Murray "DOC" Gardner

Firearms Instructor and Safety Consultant
604.889.3822

Murray "DOC" Gardner has over 49 years of experience in competitive pistol shooting, as well as an extensive training and firearms background. He is one of the co-founders of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) in Canada and has won nine National titles in addition to North American & Pan American Champion titles.

Murray has a working knowledge of all aspects of the firearms field. As the Development Coordinator and Executive Director of the BC Federation of Shooting Sports for over nine years, he has trained and certified over 160 hunter education instructors in the firearms component of CORE.

He has also been involved with the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) with the contractor to the Justice Department, where he worked as the Head Technical Consultant for the student handbooks as well as the script, production and editing of the video to accompany both handbooks up to 2000.

DOC's teaching experience includes training and instructing over 250 of the CFSC/CRFSC Master Instructors across Canada. Between 1998 and 2000, he trained over 280 Canada Customs officers in the CFSC/CRFSC courses. To date, he has trained over forty Instructors and certified over 3,800 students in BC.

As well as teaching almost 60 IPSC students each year, Murray Gardner maintains a recreational competition shooting and coaching career. After taking many Canadian Champion titles, Senior and Super Senior Category Champion titles in IPSC Standard or Open Division, his match shooting these days is more social than competitive.

Last update: September 24, 2025

phone: 604.889.3822       email: doc@mdg945.ca