Colt’s Mark Redl Takes IDPA CDP Title At Mass. State Championship

BERRYVILLE, Ark. – Shooting for Team Colt, Mark Redl won six of 10 stages on his way to taking the Custom Defensive Pistol division title at the 17th Annual Massachusetts State IDPA Championship, presented by Smith & Wesson.

With his final time of 197.82 seconds and 38 points down, Redl outpaced runner-up and 2012 defending champion Craig Buckland by 16.15 seconds to win the division.

Sanctioned by the International Defensive Pistol A Add Mediassociation (IDPA), the Massachusetts State IDPA Championship was held Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, at the Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford located in North Dartmouth and drew 120 competitors.

Buckland, who won three stages, finished first Master in 213.97 seconds with 40 points down. Third in the division went to Matt Holmes, first Expert, with 234.21 (45) followed by second Expert Robert Biehl with 237.59 (68) and Nick Henry, the third Expert, finishing fifth in the division with a stage win and a time of 240.22 (48).

Elsewhere in the division, Phillip Atchison claimed first Sharpshooter with 284.22 (101) while Novice class shooter Glenn Baker finished with 500.16 (107).

Complete, searchable match results can be found online at IDPA.com.

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