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The newest 3-Gun Nation Print Magazine is ready to ship to your home. In this issue: • Coverage and action photography from the 2013 AR15.com Pro-Am • 3 Gun Rifle Fundamentals and skills to improve your game • Anatomy of a modular Trigger • The 3-Gun Ferarri - a review of the JP15 • How to convert your AR to .22LR • 20 questions with team Stag Arms Pro Kalani Laker • A look inside the world of Surefire • News from the 3-Gun Nation Pro Series and National Club Series And much more. Get it delivered to your door 6 times a year!

The newest 3-Gun Nation Print Magazine is ready to ship to your home. In this issue: • Coverage and action photography from the 2013 AR15.com Pro-Am • 3 Gun Rifle Fundamentals and skills to improve your game • Anatomy of a modular Trigger • The 3-Gun Ferarri - a review of the JP15 • How to convert your AR to .22LR • 20 questions with team Stag Arms Pro Kalani Laker • A look inside the world of Surefire • News from the 3-Gun Nation Pro Series and National Club Series And much more. Get it delivered to your door 6 times a year!

All, we would like to comment on why 3GN has opened up the Qual Match to all Semi-Pro competitors from 2012: We don't enjoy making changes late in the game, but the fact is we had low participation for this particular match – as it is the first one of its kind for 3GN. We want the best shooters we can get, and just as importantly the ones that want to be there! Regardless, the 16 available slots for the 3-Gun Nation pro series will still have to be earned through this qualifier match in St. Augustine – and based on the names that have registered thus far, this should be a great match. Also, we can appreciate those that feel $1,300 for the four (4) following Pro Series matches is a high cost, as it is on the surface. But of course it is 100% payback, includes sponsored prize money, tv coverage and more. They were also created for a 1-day format to minimize time spent away from home and work. We certainly don't claim to be the only game in 3-gun, we never have. Giving the masses the level of coverage we feel the sport deserves, as best we can, in hopes to continue to drive new interest to the sport. Which we hope continues to result in more major Outlaw matches, and a big groundswell at the local level through programs such as our new Club Series. That's our philosophy - give the sport of 3-gun exposure, programs and prize incentives at every possible level – Pro, Outlaw Majors, ladies, juniors, local clubs and more. Our mission is to increase participation across the board, and grow the sport as a whole. So for those who have signed up for the semi-pro series in 2012 – and want to make a run at the game's best, feel free to contact us at contact@3gunnation.com. Also feel free to email us with any other questions you may have in the future. Also, you'll get a faster response to forum questions at http://3gn.ar15.com/forums/b/13_3_Gun_Nation.html. - 3GN 3GN Opens Qualifier Match to All Semi-Pros Posted on 1/23/2013 Calling All 3-Gun Nation Semi-Pros! Want to take your shot in the 3GN Pro Series Qualifier Match? There are remaining slots currently unused by initial invitees, so 3GN is opening up the Qual Match to all competitors who competed in 2012 as a 3GN Semi-Pro. That’s right, now’s your chance to shoot a one day match in St. Augustine, Florida, make the cut, and then qualify for the 2013-2014 3-Gun Nation Pro Series Tour. Compete in cash payout matches, all before television cameras, and earn points toward the 2014 3GN Rumble on the Range in Las Vegas, for a shot at $50,000. But you’ll need to act fast if you want in. Remaining slots will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and will cap when match is full. To apply, send your request to compete, along with your name and 3GN ID number, to contact@3gunnation.com. 3GN staff will reply to confirm you as in or out. 3-Gun Nation Pro Series Qualification Match Where: Ancient City Shooting Range, St. Augustine, FL (http://www.attac-fl.com/) When: Feb. 9 Format: One-day, five-stage match; short, fast courses of fire Match Fee: $75 Awards: A slot on the 2013-2014 3GN Pro Series Tour! (Note: the cost of the upcoming Pro Tour is $1,300; competitors should not compete in the Qual Match if they do not intend to pay and compete on the 3GN Pro Tour)

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All, It has come to our attention that this year's point system, aimed at giving competitors interested in qualifying for the 3GN Championship the freedom to switch divisions as they please, has some unintended consequences. So we are reviewing the process, with input from competitors, and will revise the rules accordingly. Our goal is to get the most deserving competitors into the 3GN Championship. Sincerely, Chad Adams 3-Gun Nation

Yes, as soon as I get Ms Kitty's data base to play nice with my computer I will post them on my website and link here. Zip the file, send it to me & I will send back Stages in pdf format in less than 20 minutes. Linda Chico (L-2035) Columbia SC And by 20 minutes she means 15

