SEDRO-WOOLLEY, WA, April 12, 2011
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Some of the biggest and best known names in the shooting sports have joined the growing list of sponsors for the U.S. Practical Shooting Association's (USPSA) Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship. Heckler & Koch USA, Millennium Custom Guns, Rudy Project and Surefire have each signed on to sponsor stages at the run-and-gun championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla.
"With the first regional championship of the USPSA season just days away, support from the shooting industry continues to grow. Thanks to Heckler & Koch USA, Millennium Custom Guns, Rudy Project, Surefire and the rest of our sponsors, the 2011 Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship is shaping up to be another great match on a par with our national championships," said Linda Chico, the USPSA Area 6 director.
The USPSA Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship is one of the most popular matches on the competitive shooting circuit and has already drawn over 350 shooters representing 26 states - including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, the states that make up the Area 6 region - Puerto Rico, Canada, Jamaica, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Brazil. Match officials expect upwards of 380 competitors when the shooting starts this Friday.
Besides Heckler & Koch USA, Millennium Custom Guns, Rudy Project and Surefire, Nevco Targets and Spot on Supply are also supporting the match. Previously announced sponsors include Competitive Edge Dynamics, EarScopes, Glock, GPI Custom Gunworks, Otis Technology, Rescomp/CR Speed, Springfield Armory, TechWear USA and Velocity Shooter. Match officials expect to announce additional sponsors later this week.
Slots are still available to shoot the match on Friday and those interested in entering can visit http://www.USPSA6.org to find match information or download the match registration form.
Want to learn more about practical shooting, or join the nearly 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around? Then visit http://www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or like USPSA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.
The United States Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association and the national governing body for the sport of Practical Shooting in America. USPSA has nearly 20,000 members and more than 375 affiliated clubs which host weekly matches throughout the country providing recreational shooters with the opportunity to test and refine their shooting skills in a safe, competitive environment. USPSA is also the U.S. Region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. For more information, visit http://www.uspsa.org.
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