{"id":25375,"date":"2013-08-30T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=25375"},"modified":"2013-08-29T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T15:26:57","slug":"idpa-welcomes-nighthawk-custom-as-return-sponsor-of-u-s-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/idpa-welcomes-nighthawk-custom-as-return-sponsor-of-u-s-nationals\/25375\/","title":{"rendered":"IDPA Welcomes Nighthawk Custom As Return Sponsor Of U.S. Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25376\" alt=\"Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors-300x300.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nat13-Nighthawk-Sponsors.png 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>BERRYVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The International Defensive Pistol Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShootIDPA\">IDPA<\/a>) welcomes returning sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nighthawkcustom.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nighthawk Custom<\/a>, manufacturer of high quality custom 1911-style handguns, to the growing list of companies supporting the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupport for this year\u2019s Nationals continues to grow thanks to the wonderful generosity of the companies that are strong proponents of the shooting sports, like Nighthawk Custom,\u201d said Robert Ray, membership and marketing director for IDPA.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Nighthawk Custom, the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship is supported by a who\u2019s who of firearms and shooting sports industry leaders, including the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, Harris Publications, Ruger, Smith &amp; Wesson, Taurus and Wilson Combat.<\/p>\n<p>The match will take place September 19 thru 21 on the ranges of the U.S. Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and officials expect to draw over 300 of the sport\u2019s top competitors.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on IDPA, the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship, or to join the more than 22,000 members competing each week all across America, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idpa.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.IDPA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can further connect with the IDPA community through IDPA\u2019s social media, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/officialidpa\" target=\"_blank\">@OfficialIDPA<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter and ShootIDPA on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShootIDPA\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/shootidpa#\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/shootidpa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/shootidpa.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0or check for regular news and updates on the\u00a0organization\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idpa.com\/blog\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">DOWN ZERO Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>About Nighthawk Custom: Nighthawk Custom, located in Berryville, Arkansas, is the manufacturer of superior quality 1911-style pistols. Founded in 2003, the team gunsmiths at Nighthawk Custom have over 50 years of combined experience specializing in the 1911. Nighthawk Custom builds 1911&#8217;s using no MIM parts and the finest finish in the industry. All Nighthawk Custom 1911&#8217;s come with a lifetime guarantee. For more information on Nighthawk Custom or their line of 1911-style pistols, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nighthawkcustom.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nighthawkcustom.com<\/a> or call toll free 1-877-268-4867.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) welcomes returning sponsor Nighthawk Custom, manufacturer of high quality custom 1911-style handguns, to the growing list of companies supporting the 2013 IDPA U.S. National Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25376,"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":[2817,3607,2855],"class_list":["post-25375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idpa","category-shootingsports","tag-2013-idpa-nationals","tag-idpa","tag-nighthawk-custom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25375","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=25375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}