{"id":14405,"date":"2012-05-21T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=14405"},"modified":"2012-05-22T06:43:05","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T11:43:05","slug":"midwayusa-doubles-down-and-returns-as-2012-bianchi-cup-title-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/midwayusa-doubles-down-and-returns-as-2012-bianchi-cup-title-sponsor\/14405\/","title":{"rendered":"MidwayUSA “Doubles Down” and Returns as 2012 Bianchi Cup Title Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MidwayUSA owners Larry and Brenda Potterfield with Doug Koenig (center) at the 2011 Bianchi Cup Awards Ceremony<\/p><\/div>\n

For the fourth year in a row, MidwayUSA will sponsor the NRA’s prominent action pistol championship<\/em> that has “stood the test of time” in their hometown of Columbia, MO<\/em>, May 23-26, 2012. This year, they are “doubling-down” their sponsorship and donating over $100,000 to help the NRA<\/em> make this year’s Bianchi Cup<\/strong>the best one yet.<\/p>\n

In addition to doubling their sponsorship contributions, MidwayUSA is also contributing an additional $15,000 for First Time Shooter Awards. First-time men, women and junior competitors in the Production Division achieving the highest aggregate score of all four (4) championship events, the Barricade Event<\/em>, the Falling Plate Event<\/em>, the Practical Event<\/strong> and the Moving Target Event<\/em>, will take home $2,500 for 1st place, $1,500 for 2nd place and $750 for 3rd place. Each event is timed and worth 480 points.<\/p>\n

“Brenda and I believe it’s our responsibility to support events that promote the shooting sports<\/em>, but we wouldn’t be able to do it without the continued support from our Customers,” said MidwayUSA Founder and CEO Larry Potterfield. “The Bianchi Cup<\/strong> is simply the foremost handgun tournament in the world<\/em> and we’re excited to welcome everyone back to our hometown. We look forward to attending another great championship.”<\/p>\n

Named after famed holster maker John Bianchi<\/em>, competitors are invited from all across the world for an opportunity to win the most-admired Bianchi Cup<\/strong>. This year, competitors will travel from Australia<\/em>, Canada<\/em>, Germany<\/em>, Italy<\/em>, Japan<\/em>, Luxembourg<\/em>, Netherlands<\/em>, New Zealand<\/em>, Russia<\/em>, and of course the United States<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“The continued support of MidwayUSA brings more competitors to the Cup each year,” said Director of NRA Competitive Shooting<\/em> Dennis Willing. “Having MidwayUSA as the Title Sponsor ensures the longevity of the Championship and means that action pistol<\/em> enthusiasts will continue to see the Bianchi Cup<\/strong> reach new levels.”<\/p>\n

This year’s championship will begin on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club<\/strong> in Hallsville, MO<\/em>. Spectators are invited to attend the championship each day but eye and ear protection is required for admittance on the range.<\/p>\n

For more information about the 2012 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup<\/strong>, check out the official brochure<\/a> or call Damien Orsinger, the Bianchi Cup<\/em> Coordinator at 703-267-1478.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the fourth year in a row, MidwayUSA will sponsor the NRA’s prominent action pistol championship that has “stood the test of time” in their hometown of Columbia, MO, May 23-26, 2012. This year, they are “doubling-down” their sponsorship and donating over $100,000 to help the NRA make this year’s Bianchi Cupthe best one yet. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":14406,"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":[49,82],"class_list":["post-14405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-bianchi-cup","tag-midway-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14405","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\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}