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Team Remington Coach Roxburgh Pleased with Team Accomplishments at 2011 National Matches

Remington Bushmaster Firearms Shooting Team

Remington Arms Company, Inc.

Madison, NC -(Ammoland.com)- Team Remington/Bushmaster shooters were awarded eight major titles at the recent 2011 National Championships held at Camp Perry, Ohio.

“I am honored to be part of a Team Remington/Bushmaster,” stated Ken Roxburgh – Team Captain and Coach.  “We were blessed with good scores and good weather that allowed our team to succeed as ambassadors to high-power and long-range competition while at the same time, be highly representative of the Freedom Group family of companies.  I am proud to be counted amongst the likes of them.”

Team Remington/Bushmaster 2011 National Championship Accomplishments

2011 CMP National Championships:

•  President’s 100 match (Top 20 President’s Match Juniors) Winner: Tyler Rico, Score: 288-8x
•  National Trophy Individual (Golden Eagle Trophy “Junior”) Winner: Tyler Rico, Score: 486-17x
•  Presidents 100 match, National Trophy Individual and National Trophy Team Match aggregate (Col Bill Deneke Trophy “Junior’) Winner: Tyler Rico, score: 1259-39x
•  National Trophy Junior Service Rifle Championship, winner; Tyler Rico, score; 1259-39x

2011 NRA National High-power Championships:

• Rochester National Defense Contingent (RNDC) (National NRA Four Person Team Championship) Third Place Overall Winner: Team Remington (Remington Roxburgh) score: 1971-84x
• Firing Members: Joe Hendricks, Sr., Sara Rozanski, Tyler Rico, Nate Guernsey
• NRA National Service Rifle Championship (High Woman) Volunteer Trophy, Winner: Sara B. Rozanski, Team Remington, score: 2235-64x
• NRA National Clarke Trophy Match (High Intermediate Junior) Tyler Rico, Score: 788-35x

In addition to the success Team Remington/Bushmaster had in competition, they provided sponsorship at all three levels of national match competition that included the following:

•  Remington Advanced High Power Marksmanship Clinic at the CMP national Matches.
•  Bushmaster donated two Bushmaster DCM Trophy Rifles at the CMP Nationals and sponsored a pizza party for all of the junior competitors in the USMC Junior Clinic and EIC match.  This is done annually in association with the Bushmaster Cup.
•  Remington donates a trophy rifle to the national Civilian service Rifle champion in the NRA National High-Power Championships.
•  Remington donates a trophy rifle to the winner of the Remington “Band of Brothers” Trophy in the NRA National Long Range Matches.
• Remington donates a trophy rifle to each of the first, second and third place winners at the NRA national Long Range Championships.

Team Remington/Bushmaster Members:

Cecil Rico – Tucson, Arizona, NRA Master High-Power Competitor and Master Long Range Competitor/ Remington Instructor and Assistant Team Captain. CMP Distinguished Rifleman

Tyler “Rooster” Rico – Tucson, Arizona, (Age 17) NRA High Master H.P. Competitor and High Master Long Range Competitor/ Remington Instructor.  Tyler is a four time National Junior Champion. CMP Distinguished Rifleman

Joe Hendricks, Sr. – Wexford, Pennsylvania, NRA High Master H.P. Competitor and High Master Long Range Competitor/ Remington Instructor and Assistant Team Coach. Joe is the 2011 Freedom Group Classic Rifle Champion and is amongst the top ten match rifle competitors in the U.S.

Joe Hendricks, Jr. – Wexford, Pennsylvania, (Age 15) NRA Master High-Power Competitor.

Gary W. Hendricks – Bridgewater, New York, NRA High Master H.P. Competitor and High Master Long Range Competitor.  Gary is an NRA Grand Senior Competitor.

Sarah Rozanski – Toledo, Ohio, NRA High Master H.P. Competitor and High Master Long Range Competitor/ Remington Instructor. Sarah is a two time National Women’s Champion and is the reigning 2011 Woman’s Champion. She shoots service rifle in high power competition. CMP Distinguished Rifleman.

Nate Guernsey – Centerville, Virginia, NRA High Master H.P. Competitor and Master Long Range Competitor/ Remington Instructor. CMP Distinguished Rifleman.

Phillip “Mick” McCotter –  Maysville, North Carolina, NRA Marksman Competitor/ Remington Instructor.

