29 Sept 2009
100-foot Antolik Mural Commemorated during Fall Open House and Turkey Shoot - More than 300 shooters and guests attended the second annual Camp Perry Marksmanship Center Open House on Saturday, 19 September, commemorating the center’s second year of operations and a new shooter’s mural.
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2009 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches Ready for Entries - The 2009 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches will take place at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility North of Phoenix, Arizona on 17-25 October. Shooters who want detailed information about the events on the program should examine the match program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/
WesternGames.htm. Shooters can now register on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4969.
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CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media. If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.
D'Arcy Egan, a Outdoor Writer with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, recently published an article titled, Camp Perry Marksmanship Center a state-of-the-art facility for air rifle shooters. President Theodore Roosevelt worried that Americans were miserable marksmen. The National Rifle and Pistol Matches were created and, a century later, the Civilian Marksmanship Program that Roosevelt helped to create is showing off its state-of-the-art Camp Perry Marksmanship Center. View the complete article at http://www.cleveland.com/outdoors/
index.ssf/2009/09/camp_perry_marksmanship_center.html.
Pistol Range Dedicated to Retired USAF Officer. Scarborough Fish & Game Assn., Scarborough, Maine, formally dedicated its Competition Pistol Range to Ret. Lt Col. Frank Warren McKinney on Saturday September 12, 2009 during the club’s annual “Lobster Match”.
His daughter, Elizabeth LeFebvre, was present and assisted with the dedication. Current Pistol Chairman, Lawrence Carter, organized the sign and dedication ceremony. Col. McKinney coached Mr. Carter to several National Championship titles. Col. McKinney was instrumental in construction of the range in 1990 which includes 52 firing points. He also helped in the development of the competition pistol shooting discipline at Scarborough Fish & Game assn. Col McKinney passed away on May 20, 1997 at the age of 87. He served in the Pacific campaign during WW2 as a B29 navigator. His last assignment was as the commanding officer of the reserve unit at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts. After his retirement, he spent considerable time educating juniors on safe firearms handling and marksmanship.
CMP Affiliate Club, Worland Shooting Complex High Power Group, in Greybull, WY, recently hosted a M1 clinic & match and a BBQ which included Brook Trout, Antelope, Moose and Beef over Labor Day weekend. In attendance was paratroopers which all served with the 173d Abn Bde in Vietnam. To find a local match or clinic, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/
cgi-bin/matchUpcomingSearch.cgi?
designation=GARAND.
You and your shooters are cordially invited to participate in the 2009 Gary Anderson Invitational, one of the major junior shooting championships in the country. The invitational offers three-position air rifle competition for middle and high school individuals and teams in both precision and sporter class divisions. Both divisions will have awards for competitors who fire the top individual and team scores. There will also be special awards for the best new shooters and junior varsity teams.
The winning precision and sporter teams will receive trophy plaques and have their team information engraved on the Gary Anderson Invitational Trophy. The top three sporter and precision teams will also receive cash awards of $500, $300 and $200 respectively. Medals will be awarded to the top 25 open and top 15 new shooters in both the sporter and precision classes. Every shooter and team, regardless of the type of equipment they use or their level of experience, will have an opportunity to compete for awards in a truly high quality competition on one of the finest air gun shooting facilities in the world. This Excellence-in-Competition championship is one that every team should attend—we sincerely hope you and your team will join us in Anniston in December for a great competition. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/3P/GAI.htm for more information and on-line registration.
Two CMP Master Instructor Training Courses to train and certify As-Issued Military Rifle (GSM/Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle) and Rimfire Sporter Master Instructors to teach rifle clinics at their home ranges and clubs are currently open for registration. Courses will be conducted on 16-17 October at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility north of Phoenix, AZ; and on 23-24 January, at Camp Perry, Ohio. The primary objective of Master Instructor training and certification is to develop qualified instructors to conduct rifle clinics at their local clubs and ranges in order to bring more new shooters into the shooting sports. These workshops are open to all experienced rifle marksmanship instructors and shooters who want advanced training and certification to teach CMP-sanctioned Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Clinics. The instructional methods taught in this course are also readily adapted to teaching new juniors to shoot with air rifles or rimfire sporters. The training covers clinic organization, how to teach safety and range procedures, how to teach fundamental shooting skills and how to conduct As-Issued Military Rifle and Rimfire Sporter Matches. Every CMP affiliated gun club is encouraged to have at least one club member who has his/her Master Instructor certification. If you are interested in enhancing your skills as a club rifle instructor or in getting started as a clinic instructor, go to the program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/GSMClinic.htm and submit your application. For additional information contact Shannon Hand at shand@odcmp.com or 419-635-2141, ext. 1101.
CMP Monthly Air Gun Matches. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites you and your club rifle team to participate in our Air Gun Monthly Matches. These monthly matches take place at the CMP’s brand new Competition Center Anniston and the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center. The competitions will feature a Junior Air Rifle 3x20, NMAR 3x20, 60 Shots Air Rifle Standing, 60 Shots Air Pistol and 30 shots Novice Prone and Benchrest. Anniston (Alabama) matches are 24 October and Camp Perry (Port Clinton, Ohio) matches are 24 October and 21 November. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/MarksmanshipCenters.htm for more information and on-line registration.
Tuesday Night Open Public Shooting. Shooters, including aspiring new shooters, who live in the Camp Perry, Ohio area are invited to take advantage of a new opportunity to do practice shooting on Tuesday evenings at the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center air gun range. The Camp Perry 80-point, 10-meter air gun range is fully equipped with electronic targets that accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National Match Air Rifle shooting. The range will be open from 5:30 PM until 8:00 PM every Tuesday evening. All shooters who use the range must complete a CMP Eligibility Affidavit and Liability Waiver (one-time only) and attend a short safety briefing. Those under the age of 18 must have a signed parental consent form, or fill one out at check in. The cost is $5.00 per day for adults and only $2.00 per day for juniors (high school aged). Shooters may bring their own air rifles or air pistols as long as they are .177 cal. with muzzle velocities of 600 fps or less. Sporter class air rifles (Daisy M853) are available as loaners at the range at no cost. We also have the new National Match Air Rifles available to rent for $5.00. Shooters should supply their own pellets or may purchase them at the range for $7.50 (pack of 500 pellets). Please direct any questions you have to Katie Harrington at kharrington@odcmp.com or 419-625-2141 ext 1131.
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