21 December 2007
Three 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/1207/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.
2007 JROTC Postals Deliver Again - For ten years the Civilian Marksmanship Program has overseen the scoring of Navy, Army and Marine Corps JROTC 3x10 three-position air rifle postal competitions. These annual postals now determine which JROTC unit teams and individual cadets advance to compete in their respective service’s Eastern or Western JROTC shoulder-to-shoulder championships. From those Region Championships, the best unit teams and individuals representing each service advance to the JROTC National Championships. This year, for the first time, the Air Force joined in the fall postals with 14 units submitting targets. Altogether, 5,974 cadets and 1,101 JROTC unit teams participated in this year’s postals.
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A Plea for Improved Scoring - Ten-meter air rifle targets and 50-foot smallbore targets are very difficult to score accurately because the scoring rings and 10-dots are small and easy to misjudge. It is not surprising then that many match sponsors and coaches score these targets inaccurately, with a result that scores given are usually higher than scores fired. This article seeks to challenge everyone who scores targets to place greater emphasis on learning how to score accurately to assure that paper target scoring becomes significantly better than it is now.
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Straight to the Rear - By SPC Tyrel Cooper - Trigger control is one of the two main principles of shooting that we teach. You can have the best position in the world with perfect sight alignment, but if you have bad trigger control, you have wasted all that effort that you put into your position and sight alignment.
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Sincerest Sympathy and Condolences are extended to William E. "Bill" Krilling and his family. Bill's wife Maureen passed away on 20 December. Bill Krilling is a former national champion and Distinguished International and Service Rifle Shooter who was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Korean War. Bill is known by many for his many years of outstanding work as the coach of the U. S. Army International Rifle Team. Funeral services will be on 22 December at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Roach Chapel, Columbus, Georgia.
2008 Camp Perry Open - Space is still available for the 2008 Camp Perry Open Three-Position Air Rifle Match and Clinic! The event will take place at CMP North Headquarters in Port Clinton, OH 18-19 January 2008. This event is open to all school age juniors, with separate divisions for both precision and sporter air rifles. For a complete match program and entry forms, visit http://www.odcmp.com/3P/CP_Open.htm.
CMP Three-Position Summer Camps - The dates and locations for the popular CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Summer Camps will be posted on the CMP homepage, http://www.odcmp.com, on 2 January, registration will open on 14 January. Any registrations sent in before the 14th will not be accepted. If you have questions about the camps contact Sommer Wood at swood@odcmp.com.
New Target System Featured at MCJOTC Region One Match - On 15 December 2007 Gloucester HS MCJROTC held the MCJROTC Region One Championship in Gloucester, MA. This 3x10 Three-Position Air Rifle Match drew 7 teams and 47 shooters from the area. Featured in the event were the new target frame and backstop systems made by Creedmoor Sports. These new systems are now being used this year by MCJROTC units across the country. Their light weight and portable design allows the systems to be transported easily, which was the case for this match where several units combined their target systems to create one 25-point range. Scores from the MCJROTC Region One Championship can be found at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_m ... tchID=2847. For more information about this match contact CWO3 Muth at 978-281-9870 ext 1212 or via email at rmuth@gloucester.k12.ma.us. For more information on the Creedmoor Sports Portable Air Rifle Range contact Tommy Whitten at twhitten@odcmp.com or 419-635-2141 ext. 1113.
CMP Offers Rifle Clinics. The CMP now offers a limited number of advanced rifle clinics that will be conducted at host clubs in various parts of the country during the fall and winter months. The lead instructor for these new CMP Rifle Clinics is Major Steve Goff, USA (Ret.). Steve was a member of the U. S. Army International Rifle Team for many years, has won numerous international medals and has extensive experience in teaching clinics for the Army team. Two CMP Rifle Clinics have already been held, one for college rifle teams at the Citadel in September and one for junior shooters at the Blue Trail Range in Connecticut in October. Clinic scheduling is flexible, but clinics usually are weekend events involving one and one-half to two days of instruction and coached practice firing. Clubs that are interested in hosting a CMP Rifle Clinic should contact Sommer Wood, CMP Clinic Program Manager, at swood@odcmp.com.
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