27 July 2011
Four 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/0711/
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.
Zurek Wins President’s Pistol Trophy and Hullings Captures Junior Title at 2011 National Pistol Trophy Matches - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – John Zurek, a 25-year veteran pistol competitor and invitee to the 2011 USA Shooting national development team in May, won the prestigious President’s Pistol Trophy Match on Sunday, 17 July with an aggregate score of 390-12X, which included a 100-0X in the timed-fire stage.
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Few Remaining Slots Available as Advanced Adult Remington-Bushmaster Highpower Clinic Begins to Fill Up - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – If you’re looking for the missing links to shooting well in competitive highpower service rifle, you’ll be hard-pressed to find better instruction, especially on the eve of the rifle phase of the 2011 National Matches. The clinic begins at 8 a.m., Friday, 29 July at the Camp Perry clubhouse conference center at the northeast corner of the training site.
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Stormy Weather Drives SAFS Shooters from Camp Perry Range, CMP to Refund Majority of Fees to Participants - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – More than 380 Pistol Small Arms Firing School attendees fell victim to the unpredictable skies of Camp Perry on Monday, 11 July when not one, but two thunderstorms rolled through the area. The first storm delayed the shooting portion of the class for about 90 minutes and the second storm provided the knockout punch and ended firing for the day.
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“Tough Ol’ Bird” Zalewski Battles Back from Gall Bladder Treatment Two Years in a Row to Shoot Pistol Matches - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – His son describes him as a ‘tough ol’ bird,’ but whatever you call Ron J. Zalewski, he’s bound and determined to get on the pistol range at Camp Perry, even if it means hanging an IV bag from his pistol box.
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SHOOTING ARTICLES IN OTHER MEDIA
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High-caliber marksmen come to Wall High for summer practices - By Jamie Biesiada, The Coast Star - The week of 14th July, the sounds of pellets hitting targets in Wall High School is a common one as experienced, college-age marksmen are visiting the school to teach Wall students, and students from around the state, to fine tune their skills as competitive shooters. Read the complete article at http:// www.odcmp.org/0711/CoastStarArticle.pdf.
A Mosin Nagant 91/30 for the CMP's Vintage Sniper Rifle Match? - By Kent Stonecipher, Oklahoma City Firearms Examiner - Choosing a rifle to shoot in the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Vintage Sniper Rifle Match has been more of a problem than I anticipated. I fully expected to use a replica 1903A4 that I had put together a few years ago but issues with the original Weaver scope once I started to shoot it past a couple of hundred yards ruled that out. In fact the requirement to fire the rifles from 300 and especially 600 yards has severely limited my choices. Read the complete article at http://www.examiner.com/firearms-in-okl ... ts_article.
NEWS FROM THE CMP
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
#1492 Richard Pickard , Monroe, NC
#1493 Ken Reindl, Manitowoc, WI
Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
#419 Timothy Teller, Mattaponi, VA
#420 William Cross, Griffin, GA
#421 Keri Marlin, Shelbyville, KY
#422 James Fielding, Danielsville, GA
#423 Joseph Munder, Somonauk, IL
#424 Morgan Lluy, Annandale, VA
#425 Eric Krizan, Humboldt, SD
#426 Leslie Gallo, El Paso, TX
#427 Christian Hashagen, Francisville, LA
#428 Colt Gross, North Augusta, SC
#429 Crystal Reynolds, De Pere, WI
#430 Amber Williams, Wagener, SC
#431 Dahkota Hayes, Superior, MT
#432 Tyler Savoie, Albuquerque, NM
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
#2034 Christopher Blankenship, Jacksonville, NC
#2035 Richard Ford, Guthrie, OK
#2036 Danny Auman, North Canton, OH
#2037 Travis Gilkey, Delaware, OH
#2038 Edward Simon, Melrose, NY
#2039 Charles Mohseni, Seattle, WA
#2040 Samuel Hartsock, Mansfield, OH
#2041 Rich Skowronski, North Hampton, NH
#2042 Stephen Sciarabba, Geneva, NY
CMP's New Auction Site - http:// cmpauction.odcmp.com/. The CMP Auction site is back up and running with new enhancements. The Auction site now offers viewers to view close up photos of items.
The Auction site offers CMP customers a chance to bid on rare, unique firearms, ammunition, parts and miscellaneous items.
Registration is free and can be done through the CMP EStore at https:// estore.odcmp.com/store/cart/cart.aspx?mw=user&new=Y.
While CMP policy prohibits endorsement of any company product or service, we would like to recognize the following companies that donated ammo or awarded their own separate products to the top shooters of the 2011 National Rimfire Sporter Match.
Linden Sportsmen Club (Linden, MI) will host a Sanctioned Rimfire Sporter Match on Sunday, 14 August. For more information, please visit http://www.odcmp.org/0711/LindenRimfire.pdf.
Camp Perry Retired Marines Association Junior Dinner will take place Wednesday August 3rd at the Camp Perry Club House (Doors open at 6:00PM, KFC chicken dinner at 7:00PM). The cost is $12.00 per person and over $8,000 in door prizes will be given to Junior Teams. You MUST make a reservation for the dinner. For tickets, please call or email Pat at (216) 856-3601 or email campperryretiredmarines@yahoo.com.
CMP Affiliates New Clubs. The CMP would like to welcome 14 newly affiliated clubs. If you would like more information on affiliating with the CMP, please visit http://www.odcmp.com/Clubs/Affiliate.htm.
· Genesee County 4-H Shooting Sports Club, Oakfield, NY
· Clare County 4H Rifle Shooting Sports Club, Lake, MI
· Green Springs Rod & Gun Club Inc., Hanover, PA
· Venture Crew 32, Fayetteville, NC
· Bexar 4-H Fishing & Shooting Sports, San Antonio, TX
· Boy Scouts of America Troop 30, Travis City, MI
· Tiffin Seneca Izaak Walton League, Tiffin, OH
· Schultz Resort Rod & Gun Club, New Berlin, WI
· Bataan Military Academy, Albuquerque, NM
· Wilkes County 4-H, Washington, GA
· Bald Peak 4-H Club, Hillsboro, OR
· Jackson County Outdoor Club, Jackson, MI
· Southern Hills Silhouette Club, Edgemont, SD
· Pine Trees Pistol Club, Rockford, IL
CMP Phone Application updated for all Shooting Disciplines. CMP is the official app for keeping score at shooting events and features an easy to use interface that allows for quick recording of your score after each string. The CMP App calculates your shooting percentages automatically to let you know how you are doing throughout the event. The CMP App was recently revised so it can be used with all shooting disciplines. For more information, visit http://www.odcmp.com/Comm/ Phone_App.htm.
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