Our Editor Picks His Top Ten Most Likely To Win the 3GN Championship and Leupold's $25K. Counting chips before the dealing is done can be hazardous in Vegas. http://www.3gunnation.com/news/3gns_top_10

3GN Championship Set For Las Vegas The FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Tour, Presented by SureFire, will culminate its inaugural season with the 3GN Championship Sept. 13 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, where the top 3-gunners in the country will be battling for $40,000. The 3GN Championship wraps up the ground-breaking new tournament series, with 50 competitors earning their right to compete based on points accumulated throughout the season. Also, 10 slots will be up for grabs at this year’s USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals, giving 60 shooters an invitation to claim the 3GN National Championship of 3-gun and the grand prize of $25,000, courtesy of Leupold. The second place finisher will take home a check for $10,000, courtesy of US P.A.L.M., while third place pays $5,000, courtesy of Timney Triggers. The event will be held in cooperation with USPSA. As such, USPSA rules will be used for division and equipment classification, and the 3GN Championship will be run as a Tactical Optics (or Standard Tactical) match. However, scoring will follow IMGA rules, such as used as DPMS Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun. Andy Horner, a veteran competitive shooter and match director for the annual Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun, will be the match director and stage designer for the 3GN Championship. “Andy is going to add so much to our match,” said Pete Brown, President, 3-Gun Nation. “The stages are going to be fast and exciting to watch, yet they’ll blend in Andy’s ability to make them extremely challenging as well. This will be a fitting exclamation point to what we think will be the season that forever redefines the sport of 3-gun.” The one-day match will comprise of four stages of fire, and competitors will use their own gear during the first four traditional stages. At this time, Horner is working with USPSA and range officials to incorporate the use of all three guns on each stage. However, the stage designs are subject to change, and the stages will not be posted prior to the match. Ultimately, competitors should expect an extremely challenging course of fire. “The shooters making it into the 60 slots of the 3-Gun Nation Championship match should expect stages to challenge their abilities with all three guns,” Horner said. Upon completion of the four traditional stages, the top 16 will advance to the 3GN shoot-off format, where competitors will then switch to 3GN sponsor equipment. Those competitors will be seeded according to their overall score from the match, and entered into a 16-man, head-to-head, single elimination tournament bracket. “3-Gun Nation is going to expose thousands of shooters and non-shooters to the sport of 3-gun competition on a regular basis,” Horner said. “This exposure should grow the sport, and thereby benefit not only our shooters, but the companies in the shooting industry who support 3-gun competitions. By providing an exciting and challenging match, we hope to energize viewers to come out and participate in 3-gun matches—which is the most fun you can have in competitive shooting.” The match fee will be $150, payable onsite during the Multi-Gun Nationals, or on the morning of the 3GN Championship. For more information, contact Chad Adams at Chad@3gunnation.com. The entire tournament series, including DPMS Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun, Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun, FNH USA Midwest 3-Gun Championships, MGM Ironman, JP Enterprises Rocky Mountain 3-Gun, the Wildcard event at USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals and the 3GN Championship will all be featured in the new television show, “3-Gun Nation,” debuting on Versus Monday, July 26 at 7:30 AM EST, with a repeat airing on Thursday, July 29 at 3 PM EST. Anyone with any questions at all can e-mail me directly at chad@3gunnation.com. -- Chad Adams

Brian, Consider us informed. I'll take care of it. Thanks for the heads up, and I hope you can play with us next year. Chad Adams

The field of 50 is set for the 3GN Championship With the validation process completed, the following competitors have earned a birth in the 2010 FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Championship, Presented by SureFire: http://www.3gunnation.com/News/3gn_top_50

YES! Ozark will be the first stop on the 2011 Series! Can't wait to go to that one, Kirk and the guys are awesome and we know that match will be great. We'll be doing an article about that very soon. We're working on several things for next year and we'll be making more 2011 announcements as we move along after the championship is over. Also the top 50 scores are being triple and quadruple checked right now, and we'll make the formal posting hopefully tomorrow or by Thursday! Thanks Jesse!

Here's a little tidbit I put together from the shoot off. Congrats again to Robbie and to Denise and JJ for a wonderful match! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAW9S4rvcg4

Hulu only carries select programs from the networks, and the network has to pay Hulu to put it on, so 3GN is the low man on the totem pole first season. However, you can now watch full episodes on 3gunnation.com/tv. We can only post shows after they have aired and we just got transferred to a server that handles files that large. We plan to post a new show each week, show 1 is up now. Thanks.

VERSUS has begun posting clips from each episode at http://www.versus.com/shows/3-gun-nation/ Sign in and let them know "I'm In" THANKS!!!

