25 July 2009
Two new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0709/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
Rimfire Sporter - National Matches Update, Program Developments - The 8th National Rimfire Sporter Match will take place during the 2009 National Matches on Sunday, 26 July. This recreation, fun and family-oriented shooting event has grown every year it has been staged at Camp Perry, Ohio. The 2009 CMP Rimfire Sporter Match will be even bigger with over 400 event entries now in.
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Jay Raymond named 2009 National Progress Position Air Pistol Champion - Jay Raymond, 16, of Canton, Mississippi, fired an aggregate score of 821.8-15 to win the individual gold medal in the 2009 USA Shooting/NRA Sports National Progressive Pistol Championship on 12 July at the CMP’s Camp Perry Air Gun Center.
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The TOLEDO BLADE published a comprehensive story about the opening of the 2009 National Matches at Camp Perry. Go to http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... /907120365.
The 1 July edition of the Chesterfield Observer of Chesterfield County, Virginia has an article about Andy Scherer's 29-year quest to earn his Distinguished Rifleman Badge posted at http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/new ... e/003.html. Andy earned his 30th EIC point at the Creedmoor Cup Match at Camp Butner, NC on 10 May.
IN MEMORIAM. Col. Allen R. Bacon, Jr., USMC (Ret.), a Double Distinguished Shooter and many-time member of the President's Hundred, former OIC of the Marine Corps Shooting Team and long-time participant and leader in target shooting competitions passed away in Huntsville, Alabama on 30 June 2009 at the age of 61. Al earned his Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge in 1978 and his Distinguished Rifleman Badge in 1982. Col. Bacon's obituary is available at http://www.laughlinservice.com/index.cfm; his biography is posted in the record of Distinguished shooters at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/distingu ... distID=761. A true friend of the shooting sports is lost. Condolences are extended to Al's family.
Local Housing for National Matches Competitors. If there are any National Matches competitors or shooters who want to attend the matches, but have not been able to secure housing, the CMP has compiled a list of local hotels, motels, inns and lodging units that may still have housing available. Several of these properties offer special rates for Camp Perry or National Matches competitors. If you are still looking for Camp Perry Area Lodging/Housing, check out the list that is posted at http://www.odcmp.com/Lodging.htm.
Junior Dinner at Camp Perry - Over $10,000 in Door Prizes - The Camp Perry Retired Marines will host their 2009 Junior Dinner at The Camp Perry Club House on Aug. 5th (the day of the National Junior Team Match) at 7:00 P.M. Tickets are $12.00 per person. They will have Kentucky Fried Chicken with five different side dishes and drinks. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Grand door prize will once again be a Match Conditioned AR-15 Service Rifle with additional door prizes. If you are an individual, you can pick your favorite Junior Team to support. To make your reservation, e-mail Jim@JarHeadTop.com (place the words “Junior Dinner” in the subject line) or call Jim at 334-347-0020. For more information, visit http://www.odcmp.com/NM/CPRMJuniorDinner.pdf. You must make a reservation to attend. Come on out and Support our Junior Shooters.
2009 National Matches Air Gun Events. If you are going to shoot in the National Matches at Camp Perry this summer, bring your air pistol or air rifle and also compete in the National Matches Air Gun Events. Even if you are not a National Matches competitor, you can still come to Camp Perry to shoot the air gun matches. The new CMP Camp Perry Marksmanship Training Center featuring an 80-firing point air gun range with electronic targets will be open from 13 July through 13 August with schedules adjusted according to the phase of shooting (be sure to check the detailed schedule). During the smallbore and highpower matches, the air gun range will be open in the evenings. The National Matches Air Gun Events offer a 30-shot air pistol reentry match, a 30-shot air rifle reentry match and a 20-shot sporter air rifle reentry match that shooters may fire as many times as they wish. There will also be an experimental Novice Prone 20-shot reentry match for juniors who are 12 and under and are just getting started. The program features 60-shot air pistol, air rifle and National Match Air Rifle championships matches that can be fired one time only. Be sure to check the official program to see which matches are available on different dates. The Official Program for the National Matches Air Gun Events is posted on the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/NM/AirEvents.htm.
A detailed schedule for the daily hours when the air gun range will be open is posted at http://www.odcmp.com/NM/CPMC_RangeSchedule.pdf.
You can enter the 2009 National Matches Air Pistol Matches in advance on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4717.
With your name already in the match, all you have to do is go to the air gun range when it is open, pay your entry fees for that day and start shooting. Plaques, Achievement Medals, Achievement Pins and cash prizes will be presented for top scores and for best center shots in the reentry matches. Last year 425 different individuals fired National Matches Air Gun Events nearly 700 times. Those numbers promise to grow this year so don’t forget to bring your air guns to Camp Perry to be part of this new National Matches opportunity.
New Distinguished Shooters. The CMP extends its congratulations to the following competitors for achieving this prestigious status! The most recent shooters to earn Distinguished Badges are listed below. To view the official list of all Distinguished shooters, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_distinguished.cgi.
Distinguished Riflemen Badge
1921 David Bahten – Jamestown, CA
1922 Cheyanne Acebo – Vacaville, CA
1923 Michael Touchstone – Canton, GA
1924 Jonathan Ocab – Riverside, CA
1925 Robert Case – Crestview, FL
1926 Nathaniel Guernsey – Centreville, VA
1927 Andy Sherrer – Midlothian, VA
1928 Gregory Brown – Dillon, CO
1929 Tomas Gonzalez – Prescott, AZ
MSG Joseph Braswell USAR – Griffin, GA
SSG James Phelps ARNG – Holts Summit, MO
SFC Russell Moore USAR – Boerne, TX
MSG Alan Whittaker ARNG – Mansfield, OH
Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
1431 Michael Halsey – Greensboro, NC
1SG Shawn Clary ARNG – Lewisville, TX
SFC Charles Hodson USA – Ft. Benning, GA
Junior Distinguished Air Rifle Badge
276 Eisar Baza – Bolton, NC
277 Steven Frazier – McDonough, GA
278 Justin Nix – Thomaston, GA
279 Nicholas Uribe – McAllen, TX
280 Alyssa Siegfried – Zion, IL
281 Alex Green – Round Rock, TX
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