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. for the final portion of the cowboy stage. Thompson/Center provided .22s for the final portion of the rifle stage. “We appreciate the loan of these firearms,” Thurman said. “Without them, we could not hold the match, because we want to provide shooters with everything they need. Yes, some shooters bring their own firearms, but for those who choose not to, or don’t own, say, a shotgun or lever action, they can show up and compete. That’s also why every shooter gets a bag with safety gear.” This year’s Shooter’s Bag sponsor was BLACKHAWK!. Included in the Mobile Operations Bag was eye and ear protection from Howard Leight, the match’s Safety Sponsor, and items from Brownells, Colt, Gunsite, Lansky Sharpeners, Remington and Smith & Wesson. For the 2009 Shooting Industry Masters, FMG is returning to Gun Valley and the Hartford Gun Club July 24-25. Holding this year’s event at the club proved to be a hit. “I support having the Industry Masters in Gun Valley as it allows greater partici- Be At The 2009 Masters pation by many top companies. We (Ruger) were able to field three teams because of the location this year,” Fifer said. “This year’s event drew a record level of participation and we at Smith & Wesson hope to see support for this event continue to grow,” Nichols said. “Team DPMS looks forward to defending our team title next year in Hartford and we challenge everyone in the shooting industry to step outside and join in the fun, while helping promote the shooting sports and the Step Outside program,” Luth said. Organizers of the Masters are planning “an even bigger event” for 2009. “Based on the success of the Masters, and the tremendous feedback we’ve received, we are expanding the event to two days of shooting, plus we’re adding some shooting stages and other facets we can’t announce yet,” Moldé said. “We’re also increasing the number of teams for the event to 50.” FMG is already taking team entries for the 2009 match. Entry forms and additional information is available on www. shootingindustry.com, or by calling Elizabeth Jarrell O’Neill, Masters Coordinator, at 1-800-537-3006, ext. 279. 9 Shooting Industry Masters Teams Aimpoint Benchmade (2 Teams) BLACKHAWK! Brownells (2 Teams) Bulldog Barrels Colt’s Mfg. Cor-Bon Crimson Trace DPMS Ellett Brothers Galco Gunleather HAVA Howard Leight/Sperian (2 Teams) LaserMax Marlin Firearms Mayville Engineering NSSF (3 Teams) Remington (2 Teams) RSR Group Savage Arms Smith & Wesson (3 Teams) Sturm, Ruger & Co. (3 Teams) SureFire USA Shooting U.S. Fire Arms XS Sights FMG Publications (2 Teams) Individual Shooters From: Gunsite Hodgdon Lansky RCI THANK YOU: Smith & Wesson for providing significant help before, during and after the Masters. To the following companies that provided loaner firearms for the event: • ADCO • Marlin • Ruger • Smith & Wesson • Thompson/Center Each shooter at the 2008 Shooting Industry Masters received a BLACKHAWK! Mobile Operations Bag packed with Brownells Nylon Bore Brush, Patches and Friction Defense Gun Oil; Colt M4 Logo Pins; Howard Leight Quiet Band Earpods, Leight Plugs, Super Leight Plugs, Genesis Eyewear, LOF Folding Earmuffs and SmartFit; a Gunsite calendar; Lansky Sharpeners LSPED; Remington 100th Anniversary Pins, Key Chains, Pencils and a Cap; and Smith & Wesson Window Decals, Key Chains and Caps. OCTOBER 2008 29 Team Ruger out-shot all teams to reclaim the Industry Class trophy. They are (from left) Kevin Reid (partially hidden), Mike Martin, Randell Pence and Bob Stutler. Shooter’s Bag Team DPMS recaptured the Open Class trophy at the 2008 Shooting Industry Masters. They are (from left) Randy Luth, DPMS president, Charles “Tate” Moots, Tony Holmes and Jim Clark (2008 Masters top shooter). www.shootingindustry.com