Federal Ammunition Sponsored Shooters Shine At 2023 World Skeet Championships

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posted on October 13, 2023
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Melissa Barringer walked away from the 2023 World Skeet Championships with both the Mini Worlds and World’s Ladies High Overall Champion titles.
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Federal Ammunition sponsored shooters performed admirably at the 2023 World Skeet Championships held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas, from September 29 through October 6.

For starters, Melissa Barringer won High Over All honors at both the Mini World and Main World events. She also won the Ladies 12-gauge champion and Ladies Doubles runner-up titles at the Mini World event, as well as the Ladies 12-gauge champion and 28-gauge runner-up titles at the Main World event.

“I’m honored to be the 2023 Mini World and World Skeet Ladies High-Overall Champion. I have worked continuously for the last few years, on and off, the field to improve in this amazing sport and I’m excited to see what the future holds for me,” Barringer said. “I am proud to represent a company who provides the market’s most consistent and reliable shotgun shells and continues to support the growth of the shooting sports industry.”

Other Main World event highlights included Paul Giambrone winning first place at the Federal Doubles Championship, and Stuart Brown taking third at the Krieghoff 12-gauge championship and fourth in the High All Around.

Other Mini World event highlights were Mark Vaillancourt winning first place at the Negrini 20-gauge Championship, Paul Giambrone winning runner-up at the 12-gauge Championship, Cameron Schuster taking third at the Wayne Mayes Championship and Stuart Brown taking third in the Negrini 20-gauge Championship.

“We are fortunate to have elite shooters like these represent Federal Ammunition on the world stage,” Jason Nash, vice president of marketing at Federal Ammunition said. “Their performances were outstanding, we know they had fun, plus their accomplishments and personal experiences are a great endorsement for our reliable and effective products.”

Learn more about Federal Ammunition at federalpremium.com.

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