A big thanks to squad 6, Andy, Ben, Al, George, Chris, and Sean, who loaned me gear, helped me understand stage breakdowns, gave instruction and ultimately baby sitted me through the match. Nick and Nate, as always, on point. Linda, thanks for allowing me to be a part. Hell of a good time. Hook, line and sinker. Chad

Count me in. I'll always support Randy and/or DPMS in any way I can. Especially now. Chad

Great article from Pat! http://www.3gunnation.com/news/man_vs._man--the_shoot-off

3GN has opened arbitration for all scores posted from the previous four qualifying matches that have taken place thus far. The arbitration period for those matches will close at the end of registration day, Aug. 4, at the JP Rocky Mountain 3-Gun. At the conclusion of the JP RM3G, 3-Gun Nation will post both the results from RM3G and the top 50 qualifiers for the 3GN Championship. All arbitration for RM3G scores must be completed immediately following the event. With that process completed, 3GN can then publish the top 50 qualifiers for the 3GN Championship, held Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, where one winner will take home $25,000, courtesy of Leupold. Also, the 2nd place finisher will receive $10,000, courtesy of US P.A.L.M., and 3rd place will receive $5,000, courtesy of Timney Triggers. Other top finishers in the match will win prizes from FNH USA, SureFire, Federal Premium, Weaver Optics, Brownells, Leupold, Vortex Optics, Revision, Mac Tools, Lewis Machine & Tool, Otis, 5.11 Tactical, Under Armour and much more. To read the complete article or to ask questions, click here: http://www.3gunnation.com/news/arbitration_open_for_3gn_tournament_series

Hey everyone! there is a detailed article posted on our web site and the listing of the 41 competitors that have qualified thus far. After Rocky Mountain, many will have completed the 3 minimum matches and I'm sure the top 50 will shake up dramatically. The rest of the field – and their 3GN scores from all the matches will be posted as well, we expect it to be up this week. http://www.3gunnation.com/ We'll post the top 50 asap after the Rocky Mountain match so folks can make their plans. Thought you guys changed it to 2 minimum matches since BRM 3-Gun got cancelled or have you added another match to the list???????? Thanks! 2 best scores are counted (within the same division). 3 match minimum to qualify. (So that if you shot BRM as one of your qualifiers, it still counts toward your 3 match minimum - since it got rained out). Which is why JoJo and Mike V. aren't in the top 50 yet, they've not shot the 3 match minimum yet. After RM it will shake up the standings.

Hey everyone! there is a detailed article posted on our web site and the listing of the 41 competitors that have qualified thus far. After Rocky Mountain, many will have completed the 3 minimum matches and I'm sure the top 50 will shake up dramatically. The rest of the field – and their 3GN scores from all the matches will be posted as well, we expect it to be up this week. http://www.3gunnation.com/ We'll post the top 50 asap after the Rocky Mountain match so folks can make their plans. Thanks!

Here's the full article... You can leave comments for Dave and all the winners at the bottom. thanks! http://www.3GunNation.com/News/neth_wins_3gn_shoot-off_5000

Congrats to one of the class acts in all of competitive shooting, Dave Neth for winning the 4th 3GN shoot-off and the $5,000 cash prize from Warne! Way to go Dave!!!! Congrats and big time thanks also to Travis and Mike Gibson for an awesome match!

Updates from the Ironman http://www.3gunnation.com/News/mgm_ironman_underway

http://www.3gunnation.com/ Match preview and video of Pat Kelley and Jim Dickenson discussing the upcoming match.

Hey everyone, looking forward to the Iron Man this week, hopefully the rain will hold off... If your interested in the points standings for our championship series, check out the 3GN website for a full article. Also, after the MGM match this week we will have the top 50 posted and we'll show who's "on the bubble". Our Championship event, after the USPSA multi-gun nationals, will feature a $25,000 first place prize courtesy of Leupold, $10,000 for second place from US PALM and $5,000 from Timney Triggers for 3rd. Also, we'll have guns from FN, scopes from Leupold, lights and accessories from SureFire, prize products from Brownells, Mac tools, Vortex, ReVision, 5.11, Under Armor, and much much more. We will be posting a full article detailing all the prizes at our championship event. It should be a lot of fun, a deep prize table and great day for 3-Gun. We plan to produce 3 episodes on the championship event, including the an episode on the USPSA event. Our camera's will be rolling for VERSUS and our hope is to move the show to the weekend outdoor block for 2011. Thanks everyone! http://www.3gunnation.com/News/butler_kelley_lead_3gn_points_standings Also, check for updates from the Iron Man this week, we're heading to the range now...