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Soltis Signature Custom NPSC Rifle Up For Raffel
Soltis honors 50th Anniversary of NRA Law Enforcement with donation.

Soltis Signature Custom NPSC Rifle

National Rifle Association

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- NRA’s Law Enforcement Division has announced the donation of a Signature Custom Soltis Rifle.

Valued at more than $7,000, the Model T (Tactical), .308 Winchester rifle will be raffled off during the National Police Shooting Championships’ (NPSC) Awards Banquet on Wednesday, September 22, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“Mr. Soltis generously offered to make a donation in honor of the Division’s 50th Anniversary,” said Glen Hoyer, NRA’s Director of Law Enforcement.

“When the rifle arrived, we were extremely impressed with such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.”

Soltis produces custom hunting and tactical bolt-action rifles built by hand. This particular model features Remington 700 action, a McMillan Fiberglass stock, along with a Stainless Krieger barrel and a Leupold Scope. The rifle has been completely Parkerized and finished with DuraCoat paint in a Soltis Rifles custom tiger stripe pattern.

The Soltis rifle, along with additional firearms and accessories, will be raffled off at the NPSC Awards Banquet. You need not have to be present to win.

First held in 1962, NPSC is directed by NRA’s Law Enforcement Division, and supported in part by the Davidson’s Law Enforcement Endowment and the Law Enforcement Training Endowment of the NRA Foundation, including generous donations from more than 100 firearm and equipment manufacturers and businesses.

To learn more about Soltis and the NPSC rifle, go to their website at www.soltisrifles.com/npsc.html. For more information about NRA’s National Police Shooting Championships or to register for the match, visit www.nrahq.org/law/competitions/npsc/npsc.asp, call (703) 267-1632, or send e-mail to lead@nrahq.org

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THOR Global Defense Group Donates TR-15 Rifles to CLEET

THOR Global Defense Group Donates TR-15 Rifles to CLEET

THOR Global Defense Group

Fort Smith, AR --(AmmoLand.com)- THOR Global Defense Group, which is based out of Van Buren, Arkansas, donated ten THOR TR-15 Rifles to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) in Ada, Oklahoma.

THOR Global Defense Group was founded in 2003 by President & CEO Larry Knesek and provides a variety of security-related services, which includes a manufacturing division.

CLEET’s armory has a limited variety of weapons, and CLEET hopes to offer an Advanced Rifle course to Oklahoma’s peace officers as a result of obtaining the donation. The TR-15 rifle is designed primarily for law enforcement and military applications; it can be carried comfortably, but provides the power, accuracy and range of a 5.56 mm rifle.

Dr. Larry Birney, CLEET’s executive director, was one of the CLEET staff members on hand for the donation. Birney stated, “It is through THOR’s generosity that our organization will be able to continue to provide the best law enforcement training possible.”

Birney also noted that CLEET will be starting a new active shooter training program and that these firearms will be a valuable in providing that training.

THOR CEO Larry Knesek stated, “We’ve enjoyed the opportunity to assist CLEET in training the next generation of Law Enforcement officers and hope that the rifles supplied will do much to enhance the current training program and assist in development of new avenues of tactical training throughout the state.”

THOR is the first security company to develop its own line of rifles and works hand in hand with a number of local law enforcement agencies to develop and enhance training programs. The THOR TR-15 is a fully mil-spec AR-15 style rifle, used worldwide by military and law enforcement personnel.

For more information, about THOR Global Defense Group or to request information on training programs please visit their website www.THORGDG.com or contact their office at (479) 474-3434.

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