Dwight “Tiny” Briggs - Ilion New York, Remington Team Armorer.

Kenneth Roxburgh –  Stafford, Virginia, Team Captain, Head Coach, Chief Instructor. NRA High Master High-Power Competitor and High Master Long Range Competitor.  United States Marine Corps Distinguished Marksman and United States Marine Corps Distinguished Pistol Shot.

About :
Freedom Group is the world’s leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world of firearms and ammunition, we have some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, Parker, Mountain Khakis, AAC, and Dakota. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 80 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.freedom-group.com.

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Its Time to Change the Culture at the Gun Counter
By: Eric at the Gunmart Blog

Take a Tip from the Greatest Gun Salesman Ever - Time to for Hope n Change at the Gun Counter

Eric at the Gunmart Blog

United States --(Ammoland.com)- I have touched on this subject several times in the past on my blog, and now its time to take it head on.

First off, I need to clarify things a little bit… by “at the gun counter” I really mean “behind the gun counter“.

The cultural shift that we need to see is one that moves away from the loud mouthed and condescending know-it-alls who have become the gun shop cliche, and towards people who are friendly, knowledgeable, and who are not there to stroke their own ego.

As gun ownership becomes the norm again in this country and shooting once again moves back into the mainstream, more and more non-gunnies are walking into the local gun shops. These are people who may never have stepped foot into a traditional gun shop before. They may be first time gun buyers or they may have already bought a gun or two at a big-box chain store. No matter what their background or how they got there, they are customers. They have money in their pocket and they are looking to make a buying decision. These are people who are not used to the traditional “charm” of a local gun shop. They are not going to simply laugh off the rude people behind the counter who would rather look down their noses at them than get off their stool and help them buy a box of ammo.

The “new gun culture” is not going to tolerate anything less than the level of customer service that they would receive in any other traditional retail environment.

Anything less then a typical retail buying experience and they will simply take their business elsewhere. They will also tell their friends to do the same. Any retailer who finds themselves getting hit with bad word-of-mouth about their customer service is soon going to see a sharp decline in their sales, and the same is true for a shooting retail shop.

Many times, this subject is only addressed with regard to the treatment of women gun buyers… and rightfully so. Its incredibly important, first and foremost, that sales associates in gun shops drop their preconceived notions of women customers. The “can I show the little lady a pink snubbie” routine is not doing anything to help the person on the other side of the counter to make an informed buying decision. Women gun owners/buyers are now very common in the industry, and they need to be viewed as just a serious of a customer as any man. Drop the prejudgements, answer her questions in an open and friendly manor, and try to close a sale.

If the woman on the other side of the counter wants to look at an AK, a Glock, an AR or whatever then help her do so.

Grizzled & Old Need Not Apply
As a man, I would just like to add that this shift in culture is equally as important because of the men that walk up to the gun counter and start asking questions – first time gun buyer or not. I personally am sick and tired of the grizzled old sales associates that populate most gun shops. I’m completely over it. When I walk into a gun shop I expect to be greeted warmly and gladly helped with whatever questions I may have. I dont want some yahoo to treat me like my being there is an inconvenience or like the conversation he was having with the other “mall ninja” who works there is more important than I am.

I see it all the time, and there is always at least one in every shop. The last several times that I personally have walked into local gun shops I was “assisted” by know-it-alls who were only there to feed their egos and someone who I am pretty sure thought he just got back from Afghanistan. They were snide, condescending, and were more interested in posturing than in assisting me with the guns I was interested in.

This kind of behavior is bad for business, and its bad for the culture of gun ownership in America. If we are going to keep this “new breed of gun owner” in the fold, then we have to be open and welcoming…. and it starts at the gun shop counter. We have to evolve. We cant expect them to just put up with it. If local gun shop owners don’t quickly come to the realization that things need to change, then they are going to be left in the dust.

The quicker that you guys can either weed out the “gun shop commandos” or retrain them… the quicker your sales are gonna go through the roof.

About:
Eric at the Gunmart Blog – Eric is a gun blogger, firearms enthusiast, and sorry excuse for a hunter. He is also an AmmoLand Shoting Sports News Columnist. Leave him some comments on this article before you go. You can also follow Eric on Facebook, Twitter and at his blog, Gunmart. Visit: gunmart.blogspot.com

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