{"id":133693,"date":"2020-09-16T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=133693"},"modified":"2020-09-16T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:29:58","slug":"max-michel-becomes-optics-division-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/max-michel-becomes-optics-division-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Michel Becomes the First Carry-Optics Division Shooter to Take the &#8216;Overall Champion&#8217; Title at USPSA Area Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"Max Michel Becomes the First Carry-Optics Division Shooter to Take the 'Overall Champion' Title at USPSA Area Championship\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SIGMaxMichel.jpg\" alt=\"Max Michel Becomes the First Carry-Optics 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