Our Mission
Dead Center Shooting has three main purposes:
1. To provide top-quality tips, "how to," and other information for sportspeople on accurate rifle shooting, especially at a distance/long range;
2. To be the best and most convenient source of deals and sales on hunting and target shooting gear, equipment, and accessories; and
3. To be the most comprehensive source of shooting-related resources for sportspeople.
Bernard Pepin is the owner/manager of Dead Center Shooting. Bernard is a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, having served 27 total years and retiring at the rank of Major. Now semi-retired and in his late 50s, he remains in great physical shape given his enthusiasm for healthy eating and personal fitness.
Bernard started competitive target shooting at age 13. At age 15, he won the Junior Gold Medal at the Quebec Provincial Summer Games (1975), shooting prone, open sights, .22" rimfire rifle at 50 meters. Then, at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA; national) Championships, shooting prone, open sights, .308" centerfire rifle at distances ranging from 300 to 1,000 yards, Bernard won nine awards, including two Silver Medals. He also won a Junior Commonwealth Bronze Medal and Top Green Shot for the MacDonald Tobacco Match at the Quebec Provincial Championships that year.
The next year (1976), he competed as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Bisley Team in Bisley, England. There, he won 18 awards, including a Top Ten finish in one match. He also won one award at the DCRA (national) Championships that year.
Due to various life circumstances, including work and starting a family, Bernard only briefly returned to shooting in 1984. That year, Bernard won three awards at the Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association (MPRA; provincial) Championships, including 3rd in the Grand Aggregate. Also, he received one award at the DCRA (national) Championships. In 1985, he won the Labatt Match at the MPRA (provincial) Championships.
Despite a lengthy hiatus, in 2015, Bernard started right where he left off. At the Ontario Rifle Association (ORA; provincial) Championship, he won the competition's highest prize, the Lieutenant Governor's award. Bernard won five other awards at the ORA, including 2nd in the Mercer Aggregate.
At the 2015 DCRA (national) Championships, he was a Finalist for the Governor General's award, won the Strachan Challenge Trophy as the top Sharpshooter in Canada, won a Silver Medal for the 21st Century Aggregate, and won 14 other awards. Bernard finished 22nd of all Canadians and qualified for the Canadian Bisley Team.
In 2016, Bernard was a Finalist for the Lieutenant Governor's award and a long-range team match winner at the ORA (provincial) Championship. At Bisley, he finished 14th in the Century Match, including a Highest Possible Score, and was the top shooter in a team match. At the DCRA (national) Championships, he was a member of the team that won the London Merchant's award and finished 14th of all Canadians, again qualifying for the Canadian Bisley Team.
In limited competition, Bernard has consistently been a top shooter for Canada. Now that he is semi-retired and has more time, Bernard expects to cement himself as a top-performing Canadian target shooter.
Bernard started competitive target shooting at age 13. At age 15, he won the Junior Gold Medal at the Quebec Provincial Summer Games (1975), shooting prone, open sights, .22" rimfire rifle at 50 meters. Then, at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA; national) Championships, shooting prone, open sights, .308" centerfire rifle at distances ranging from 300 to 1,000 yards, Bernard won nine awards, including two Silver Medals. He also won a Junior Commonwealth Bronze Medal and Top Green Shot for the MacDonald Tobacco Match at the Quebec Provincial Championships that year.
The next year (1976), he competed as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Bisley Team in Bisley, England. There, he won 18 awards, including a Top Ten finish in one match. He also won one award at the DCRA (national) Championships that year.
Due to various life circumstances, including work and starting a family, Bernard only briefly returned to shooting in 1984. That year, Bernard won three awards at the Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association (MPRA; provincial) Championships, including 3rd in the Grand Aggregate. Also, he received one award at the DCRA (national) Championships. In 1985, he won the Labatt Match at the MPRA (provincial) Championships.
Despite a lengthy hiatus, in 2015, Bernard started right where he left off. At the Ontario Rifle Association (ORA; provincial) Championship, he won the competition's highest prize, the Lieutenant Governor's award. Bernard won five other awards at the ORA, including 2nd in the Mercer Aggregate.
At the 2015 DCRA (national) Championships, he was a Finalist for the Governor General's award, won the Strachan Challenge Trophy as the top Sharpshooter in Canada, won a Silver Medal for the 21st Century Aggregate, and won 14 other awards. Bernard finished 22nd of all Canadians and qualified for the Canadian Bisley Team.
In 2016, Bernard was a Finalist for the Lieutenant Governor's award and a long-range team match winner at the ORA (provincial) Championship. At Bisley, he finished 14th in the Century Match, including a Highest Possible Score, and was the top shooter in a team match. At the DCRA (national) Championships, he was a member of the team that won the London Merchant's award and finished 14th of all Canadians, again qualifying for the Canadian Bisley Team.
In limited competition, Bernard has consistently been a top shooter for Canada. Now that he is semi-retired and has more time, Bernard expects to cement himself as a top-performing Canadian target shooter.