Speed Shooter Specialties Back As Major Sponsor Of IDPA’s Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals

BERRYVILLE, Ark. – The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) announced that Speed Shooter Specialties, one of the top online retailers catering to competition shooters using Smith & Wesson products, has returned as a major sponsor of the 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship.

Speed Shooter Specialties joins ACADEMI, Brownells, Comp-Tac Victory Gear, CORBON, GLOCK, GlockTriggers.com, Harris Publications, Michigan Ammo Company, Mossberg, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Panteao Productions, Ruger, Taurus, Trijicon, Wilson Combat and match host Smith & Wesson as a major sponsor of the competition. As part of their sponsorship Speed Shooter Specialties will sponsor one of the 13 stages in the championship match.

“Speed Shooter Specialties is one of the most popular sources for competition equipment thanks to their focus on the competition shooter and their tireless commitment to supporting the shooting sports. We’re very pleased to welcome them back as a major sponsor of the Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals,” said Robert Ray, membership and marketing director for IDPA.

“The efforts of IDPA, its members and sponsors are crucial to keeping the shooting sports available to all. We’re very excited to be a returning sponsor of such a legendary match,” said Kenny Dickerson of Speed Shooter Specialties.

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 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship will take place February 21-23 on the indoor ranges of the Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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