{"id":20928,"date":"2013-03-07T08:47:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T14:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=20928"},"modified":"2013-03-06T09:18:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T15:18:31","slug":"safariland-sponsors-upcoming-puerto-rico-idpa-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/safariland-sponsors-upcoming-puerto-rico-idpa-nationals\/20928\/","title":{"rendered":"Safariland Sponsors Upcoming Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Safariland<\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 Safariland<\/a>, a leading holster manufacturer and longtime supporter of the shooting sports, will be a major sponsor of the International Defensive Pistol Association\u2019s (IDPA<\/a>) 2013 Puerto Rico IDPA National Championship taking place in Caguas, Puerto Rico on March 16 and 17.<\/p>\n

The Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals have received significant support from the shooting sports industry. Along with Safariland, the championship is being sponsored by Blade-Tech, Century International Arms, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, Fiocchi Ammunition, Fobus Holsters & Pouches, Uncle Mike\u2019s Law Enforcement and Smith & Wesson.<\/p>\n

In addition to sponsoring the championship, Safariland will be represented in the competition by Team Safariland member Bobby McGee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to Safariland and all our sponsors for their generous support of the Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals. Safariland has always been a proud supporter of the shooting sports and it will be a great pleasure to welcome Team Safariland\u2019s Bobby McGee to Puerto Rico,\u201d said Max Rivera, match director for the Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals.<\/p>\n

\"IDPA<\/a>Hosted by the RL Shooting Club and organized by match director Max Rivera and assistant match director Tom Yost of Smith & Wesson, this year\u2019s Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals will bring together over 150 top shooters from Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States and Venezuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals is expanding IDPA\u2019s international presence and emerging as a key early season match for shooters. We are proud to be one of the sponsors and wish Team Safariland members good luck and a fun, safe match for all,\u201d said Scott Carnahan, VP of Safariland and Bianchi.<\/p>\n

The 2013 Puerto Rico IDPA National Championship will feature a 12-stage course of fire with a round count of 190. Registration for the match is open and slots are still available. The match fee is just $120.<\/p>\n

Complete match information, including registration, hotel information and firearms permitting information can be found at www.IDPAPR.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. shooters interested in competing in the Puerto Rico IDPA Nationals should register by March 10 in order to insure their firearms permitting paperwork is processed in time for the match.<\/p>\n

For more information on IDPA, the 2013 Puerto Rico IDPA National Championship or to find a club near you, visit www.IDPA.com<\/a>. You can also connect with IDPA online by following @OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, like ShootIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook, watch IDPA TV<\/a>, or check for regular updates on the\u00a0DOWN ZERO Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Safariland, a leading holster manufacturer and longtime supporter of the shooting sports, will be a major sponsor of the International Defensive Pistol Association\u2019s 2013 Puerto Rico IDPA National Championship taking place in Caguas, Puerto Rico on March 16 and 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20930,"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":[2845,871,59],"class_list":["post-20928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idpa","category-shootingsports","tag-2013-puerto-rico-idpa-nationals","tag-safariland","tag-smith-wesson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20928","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=20928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}