At only 17-years-old, Jessica “SASS Kicker” Kirkham has been the top female shooter for the last two years at the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) End of Trail World Championship in Edgewood, New Mexico.
Shooting since the age of 12, Kirkham’s favorite weapon is the rifle according to The Verde Independent.
She started shooting after watching her father, brother, and cousin compete with SASS. Watch her earn her nickname in the cowboy, or should we say cowgirl, shooting competition below.
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