When I built ACME Rifles, I didn't build it alone. I built it surrounded by a Fellowship — and this poster is my way of honoring every one of them. It's not about the ring... It's about the people who show up when it matters.

Shaun Beiswanger (Frodo)
That's me. Civilian. Small business owner. Father, husband, and son of a USMC Vietnam Veteran. I didn't come up through the military — I came up through a love of this craft and a belief that the best shooters in the country deserved a rifle worthy of their standard. At the 2026 NRA Mid-Range Nationals I earned 1st Place Master Class — the highest finish of any non-High Master shooter in the field. Through ACME and through SNIPERCO, my non-profit, I'm working to rebuild marksmanship programs across this country and give a second life to the retired national champions who poured everything into this sport. Mark Spicer started calling me Frodo as a joke. The longer I carried this mission, the more I understood why.

Mark Spicer (Gandalf)
40+ years in the British Army. He has literally trained the armies of kings — serving as sniper commander for King Abdullah II of Jordan. He co-founded CRAFT International alongside Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. FBI Expert Witness. Global trainer. Author. The man who first called me Frodo. He shoots our D.M.R. AM-15, and his endorsement means more to this community than any ad we could ever run.

Brandon Green (Aragorn)
The prodigal son of American marksmanship — and the living proof of what the junior pipeline can produce. He started as a JROTC air rifle shooter in Bogalusa, Louisiana, earning Junior Distinguished Badge #1, the very first one ever awarded. Recruited directly to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit out of high school, he spent 20+ years on the Service Rifle Team and rose to become Head Coach of the USA National Rifle Team. In 2022 he won all four major NRA Long Range National Trophies simultaneously — never done before. In 2018 he fired the first ever perfect 400-20X in the CMP President's 100's century-plus history. In 2025 he went to Bisley and became the first American in 156 years to win the King's Prize — a perfect 75-10V at 1,000 yards, a score only two shooters in history have ever fired. He came up through the junior ranks. He came back to build the next generation.

Julia Watson-Carlson (Galadriel)
Retired USMC Master Sergeant, 22 years of service including combat deployment. The first female to ever win the National Trophy Individual Rifle Match. 40+ national titles. Double Distinguished Rifleman and Pistol Shot. First female graduate of the USMC Small Arms Weapons Instructor School. USMC Female Athlete of the Year, 1998. She didn't just compete — she served, fought, and came home to prove that excellence in this sport has no gender. She is a mentor, role model, and coach to Sydney Beiswanger and to every woman who picks up a rifle and wonders if there's a place for her at the line. There is. Julia made sure of it.

Dwayne Lewis (Legolas)
Retired U.S. Army SFC with 29 years of service — 82nd Airborne, Sniper School Graduate, Sniper Squad Leader, Sniper Instructor at Fort Benning, and two tours with the Army Marksmanship Unit as a Shooter/Instructor. He trained over 3,000 Soldiers in marksmanship for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Distinguished Rifleman Badge. Distinguished Pistol Badge. President's Hundred Tab. When he came off active duty, he didn't stop — he came straight to the range. 2026 NRA Mid-Range AR-Tactical National Champion and Record Holder (2386-137X). 2025 NRA AR-Tactical Individual National Champion. Chief Marksmanship Instructor at ACME Rifles, and one of Sydney's coaches and mentors.

Sydney Beiswanger (Arwen)
My daughter. At 13 years old, in only her second competition, she stepped onto the NRA National Mid-Range stage and outshot the very woman who trained her — claiming High Woman and 4th Overall (2368-101x). She became an NRA National Champion at 13. Julia didn't just accept that graciously — she celebrated it. That's what this Fellowship is.

Jonathan O'Neal (Gimli)
Iraq War veteran. One of the most decorated Service Rifle competitors in the country — 2024 NRA National top Service Rifle shooter, winner of 7 trophies, holder of the highest ever individual Palma score for a Service Rifle. Member of the USNRT Rowe team that shattered the Open Team national record at the 2025 Mid-Range Nationals (2399-179x).

Greg Paul (Boromir)
Avid hunter, outdoorsman, and father of two of the most influential people in the world. Greg has been in our corner from day one — trusting ACME to manage the shooting range at the Paul Reserve when they host industry summits. That kind of loyalty, from a man like Greg, means everything.

Robert Green (Pippin)
My nephew. A man of many talents — he captures our events and produces the video and photo content that brings it all to life, and works directly with customers to design the custom artwork on our rifles. Off the range, he is a professional dancer with a specialty in Salsa. The Fellowship contains multitudes.

Lopaka Radona (Sam)
"Pak" to those who know him — has been with ACME since the beginning. He is our painter, the craftsman behind the finish on every custom rifle that leaves our shop. The kind of person who never asks for recognition and never needs it. Sam through and through.

Alex Bechtold (Merry)
First walked into the SNIPERCO gun store as a young kid, coming in with his father and grandfather. He never really left. Today he runs Operations and Production and is a critical piece of our relationship with the Friends of NRA national program — one of the most important youth and conservation funding networks in the country. He grew up inside this mission. Now he helps run it.

Every person in this poster has given something real to ACME Rifles. This one's for all of them.

ACME Rifles — capable of sub-MOA accuracy. Built in Indiana. Carried by a Fellowship.