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PowerTech, Inc. Sponsors 2010 Steel Challenge With Smith & Wesson Flashlights

Smith & Wesson Flashlights Sponsors 2010 Steel Challenge

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COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. --(Ammoland.com)- PowerTech, Inc. makers of the Smith & Wesson line of flashlights and tactical illumination tools, announced that the company has become a bronze sponsor of the 2010 Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships.

Since the first Steel Challenge in 1981, the World Speed Shooting Championships has grown into the premier exhibition of speed shooting in the world. The event routinely draws the fastest shooters from around the globe, as well as strong corporate support from the firearms industry.

Danny Holmes, President of PowerTech, Inc., said, “We’re very proud to support what is arguably one of the most recognized events in competitive shooting. The list of those sponsoring the match reads like a who’s who of the firearms industry and PowerTech is pleased to join this group in supporting the shooting sports.”

Organized by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), the 2010 Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships will take place August 19 through 22 in Piru, California.

“We thank PowerTech and their generous donation of Smith & Wesson flashlights, particularly the Smith & Wesson M&P line of tactical lights and the new Micro90 weapon mounted light. The brand name Smith & Wesson is one of the best known, and a constant presence at the Steel Challenge. PowerTech’s generous support is deeply appreciated by our competitors,” said Tammy Mowry, Steel Challenge sponsor coordinator.

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For more information on the Steel Challenge Shooting Association visit www.SteelChallenge.com, or follow @SteelChallenge on Twitter. For more information on PowerTech and Smith & Wesson flashlights, or to locate a dealer near you, visit www.swflashlights.com or call (866) 258-9090. Smith & Wesson is a registered trademark used under license by PowerTech, Inc.

Smith & Wesson is a registered trademark of Smith & Wesson Corp. and is used under license.

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Steel Challenge Shooting Association

Wyoming’s Fastest Gunning for State Speed Shooting Title in Rawlins

Rawlins, WO -(Ammoland.com)- Many of the Equality State’s fastest competition pistol shooters will compete for the state title in one of the shooting sports’ most exciting speed and accuracy events, the 2010 Wyoming State Steel Challenge Championship.

Among those competing will be past Women’s World Speed Shooting Champion Julie Golob, captain of the Smith & Wesson shooting team.

The 2010 Wyoming State Steel Challenge Championship represents a major test of the speed shooting season leading up to the Steel Challenge Shooting Association’s World Speed Shooting Championships in August. The match draws shooters from throughout Wyoming as well as Colorado and Montana. The event spans two days pitting the best shooters against eight courses of fire and the clock.

Courses of fire, or stages, are made up of five steel targets which are electronically timed to 1/100th of a second. Competitors shoot each stage five times with their slowest run eliminated. The combined time of the four best runs is their score for that stage and their combined score of all eight stages is their match score. The overall world record stands at 79.16 seconds and was set by two-time World Speed Shooting Champion K.C. Eusebio in 2008.

Champions will be determined in the Women’s, Junior, Super Junior, Senior, Super Senior and Law Enforcement and Military categories and in several divisions including Rimfire, Single Action Revolver, Revolver, Stock Pistol and Open Pistol – the Formula-1 equivalent in the shooting sports.

Additional information and photos from past Speed Shooting competitions can be found in the Steel Challenge Shooting Association online media center.

The best shooters from across Wyoming compete to determine the best of the best and find out who is indeed the fastest gun in the Equality State.

About:
The Steel Challenge Shooting Association is the national governing body for the sport of Speed Shooting and was established in the United States in 1981 to determine the world’s fastest shooter. Each year the SCSA holds matches including the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, California.

WHERE:
Rawlins Outdoor Shooting Complex
1 1/2 miles north of Rawlins on Hwy 287
Turn right on the Rawlins Landfill road

WHEN:
Saturday – Sunday, July 17 – 18, 2010
Awards presented on Sunday afternoon, July 18, 2010

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