Team SIG's Max Michel Captures 4th Consecutive Florida Open Shooting Title

Team SIG Captain Max Michel Captures Fourth Consecutive Florida Open Shooting Title

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EXETER, NH --(Ammoland.com)- Max Michel, captain of Team SIG, opened the 2011 competitive shooting season Sunday by winning his fourth consecutive Florida Open title.

“It always feels good to get back into the routine and compete at a high level,” Michel said.
“The Florida Open has top-notch competitors and helps set the tone for the rest of the season. Frank Garcia and his Universal Shooting Academy staff run an outstanding tournament.”

Held Feb. 18-20 in Frostproof, Fla., the 13th annual competition registered more than 400 entries, including top shooters from around the world. Michel amassed 1517.4876 points on his way to the Open Division and overall title.

“The match was extremely challenging and very technical,” Michel said. “It’s probably one of the most technical matches I have shot in a while. There were many times where shooting became secondary and remembering where targets were and how to activate props became the primary focus.”

Next up for Michel will be the U.S. Steel Nationals in Titusville, Fla., April 14-16.

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About Max Michel:
By anyone’s account, Max Michel, Jr. is one of the best shooters in the world. With three World Speed Shooting Championships (2009, 2007 and 2005), five USPSA National Championships (2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004), 2 US Steel National Championships (2009, and 2008), 37 USPSA Area Championships, and nearly 100 Major Championship wins, Max Michel has become a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Michel also owns multiple World Speed Shooting records as well as the only Action Shooter to win all USPSA Area Championships in the same season (2010). As an international competitor, Michel has represented the United States in the last four International Practical Shooting

Confederation (IPSC) World Shoots and returned home each time with team gold medals. He will again represent the nation in Rhodes, Greece at the 2011 World Shoot and anchor Team USA’s Open Division team.

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Headquartered in Exeter, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER, Inc is an ISO 9001 certified company with over 385 employees. It is the largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes J.P. Sauer & Sohn and Blaser, Gmbh. in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland. This global network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military, law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. For more information on SIG SAUER or any of its products, or the SIG SAUER Academy, log on to www.sigsauer.com.