Thomas J. Knapp (September 30, 1950 – April 26, 2013) was an American exhibition sharpshooter.
Those records included breaking ten simultaneously tossed clays while using a semi-automatic (a Benelli M2 Field),[4][5] shotgun in 2.2 seconds, as well as breaking eight with a pump-action shotgun[1] (a Benelli Nova Pump, in 2000).
[6] He also won a world record for shooting nine clay targets thrown with a Benelli M1 Super 90 in 1993.
1 Knapp joined Benelli in 1993 when he set his first World record with his Benelli M1 Super 90 by throwing nine standard clay targets (using no assistance) and breaking them with individual shots in less than 2 seconds.
3 In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on October 20, 2004, Knapp, while using a 12-ga. Benelli M2 Field[4][5] Semi-Auto Shotgun and extended magazine tube, launched ten clay targets into the air with one hand and shot all ten with individual shots in 2.2 seconds.