12-04-2007, 09:10 PM
For the fifth consecutive year, Del-Tone/Luth Gun Club in St. Cloud, Minn., hosted one of the nation's most prestigious three-gun competitions, the Tri-Gun Challenge, with Brownells® and DPMS® as the major sponsors.
The event drew many of the most recognizable names in shooting. Jerry Miculek bested Tony Holmes, last year's open class winner, with a match total of 753.823. Carl Carbon topped the tactical optics division with a match total of 731.502, Kurt Miller's 757.884 won the tactical iron category and Pat Kelley repeated as winner of the heavy metal title scoring a 774.419.
The 2007 competition featured a new event, Tactical Optics Heavy. Participants were required to use .308 caliber rifles, pump shotguns and 8-round capacity, .45 caliber handguns. Benny Hill was the inaugural winner of the category.
Both DPMS and Brownells had groups participating in the team competition, but Robert Right, Robert Johnson and Carl Carbon (a.k.a. R&R Racing) won the team competition with a time of 38.47 seconds.
"Brownells has been an avid supporter of the Tri-Gun Challenges, and will continue to support the event for years to come," said Pete Brownell, vice president of Brownells. "The Tri-Gun Challenge has grown exponentially over the years, and we look forward to partnering with DPMS for the 2008 event."
"The competition continues to grow since beginning the Tri-Gun Challenge in 2003," said CEO/DPMS President Randy Luth. "We've already begun making preparations for next year's competition. With each year being more successful than the one before, we're excited to set more records with the 2008 match."
A complete results list from the 2007 Tri-Gun Challenge and information about the 2008 competition is available on the Tri-Gun Challenge website at http://www.trigunchallenge.com.
DPMS is an industry leader in providing quality AR-style rifles, components and accessories. No other company offers more styles or configurations of AR rifles. DPMS also provides choices for high-power and small-bore shooters by offering several rifles chambered in .22LR, .204 Ruger, .223 Remington, 5.56x45 NATO, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, 6.8x43 SPC, 7.62x39, .308 Winchester, .300 Remington SAUM and .338 Federal.
Brownells is the world's largest supplier of firearm parts, tools, equipment and accessories. Stocking more than 30,000 items, the company services gunsmiths, armorers and shooters worldwide. For more information or to place an order, call (800) 741-0015, Dept. #PBE, or visit http://www.brownells.com.
Media Contact:
Larry Weeks, (641) 623-5401, larryw@brownells.com<br />
Drew Niehaus, (402) 437-6439, drewn@sramarketing.com
The event drew many of the most recognizable names in shooting. Jerry Miculek bested Tony Holmes, last year's open class winner, with a match total of 753.823. Carl Carbon topped the tactical optics division with a match total of 731.502, Kurt Miller's 757.884 won the tactical iron category and Pat Kelley repeated as winner of the heavy metal title scoring a 774.419.
The 2007 competition featured a new event, Tactical Optics Heavy. Participants were required to use .308 caliber rifles, pump shotguns and 8-round capacity, .45 caliber handguns. Benny Hill was the inaugural winner of the category.
Both DPMS and Brownells had groups participating in the team competition, but Robert Right, Robert Johnson and Carl Carbon (a.k.a. R&R Racing) won the team competition with a time of 38.47 seconds.
"Brownells has been an avid supporter of the Tri-Gun Challenges, and will continue to support the event for years to come," said Pete Brownell, vice president of Brownells. "The Tri-Gun Challenge has grown exponentially over the years, and we look forward to partnering with DPMS for the 2008 event."
"The competition continues to grow since beginning the Tri-Gun Challenge in 2003," said CEO/DPMS President Randy Luth. "We've already begun making preparations for next year's competition. With each year being more successful than the one before, we're excited to set more records with the 2008 match."
A complete results list from the 2007 Tri-Gun Challenge and information about the 2008 competition is available on the Tri-Gun Challenge website at http://www.trigunchallenge.com.
DPMS is an industry leader in providing quality AR-style rifles, components and accessories. No other company offers more styles or configurations of AR rifles. DPMS also provides choices for high-power and small-bore shooters by offering several rifles chambered in .22LR, .204 Ruger, .223 Remington, 5.56x45 NATO, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, 6.8x43 SPC, 7.62x39, .308 Winchester, .300 Remington SAUM and .338 Federal.
Brownells is the world's largest supplier of firearm parts, tools, equipment and accessories. Stocking more than 30,000 items, the company services gunsmiths, armorers and shooters worldwide. For more information or to place an order, call (800) 741-0015, Dept. #PBE, or visit http://www.brownells.com.
Media Contact:
Larry Weeks, (641) 623-5401, larryw@brownells.com<br />
Drew Niehaus, (402) 437-6439, drewn@sramarketing.com