{"id":3281,"date":"2015-04-06T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2015-04-03T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T16:46:10","slug":"meet-the-aoa-team-jared-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/meet-the-aoa-team-jared-clark.html","title":{"rendered":"Meet the AoA team \u2013 Jared Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like so many of the Airguns of Arizona<\/a> team, Jared Clark wears multiple hats. He answers the phone and talks to people about their airgunning needs, deals with all incoming shipments, and manages the warehouse and inventory.\"Jared1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

He got into airguns through a somewhat unusual route. \u201cWe lived in the city, so we didn\u2019t have a lot of room,\u201d Clark says. \u201cI got into airsoft with a bunch of friends, and we used to put on our goggles and shoot each other in the back yard.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cMy family knew the Buchanans. Robert gave me a Beeman .177 airgun, and I started shooting lemons off my mom\u2019s lemon tree. I sometimes shot birds, but mainly I am a target shooter.<\/p>\n

\u201cAirguns of Arizona hired me as a shipper when I was 14 years old,\u201d Clark says. \u201cSteve was covering shipping, and they wanted to get a part-time guy to do the shipping and handling. That was in 2004.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcept for one year after high school when I went to junior college and played baseball, I\u2019ve been there ever since, and my job has been constantly evolving. I do a bit of everything. We all cover for each other, although I try to stay away from repairs. One of the great things is that I get to test airguns every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Clark is in charge of the warehouse \u2013 keeping track of inventory, labeling things, keeping it clean, and informing Greg what needs to be ordered. Since he is in charge of incoming shipments, if you send to Airguns of Arizona, Clark will see it first.<\/p>\n

Two years ago at the Extreme Benchrest<\/a> competition, a fellow named Giles from a YouTube airgun channel wanted to interview someone from AoA, and Clark was nominated.<\/p>\n

\"Jared2\"<\/a>\u201cThey thought it went pretty well,\u201d Clark says, \u201cso now I have done five or six video productions that involve unboxing, touring the product, shooting for accuracy and velocity strings. The first one was a Daystate Wolverine B<\/a>. It was intimidating at first, but the guy who does the camera work helped me to feel at ease, and it has been growing on me. I actually kind of like doing it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his after-hours airgunning, Clark likes to compete in airgun benchrest, and he is keen to try his hand at field target. He owns an FX Superswift<\/a> and is enthusiastic about it. \u201cI love the balance, the light weight, and the simplicity of the magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whenever he gets the opportunity, he enjoys dove hunting at the local dairy farms. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun, and a service to the farmers,\u201d Clark says.<\/p>\n

Til next time, aim true and shoot straight.<\/p>\n