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Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Concludes Successful 2009 SCTP National Championships

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Sparta, Illinois – -(AmmoLand.com)- Youth shooting teams from 24 states captured medals and nationals honors at the 2009 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships held at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, Illinois on July 23 – 26, 2009. With the support of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) and other major sponsors including Beretta, Browning, Remington and White Flyer, over 1,500 shooters competed in trap, skeet and sporting clays events throughout the weekend.

“We are happy to report that the 2009 SCTP National Championships had the atmosphere and excitement of an Olympic competition and was without a doubt the most successful youth shooting championships held to date. The quality of shooting, added to the quality of the character and perseverance of the shooters at all levels, leaves little doubt that the SCTP is a program that will continue to grow in the years to come,” says Dr. Bill Christy, Executive Director of SSSF, “and we could not have done it without our sponsors, parents, coaches and volunteers that helped organize the National Championships.” Added Christy, “of course all of these combined with a first class shooting complex allowed for the most exciting SCTP Championship ever.”

Browning Day kicked-off the weekend’s festivities which included the Opening Ceremony, an exhibition shoot by Winchester’s Patrick Flanagan and the awarding of the Sporting Clays National Awards. The day’s events also included the Ruger Rimfire Challenge and the Kaskaskia Single Action competitions. These events continued throughout the weekend.

Saturday was slated as Beretta Day which began the trap and skeet competitions, along with the annual Beretta cookout and concluded with a shooting exhibition by Beretta’s shooter Scott Robertson and the Last Competitor Standing competition. Over 225 shooters competed in this hour long event which was won by Travis Wagner of Virginia with Jon Ebbers of Wisconsin as the runner-up.

The National Championships concluded on Sunday with Remington Day and included the final competitions in trap and skeet, along with the closing ceremonies and the award presentations in trap, skeet and high all-around. Award presenters included representatives from Winchester, Remington, White Flyer and Olympic Gold Medal winner Kim Rhode.

The ultimate goal of SCTP is to instill in young participants a commitment to safe firearm handling, teamwork and leadership. This was certainly evident throughout the entire weekend with each and every participant.

In terms of sheer numbers of participants, the eight-year-old SCTP is one of the most successful youth-oriented program ever established. Nearly 30,000 middle and high school students have participated in the program, which includes trap, skeet, sporting clays, Olympic Trap, and ISSF Skeet competitions.

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The SSSF is responsible for all aspects of SCTP, including participant registration, coaches, state coordinators, state and national championships, promotion, communications, websites, public relations and growth strategies. To learn more about how your company can become a SSSF donor and to learn more about the SCTP, visit the newly launched website at www.sssfonline.org.

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Shed Some Light on Any Situation with the Sightmark Q5 Triple Duty Tactical Flashlight Kit

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Mansfield, Texas - -(AmmoLand.com)- Sightmark released the Q5 Triple Duty Flashlight Kit, one of the most powerful flashlight in its class. The Q5 is Sightmark’s flagship flashlight and has quickly become a top seller.

The Q5 utilizes top LED technology, XR-E Cree® LED, combined with a DC-DC regulated circuit producing an extremely bright and smooth light beam. Extended battery-life is attributed to an integrated thermal management system.

Creating a blazing 280 lumens of light the Q5 runs at maximum output for over 90 minutes and then the power output gradually steps down, providing over 36 hours of continuous operation. The light stays very bright until the last few hours in which people are able to read a map and navigate out of the wood.

The Q5 was designed to put out more lumens than traditional (2) D-cell flashlights while maintaining a more compact size. It measures a hair over 5 inches long with width varies between 1 and 1.25 inches.

The Q5 has quickly won awards; including Editor’s Choice in the February 2009 edition of Outdoor Life’s high-end flashlight review. Sightmark contributes the Q5’s success to its brightness, durability, extended battery-life and compact size.

The Q5 Triple Duty Flashlight Kit comes with all of the accessories desired in a high-end flashlight; including a push-button end cap, touch activated pressure pad, lanyard, removable clip, three-prong glass breaking ring and (2) CR-123 batteries. The supplied off-set weapon’s mount can be mounted to firearms that have a Weaver rail. Additionally, the off-set mount gives the user the ability to mount an additional accessory on the same rail without interfering with the flashlight. The weapons mount has a sturdy integrated recoil pin the increases its resistance to recoil.

The Q5 Triple Duty Flashlight Kit can be exposed to a variety of environments while working flawlessly. It can handle the hot temperature in the barren desert while remaining impermeable in sodden rain forest conditions. The Q5 is designed for use and abuse in any climate.

“The Q5 is one of the most durable flashlights I have ever had the pleasure of using,” said Jeff Murray, Director of Sales. “We ran it over on concrete with a JEEP multiple times and then froze it for over 72 hours and finally it was beaten with baseball bats by one of the salesmen. It still worked flawlessly and gave us all a lot of confidence.”

The Q5 is crafted from a single billet of aircraft grade aluminum finished with Type-II mil-spec anodizing; this material was specifically selected for its strength-to-weight properties. The Q5 is strong while being small enough to conveniently carry into almost any situation and should not be overlooked by law enforcement, military and outdoorswomen and men alike.

Sightmark products are inspired by military and law enforcement applications. All of Sightmark’s products are produced to be the most effective weapon accessories possible. Sightmark offers a wide range of manufactured products that include red-dot scopes, range finders, riflescopes, flashlights, laser sights and award-winning boresights. Sightmark’s triple duty series offers high quality products that are ideal for tactical, hunting, and shooting applications.

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Sightmark is headquartered in Mansfield, TX U.S.A. For more information on Sightmark’s products, log on to www.sightmark.com. Please contact Haley Lowrey at Hlowrey@sellmark.net or 817.225.0310×113 for any additional information.

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