Tim Montana & Friends Raise More Than $307,000 At 2025 American Thread Sporting Clays Shoot

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Pictured (L-R): Scott Graves, Tommy Shaw, Trevor Pardue, Jesse James Dupree (of Jackyl), Kyle Law, Rome Ramirez, Billy Gibbons, Tim Montana, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Michael Ray, Big Kenny and Brian Sutherland

Recording artist and outdoorsman Tim Montana‘s sixth annual American Thread Sporting Clays Shoot benefiting Special Ops Xcursion on Sept. 29 raised more than $307,000, bringing the total money raised at the annual event to more than $1.8 million

The fundraiser kicked off at City Winery Nashville with its “Tim Montana and Friends” dinner, auction and concert before the shoot, with performances by Montana and Billy Gibbons, Gavin DeGraw, Craig Morgan, Colbie Caillat, Michael Ray, Tyler Farr,  Elvie Shane, Big Kenny, Jerrod Niemann, Scotty Hasting, Rome Ramirez and more. Army veteran/Warrant Officer Craig Morgan, currently serving in the Army Reserve, was also surprised by Brigadier General Travis McIntosh with the Order of Saint Michael-Airborne Award.

The Clay Shooting Competition brought together hundreds of people at the Nashville Gun Club to support active-duty Special Operations Forces members and their families by providing them outdoor adventures to decompress between deployments. There were appearances by several active military branches with parachute landings, helicopter landings and other military demonstrations.

“Every year this event gets bigger and better, thanks to the generosity and spirit of everybody that participated we raised more than $300,000 for our military families… and donations continue to pour in,” shares Montana. “I’m already looking forward to next year’s event and bringing folks even more of those ‘only-in-Nashville’ moments.”

“We’re incredibly grateful for all of Tim’s efforts to pull this enormous event together and everyone who stands behind our mission in providing support and relief for those who have sacrificed so much for us,” says Scott Graves, founder of Special Ops Xcursion. “I want to especially thank all of our sponsors for their generous support—we couldn’t have done this without you all.”

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