Jon Weiler's 2012 Survival Trial II concluded at 1030AM on September 30, 2012 with 12 teams moving out of the Survival Trial Arena located at the NRA Whittington Center on 52 square miles of treacherous, yet beautiful Northern New Mexico Landscape. Each Survival Trial is a point based, 24 hour endurance shooting event that includes Shooting Scenarios, Physical Obstacles, Mental Challenges, Golden Baskets and Mini Games, all worth points for an overall team aggregate. Teams move by foot with a required packing list from location to location to negotiate the task. Some points were known to the competitors; some were Points of Interest that were not disclosed to the competitors until they reached that location. The Survival Trial II required strong strategic skills, with successful teams combining good navigation skills, time management and physical stamina for a higher placed finish.

September 29, 2012 Survival Trial II Survivors:

1st Place: Team Ruby Red - 2180 Team Points - Finished in 23 hours, 25 minutes
2nd Place: Team Merka - 1610 Team Points - Finished in 21 hours, 27 minutes
3rd Place: Team Valhalla Armory - 1520 Team Points - Finished in 22 hours, 13 minutes
4th Place: Team Hillbillies - 1420 Team Points - Did not cross the finish line
5th Place: Team CFTF - 1410 Team Points - Did not cross the finish line
6th Place: Team C.A.M.B. - 1140 Team Points - Finished in 22 hours, 27 minutes
7th Place: Team Del Taco - 970 Team Points - Did not cross the finish line
8th Place: Team Texans - 960 Team Points - Finished in 23 hours, 24 minutes
9th Place: Team CRG - 910 Team Points - Did not cross the finish line
10th Place: Team Molon Labe (ML) - 830 Team Points - Finished in 22 hours, 12 minutes
11th Place: Team Wildcard - 820 Points - Finished in 22 hours 23 minutes
Team Zombie Response - 465 Points - Did not finish

2012's Survival Trial II Survivors also raised money for the organization NotAlone, who works with veterans and their families for Post Traumatic Stress injuries. Teams were sponsored by individuals with a monetary goal of $2000. Collectively, competitors raised $8424 for NotAlone with many teams meeting or coming close to their fundraising goals. Professional Marksmen Inc. became a corporate sponsor for Team C.A.M.B., who obtained the most individual sponsors of $2054. Team C.A.M.B. placed sixth in the STII, with Professional Marksmen Inc. matching 50% of the teams' individual sponsorship.

The Survival Trial II was sponsored by Palmetto State Armory, who also provided ammunition for the event and the first place winning team prize of a customized Survival Trial Palmetto State Armory

PA-15, complete with the Survival Trial Logo laser engraved in the lower receiver. Americase, manufacturers of high quality firearm transportation cases, sponsored two Golden Basket prizes of our Jon Weiler Signature 3-Gun Event Cases and Americase 4 Pistol and 8 Pistol lightweight cases.

More information on Palmetto State Armory can be found at www.palmettostatearmory.com or at (803) 788-9095. More information on Americase and their products can be found at www.americase.com or at (800) 972-2737. More information on NotAlone can be found at www.notalone.com. Event site information at www.nrawc.org

Registration for the 2013 Survival Trials is located at www.survivaltrial.com.