Team GLOCK Wins at Pro-Am and USPSA Area Championships in June

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SMYRNA, GA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Team GLOCK took home several titles during three competitive pistol tournaments in June. Jessie Abbate won the High Lady title in both Limited and Open at the Pro-Am championship in Tulsa, OK held June 13-14. The following week, Dave Sevigny won the USPSA Production championship at Area 1 in Idaho and Area 5 in Michigan. The Pro-Am championship features steel targets to be shot down within a pre-determined “par” time. USPSA is a practical shooting sport where competitors engage stationary and moving targets within stages featuring props such as walls, doorways, ports, tables and barricades.

At the Pro-Am championship, Jessie Abbate finished with a score of 179 points for 2nd place “A” class and 6th place in the field of 160 Amateur class competitors to secure the Limited High Lady title with a GLOCK 34. Abbate then competed in the Open division with an S&J Customs GLOCK 17 finishing with 193 points for 1st in “A” class and 3rd place in the 76 competitor field of Amateurs to win the Open High Lady title. Abbate was excited to earn her first Pro-Am titles.

“We trained really hard for this championship and I felt prepared. It was easy to be confident and just shoot the stages to the best of my ability”, said Abbate.

Team Captain Dave Sevigny competed in the Pro class and finished a respectable 3rd overall Limited with 198 points using a GLOCK 34 and 2nd overall Open with 220 points using an S&J Customs GLOCK 17, just one shy of the winning margin. Sevigny battled some injuries sustained prior to the match but it didn’t stop him from making a run at the title.

“Everyone has to deal with injuries at times and we’re at the mercy of the schedule for these events. I’m not worried about it. We came within one point last season too. Maybe next year things will go our way,” said Sevigny.

Dave Sevigny followed up with dominating victories at the USPSA Area 1 and Area 5 Production championships just four days apart. At Area 1 on June 18, Sevigny won by 206 points, a 15.71% margin, over 2nd place Yong Lee. Then, at Area 5 on June 21 Sevigny defeated 2nd place finisher Ben Stoeger by 142 points, a 10.19% margin of victory. Sevigny is currently 3-0 at the USPSA Area championships this year. Last April he won Area 6 by 239 points, which was an 18.53% margin over second place. In each USPSA Area championship there have been several Master and Grandmaster class competitors in Production division.

“The numbers and quality of shooters have exploded in this division in recent years, no question. USPSA Production is very competitive,” acknowledged Sevigny.

GLOCK Vice President Gary Fletcher added, “The way Dave is dominating the Area championships with such deep competition present leaves no question why he’s one of the best.”

Team GLOCK will next compete at the USPSA Area 3 Championship in Omaha, Nebraska from July 30-August 2 and USPSA Area 7 in Fulton, New York from August 5-9.

About GLOCK, Inc:
Utilizing advanced technological methods, GLOCK has a leading position in the world market as a pistol and accessories designer and manufacturer. With their commitment to uncompromised quality, GLOCK uses high-tech engineering to provide the international benchmark for safety, reliability and ease of maintenance. GLOCK’s remarkable knowledge and experience from their applications and processing of steel and polymer are being used to design revolutionary products. These products meet and exceed the ongoing demands of law enforcement, military and civilian customers for firearms that demonstrate the very best in reliability, durability and safety of use. Their high-tech engineering and construction create a handgun that can stand up to punishment that even the most unforgiving conditions can generate.

EOTAC’s Vogel Repeats As USPSA Area 5 Limited-10 Champ

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – -(AmmoLand.com)- EOTAC’s Robert Vogel made it two years in a row as he again won the Limited-10 division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area 5 regional championship held June 19-21 at the South Kent Sportsman’s Club in Dorr, Mich.

Vogel, who is a full-time law enforcement officer living in Wapakoneta, Ohio, dominated the match by winning nine of the 15 stages on his way to posting a final score of 1375.9936, just over 31 points ahead of second place shooter Max Michel of Meraux, La.

“This season Bob has shown why he is the reigning USPSA national champ,” said Fernando Coelho, president of EOTAC. “He is at the top of his game and continues to pick up title after title as he works his way towards defending his national title this September.”

