SIG SAUER® Captain Max Michel, Jr., Blazes to Championship at Pro-Am

EXETER, N.H. (July 16, 2012) — Max Michel, Jr., once again showed why he’s one of the fastest shooters in the world on steel targets. Shooting under the unique rules of the Pro-Am Championship, the SIG SAUER^® team captain battled the clock as well as the competition en route to the title.

The Pro-Am is an all-steel match where shooters have a set par time to hit as many targets as possible. The scoring is simple: knock down a target for a point. Once time expires, no targets are counted. With just two divisions of the world’s best shooters going head-to-head, the competition is strong for the title.

“While still challenging, the Pro-Am is one of the most fun matches I get to shoot each year,” Michel said. “The stages are set up for pure run-and-gun speed shooting and the par times push me to keep going flat-out.”

Shooting in the Open Pro division, Michel finished with a final score of 254 targets down, 12 targets more than the runner-up.

Next up for Michel is the Area 3 Championship in August at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island, NE.

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About Max Michel, Jr.

By anyone’s account, Max Michel, Jr., is one of the best shooters in the world. With three World Speed Shooting Championships (2009, 2007 and 2005), six USPSA National Championships (2011, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004), three U.S. Steel National Championships (2011, 2009 and 2008), 37 USPSA Area Championships, and nearly 100 Major Championship wins, Michel has become a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Michel also owns multiple World Speed Shooting records as well as the only Action

Shooter to win all USPSA Area Championships in the same season (2010). As an international
competitor, Michel has represented the United States in the last five International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoots and returned home each time with team gold medals.

About SIG SAUER^®, Inc.

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