One former star shooter, Pat Spurgin, took home an Olympic gold medal in 1984. She became a distinguished shooter back in 1976.

Ausen has spent the last three years trying to obtain the perfect target shots.

"It's difficult to get, and it's nice to get it done," Ausen said.

Ausen's been shooting since he was 10 years old, intrigued after picking up his first BB gun at 6. The West High senior also had the support of almost his entire family.

"My whole family has done gun club — my sister has done it before me and so I just took over after her," Ausen said.

A Laurel High School junior started shooting at the club in November 2010, and is already nearing her goal of becoming distinguished. She's now rated Bar-9 and is now focusing on expert rankings.

She spent most of Sunday brushing up on her skills to prepare for a district competition this weekend in Big Timber. Ausen will also be participating.

Her drive to complete the program so quickly comes from her desire to become a student at West Point, with the goal of becoming an army officer.

"I'll be the very first one in my family," Sept said.