NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Team Safariland’s Rob Leatham Wins Top Senior Title at 2018 USPSA Nationals

Team Safariland’s, Rob Leatham Wins Top Senior Title and Scott Carnahan takes 2nd Senior Title at 2018 USPSA’s Nine Days of Nationals in Polk County, Florida

Leatham take 1st in Carry Optics and Single Stack, Senior Category;

Carnahan takes 2nd place, Pistol Caliber Carbine, Senior Category

ONTARIO, California – Safariland®, a brand of The Safariland Group, celebrates Team Safariland members Rob Leatham and Scott Carnahan for their wins at the 2018 USPSA Nine Days of Nationals, October 20 – 28, at Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. Leatham placed 1st in the Senior category and 6th Overall in the SIG Sauer Optics Nationals Carry Optics Division ahead of 336 optics (all combined) competitors, with a winning score of 1887.38, while Carnahan finished 2nd in the Senior category in the Pistol Caliber Carbine Division with a score of 1451.03.

Additionally, Leatham placed 1st in the Senior category and 3rd Overall in The CZ-USA Factory Gun Nationals Single Stack Division ahead of 364 factory gun (all combined) competitors, with a winning score of 1913.41. Leatham is the most-winning Single Stack (SS) National Champion on record, winning the USPSA SS Title in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013, as well as the USPSA SS National Senior Title in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

“Rob is a stellar Safariland competitor and teammate, it was great to get back out competing with our friends,” said Carnahan, vice president, duty gear at Safariland. “The new PCC category is extremely fun and fast to shoot. I’m glad I could rely on my Safariland gear to have the confidence that the magazines would be there when I needed.”

Leatham competed with the Safariland ELS system, Model 5198 Holster and USPSA Kit, while Carnahan competed with his Safariland Model 032 ELS Competition Belt system using Model 774 Magazine Pouches. Next up for Leatham is the USPSA Area-2 Match in Mesa, Ariz.

For information about Team Safariland and Safariland equipment, please visit www.safariland.com and follow Safariland on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

About Safariland®

Established in 1964, Safariland® has earned worldwide renown and a leadership position in the industry for its technologically advanced holsters and other gear to the law enforcement, military, concealment and competitive sporting markets. Safariland holsters, belts and accessories provide users with high-quality tools to perform their jobs safely and effectively. Safariland is credited for developing the first Level III Retention™ holster for the uniformed duty market. With a reputation for INNOVATION NOT IMITATION®, the Safariland brand continues its position as the worldwide leader in retention holsters. Safariland is a part of The Safariland Group family of brands. For more information, visit www.safariland.com/dutygear.

About The Safariland Group

The Safariland Group is a premier global provider of trusted, innovative, high-quality law enforcement and security products for the public safety, military and outdoor recreation/personal protection markets. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable names in these markets, principal brands include Safariland®, ABA®, Second Chance®, Bianchi®, Break Free® and Mustang Survival®. Forensics brands include Identicator® and NIK®. The Safariland Group’s mission, Together, We Save Lives®, is inherent in the lifesaving products it delivers. The Safariland Group has its headquarters in Jacksonville, FL.

The Safariland Group is a trade name of Safariland, LLC.

For further information, please contact:

Angie Mathews

CGPR

(714) 768-1140

Angie@cgprpublicrelations.com