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Award-winning Preble choir and musical director passes away at 40 - GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Preble High School’s choir and musical director Sara Holub has passed away. An obituary for Holub says she died of natural causes on Friday, March 26. She was 40-years-old. Holub was also an award-winning marksman. She won the Women’s National Championship in the 2020 Civilian Marksmanship Program Home Range Series. Holub was a board member of the Wisconsin Firearm Owners organization and involved with Junior Service Rifle Team. Click here to read the complete article.
Greenfield CMP has openings – Utica, New York - The Greenfield Fish & Game Club has openings in its Junior Civilian Marksmanship Program, which begins April 6 at the Paris Gun Club, 6560 Trenton Road, Utica. Click here to read the complete article.
Hand Picking a Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) M1 Garand - Ammoland Inc. - Officially, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization and a federally chartered 501c3 corporation that is dedicated to training and educating U.S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and airguns through gun safety training, marksmanship training, and competitions. Click here to read the complete article.
A toast to British marksmanship - Many of Munnar’s former British tea planters were known to be quite handy with a gun. Some prided themselves on their marksmanship — whether out ‘on the hill’ stalking a stag, at the shooting range, or even oddly enough, in the bar of the High Range Club, their favorite local watering hole. Click here to read the complete article.
Burnet County 4H rifle team advances to national championship - The Burnet County 4-H Youth Precision Rifle Team continues its tradition of advancing to elite national events. Bethany Butler, Elijah Butler, Carson Moore, and Elizabeth Lilly qualified for the Civilian Marksmanship Program National 3-Par Championship, which is July 17-21 at Camp Perry near Port Clinton, Ohio. Click here to read the complete article.
The Early History Of Sight Micrometers - By NRA Staff, Shooting Sports USA - You could probably put a P.J. O'Hare sight micrometer in the middle of a table at one of today's gun shows and not one passer-by in a dozen would know what it was. And those who did would be either youngish collectors—who have seen pictures—or old fuds (really old fuds because the O'Hare micrometer went out to pasture with the M1903 Springfield)—who have used one. Time was, though, when everyone who took a Springfield to a rifle range had a sight micrometer—and nine out of 10 of them were O'Hare mikes. We are going to take a brief look at the sight mike that P.J. O'Hare sold as a sine qua non for high power rifle shooters and, while we are at it, some of the competition as well. Click here to read the complete article.
Rifleman Q&A: How Do I Avoid 'M1 Thumb?' - By Rick Hacker, American Rifleman - Q: I remember hearing the term “M1 thumb” used by my uncle, who carried an M1 Garand during the Korean War. More recently, I’ve seen it mentioned in the pages of this magazine. What exactly does this term mean? A: After firing the last round from an M1 Garand, the empty en bloc clip is automatically ejected and the bolt locks back, exposing the open receiver. Click here to read the complete article.
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CMP SUPPORTS 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS |
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Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports could not conduct large in-person events in 2020, so we organized a virtual tournament and had 433 scores entered. We also had air rifle and archery disciplines involved. The costs of the program were providing targets as requested and, of course, the ribbons for top 10 finishers.
We appreciate the $200 CMP donation a great deal! We will see to it that it gets spent on shooting sports programs in 2021! Again – THANK YOU!
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Affiliate your club with the CMP |
We look forward to working with you to assist your club in reaching its goals and in reaching the mission and vision of the CMP - to promote marksmanship training and firearms safety for all qualified U.S. citizens with a special emphasis on youth. |
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CMP Affiliates New Clubs. The CMP would like to welcome the newly affiliated clubs listed below. If you would like more information on affiliating with the CMP, please visit https://thecmp.org/clubs/.
BSA Camp Horne Shooting Club
Cottondale, AL
Webster-Dudley Veteran's Council (Polish American Veterans of Ma)
Webster, MA
Spartan Firearms II, LLC
Minot, ND
Prairie Rifles Schutzen Club
Dell Rapids, SD
Dobyns-Bennett HS Air Force JROTC
Kingsport, TN
Alamo Muzzle Loading Gun Club
San Antonio, TX
TTT Sporting Club
Weatherford, TX
Weber County Gunners 4-H
Ogden, UT
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Have an article to share or want to highlight your CMP Affiliated Club? Send us your photos, reports and articles to highlight in The First Shot - email abrugnone@thecmp.org. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Since marksmanship education and training is a key component of the CMP’s mission, there are many opportunities for experienced shooters and instructors to receive advanced training in marksmanship so it may be passed on to beginners and aspiring competitors. Check out the upcoming affiliated club clinics.
