Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. ness for the NSSF’s Step Outside program. This year, it was exciting to see a team of disabled veterans competing on behalf the industry’s HAVA (Honored American Veteran’s Afield) program.” For the second year, the Masters was held in conjunction with the Shooting In- dustry Academy of Excellence, which honors companies and individuals for innovation, service and dedication to the industry. “This is healthy competition, on the shooting fields and in the Academy of Excellence awards program. Hosting the Academy of Excellence awards as part of the two-day event offers all of us the opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of our peers,” said Mike Fifer, Ruger CEO. Ruger was honored with the Academy’s 2008 Manufacturer of the Year and Handgun of the Year awards, plus the company’s Team-1 recaptured the Industry Class trophy at the Masters. “Not only did we have the top Industry Class team, but Kevin Skinner from our Newport, N.H., facility was the top individual shooter. This is a great event that allows those working in the industry to get together and support NSSF and a program important to all of us, the Step Outside program,” Fifer said. Unlike most shooting events, the scores of shooters at the Masters are not released. “This is in keeping with the spirit of the Step Outside program,” Thurman said. “It’s not the score that’s important, but rather, the focus is on having a safe, fun experience. That said, we know shooters are competitive, so we do recognize the top-shooting teams and individuals.” The Masters has two shooting classes. The Open Class is for professional shooters and those who want to shoot at that level. The Industry Class is for “everyday” shooters. In the Open class, DPMS took first place, with Smith & Wesson Team-1 placing second and BLACKHAWK! taking third. Individual Open Class trophies went to (1st) Jim Clark, DPMS, (2nd) Tate Moots, DPMS and (3rd) Randy Luth, DPMS. In the Industry Class, the first place trophy went to Ruger Team-1, with Colt placing second and XS Sights taking third place. The top three individual shooters in the Industry Class were: (1st) Kevin Skinner, Ruger Team-1, (2nd) Scott McGregor, FMG and (3rd) Dennis Veilleux, Colt. In addition to the match sponsors, companies donated manpower, products and loaned firearms for the three-gun event. “We especially thank Smith & Wesson, who provided invaluable assistance and numerous volunteers for the event. There’s a tremendous amount of work needed to conduct this event, and the efforts of the folks at Smith & Wesson can only be called ‘above and beyond,’” Moldé said. Five companies loaned firearms to FMG for use during the match. Ruger provided over-and-unders for the shotgun stage and Vaquero revolvers for the cowboy handgun stage. Smith & Wesson also provided shotguns and handguns. Marlin provided lever actions for the rifle and .22 stages. ADCO Arms provided coach guns www.shootingindustry.com Top Shooters Steve Sanetti, NSSF president, says the Masters is “one of my favorite events.” Elizabeth O’Neill Team Aimpoint (from left): Steven Giordano, Matt Swenson, Brian Lisanskie and Freddie Blish. Sixth Annual SHOOTING INDUSTRY MASTERS Aimpoint Benchmade Benelli USA Birchwood Casey BLACKHAWK! Brownells Bulldog Barrels LLC Crimson Trace Galco Gould & Goodrich Hornady Howard Leight LaserMax Leatherman 28 OCTOBER 2008 RAFFLE PRIZES Leupold Professional Marksmen RCBS RCI Remington Sig Sauer Smith & Wesson SOG Sturm, Ruger & Co. SunBuster SureFire Taurus Trijicon USA Shooting Waffentechnik Borkott Invaluable Support These companies donated products for the raffle, which raised $16,500 for Step Outside.