Wow. I must have missed that résumé point when they introduced him. How did he even make it to the show?
Denny apparently competed in live ammo competitions too, but his main event in shooting sports was with blanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Shot#Contestants
Denny Chapman 41 Cowboy Mounted Shooting competitor, horse trainer, Wild West entertainer, former benchrest rifle and USPSA/IPSC three-gun competitor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Mounted_Shooting
requires the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern where targets are engaged with theatrical-stage-blank ammunition that is certified to break a target balloon within twenty feet and not beyond twenty feet. (No bullets are used.)