Rounding out the top five were Michel in second with four stages wins and a score of 1346.7282, David Richman of Dousman, Wis., in third with a score of 1023.6600 and Steve Sweeney of Pinckneyville, Ill., and Carmine Perrelli of Ontario, Canada, taking fourth and fifth shooting 949.8246 and 939.4977 respectively.

Over 78,000 rounds were put downrange at the USPSA Area 5 Championship with 275 top shooters competing for titles in the Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions.

For more information on USPSA visit www.USPSA.org. To learn more about Team EOTAC please visit www.EOTAC.com.

About EOTAC
EOTAC taps decades of real world military, law enforcement, and private sector experience to produce the highest quality tactical and discreet garments available to operators today. Offering both traditional and next gen tactical clothing, EOTAC designs innovate without sacrificing utility or comfort. Leveraging outdoor industry experience and end user feedback, EOTAC continually refines the capabilities of its product line maintaining a high level of excellence in every garment offered.

Smith & Wesson Shooters Capture Division Titles at Sportsman’s Team Challenge

Team Smith & Wesson Wins Men’s Division for Sixth Consecutive Year.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Smith & Wesson Corp., announced today that Team Smith & Wesson took home top honors in three divisions during the 2009 Sportsman’s Team Challenge (STC) held in San Antonio, Texas. The Smith & Wesson Men’s Team, composed of Doug Koenig, Jerry Miculek and Michael Plaxco, fired the top score of the championship and won the Industry Open Class for the sixth consecutive year.

In the Women’s Division, the Smith & Wesson Ladies Team placed second overall after an intense final round of competition. Debuting in the Junior Division, the Smith & Wesson Junior Team placed first in the preliminary division and finished the championship match in third place.

“In order to be successful at the STC, you need to have confidence in your teammates as well as an efficiency in three different firearms disciplines,” said Michael Plaxco, District Sales Manager and member of Team Smith & Wesson. “The three-man team aspect of this match adds a different level of complexity and fortunately I have known and worked with both Doug and Jerry for several years. Each of us brings a diverse skill set to the team and we have a great familiarity with one another. This year’s match was extremely competitive from the first shot and our team is very proud of the way we performed.”

During this year’s STC match, the Smith & Wesson sponsored team of Kay Miculek, Justin Hendrix and Annette Aysen were once again back in action competing under the Team Smith & Wesson banner. After finishing the preliminary round in second place, the Ladies Team maintained a strong performance and finished the championships in an impressive second place overall.

Also competing in this year’s match was the Smith & Wesson Junior Team. After moving up to the Junior Division from the Sub-Junior Division, the team of Lena Miculek, Shea Self and Coddie Lindsay surprised the experienced field of competitors by completing the preliminaries in first place. In the final round of competition, the Junior Team placed a notable third place overall.

The 2009 Sportsman’s Team Challenge featured 96 teams vying for the three-gun national title. During the annual competition, each member of every team is required to shoot three firearms – rifle, pistol and shotgun. There are six individual events and all shots by every team member are used to calculate the final score. The events for the Sportsman’s Team challenge include: Rifle; Combo; Handgun; Mixed Bag; Flush and Flurry.

The first event, Rifle, requires shooters to use a .22 rifle while firing at 46 steel targets that vary in size, distance and point value. The next event, Combo, requires teams to use one .22 rifle and two .22 handguns as they shoot 50 targets ranging in distance from 25 to 80 yards. The last metallic event is Handgun, in which shooters compete in a relay, firing at 48 total targets within restricted time limits. The final three events take competitors to the shotgun course where they engage in three unique 50-bird sporting clay style matches.

For more information on the Sportsman’s Team Challenge, visit www.sportsmansteamchallenge.com.

About Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a global leader in safety, security, protection and sport, is parent company to Smith & Wesson Corp., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of quality firearms and firearm safety/security products and parent company to Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc., a premier designer and manufacturer of premium hunting rifles, black powder rifles, interchangeable firearms systems and accessories under the Thompson/Center brand. Smith & Wesson licenses shooter protection, knives, apparel, and other accessory lines. Smith & Wesson is based in Springfield, Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Houlton, Maine, and Rochester, New Hampshire. The Smith & Wesson Academy is America’s longest running firearms training facility for law enforcement, military and security professionals. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com . For more information on Thompson/Center Arms, log on to www.tcarms.com.

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