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CMP Garand-Springfield-Military Master Instructor Training Workshops. Experienced rifle marksmanship instructors and shooters who would like to receive advanced training and be certified as "Master Instructors" to teach CMP-Sanctioned Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Clinics are invited to apply to attend a CMP Master Instructor Training Workshop.
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Talladega Marksmanship Classes. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park invites you to participate in its weekly firearms safe handling and basic fundamentals classes. New and experienced shooters are welcome. These classes are taught by CMP certified instructors and will include both classroom training and live firing on the Talladega ranges. Materials will cover safety and firearms handling and hands on practical application.
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The CMP will be holding several Rifle/Pistol Marksmanship 101 classes and the National Match Small Arms Firing Schools. The classes, consisting of classroom instruction, range training, practice and firing a M16 match, fired on Kongsberg Electronic targets. The classes are structured toward teaching new shooters (both adults and youth alike), so no past firearm experience is required, though intermediate and advanced marksmen are also welcome to participate.
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The CMP Range Officer Training Course is a program developed by the Civilian Marksmanship Program to provide training and structured on-the-range work experiences to prepare interested persons to serve as qualified Range Officers in CMP sponsored and sanctioned competitions. There is a course fee of $75.00 for the Level I CMP Range Officer Training course. Applications for the CMP Range Officer Training Course are now available.
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Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
#1510 Andrew Schmidt, Albuquerque, NM
#1511 Alexis De La Pena, Granbury, TX
#1512 Emme Walrath, Kenosha, WI
#1513 Tristan Jordan, Buda, TX
#1514 Elysa Walter, Sugar Hill, GA
#1515 McKenzie Shedd, Burke, VA
#1516 Isabelle Fetting, Fort Mill, SC
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OTM Spring 2021 Edition. The Spring 2021 On The Mark is now posted online. This issue features Mary Tucker: 2021 Olympian, the University of Akron Rifle Team, Junior Rifle Athlete Shelby Carr, the New Camp Perry Open Lineup, Summer Rifle Camp Information, Olympic Shooting Events, Nerve Control from the Pistol Experts and much more! Visit the CMP website to download the latest issue!
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CMP Store Update: The CMP South Store in Anniston, Alabama, will be closed beginning Thursday, March 4th, to allow our staff time to catch up on mail orders. At this time, we do not know our reopening date, but will post one week prior to reopening. Please visit our other CMP stores at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama and Camp Perry, Ohio! Visit the CMP Store web page for additional information.
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CMP State Directors. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within his or her state. The CMP is currently taking applications for the following states: Delaware, Louisiana, Tennessee and Washington. For more information on requirements on applying for a State Director position, visit http://thecmp.org/training-tech/state-director/ or contact Lue Sherman at (419) 635-2141, ext. 707 or email lsherman@thecmp.org.
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CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. The CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park is the "THE HOME OF MARKSMANSHIP" (no membership required) where responsible firearm ownership, safety instruction, and accuracy training reside inside a beautiful 500 acre range facility. The CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park has something for all types of firearms and firearm owners. The Park prides itself on its friendly - accommodating staff and the time savings of electronic targets.
The CMP's home range is open to the public and allows the visitor to focus on marksmanship instead of spending time hanging paper targets down range. Don't be a Stranger, Come see us at the CMP Range, "The Home of Marksmanship"!
CMP Talladega Marksmanship Hours:
Monday and Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday and Thursday: 11:00am-5:00pm
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 9:00am-5:00pm
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The CMP "Aces" Postal satellite match offers all junior and adult air rifle and air pistol shooters a program designed to encourage participation in the sport and test marksmanship skills nationally with their peers. The program consists of Air Rifle, Air Pistol, and Para-Air Rifle/Air Pistol events. Click Here for more details.
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We're open to the public!
The CMP is happy to invite the public back to our North and South Competition Centers for air rifle and air pistol fun, with new protective practices in place for staff and guests.
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Not sure what to get that special someone? The CMP Gift Certificates may be used towards any purchase within the CMP.
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The 284-page, soft-bound, fully-illustrated first edition is likely the most comprehensive manuscript ever written about the methods of training and competing with popular American and foreign vintage military rifles.
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Do you love to shop on Amazon? Check out the Amazon Smile program!
Simply go to http://smile.amazon.com/ and designate the CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM, then shop away! The CMP will receive a donation for your qualifying purchases.
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CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM
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