Madison, NC –-(Ammoland.com)- Shooters from Team Remington – Bushmaster had an excellent start to the competitive season at the 2013 Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Games and the Creedmoor Cup High-Power Rifle Championships.
In the team competition, Team Remington Roxburgh, four person team, finished as overall winners and match rifle champions with a score of 1967-85X. Additionally, Team Bushmaster Hendricks’, four person team, placed a respectable fourth place with a score of 1942-58X’s.
In the individual championships, Hugo Adelson won the overall individual title and the Creedmoor Cup with a score of 2371-117x and 16-year-old Joe Hendricks, Jr. won the individual Junior Service Rifle title firing a score of 2296-69x.
“Team Remington-Bushmaster has come out of the gate this season with a highly competitive high-power and long range team,” said Ken Roxburgh – Team Captain and Coach. “Our team shot very well overall and we all are extremely proud of our significant wins at the first major championship of the season.”
“I want to extend congratulations to every member of our team for their dedication to marksmanship and their role as ambassadors to the competitive rifle shooting sports,” said Shane Naylor, Shooting Sports Manager for the Remington-Bushmaster Rifle Team. “We are very proud of what they accomplished at the matches and I am looking forward to a great season ahead.”
In addition to the matches, Team Remington-Bushmaster instructors conducted the Remington Advanced High-Power Rifle Marksmanship Clinic on May 8, 2013.
The 2013 CMP Games and the Creedmoor Cup High-Power Rifle Championships were held at Camp Butner, North Carolina on May 8 – 12, 2013.
About Remington-Bushmaster Rifle Team
Team Remington-Bushmaster was established in 2007 to represent Remington, Bushmaster and other Freedom Group Family of Companies at local, state, regional and national competitive rifle shooting programs of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). In addition to competing, Team Remington-Bushmaster provides Quality Marksmanship Training to promote marksmanship and participation in competitive shooting events as well as to provide training and support to civilian and U.S. military shooting teams.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, (“Remington”) headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation’s oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
