USA Shooting received $75,000 check from Kimber Manufacturing, Inc. at 2009 SHOT Show

Colorado Springs, Colo. - USA Shooting received a contribution check in the amount of $75,000 from Kimber Manufacturing, Inc. on Jan. 15 at the 2009 SHOT Show in Orlando, Fla., bringing Kimber's total contribution to the U.S. Shooting team to $675,000. Based on sales from the Kimber Team Match II Pistol, this is the largest contribution to USA Shooting by any firearm manufacturer in the shooting industry.

Leslie Edelman, President of Kimber Manufacturing, Inc. presented the check to five out of the six 2008 USA Shooting Olympic Medalists including Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) - gold, Men's Skeet; Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) - gold, Men's Double Trap; Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.) - silver, Men's 50m Prone Rifle; Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) - bronze, Women's Trap; Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) - bronze, Men's 10m Air Rifle.