Max Michel Competes in Area 1 and Area 5 National Championships on the Same Weekend

EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIPRE – Team SIG Shooting Champion, Max Michel, proved that you can compete in two separate championships in two days. The Area 1 National Championship was held June 18, 2009 at the Parma Rod & Gun Club in Parma, Idaho. Max shot the competition with his SIG SAUER X5 in .40S&W taking 1st place Overall in the Limited-10 Division.

With no time for celebration, Max had to jump on a plane in order to make the Area 5 National Championships the very next day in Dorr, Michigan. Working on little sleep, he finished a very close second place in the Area 5 National Championship in the Limited-10 Division against the current National Champion. Max Michel went into the double-header knowing that two championship tournaments in two days would be a challenge, but one that he and his reliable SIG SAUER pistol were ready for. This Limited-10 Division experience has provided him with a preview of what he can expect in the Limited-10 National Championships to be held September 11 – 19, 2009 at the Desert Sportsmen in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Insight Tech-Gear Sponsors World Speed Shooting Championships

LONDONDERRY, NH (July, 2009) Insight Tech-Gear, the world’s leading provider of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, has signed on as a Silver level sponsor for the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships which will be held August 13-15 in Piru, Calif.

“We’re proud to have Insight Tech-Gear as a Silver level sponsor,” said Scott Moore, sponsor relations for the Steel Challenge. “Insight Tech-Gear is well known among our competitors, especially those in the military and law enforcement who are familiar with Insight’s tactical equipment and well aware of their reputation for excellence.”

The Steel Challenge is the premier Speed Shooting competition in the world and draws competitors from around the globe. The first Steel Challenge was held in 1981 and saw just 70 shooters step into the shooting boxes of its now famous all steel stages. Today more than 220 of the world’s fastest shooters vie for the coveted Steel Challenge title as they put more than 50,000 rounds down range.

“The Steel Challenge is regarded by many in the shooting world as the finest pistol competition in the country. Insight Tech-Gear is pleased to be associated with such a prestigious competition and we wish all the competitors the best of luck,” said Devin Standard, executive director for Insight Tech-Gear.

For more information on the Steel Challenge please visit www.SteelChallenge.com. For information on Insight Tech-Gear’s full line of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, visit www.InsightTechGear.com.

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Team SIG’s Max Michel Takes Gold Medal Overall in 2009 IPSC Pan American Championship

Exeter, NH –-(AmmoLand.com)- Team SIG Champion Shooter, Max Michel, competed in the prestigious Level IV sanctioned IPSC Pan American Championship on July 6 – 11, 2009 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Max competed with his custom SIG SAUER 1911 and won 20 out of the 24 courses of fire, taking the Gold Medal Overall.

After the competition and before the awards ceremony, International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) has a tradition of taking the top shooters from the event and putting them up against one another in a man-on-man steel shoot-off event. Max worked his way through the ladder of competitors and won the Open Division shoot-off as well.

The IPSC Pan American Championship consists of 24 grueling courses of fire, but Max had competed in Ecuador in 2005 and was physically and mentally ready to meet the challenge. Max took home his first Level IV Championship Gold Medal, while demonstrating the many solid benefits of competing with a SIG SAUER pistol.

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Racaza Takes Top Spot in Both Pistol Divisions

Breaks World Record on Roundabout stage at Smith & Wesson Steel Series Northeast Championship

JJ 2007 USPSA Open Nationals

Old Bridge, New Jersey – -(AmmoLand.com)- World Class shooter “JJ” Racaza, sponsored by both Limcat Custom and Montana Gold Bullets, captured the top awards in both the Open Division and the Iron Sight Division in the 2009 Smith & Wesson Steel Series Northeast Championship held on June 5th, 6th and 7th at the Old Bridge Rifle and Pistol Club’s outdoor facilities, located in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Racaza’s combined score of 71.10 seconds for the entire event included a score of 7.93 seconds on the “Roundabout” stage, sponsored by FNH USA, and thus broke the standing World Record of 8.35 seconds for this stage.

Almost as amazing was his time of 10.08 to tie the World record on “Showdown.” All of these exceptional times were recorded using timers supplied by CED, the official timers of World Class Steel.

This year’s championship, also known by its long-standing original name of “Speed on Steel,” consisted of seven static steel stages. The stage names, with sponsoring firms, were Roundabout, FNH USA; Zig-Zag, Glock; Smoke and Hope, Beretta USA; Five-to-Go, Safariland; Showdown, Springfield, Inc; Speed Option, ACDelco/Sport Shooters Training; and Accelerator, Smith & Wesson.

The Championship sponsor was Smith & Wesson, with Beretta USA, STI International and Mike Gibson being the match sponsors for the weekend event. Schuemann Barrels, a returning sponsor, provided luncheon for the shooters and match staff.

On Saturday morning, the second session day of the match, I had a chance to talk to JJ as he was signing in at the Registration Desk, sponsored by Caspian, Inc, and told him that we were glad to see him able to shoot the match considering his very hectic work schedule. JJ stated that, “I didn’t know until a few days ago if I could make the match and I wasn’t able to get in as much range time as I would have liked but I feel really good today.” And what a day he had! At the end of the day he and his squad even had time to take in a few of the side matches that were sponsored by Mike Gibson Manufacturing and by Otis Technologies, Inc. His squad, a squad consisting of a group of law enforcement officers who regularly compete at World Class Steel events, had become a cheering section for JJ throughout the day.

Equaling Racaza’s feat of taking both division titles was Team Smith & Wesson member Dave Olhasso, making it to the top spot in both Open Revolver and Iron Sight Revolver. Dave’s showing in Revolver was truly amazing in that he has been competing with a revolver only for the last few seasons.

The Statistics Trailer, again sponsored by Starline Brass, was busy every afternoon scoring the match using The World Class Steel Scorer program. Top placers in the remaining divisions were Chuck Guzenski in Compact, Myron Pollard in Rimfire Iron Pistol and Rich LaBrocca in Open Rimfire.

Thanks to the continued support of many generous and caring commercial organizations in the shooting-sports industry, we were able to exceed the dollar value of last year’s prize table. This year’s event included 20 firearms among the more than $35,000 in prize merchandise awarded in the shooters random drawing raffle. In excess of $4,000 in cash prizes were awarded to division winners based on their order of finish using the Lewis System.

The staff at World Class Steel congratulate all the winners of the championship and wish to thank all the sponsors who continued to help make this year’s event the top 2009 steel match on the East Coast.

More about this match can be found at www.WorldClassSteel.com.

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