X-Ring Guns / X-Ring Training is dedicated to helping you achieve the best shot you can get for rifle and pistol competition and hunting.  We also teach National Rifle Association Classes (NRA) where you can receive the required training, for the State of Virginia, to obtain your Concealed Cary Weapon license (CCW). 

Receive one on one, couples and group training.  Reach your shooting goals through personalized training programs.  I will use my experience as a Trainer, Shooting Coach and years of experience, to motivate and guide you on your shooting journey.  We can take you on path from: taking your first shooting class as a first timer, Getting your CCW, Cleaning, Maintaining and Prepping your gun, all the way to your first competition.  

My name is Ace Jack Hautala, I retired from the Navy as a Corpsman and spent the last 5 years in the Navy on USNMT, I now spend my time shooting and teaching.  I try to stay active in the shooting community, my accomplishments and current activities are:                                                                                               Three Bronze medals, two Silver medals in pistol shooting and I am a Distinguished pistol shooter through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP)             Graduate of Sonoran Desert Institute: AAS in Firearms Technology with separate specialties in Handgun Specialist and 1911 Armorer                         Graduate of Extreme Accuracy Institute: Precision Rifle Building                                                                                                                                                               NRA Instructor, NRA Range Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                           Shooting Coach                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               USMC Range Safety Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Member of the Retired Navy Shooting Association and United States Navy Marksmanship Team USNMT                                                                                             Member and competitor with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the United Stated Practical Shooting Association USPSA

I really love the sport of competitive shooting and want to pass my years of experience on to new shooters.