{"id":15228,"date":"2012-07-11T01:00:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=15228"},"modified":"2012-07-11T01:00:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T06:00:36","slug":"colts-manufacturing-gears-up-for-the-second-stage-of-colt-3-man-3-gun-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/colts-manufacturing-gears-up-for-the-second-stage-of-colt-3-man-3-gun-championship\/15228\/","title":{"rendered":"Colt\u2019s Manufacturing gears up for the second stage of Colt 3-Man 3-Gun Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Currently in the lead after round one of the Colt 3-Man 3-Gun Championship are team members Rob Romero, Clint Upchurch and Jansen Jones (l. to r).<\/p><\/div>\n

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, which is supporting the 2012 3-Man 3-Gun Championship as this year\u2019s title sponsor, is preparing for the second and final round of competition. The 3-Man 3-Gun Championship runs in a two-match format, with teams of three competing against each other in a 3-gun shooting competition.<\/p>\n

More than 55 teams from across the United States participated in the first round of competition held on May 20 at the Topton Fish & Game Association in Topton, Penn. The final stage of competition will take place on July 14 and 15 at the Peacemaker National Training Center in West Virginia, which is also sponsored by Colt\u2019s Manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis competitive event challenges 3-Gun shooters both physically and mentally,\u201d said Joyce Rubino, Vice President of Marketing for Colt\u2019s Manufacturing. \u201cIt was a thrill to watch some of our nation\u2019s best shooters negotiate the various challenges presented by the six stages of this competition in the first round. We are happy to support this event and look forward to what\u2019s to come in the competition\u2019s second round at the Peacemaker facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colt-sponsored Clint Upchurch is a member of the first place team after the first round of competition, teaming up with Brownells-sponsored Novekse shooting team members Jansen Jones and Rob Romero. The team hopes to continue its lead through the second stage, and ultimately win the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Colt 3-Man 3-Gun Championship is a great event that brings a lot of exposure to the 3-gun sport,\u201d said Upchurch. \u201cI had a great time shooting with Jansen and Rob, and we are excited to move on to the second stage and hopefully come home with the top prize.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winning team will receive a $6,000 cash prize courtesy of Colt\u2019s Manufacturing.<\/p>\n

About Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC<\/strong><\/em>
\nColt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC is one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of firearms.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Colt operates its manufacturing facility in West Hartford, Connecticut.\u00a0 For more information on Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, please visit www.coltsmfg.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Colt\u2019s Manufacturing Company LLC, which is supporting the 2012 3-Man 3-Gun Championship as this year\u2019s title sponsor, is preparing for the second and final round of competition. The 3-Man 3-Gun Championship runs in a two-match format, with teams of three competing against each other in a 3-gun shooting competition. More than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[620],"class_list":["post-15228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bloggers","tag-colt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228","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=15228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}