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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is proud to announce a contest on Facebook in which fans can enter to win a 1911 series Colt 1991 Government Model, as well as a MidwayUSA prize package.<\/p>\n
Following the success of the Colt 6920 rifle giveaway on Facebook earlier this fall, this new contest opened on Nov. 1 and will continue through Dec. 16, 2011. In order to enter the sweepstakes, visitors to the Colt Firearms Facebook page must \u201clike\u201d the page, click the Colt Promotions tab and fill out a short form.<\/p>\n
\u201cThroughout the rifle contest, many fans on Facebook told us they wanted a chance to win a 1911,\u201d said Joyce Rubino, Vice President of Marketing for Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC. \u201cWhat better way to celebrate this gun\u2019s 100th anniversary than by giving its fans a chance to win one.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 1911 series pistol up for grabs is a single action 01991 Government Model, featuring a carbon steel receiver and slide with a blue finish. The 5-inch barrel will feature a rollmark proclaiming the 1911\u2019s 100 Years of Service. The handgun measures 8.5 inches and has double diamond rosewood grips, a spur hammer and fixed sights. The beveled magazine well has a seven plus one round capacity for .45 ACP ammunition.<\/p>\n
The winner of this contest will receive not only a Colt 1991 Government Model, but will also take away a MidwayUSA prize package valued at more than $300. Among many other prizes, MidwayUSA\u2019s contribution to the contest offers the winner a competition range bag, a pair of electronic earmuffs to wear on the range, as well as a large package of peel off self-adhesive targets to use while shooting.<\/p>\n
\u201cShooters are passionate about their admiration for the 1911, as are we at Midway,\u201d said Aaron Oelger, Vice President of Marketing at MidwayUSA, \u201cThe winner of this iconic Colt pistol will also be range ready, outfitted with a lot of quality MidwayUSA gear.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the prize package, MidwayUSA is offering a $35 discount exclusive to customers who are fans of both Colt and MidwayUSA on Facebook. To find Colt on Facebook, visit Facebook.com\/ColtFirearms<\/a>. Colt can also be followed on Twitter @ColtFirearms. Please also find MidwayUSA on Facebook at http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/MidwayUSA\/182201421837454<\/a>, follow them on Twitter @MidwayUSA or visit www.MidwayUSA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company, LLC<\/strong><\/em> About MidwayUSA<\/strong><\/em> WEST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is proud to announce a contest on Facebook in which fans can enter to win a 1911 series Colt 1991 Government Model, as well as a MidwayUSA prize package. Following the success of the Colt 6920 rifle giveaway on Facebook earlier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[288,115,1587],"class_list":["post-12330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-colt-1911","tag-giveaway","tag-midwayusa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nColt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC is one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of firearms. Colt pistols, revolvers and rifles have been marketed, distributed and sold to law abiding, responsible citizens in the United States and throughout the world for 175 years. Colt operates its manufacturing facility in West Hartford, Connecticut. For more information on Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, please visit www.coltsmfg.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMidwayUSA is a family-owned catalog and Internet retailer specializing in Just About Everything\u2120 for shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and hunting. Back in 1977, the owners turned their passion for shooting sports into a career by opening a small retail firearms store that would eventually become MidwayUSA. The MidwayUSA family is dedicated to its customers, the NRA, the shooting and hunting sports industry and our local community. For more information about MidwayUSA, please visit www.MidwayUSA.com<\/a> or call 800-243-3220.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"