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Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020: Gong Reaches Air Pistol Top 10, AMU’s Nguyen Makes Paralympic Debut - By Shooting Sports SUSA Staff - Here are updates from the USA Shooting Paralympic Team athletes that competed Tuesday and Wednesday at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. YanXiao Gong Takes Ninth Place in Air Pistol - For his Paralympic Games debut, YanXiao Gong (Malibu, Calif.) finished ninth in the P1 Men’s Air Pistol SH1 event Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo, Japan. Click here to read the complete article.
World War II veterans share stories at event in Hudson - HUDSON, MA — Alfred Consigli was 18 and living in Milford when he was drafted to serve in World War II. He had never been to a city or rode a train. When Consigli passed his tests to serve, the officer asked him, “Do you like guns?” “I said, ‘Yes, I like guns,’” Consigli recalled to the Fifty Plus Advocate. “I shouldn’t have said that.” Consigli was one of 58 World War II veterans who gathered at the American Heritage Museum for a special event on Aug. 1. Drawing hundreds of other attendees, the event was billed, in part, as a way to hear and preserve the stories of America’s aging community of World War II veterans. Click here to read the complete article.
Infantryman injured by bomb in Afghanistan shoots for gold at Tokyo Paralympics - By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes - CAMP ASAKA, Japan — A wounded Afghanistan war veteran whose Vietnamese parents came to America after their homeland was overrun by communists in 1975 is shooting for Team USA at the Tokyo Paralympics this week. Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen, 28, of Westminster, Calif., lost his lower right leg after stepping on a bomb on Feb. 2, 2013. He was serving in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. It’s the sort of injury that might end a military career, but Nguyen is still in uniform and trained for the games as a member of the elite Army Marksmanship Unit. Click here to read the complete article.
The M1 Garand: History & Disassembly – NRA American Rifleman - A History of the M1 Garand - During World War I, the United States Army experimented with a number of different machine gun designs, and the news reports of the tests got a young inventor thinking about, and eventually designing, a machine gun of his own. His initial attempt was a primer-actuated light machine gun he submitted to the National Bureau of Standards, which had instructed him to make a model of it. That design became the basis for what would, eventually, become the M1 rifle—commonly called the “Garand” after its inventor, John Cantius Garand. Click here to read the complete article.
ONG Biathlon Team: Do you have what it takes? - Story by Bill Pierce, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs - The Ohio National Guard Biathlon Team has completed a successful season, including having a member finish among the top competitors to become a member of a prestigious national-level team. The team, a mixture of Ohio Air and Army National Guard members, participates in competitions throughout the U.S. that combine cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship. In a typical season, the National Guard Bureau hosts regional competitions across the U.S. throughout the month of January. Teams that qualify by scoring highest in the time trials are invited to take part in the Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships each February. Click here to read the complete article.
Pa. National Guard Soldier breaks two national shooting records - A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier recently broke two national shooting records at a marksmanship competition in Ohio. Staff Sgt. Amanda Elsenboss, an instructor with the Marksmanship Training Unit, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters, broke two national records in the National Trophy Rifle Team Match during the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio, July 26 through Aug. 9, 2021. Elsenboss earned the Pershing Trophy for the High National Trophy Rifle Team Individual and the Rattlesnake Trophy for the High Army Individual with a score of 500-34x. A Woodbury, Conn., native, Elsenboss said shooting has been a part of her life since she was young. Click here to read the complete article.
U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Williams with Marine Corps Rifle Team sets national record – 2021 National Matches - Story by Lance Cpl. Paige Verry, Marine Corps Base Quantico - CAMP PERRY, Ohio -- The U.S. Marine Corps Rifle Team made their mark on the historic ranges of Camp Perry, Port Clinton, Ohio while competing in the 2021 National Matches, July 26 through Aug. 10. The team placed fourth out of 58 six-man teams comprised of U.S. service members, junior shooters and civilians. The National Matches, also known as the “world series of shooting sports”, have been a tradition at Camp Perry since 1907 with more than 4,500 participants annually. Shooters compete in precision rifle and handgun competitions for five weeks. 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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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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Join us at Camp Perry for CMP's Fall events - including Air Rifle & Pistol Monthly Matches, Open Public Marksmanship at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center and Petrarca Range, featuring electronic targets, a GSMM Match at Petrarca Range and the Gary Anderson Invitational competition.
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We are excited to announce information on our very first Archery Tournament at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park! Join us on September 11th for CMP Talladega's Inaugural 3D Archery Tournament. Registration begins at 7AM the day of the tournament, entry fees are $20 for each class and plaques will be awarded to top shooters! We hope to see you there!
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CMP Store Update: The CMP South Store in Anniston, Alabama, and CMP North Store in Port Clinton, Ohio, 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 store (with limited inventory) at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama. 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, Vermont and Wyoming. 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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