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NRA ICC

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NRA’s International Competitions Committee (ICC)
– Founded in 1978
– pursue and govern the interests of Olympic-style shooters
– has oversight of all Olympic shooting events worldwide

National Governing Body for many non-Olympic types of shooting in the USA including NRA Conventional (3-gun) Pistol, NRA Smallbore Rifle, NRA High Power Rifle, NRA Action Pistol, NRA Silhouette (rifle and pistol), plus many more. They also have an excellent new coach program.

Montrose Auction

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since 1977

Georgia’s leading auction house for firearms,
edged weapons and sporting related items

 

  • up to 12 auctions a year

Montrose Auction 
1702 2nd Street
Montrose, GA 31065

478-376-4559

Wilson Combat

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started in 1977
Berryville, Arkansas

  • 1977 started by Bill Wilson as “Wilson’s Gun Shop” in Berryville, Arkansas
    – gunsmith business in the back of the family jewelry store
  • modified
    – 1911-A1
    – Smith & Wesson Model 10
    – Ruger Single Action Revolvers
  • 1983 began making custom parts
  • 1996 building  M1911 pistols in house
  • 2000 bought “Scattergun Technologies”
    – Wilson Combat Scattergun Technologies

Wilson Combat
Scattergun Technologies
2452 CR 719
Berryville, AR 72616

800-955-4856

wilsoncombat.com

 

Beretta USA

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Since 1526
1977 Beretta USA was established

  • a tradition that has carried over, uninterrupted, through fifteen generations of Berettas
  • they bought FI Industries, inc
  • 1977 Beretta USA was established
    – Accokeek, Maryland
    – 115,000 square feet
  • Jan 1980 made small caliber pistols
  • May 2002 contract for US Air Force
    – 18,744 pistols (92 series)
  • September 2007  contract to  US Army and the US Air Force
    – 10,576 pistols (series 92)
  •  January, 2009 largest US military handgun contract since World War II
    – supply 450,000 model 92FS pistols
  • September 2012  US Army contract
    – 100,000 92FS pistols
  • 2017 New facility in Gallatin, Tennessee
    – 160,000 square feet
    – 100 acre

Beretta USA Corp.
Service Department
17601 Beretta Drive
Accokeek, Maryland 20607

Julie Golob

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American professional sport shooter

  • 2005 Silver IPSC Handgun World Shoot Lady Standard
  • 2011 Silver IPSC Handgun World Shoot Lady Production
  • 2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot Lady Production Bronze
  • 2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot Lady Classic Gold
  • 13 times USPSA Lady National Champion
  • U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Athlete of the Year
  • 1999 US Army Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2 times NRA Bianchi Cup Ladies Open Champion
  • 2 times ICORE Revolver Ladies Open Champion
  • 50+ World & National Titles
  • 150+ Major Championship Titles

Julie Golob

https://www.juliegolob.com
Get to know Julie Golob
https://www.smith-wesson.com/article/get-know-julie-golob

RSR Group

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352,000 square foot
started in 1977

  • 1977 Founded in a two-car garage in New York
  • 1979 second sales and distribution facility in Winter Park, Florida
  • 1981 Reno, Nevada facility
  • 1983 fourth distribution center in Dallas, Texas
  • 1985 fifth facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 2005 centralized all of its inventory at distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas
  • 2015 moved to Fort Worth, Texas

rsrgroup.com