{"id":20093,"date":"2013-02-11T08:46:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=20093"},"modified":"2013-02-07T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T20:28:51","slug":"speed-shooter-specialties-back-as-major-sponsor-of-idpas-smith-wesson-indoor-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/speed-shooter-specialties-back-as-major-sponsor-of-idpas-smith-wesson-indoor-nationals\/20093\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Shooter Specialties Back As Major Sponsor Of IDPA\u2019s Smith &#038; Wesson Indoor Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Speed-Shooter-Specialties.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20094\" alt=\"LOGO-Speed-Shooter-Specialties\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Speed-Shooter-Specialties.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The International Defensive Pistol Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">IDPA<\/a>) announced that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speedshooterspecialties.com\" target=\"_blank\">Speed Shooter Specialties<\/a>, one of the top online retailers catering to competition shooters using Smith &amp; Wesson products, has returned as a major sponsor of the 2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smith-wesson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smith &amp; Wesson<\/a>\u00a0IDPA Indoor National Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Speed Shooter Specialties joins ACADEMI, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, CORBON, GLOCK, GlockTriggers.com, Harris Publications, Michigan Ammo Company, Mossberg, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Panteao Productions, Ruger, Taurus, Trijicon, Wilson Combat and match host Smith &amp; Wesson as a major sponsor of the competition. As part of their sponsorship Speed Shooter Specialties will sponsor one of the 13 stages in the championship match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeed Shooter Specialties is one of the most popular sources for competition equipment thanks to their focus on the competition shooter and their tireless commitment to supporting the shooting sports. We\u2019re very pleased to welcome them back as a major sponsor of the Smith &amp; Wesson Indoor Nationals,\u201d said Robert Ray, membership and marketing director for IDPA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe efforts of IDPA, its members and sponsors are crucial to keeping the shooting sports available to all. We\u2019re very excited to be a returning sponsor of such a legendary match,\u201d said Kenny Dickerson of Speed Shooter Specialties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19327\" alt=\"Smith &amp; Wesson IDPA Indoor Nationals logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-300x300.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/LOGO-2013_SW_IndoorNats2-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Regarded as one of the finest competitive shooting matches in the country, the Smith &amp; Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship represents the official start of IDPA\u2019s competition season. More than 300 of the sport\u2019s best shooters are expected to compete for titles in Custom Defensive Pistol, Enhanced Service Pistol, Stock Service Pistol, Stock Service Revolver and Enhanced Service Revolver, the five divisions within IDPA.<\/p>\n<p>The 2013 Smith &amp; Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship will take place February 21-23 on the indoor ranges of the Smith &amp; Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on IDPA, the Smith &amp; Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship or to find a club near you, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.IDPA.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.IDPA.com<\/a>. You can also connect with IDPA online by following\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/officialidpa\" target=\"_blank\">@OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShootIDPA\" target=\"_blank\">ShootIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, watch\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/IDPAtv\" target=\"_blank\">IDPA TV<\/a>, or check for regular updates on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idpa.com\/blog\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">DOWN ZERO Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDPA announced that Speed Shooter Specialties, one of the top online retailers catering to competition shooters using Smith &#038; Wesson products, has returned as a major sponsor of the the 2013 Smith &#038; Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[164,2597],"tags":[2677,59,2850],"class_list":["post-20093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idpa","category-shootingsports","tag-2013-idpa-indoor-nationals","tag-smith-wesson","tag-speed-shooter-specialties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20093","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}