Three Firearms Experts Compete to Build the Best Custom Precision Rifle but Only One Can Be the Bench Master
Guns & Ammo, the most respected media brand in the firearms industry and trusted source for elite firearms education, now presents a high-stakes firearm build competition – "Brownells Bench Masters" – where skill, strategy, and precision reign supreme. In Season 1, three expert builders go head-to-head as they design, assemble, and compete with custom firearms constructed exclusively from Brownells components.
Hosted by retired Green Beret sniper team leader, Guns & Ammo Rifle and Optics Editor, and active Precision Rifle Series competitor, Tom Beckstrand, this captivating new program features three firearms experts – Brad Fitzpatrick, James Tarr, and Jack Oller – as they compete to see who knows precision rifles best and who can best turn that knowledge into performance on the range.
Under the watchful eyes of Host Tom Beckstrand and "Brownells Bench Masters" Judges Eric Poole, Guns & Ammo Editor-in-Chief, and Caleb Savant, Brownells Senior Media Content Supervisor and Master Gunsmith, the three competitors will select their custom rifle parts – on the clock and on budget – from Brownells immense online catalog of firearms components; assemble and configure their rifles; and then head to the range for a variety of tests designed to challenge the shooters and display their firearms' accuracy, speed, and precision. Every choice matters. Every stage matters. And only one competitor can be the Bench Master.
Designed to both educate and entertain, "Brownells Bench Masters" introduces viewers to the incredible wealth of high-quality firearms componentry available to today's shooters and to the complexities, challenges, and the joys of building and shooting custom rifles. Whether for recreational use on the range or in the field, custom rifle builds provide shooters with the opportunity to express themselves while also taking their accuracy and precision to new levels.
"It has been such a pleasure to see the Brownells Bench Masters video series come to fruition," said Tim Cremin, Head of Programming and Production at Outdoor Sportsman Group (OSG). "Combining our talented content and video production team with Brownells' experts and second-to-none source for all things firearms made for a winning partnership and impressive mix of video elements perfectly timed and placed across a variety of OSG video platforms that are sure to inspire future bench masters."
"Brownells Bench Masters" premiered on Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day) at 7:00 p.m. ET on Outdoor Channel (check listings for additional airtimes) and will air Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sportsman Channel.
Beginning Friday, Nov. 13, viewers can follow the 3-part online version of "Brownells Bench Masters" on gunsandammo.com/benchmasters; as well as on the Guns & Ammo YouTube channel; GAME & FISH TV, OSG's new FAST (Free, Ad-supported, Streaming, TV) channel; and later this winter on OSG's on-demand streaming platform, MyOutdoorTV.
Don't forget to enter the Brownells Bench Masters Sweepstakes during the month of November, beginning 11/2, for weekly $250 Brownells Gift Card drawings and the chance to win the Grand Prize $1,000 Brownells Gift Card. Go to the Guns & Ammo website to enter the Brownells Bench Masters Sweepstakes.
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