XS Sight Systems Sponsors IDPA’s Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals
OutdoorHub 02.21.13
XS Sight Systems, makers of firearm sights that give the user considerable advantages in the highly dynamic world of threat situations, has returned as a major sponsor of the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship according to officials with the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA).
XS Sight Systems will be represented in the competition by Josh Lentz who won the Stock Service Revolver division title at the 2011 championship. As part of their support XS Sight Systems will sponsor one of the 13 stages in the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship course of fire.
“As a sport based on defensive pistol shooting with the vast majority of our membership holding a valid CCW permit, XS Sights are right at home on many of the carry guns our members use on a daily basis,” said Joyce Wilson, executive director for IDPA.
“We’re so pleased to have XS Sight Systems once again supporting the Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals, and to have past national champion Josh Lentz here competing for the title.”
XS Sight Systems joins ACADEMI, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, CORBON, FMG Publications, GLOCK, GlockTriggers.com, Harris Publications, Insight Technology, International Cartridge Corporation, Michigan Ammo Company, Mossberg, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Nighthawk Custom, Panteao Productions, Ruger, Sig Sauer Academy, Speed Shooter Specialties, Springfield Armory, Taurus, Trijicon, Warren Tactical Sights, Wilson Combat and match host Smith & Wesson as a major sponsor of the competition.
Additional industry sponsors include Action Target, Apex Tactical Specialties, Blade-Tech, Cheaper Than Dirt!, Ergo Grip, Guns & Gear Outlet, Heckler & Koch, Hogue Grips, Leupold, Militec, PowerTech/Smith & Wesson Flashlights, Predator Tactical, Pro Ears, Rainier Ballistics, Ritchie Leather, Safariland, Samson, Schuemann Barrels, StormLake Barrels, Swab-its, Tarheel Targets and Taylor Brands/Smith & Wesson Knives.
Widely regarded as one of the finest competitive shooting matches in the country, the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship represents the official start of IDPA’s competition season. More than 300 of the sport’s 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.
The sold-out 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship starts today on the indoor ranges of the Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, Massachusetts and concludes with the awards banquet Saturday evening, February 23.
