AIM, Inc. is proud to announce our Sponsorship of the Spike’s Tactical Shooting Team

AIM, Inc. is proud to announce our Sponsorship of the Spike’s Tactical Shooting Team.  The Spike’s Tactical Shooting Team was founded in 2011 by Ben Powell and Cameron Thompson. They compete through out the United States in 3-Gun matches and are also avid USPSA pistol shooters.

Sponsors:
Spike’s Tactical
AIM Surplus
Upcoming Events:
August 26th, 2011 AR15.com Rock Castle 3-Gun Match
September 9th, 2011 Ozark 3-Gun Match
November 10th, 2011 FNH USA 3-Gun Championships

Cameron Thompson:

Photo courtesy of Jim Zamberlan

BIO:

3GN Shooter Profile
Cameron has been shooting competitively for more than 10 years but only entered the professional 3-Gun circuit in 2010 where he achieved two division wins at state multi-gun matches. Soon after, he shifted his primary focus from local action pistol events to major multi-gun competitions. In 2011, Cameron became a master class pistol shooter.
Career Highlights & Accomplishments:
3rd Place Limited – 2011 Texas Multi-Gun Championship
5th Place Limited – 2011 Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Championship
5th Place Limited – 2011 High Plains Shooting Challenge
1st Place Limited – 2010 Mississippi Multi-Gun Championship
1st Place Open – 2010 Kentucky Wildcat Multi-Gun Championship
Current Gear list:
Pistol:
STI 2011 9mm (x2 Irons/Optics & Open)
Rifle:
Spike’s Tactical AR-15 w/ Lothar Walther Barrel, 13.2″ Spike’s BAR free floating rail, Spike’s Dynacomp, Magpul furniture & magazines, Nordic P-Mag extension, and Geissele Super 3-Gun Trigger. Leupold Prismatic 1x (Limited) / Burris XTR 1-4x w/ American Defense Manufacturing 30mm Mount (Open/TacOps).
Shotgun:
21″ Benelli M1S90 w/ Nordic Components Magazine Extension Tube & C-Rums Welded Lifter (Limited/TacOps). Saiga-12 w/ JT Engineering Magazine Well and Burris XTS-135 Red Dot (Open).

Ben Powell:


Bio:
3GN Shooter Profile
Ben has been shooting for the past 15 years and started shooting competitively in 2009.  After shooting his first match, he was hooked on the challenge of balancing speed and accuracy.  His first ever multi-gun was the Area 6 USPSA championship.  He considers himself to be very fortunate to have traveled to some very cool matches across the country and to have shot with a bunch of great people.
Current Gear List:
Pistol:
6″ 9mm STI 2011 built by Claudio Salassa at Briley
Rifle:
Spike’s Tactical AR-15 a 17″ Lothar Walther Barrel, 13.2″ Spike’s BAR free floating rail, Spike’s Dynacomp, and Geissele Super Dynamic Enhanced Trigger. Burris XTR 1-4x w/ American Defense Manufacturing 30mm Mount
Shotgun:
Benelli M1 Super 90 24″ barrel, lightened bolt, C-Rums welded lifter and Nordic Components tube