{"id":20361,"date":"2013-02-15T09:05:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=20361"},"modified":"2013-02-14T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T20:46:45","slug":"sig-sauer-academy-sponsors-idpas-smith-wesson-indoor-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/sig-sauer-academy-sponsors-idpas-smith-wesson-indoor-nationals\/20361\/","title":{"rendered":"Sig Sauer Academy Sponsors IDPA\u2019s Smith &#038; Wesson Indoor Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20362 alignright\" alt=\"Sig Sauer Academy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy-300x81.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy-600x162.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/LOGO-Sig-Sauer-Academy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The International Defensive Pistol Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">IDPA<\/a>) announced that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigsaueracademy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sig Sauer Academy<\/a>, the world-class firearms training facility located in Epping, New Hampshire, has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smith-wesson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smith &amp; Wesson<\/a> IDPA Indoor National Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sig Sauer Academy has a well deserved reputation as one of the best firearms training facilities in the nation. Their sponsorship of the 2013 Smith &amp; Wesson Indoor Nationals reflects their ongoing commitment to the shooting sports and the safe, responsible use of firearms. We deeply appreciate their support and all they\u2019ve done for IDPA both nationally and locally at their facility in New Hampshire,\u201d said Robert Ray, membership and marketing director for IDPA.<\/p>\n<p>The Sig Sauer Academy joins ACADEMI, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, CORBON, GLOCK, GlockTriggers.com, Harris Publications, Insight Technology, Michigan Ammo Company, Mossberg, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Nighthawk Custom, Panteao Productions, Ruger, Speed Shooter Specialties, Taurus, Trijicon, Wilson Combat and match host Smith &amp; Wesson as a major sponsor of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sig Sauer Academy is fully committed to promoting the shooting sports and proud to partner with IDPA, both through the monthly matches we host and the many matches around the country we support through sponsorship,&#8221; said Adam Painchaud, director of the Sig Sauer Academy.<\/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>Additional industry sponsors include Action Target, Apex Tactical Specialties, Blade-Tech, Cheaper Than Dirt!, Ergo Grip, Guns &amp; Gear Outlet, Heckler &amp; Koch, Hogue Grips, Leupold, Militec, PowerTech\/Smith &amp; Wesson Flashlights, Predator Tactical, Pro Ears, Rainier Ballistics, Ritchie Leather, Safariland, Samson, Schuemann Barrels, StormLake Barrels, Swab-its, Tarheel Targets and Taylor Brands\/Smith &amp; Wesson Knives.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.IDPA.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.IDPA.com<\/a>. You can also connect with IDPA online by following <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/officialidpa\" target=\"_blank\">@OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShootIDPA\" target=\"_blank\">ShootIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, watch <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 the Sig Sauer Academy, the world-class firearms training facility located in Epping, New Hampshire, has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2013 Smith &#038; Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20362,"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":[2677,2244,59],"class_list":["post-20361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idpa","category-shootingsports","tag-2013-idpa-indoor-nationals","tag-sig-sauer-academy","tag-smith-wesson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20361","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=20361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}