Third annual Glock shooting competition draws in hundreds to Cleveland County
Hundreds of people descended on Cleveland County to participate in an annual Glock shooting competition at the Foothills Public Shooting Complex over the weekend.
Despite torrential rain and thunderstorms, Sandra Orvig, range director, said the third annual Glock Sport Shooting Foundation competition was a success, and they had more than 400 firearms competing during the three-day event.
People traveled long distances to attend, both as competitors and volunteers.
"I had volunteers as far away as Orlando, Forida, and Kentucky and Kansas," Orvig said.
Competitors came from as far away as California.
Shooting had to be delayed a few times Friday and Saturday as a result of lightning, but it didn't stop the event.
"The weather was a challenge. The Glock organizer... said for as bad as the weather was, we had an impressive turnout with the 453. Last year, we had great weather, and we had 631 so that's awesome numbers," Orvig said.
She said the competition benefited the county, and the people who came to town stayed at local hotels and shopped and ate at local businesses and restaurants, including to Two Kings Casino. She said following an appreciation dinner, people had a chance to walk uptown Shelby and enjoy the local scenes, including music at Dragonfly Wine Market, drinks and food at Newgrass Brewing and more.
"We're very glad we got to showcase our community," she said.
The Glock competition will be back next year, and Orvig said she's hoping to draw in 700 competitors.
"Glock Sport Shooting Foundation is a wonderful program that introduces people to the shooting sports as well as competition. It's ultimate goal is gun safety," she said. "They introduce people to the competition world, and it is a great family event. We had families coming out, competing together."
This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Local shooting competition draws in participants from across the state
