winning Practical Pistol Competitor in history. Rob’s sheer number of National and World Shooting Titles make him unique in the firearms industry. He has trained shooters from all walks of life — from IPSC World Champions to Military Special Forces Operators and from Law Enforcement Officers to civilians for Self Defense.
In the competitive shooting world of IPSC, USPSA, Steel Challenge, IDPA and NRA Action Pistol, Rob’s competition career has spanned decades.
Though the majority of his hundred plus championship titles are from “Practical Pistol” events, he has even placed once in the President’s 100 at the Camp Perry Bullseye Nationals. This is Rob’s most-satisfying personal performance where he did not win.
And with Rob, it’s not just pistols. Rifles, shotguns and even Multi-gun, Rob has pretty much tried it all and excelled.
He would describe himself as a “gun nut” and “equipment junky” and when he is not actually shooting, he is thinking about shooting, night and day. “I just love guns! I have been fortunate enough over my career to have been successful in many kinds of competition. I am a competitor first and a teacher second, but I also just love to fiddle with guns.”
“Experimenting and testing is even more satisfying to me now (than competing). But ultimately I still have to see how it all works under pressure. So that means competition. I love the battle and constantly challenging myself to perform well at important events.”
