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All New Competition King: The Crosman Challenger PCP - The 2022 Crosman Challenger PCP is made in America and—through JRTOC programs—helps to make America proud. Get a glimpse of how this competition king came to be and watch Nation Ford High School use it to place first at the All-service JROTC National Rifle Championship. View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ude5UEqA2s8&t=146s.
Camp Perry center gets new state funding for housing project - Camp Perry Joint Training Center is getting additional state funding to help with its plans to build up to six more modular housing areas at the Ottawa County site. Stephanie Beougher, public information officer at the Ohio Adjutant General's office, said the Ottawa County site will receive $188,886 to be put toward architectural and engineering services for the modular housing areas. Beougher said the new units are part of the fourth phase of Camp Perry's master plan, which was developed in 2003. Click here to read the complete article.
Team Berger Member James Fox Wins Washington State High Power Championship - James Fox of Team Berger took an outstanding first place finish at the Washington State High Power Championship. Fox, shooting Across-the-Course (XTC), set a new match record with a score of 1,594-79x to win Service Rifle division for the 3rd year in a row. A perfect two-day score was 1600-160X, which Fox nearly accomplished. Click here to read the complete article.
2022 Junior Marksmanship Program to include July 9 Clay Shoot and July 16 Rifle Shoot - The annual City of Orange Beach Junior Marksmanship Program will include a Clay Shoot on Saturday, July 9th and a Rifle Shoot on Saturday, July 16th at the city’s shooting range. The program, conducted in conjunction with the State of Alabama Department of Conservation, Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division, is open to children ages 8 to 15. Younger and older children may attend pending approval - call 251-980-5946 for more information. Click here to read the complete article.
Like father like son: Smiths make their mark in shooting sports – SHORT GAP, W.Va. (WV News) – Like father, like son. There’s no better way to describe the competitive shooting prowess of Frankfort area residents Garett Smith and his son Everett. Garett earned his mark as a four-year member of the WVU rifle squad, winners of four national championships during his tenure. Everett, who just completed the eighth grade at Frankfort Middle School, is making his mark in the National Rifle Junior Olympics. Click here to read the complete article.
She Shoots, She Scores - Former Dead Eye Shooter Julia Winstrom Qualifies For 2 National Events - What began as an 4-H activity for an 8-year-old continues today for 17-year-old Kimball High School junior Julia Winstrom. Julia will compete in two national air rifle competitions over the summer, one in Ohio and one in Colorado. According to Julia, "I go into any shoot and forget everything that has happened and I just focus on shooting. Sometimes when I'm mad I just take my anger out, tends to make me shoot better. I just know I have a job to do and that's . . .win." Click here to read the complete article.
Legion air rifle youth to compete in Colorado - The American Legion 3-Position Junior Air Rifle Championship will be held July 21-23 in Colorado Springs, Colo., where the top 15 youth marksmen in both the precision and sporter category will compete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. The competitors will shoot a .177 caliber air rifle in three positions: prone, standing and kneeling. The top eight shooters in both categories will be finalized July 22 and advance to the championship round the morning of July 23. Click here to read the complete article.
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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/.
Pleasant View 4-H
Strathmore, CA
American Legion Field Allen Post 148 Junior Sports Shooting Club
Windham, ME
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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-Modern/Vintage 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 Modern/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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U. S. Distinguished International Shooter Badge
#539 Henry Leverett,
Bainbridge, GA
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
#2560 Daniel Helwig,
Charlotte, NC
#2561 Jeffrey Hansen,
Genola, UT
#2562 Justin Burns,
Sugar Land, TX
#2563 Michael Burke,
New Iberia, LA
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Distinguished .22 Rimfire Pistol Badge
#176 John Spomar III, Beecher, IL
Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
#1702 Matthew Early,
Corte Modera, CA
#1703 Douglas Armstrong,
Lexington, NC
#1704 Roy Dean, Phoenix, AZ
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The CMP is in search of individuals to join our efforts during this summer’s National Matches season as members of the CMP National Match Support Team! Support Team member duties may include but are not limited to firing line work as range officers, assistance with stats/scorecards or other tasks assigned as needed during our pistol and rifle events. |
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CMP Store Update: The CMP South Store in Anniston, Alabama will be closed 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 (with limited inventory) at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama and the CMP North Store in Port Clinton, Ohio. The CMP North Store will be closed June 30-July 2 and July 7-9, 2022, and will re-open for the National matches on Sunday, July 10. 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, Tennessee and Vermont. For more information on requirements on applying for a State Director position, visit http://thecmp.org/training-tech/state-director/ or contact Sylvia at (419) 635-2141, ext. 726 or email sschoewe@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.
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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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