CZ Yearbook 2019 /eng

The 2019 shooting season has welcomed a new member of the CZ Shooting Team, Eric Grauffel (b. 1979), who will shoot in the company colours in the Production division with the new CZ SHADOW 2 ORANGE model. Eric is con- sidered to be the best pistol shooter of all time. He is an eight-timeWorld Cham- pion in IPSC – he won the first title in 1996 on the Open Junior division, then five titles in the Opendivision, one title in thePro- duction division and at the last WorldShoot, he triumphed in the Standarddivision. Moreover, Česká zbrojovka and Eric Grauffel are launching a joint project called the EG-CZ Academy. The aim of this pro- ject is to create a global net- work of training centres which should set a new standard in this field. The headquarters will be based in Quimper, a town in France’s northwesternmost region, Brittany. A brand new multipurpose indoor shooting range is being built there at the moment, it will offer shoot- ing from all angles and will be available for sport purposes as well as for highly effective realistic training for the armed forces. The building works are to be finished in the first quar- ter of 2020. Meanwhile, in 2019 a pro- motional tour for the EG- CZ Academy will take place around the world, primari- ly in countries with a strong base of IPSC shooting where major events are held. Mem- bers of the CZ Shooting Team who rank among the best on the planet will act as shoot- ing instructors. In addition to Eric Grauffel, the project will be joined e.g. by Ljubi- ša Momčilovič (a long-time member of the CZ Shooting Team, an outstanding shoot- er and armed forces instruc- tor), J. J. Racaza (the current two-times USPSA Champion in the Open and Limited divi- sions) and the famous Czech shooting star, Robin Šebo. The value of the EG-CZ Acad- emy project is reflected in the fact that many related industry companies have become its sponsors, to name just a few: Dillon Precision (reloading equipment), Shield Sights and C-MORE (collimator sights), and RCC (a Russian company whose owner is a long-time supporter of sport shooting). More details about the EG- CZ Academy wi l l be pub- lished in due time during 2019, and a website will also be launched to enable those interested in training to sign up for individual courses. www.EG-CZACADEMY.com Eric Grauffel – CZ Academy 42 | | 43  Zdeněk Liehne – Canadian Championship winner;  Miroslav Havlíček – conti- nental Af rican Champion- ships winner; The pistol division of the CZ Shooting Team is looking for- ward to the 2019 season, with the European Championship being the greatest competition of the season, taking place in Belgrade. Everything suggests that it should be an exception- ally f ruitful season for many reasons. All the team mem- bers are in great shape and they have welcomed a new member, the phenomenal Eric Grauffel . What is more, in the Production division, Eric and his CZ Shooting Team mates will shoot with the new CZ SHADOW 2 ORANGE which offers an even higher standard than the already exception- al CZ SHADOW 2, thanks to the barrel bushing and f inely tuned trigger mechanism. Rifle shooters Slightly less known to the general public, yet also ex- tremely successful are the long gun shooters f rom the CZ Shooting Team, Tomáš Staněk and Martin Šlechta, who take part in hunting dis- ciplines, such as the Game Rifle or Combined Game. In 2018, Tomáš Staněk be- came a three times Czech Re- public Champion in various disciplines and also the Euro- pean Champion in Combined Game Shooting. These exceptional results have been of course achieved with the aid of CZ sport specials. Sport events for the Armed Forces It is a little-known fact that as an important service hand- guns supplier, CZ also cooper- ates with the Armed Forces in the organization and support of various national as well as international competitions, for example for snipers, recon- naissance units, etc. What is more, since 2017, the company has organized its own event aimed at Armed Forces, the Warrior Camp. Visualization of the new multifunctional shooting range EG-CZ Academy