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A British dad-of-five has been named the world's top gun at hit shoot 'em up computer game, Call of Duty.

Peter Potts, 34, beat 4.5million players from across the globe to the title after backing an incredible 180,871 kills.

The stay-at-home dad has been playing computer games since the age of nine, starting off on a Commodore 64 consoles which his dad bought him.

Known by his game name Scottish Gun 1, Peter began playing the latest edition of 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' in December last year and quickly rose through the ranks.

By February he was making his way into the top 100 before clinching the number one spot earlier this month.

Full-time dad Peter, of Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland said: "As soon as I started playing it I noticed the skill level I had, I started climbing the ranks and was getting good at it quickly.

"I get to play it most at the weekends, if we are not busy I can sit on it a good part of the day

"Usually I play it at night, or maybe a couple of hours between dinner time - the most I have ever played it was between eight to ten hours.

"I play mostly at night, till three of four in the morning sometimes, I never let it interfere with the kids though and them getting to nursery and school and things like that.

"It's a fast game and it's exciting and because I play well it keeps me going - I like the thought of people recognising how well I'm doing."

The leader board updates every minute of every day and Peter remains at the top of the leader board with more than 18,105,610 points.

The highest score before the full-time dad clinched the spot was 17.9 million.

Since he hit the top spot earlier this month, his online rivals around the world have taken

a break from trying to blow him to bits to congratulate him on his feat.

He said: "You can probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of players around the world who play as quickly as me.

"A lot of people will stay in the same place during the game but I never stop running."

As a youngster Peter loved to play games like Mario Kart and Fifa before he became the best at Call of Duty.

He said: "My first console was a Commodore 64, I think my dad bought me it.

"The games were on big tapes, Sonic the Hedgehog and that sort of thing."

His partner Ashley, 25, a nursery teacher, presented him with a special Call of Duty cake after he hit number one and has even been tempted into a few games herself to see what all the fuss is about.

Peter said: "Ashley is totally fine, she understands what it means to me and she's really proud of me. She's played it a few times and she quite likes it."

The Call of Duty series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.