Tony Tello

"If you want to excel, stick with it!"

Tony Tello, Rifle Silhouette and Cowboy Lever Action shooter

Tony Tello has been a familiar face in silhouette shooting for a long time and calls it “a lifetime passion”. He started shooting competitively at 27 years old in 1978, and has since won numerous state, national and international championships within high power and smallbore silhouette rifle disciplines as well as Cowboy lever action shooting. Tony’s favorite is High Power rifle silhouette shooting, although he gets in a lot of smallbore silhouette and Cowboy Action as well.

Even though he’s been around and successful for a very long time, Tony says there’s always room for improvement: “Shooting is always a challenge, but I’m always trying to do the best I can. It doesn’t matter how good a score you get, you always feel like you could be better. And that’s what keeps me coming back.” When it comes to advice for younger shooters, Tony says proper training is key. “It takes focus and ambition, and if you want to excel, stick with it!”

When it comes to Vihtavuori powders, Tony has a lot of favorites: N130, N133, N135, N140 and N150. “I love them all!” I guess we have to take his word for it.