5 Aug 2010
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/0810/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays upcoming events and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
USMC Reservist GySgt Ron Fuchs Tops Anderson to Win Presidents Rifle Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – One could argue that Monday’s shoot-off amongst the top 20 finalists in the President’s Rifle Match didn’t make much difference. After all, the lead of GySgt Ron Fuchs, USMCR, coming out of the first three stages didn’t change at all.
Pretty boring stuff – boring that is if you walk a tightrope between skyscrapers for a living. For everyone else, there was a bit more excitement as he maintained a razor-thin lead through the 10-shot final, mirroring a shot-for-shot press by former President’s shoot-off winner SFC Norman Anderson, USAR. Both shooters finished with a score of 99-4X allowing GySgt Fuchs to carry his 2X lead to victory.
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Attendance Swells at SAFS Rifle and Timothy Moore Wins M16 EIC Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The CMP-US Army Marksmanship Unit’s Small Arms Firing School for rifle registered 690 basic and advanced students, 548 of which were first-time attendees, according to SFC Emil Praslick III, lead instructor of the 2010 Rifle SAFS.
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Squad Designated Marksman M14 rifle training at Ft. Carson - Day 1 - By Kent Stonecipher, Oklahoma City Firearms Examiner - For the last few years the Civilian Marksmanship Program, www.odcmp.com, has provided volunteers to work with the Army Marksmanship Unit in providing marksmanship training to soldiers. Recently a request was made for CMP volunteer trainers with M14 rifle experience to assist at Ft. Carson. Four civilians, Bill Balda, Steve Marnix, Terry Park and I met with two Army Marksmanship Unit trainers to assist in training based on that provided to the Army's Squad Designated Marksmen. Although this is not a true Squad Designated Marksman class the forty plus soldiers in attendance received this same training contained in Field Manual 3-21.8. To read the complete article, visit http://www.examiner.com/x-33722-Oklahom ... is-article.
Squad Designated Marksman M14 rifle training at Ft. Carson - Day 2 - By Kent Stonecipher, Oklahoma City Firearms Examiner - Day two of marksmanship training with M14 rifles was conducted on the range with Cheyenne Mountain and Pike's Peak in the background. Six firing lanes were established each with one of the Army Marksmanship Training Unit instructors or one of the Civilian Marksmanship Program's volunteers acting as coach for two shooters per point. To read the complete article, visit http://www.examiner.com/x-33722-Oklahom ... is-article.
Army rifle shooters knock ‘em down at Interservice Championship - MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Service Rifle team braved the heat and stiff competition to uphold the Army’s reputation as the military’s best marksmen and came out on top at the 49th Interservice Rifle Championships. With their accomplishment, the USAMU enabled the Army to complete a sweep of all Interservice marksmanship championships in 2010—Soldiers and teams from the USAMU previously won the shotgun and pistol Interservice competitions, as a team and individually. Read the complete article at http://www.odcmp.org/0810/Interservice.pdf.
National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Sets Record Attendance - The 2010 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational June 28 – July 3 in Kerrville, Texas set a new record with 516 4-H youth participants representing 31 States. Total event attendance including participants, coaches, parents, family members and 4-H Faculty & Volunteers was estimated at 1500. State teams and individual 4-H youth competed throughout the week demonstrating their skills in Shotgun, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Smallbore Pistol, Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, Muzzleloading Rifle and the Hunting Skills, Wildlife ID/Mangement & Decision Making. Read the complete article at http://www.odcmp.org/0810/4HInv.pdf.
Top Shot Season 2: Now Casting - The History Channel is seeking SKILLED MARKSMEN for Season Two of its High Competition Show. If you are skilled with a pistol, rifle or any other firearm, you could be on TV's hit marksmanship competition show, TOP SHOT. Producers are looking for anyone with mind-blowing shooting skills and a big personality to take on exciting physical challenges with multiple guns and mystery projectile weapons. Visit http://pilgrimfilms.tv/casting/topshot for more information.
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 Pistol Shot Badge
1468 Joseph Emanuele, Merrick, NY
1469 Dennis Garcia, West Palm Beach, FL
1470 Robert Sailer, West Fargo, ND
1471 Daniel Wolverton, Fenton, MI
1472 John Warner III, St. Louis, MO
1473 Joe Novoa Jr, Springville, NY
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
1988 Rachel K Jones – Raleigh, NC
1989 Tyler Plude – Avon, CT
1990 Erik Rhode – Farmington, MI
1991 Kent Reeve – Cary, NC
1992 Michael Pietrowicz – Dudley, MA
1993 Steven Olson – Kent, WA
1994 Tim Klauer – Coal Valley, IL
WHERETOSHOOT.ORG Listings Get Overhaul - NSSF recently completed a six-month project to expand and update the database that fuels the website www.wheretoshoot.org. Hundreds of new places to shoot have been added and thousands of listing updates have been made. WhereToShoot.org is a free service that has seen more than 375,000 unique visitors during the first half of 2010. The site is particularly helpful to new participants to the shooting sports as well as active participants who have moved to a new location. Visitors simply enter their state, area code or zip code and a list of places to shoot is created. Searches can be further narrowed by selecting which shooting discipline you are interested in. If you own a shooting range or if you've recently changed locations, NSSF encourages you to enter or update your range information free of charge.
Civilian Marksmanship Program, Camp Perry Training Site, Bldg 3, Port Clinton, OH 43452
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