FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - December 14, 2009 -- World Champion shooter, Bruce Piatt competed in the 2009 Fort Benning 3-Gun Challenge, hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. Now in its fifth year the event was held at the Brinson Range Action Shooting Complex. To add to the excitement of the match, competitors were driven to one of the nine challenging stages in the match in a Stryker Fighting Vehicle, each named after divisions within the Army.
Piatt won the Army's first time event called the Man-On-Man 3-Gun shoot off. Taking the top four shooters in the Tactical Optics, top two shooters in the Open, the top shooter in Tactical Iron and Heavy Metal division, shooters competed head-to-head using guns provided by match sponsors. Shooting a shotgun at 8 static clay targets at 12 yards, a rifle at six 8" steel plates at 125 yards, and finishing with a pistol at six 8" steel targets at 10 yards. Knocking out one shooter after another, Bruce's reward for winning the shoot-off was one of the rifles they used in the event and a chance to get warm.Commenting on Georgia's unusual weather Piatt said, "Each day shooters were bundled up due to the cold temperatures in the high 20's which made it more challenging to manipulate the ammo and work the gun. I was extremely pleased to be back participating and winning the first time shoot off in addition to winning 4th place in the Tactical Optics division, which consisted of 200 shooters. Wearing SunBuster's Crimson Brown lenses really made a difference in assisting me to pick up and locate the targets easier at stage nine because I was shooting directly into the sun with the last hours of daylight."
Steve Asman, SunBuster's president said, "Bruce understands the importance of having equipment that will enhance his shooting abilities and maximize his visual acuity with SunBuster's ShotReader lenses. Bruce's glasses are fitted with our lightweight prescription insert and depending on the lighting conditions; he can easily change out to any of our customized colored lenses to meet his needs. We're proud of Bruce's performance in the Tactical Optics division and we're looking forward to more of his wins in 2010."
SunBuster has designed The Maverick™ and The Dude™, two lightweight frames specifically designed for the shooter. Both models provide a comfortable fit for all-day wearing. Each model includes an interchangeable lens system of five lenses scientifically created to enhance and maximize the shooter's ability to perform under different lighting and target presentations in competitive shooting. The first lens system is the Pistol/Indoor system and the second is the Shooting/Hunting system. Each system offers a patented, lightweight, rimless insert, which sits behind the lens, available in a wide range of prescriptions.
Additional custom colored lenses are available to add to either of the systems for enhanced levels of shooting.
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