DPMS Firearms Named Title Sponsor of USPSA MultiGun National Championships

Oct. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- BURLINGTON, Wash. — The U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), the national governing body for the sport of practical shooting, announced that DPMS Firearms, one of the largest and best known manufacturers of AR-15 rifles for the military, law enforcement and civilian markets, will be the title sponsor of the organization's annual multigun championships.

The DPMS USPSA MultiGun National Championships take place this weekend, October 20-23, at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nev. More than 150 of the nation’s top multigun shooters are expected to compete for titles in USPSA's Open, Limited, Tactical and Heavy Metal divisions utilizing three types of firearms, a pistol, a shotgun and a rifle.

“We're extremely pleased to have DPMS Firearms as the title sponsor for the 2011 USPSA MultiGun National Championships. DPMS has been a strong supporter of the shooting sports, and top level practical shooting competition in particular,” said Dave Thomas, executive director of USPSA.

“DPMS is pleased to support the USPSA as the title sponsor for the MultiGun National Championships. DPMS has always promoted the shooting sports, our community of industry friends, and our American heritage.  We look forward to this and many more years of exciting and engaging competition.,” said Adam Ballard, product manager for DPMS Firearms.

The DPMS USPSA MultiGun National Championships are the highlight of practical shooting's multigun season.

To learn more about multigun competition and practical shooting, or join the 20,000 members of USPSA in the most dynamic and fast-paced shooting sport around, visit http://www.USPSA.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter, like USPSA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn or read the Practical Shooting blog ((http://practicalshooting.posterous.com/).

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The U.S. Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association and the national governing body for the sport of Practical Shooting in America. USPSA has nearly 20,000 members and more than 375 affiliated clubs.