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Shooter Ryan Leonard Scores Open Rimfire Steel Challenge Win

17-year-old Ryan Leonard of Oregon City, Oregon

Steel Challenge Shooting Association

PIRU, Calif. -(Ammoland.com)- When the last shots were fired in the Steel Challenge’s Open Rimfire pistol event, it was 17-year-old Ryan Leonard of Oregon City, Oregon, who outgunned the likes of Glock’s Dave Sevigny, Blackhawk’s Todd Jarrett and Smith &Wesson’s B.J. Norris to claim the World Speed Shooting Championship title.

Leonard posted the fastest score on three of the eight stages – 5 To Go, Smoke & Hope and Outer Limits – to finish in a final time of 69.76 seconds to edge out Team Glock’s captain Dave Sevigny of Smyrna, Ga. by 1.45 seconds.

Sevigny topped all shooters on the stage Showdown and posted a final time of 71.21 seconds.

Finishing third and 0.41 seconds behind Sevigny was Todd Jarrett of Hopewell, Va. shooting for Blackhawk and StrikeForce Manufacturing. Jarrett took top honors on two stages, Pendulum and Speed Option.

Fourth place went to B.J. Norris of Tyler, Texas, the defending Steel Master champion who posted the fasted time on the stages Roundabout and Accelerator to finish with 72.09 seconds.

Rounding out the top five was the defending Women’s Open Rimfire champion, Jessie Abbate of McDonough, Ga.

The Rimfire event is the first leg of the three event contest that decides the Steel Master w3inner. The second is the iron sight centerfire pistol event shot in either the Limited or Production division. And the third is the Open pistol contest, the main event of the World Speed Shooting Championships.

Steel Challenge competition resumes Friday morning at the Steel Challenge ranges in Piru, Calif. when competitors will shoot the Limited, Production and other iron sight pistol events.

For more information on the Steel Challenge and the Steel Challenge Shooting Association, visit www.SteelChallenge.com or follow @SteelChallenge on Twitter.

Glock's Dave Sevigny

About the SCSA:
The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) is the national governing body of the sport of Speed Shooting and organizer of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. To learn more about the Steel Challenge Shooting Association and the Steel Challenge visit the Web site at www.steelchallenge.com. There you will find diagrams of the stages of fire, complete listing of past results, a list of past champions, world record times and more.

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Remington Model 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD Rifle with Threaded Muzzle
Highly Maneuverable with Pinpoint Accuracy.

Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD Rifle with Suppressor

Remington Arms Company

Madison, NC --(AmmoLand.com)- The new Model 700 SPS (Special Purpose Synthetic) Tactical AAC-SD centerfire rifle, chambered in 308 Win, features the time-proven Model 700 action, the number one choice of police and military marksmen and one of the most popular bolt-action rifle series in America, with some of the latest performance-driven features including a threaded muzzle.

This mid-year introduction to Remington’s expanding line of tactical rifles and shotguns is designed to impress from the bench or in the field at a very affordable price.

At the core of the 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD is the machined solid-steel, cylindrical Model 700 receiver design ensuring uniformity, strength and solid bedding area. Unique to this precision rifle is the 20-inch heavy-contour clean barrel, threaded to accept AAC and all 5/8-24 threaded flash hiders, muzzle breaks and suppressors. The tactical-style carbon steel, hammer-forged barrel is the perfect balance between handling in tight spots and delivering pinpoint accuracy. With a twist rate of one in 10 inches, this rifle is optimized for accuracy. These specialty, bolt-action rifles are shipped with a thread protector installed.

The rock-solid barreled action is bedded into a well-designed, Hogue Overmolded Ghillie Green pillar bedded synthetic stock with a semi-beavertail fore-end for added stability. This soft-touch, sure-grip stock is extremely comfortable for extended, long range shooting and assures a positive grip in both stressful situations and inclement weather. The dual point pillar bedding guarantees a solid interface between the action and stock to help insure cold bore accuracy and prevent point-of-impact shifts. Add Remington’s X-Mark Pro externally adjustable trigger, designed to “break-like-glass” and set at 3 ½ pounds from the factory, and this rifle delivers surgical-like accuracy.

Other key features include receiver drilled and tapped for the addition of optics; distinctive, laser-engraved “Tactical Rifling 1 in 10” roll mark; convenient hinged floorplate magazine with 4-round capacity; non-reflective, black oxide external metal finish; and sling swivel studs.

Available in the widely popular 308 Win chambering, the Model 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD with Threaded Muzzle is the perfect tactical bolt-action rifle and available at a very affordable price. Suggested retail price: $756.57

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