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FORT KNOX, Ky. -- Members of the U.S. Army Reserves 104th Training Division coordinated the ranges, plans and logistics needed for the 2026 seven-day competition known as Gunfighter Forge that ran here from April 25 to May 1.

Competitors at the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

Competitors during the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition on April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

Competitors during the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition on April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

This was the second year of competition, with 35+ competitors taking up the challenge – up from 25 the first year.

Competitors during the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition on April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

Assistants patch up holes in a paper target before the next competitor runs through the firing lane to ensure easy counting of shots fired.

The commanding general of 100th Training Div., Brig. Gen. Martin Jung, stopped by on Day 1 to pay the team a visit and said he wants to see next year's competition expand to 55 or more competitors from across all Department of War branches and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Competitors during the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition on April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

Competitors during the last full day of Gunfighter Forge competition on April 30, 2026, take on four separate challenges to test their skills in combat mode.

Planners said they designed the ranges and tests to also work as a test of combat skills.

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