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Max Michel High Overall at Bianchi Cup 06-08-2009 - MGM Sponsored Shooter Max Michel took the 2009 NRA Bianchi Cup Pro-Am shooting event with the High-Overall score.
Max Michel Newest member of the MGM Shooting Team
MGM is proud to announce the newest member of the MGM Shooting Team. Max Michels will be joining the team as he transitions from his service to our country to private industry. Learn more about Max in his biography.
The Manny Brag class is full! Thank you for your interest. (2/20/09)
MGM is proud to announce that we are going to help sponsor a two day class put on by one of our sponsored shooters, Manny Bragg. This will be a two day class on the 17th and 18th of June which is right before the Area 1 pistol match. You will get two days of training from one of the best shooters in the world (literally) and then, Manny is going to shoot the match with the class on Friday. The class will be held at the Parma, ID range which is the same place the match will be held and will be limited to eight (8) students. Student slots will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
Here is the best part...the price. Because of our sponsorship of Manny, he has agreed to do this class for free!!! That's right!! FREE!!! But you know what they say, "You don't ever get somethin' for nothin' " This holds true here as well. What we are asking for is a $250 "donation" to the 2009 MGM/USAMU Jr. Camp. This years camp was a huge success and we are already looking forward to next year. The first eight people to contact me and make payment arrangements will be the ones that get in. Sorry, but I don't know any other fair way to do it.
It has come to our attention that the hinge on our Pepper Popper and US Popper can become bent if the target is reset too forcefully. All future production Pepper Poppers and US Poppers will have a stregthened hinge assembly.
MGM is providing replacement Pepper Popper Hinges at No Charge, for anybody who requests them. These will include new bolts/nuts, and will be shipped at No Charge to the customers.
Manny Bragg Newest member of the MGM Shooting Team
After a few months of negotiations, MGM is proud to announce that Emanuel Bragg is on board as the newest member of the MGM Shooting Team, joining other top shooters we support, 3 gun shooters Bennie Cooley and Dave Neth. MGM is supporting Manny with MGM Targets for his new shooting range in Kirksville, MO. Emanuel has been amongst the top pistol shooters for many years holding MANY National, Area, and State titles. He will also represent the USA in Bali later this year at the World Shoot. Good luck on your shooting and MGM is here to support you in becoming the best shooter that you can be!
Travis Gibson
VP MGM Targets
Update for 1/13/09 -- The New Steel for New Shooters promotion sponsored by MGM ended 12/31. MGM is pleased to announce that the SouthEast Practical Shooters Association has recruited 11 new members to the USPSA. This is more than TRIPLE the amount recruited by any other single club in the country! Along with the certificates of $100 for each new adult shooter, and $150 for each new Junior shooter, MGM is making an additional "surprise" contribution of $500. WELL DONE, and THANKS, SEPSA!
Mike Gibson, MGM Targets
AS PART OF MGM'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT to the 2nd Amendment, the shooting sports in general, and to the USPSA in particular, we have implemented a reward program that will benefit clubs or individuals who bring new shooters into the USPSA organization. In short, if you or your shooting club bring a new member into the organization in 2008, we will send you a certificate for $100, that can be used toward any steel product that MGM manufacturers. If you bring in 3 new members, we'll send you three certificates for $100 each. There is no limit on how many new members you can bring, and there is no limit on the way the certificates can be used. They can be used any way you want, just like cash. They can't be used on paper targets, Pressure Plates, or the Snapper (clam shell or bear trap style) target activators, because we don't manufacture those products. No other exceptions.
61,960 was the last membership number issued by the USPSA as of April 30, 2008. If your “new shooter's” membership number is after that, you are eligible for the $100. To get the certificate, please send a copy of the new shooters membership card to us AFTER they are classified in at least one category. Any classification other than a “U”, in any division, is acceptable. We have this provision so nobody signs up their dog, their cat, or their goldfish, to get the hundred bucks. The new shooter has to actually shoot enough to get a classification.
MGM's goal is to get people shooting, so they'll become PRO gun, and PRO 2nd Amendment, and so they'll VOTE PRO GUN. This country is at a critical crossroads politically speaking, and if we don't have people standing up for what they believe in, they WILL find themselves wishing they had. If you can encourage them to also join the NRA, we'll send you an extra $20 certificate. That will cover half of the Annual Membership. If you are serious about the 2nd Amendment, make the commitment to an NRA Life Membership, or up grade to a Life Membership. They'll charge your credit card $25 per QUARTER. If you aren't really serious about supporting the 2nd Amendment, quit prentending.
We hope to see you and your new shooting buddy on the range!
Visit the USPSA WebsiteUSAMU-MGM Junior Camp to be held this fall at Ft. Benning!
Update for 11/10/08 The 2008 Camp was a tremendous success. For more information and pictures, visit the website at www.juniorshootercamp.org.
Preliminary details have been worked out, but it looks like this will be a GO! The camp will tentatively be limited to 60 shooters, and will feature top ranked instructors, as you'd expect from the Army Marksmanship Unit! With the Army providing the ranges, and MGM subsidizing the other costs, it is possible that the only costs to the campers will be ammo, transportation, and 4 meals!
More details should be available by 15 May. Keep watching this site!
MGM Targets named Official supplier of AASA targets!
MGM is proud to announce we have been named the official steel supplier of the American Action Shooting Association Nationals Shoot May 8 through 11, 2008.
MGM Targets official policy on pistol match sponsorships for 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
First off, thank you for considering MGM as a sponsor for your upcoming event. We are honored to be considered.
With that said, it is with regret that we must decline any requests for pistol match sponsorships. Over the last year, several large matches that MGM has supported including the Open/L10 Nationals, have offered little to no recognition of MGM for our contributions. We have also received less than five (5) letters (during all of 2008), from competitors thanking us for our donations to the prize table. Because of this clear lack of recognition, and apparent lack of appreciation, we can only assume that the $158,000.00 we spent in advertising through match donations in 2008 were, for the most part, a waste.
If you happen to be holding a multi-gun, shot gun, long range, military or law enforcement event, we would be delighted to review your proposal. It seems as though the people that participate in these events recognize quality equipment when they see it, and are both faithful customers and very appreciative of MGM’s support of these events.
We hate to lump all pistol matches into the same category. If you feel the circumstances described above are not representative of your pistol event, please feel free to contact me. I would be happy to discuss this matter further.
Please accept our very best wishes for success with your match.
Most respectfully,
Travis Gibson
Vice President