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Rockcastle Shooting Center Hosts Sabre Defence BRM3G Championship

Rockcastle Shooting Center

Park City, KY –-(AmmoLand.com)- Rockcastle Shooting Center at Park Mammoth Resort will host the NRA sanctioned event April 23 – 25, 2010 with stages set and designed by Andy Horner.

The Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun event’s permanent home was selected as one of five tournament series locations where FNH USA “3-Gun Nation” will hold qualifying events which will be filmed and aired on “3-Gun Nation”, a new television show, hosted by Mark Wills and Chad Adams.

Nick Noble, General Manager of Rockcastle Shooting Center said, “We’re honored Rockcastle Shooting Center was chosen as one of the locations for “3-Gun Nation” and accordingly, we’ve planned an exciting weekend of events. With the growing interest in multi gun events, the NRA will set up a timed stage so the general public can shoot all three firearms, supplied by Ruger and Remington to experience the same adrenaline rush and excitement a competitor faces.”

Sabre Defence BRM3G Championship

“We are also thrilled with the response to this match. With over 230 competitors from 43 states on hand to compete for $250,000 in prizes this will be the second largest 3-Gun prize table this year. Additionally, Nashville Recording Artist Mark Wills is scheduled to provide a private concert for invited guests with proceeds donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.”

“We’ve invited 4-H shooting sport members from five counties in Kentucky, volunteering to pick up brass after a stage is shot. Competitors will provide shooting advice and tip the club members to raise funds for their clubs. Rockcastle Shooting Center’s pistol bays and tactical shooting ranges were specifically created and designed to engage competitors in dynamic settings, backdrops and surrounding terrain that will test their defensive shooting skills and agility this year.”

Rockcastle Shooting Center is located in south-central Kentucky nestled among the wooded ridges and valleys of the historic Park Mammoth Resort in Park City, KY. The 2000 acre resort features a 100 guest room lodge, restaurant and conference center, indoor heated pool, scenic nature trails, 27 holes of regulation golf and an all encompassing shooting center meeting the needs for all sporting clay, pistol and rifle shooting enthusiasts.

For further information on events scheduled at Rockcastle Shooting Center and the first class accommodations and amenities offered by Park Mammoth Resort, visit our web site at www.parkmammothresort.us or email our guest client services at info@parkmammothresort.us.

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NRA Sanctions Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship for Second Year

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, VA --(AmmoLand.com)- The National Rifle Association’s Competitive Shooting Division is pleased to announce that it will sanction the Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship for the second year in a row.

The match will be held April 23-25, 2010, returning to the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City, Kentucky.

Approximately 250 shooters will compete in four different classes: Open, Tactical Scope, Tactical Iron, and Heavy Metal. During the competition, shooters will compete in ten stages of fire, testing their pistol, shotgun, and tactical rifle skills. As in last year’s match, the natural terrain of Appalachia plays a significant role in the stages of fire, challenging both the marksmanship skills and physical abilities of the competitors.

“The competition this year is going to be intense. Like last year, we have the best shooters in the world coming to Kentucky with more than just bragging rights on the line,” said Match Director Andy Horner.

As a Match Director and experienced competitor, Horner has seen the sport of 3-gun competition grow exponentially over the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down.

“3-gun competition is moving rapidly to the forefront of the shooting sports with many people, businesses, and organizations involved. We are on the brink of seeing where the 3-gun community goes from here, and I believe many exciting developments are going to come about in the next year or so,” Horner offered.

In addition to the ten stages of fire for competitors, another stage will be available for spectators and the public to try their hand at tactical multi-gun competition. Designed by Match Director Andy Horner, the stage will be run by NRA staff.

“Many of the stage and statistical components seen during the Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship, including the spectator stage, will be used to evaluate match conditions that will eventually be used in developing new NRA multi-gun competitions,” said Mike Krei, Director of NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division.

This year’s match includes additional special events such as a dinner on Saturday night with a tailgate concert by country music star Mark Wills. An auction will also be held to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, including a raffle for a Sabre Defence rifle. The competition will also be featured on 3-Gun Nation, a cable television show sponsored by FHN USA and hosted by Wills and American Rifleman magazine’s Chad Adams.

“The presence of the NRA, being featured on the new 3-Gun Nation television show, having the dinners and auction, not to mention the physical and technical requirements of the competition, are all going to play into each shooter’s performance. The winner of the match should be proud of the accomplishment. This year’s Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship should be one that will be remembered,” said Horner.

For more information on the Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship or future 3-gun competitions, please contact Trey Tuggle with NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division by calling (703) 267-1487 or via email at ttuggle@nrahq.org. Visit www.nrahq.org/compete for more information about NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division or sponsorship of 3-gun matches.

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