Press Release
Bushmaster Firearms Supports the 2009 National Matches
WINDHAM, Maine – Bushmaster Firearms
International, LLC (BFI), announces their on-going support of the
2009 National Matches, currently being held at Camp Perry in Port
Clinton, Ohio. During the five-week schedule of events, hosted by
the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the National Rifle
Association (NRA), match competitors will square off in rifle and
handgun matches through August 19, 2009, including the National
Trophy Pistol and National Trophy Rifle Matches. This is the twelfth
straight year that Bushmaster has supported the Nationals,
considered by many as the “World Series of the Shooting Sports.”
Bushmaster’s involvement includes sponsorship of the NRA Whistler
Boy High Power Rifle Match scheduled for August 9th, a two-person
Junior State Association Team Match; 3rd Annual Bushmaster Cup,
recognizing an Overall Champion and Junior Champion who uses a
Factory Bushmaster Rifle in the Mountain Man Aggregate; and
presentation of four Bushmaster® DCM-XR competition rifles. Jarrod
McDevitt, Competition Program Coordinator for Bushmaster, will
present rifles to the winner of the Mountain Man Aggregate, first
and second place teams in the Whistler Boy Match, the fourth rifle,
a customized DCM-XR by the Army Marksmanship Unit, to the CMP
President’s 100 Rifle Match winner,.
"We are proud to support these time-honored National Matches and
recognize our country’s finest men and women competitive shooters,”
stated John DeSantis, President and General Manager of Bushmaster
Firearms. “An equally significant aspect of our sponsorship is
recognition of the junior competitors both in the NRA’s Whistler Boy
Match and Bushmaster Cup events.”
Bushmaster factory representatives will be on hand at Camp Perry
from July 31st through August 14th, located in the center of
Commercial Row, Building #1022B. Join us to celebrate the “World
Series” of our sport and take advantage of BFI show discounts on
parts and accessories.
For a complete schedule of events and registration information for
this year’s National Matches, please visit the
CMP website
and the
NRA website.
About Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, a Cerberus company, is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States for Consumer, Law Enforcement & Security/Safety applications. Headquartered in Windham, Maine with manufacturing facilities in Windham and Lake Havasu, Arizona, Bushmaster supplies both Aluminum and advanced Carbon Fiber based AR15 type rifles and accessories to its US customer base, as well as Law Enforcement, Security and Military customers in over 50 countries around the world.