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\n(BURLINGTON, Wash.) December 16, 2013 \u2013 Jessie Duff, world renowned champion shooter, has set a new record in the world of shooting sports as the first woman to ever earn the title of Grand Master (GM).\u00a0 The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) designates GM as the highest rating a shooter can achieve.<\/p>\n
In earning this prestigious classification Duff had to maintain an average above 95% in shooting classification courses, a proven challenge in the shooting sports. 2013 was a record-winning year for Duff, which included top wins in USPSA\u2019s Open, Limited and Single Stack National Championships. Duff also took multiple top wins in the Steel Challenge World Championships and earned top titles in the Arkansas Sectional Championships and Steel Challenge National Championships.<\/p>\n
\u201dI am honored to have earned the designation of Grand Master with USPSA\u201d said Duff. \u201cThis is something I have been working toward my entire shooting career and I\u2019ve come this far thanks to a lot of hard work and a lot of support,” she added.<\/p>\n
Duff is recognized as one of the most accomplished competition shooters in the world and is setting a new precedent for female shooters across the country. As female participation in shooting sports is on the rise, Duff\u2019s most recent accomplishments and continued success are contributing to an increase in involvement of women in competitive shooting.<\/p>\n
\u201cJessie is one of the best shooters in the world,\u201d said USPSA Executive Director Kim Williams. \u201cUSPSA is proud to announce her historic record as the first woman to ever reach this ranking in Practical Shooting,\u201d added Williams.<\/p>\n
Duff is currently training and preparing for the 2014 season of USPSA shooting. You can learn more about her competitions by following USPSA on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> or follow Jessie on her blog at jessieduff.net<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information or to join USPSA visit www.uspsa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n About The United States Practical Shooting Association<\/strong><\/em> (BURLINGTON, Wash.) December 16, 2013 \u2013 Jessie Duff, world renowned champion shooter, has set a new record in the world of shooting sports as the first woman to ever earn the title of Grand Master (GM).\u00a0 The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) designates GM as the highest rating a shooter can achieve. In earning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2597],"tags":[2529,3597],"class_list":["post-26821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shootingsports","tag-jessie-duff","tag-uspsa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26821","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=26821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe United States Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association and the national governing body for the sport of Practical Shooting in America. USPSA has over 24,000 members and nearly 400 affiliated clubs which host weekly matches throughout the country providing recreational shooters with the opportunity to test and refine their shooting skills in a safe, competitive environment. USPSA is also the U.S. Region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. For more information, visit www.uspsa.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"