The First Shot
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:47 pm
23 December 2008
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/1208/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.
Test Match For New CMP National Match Air Rifle Program - Camp Perry, Ohio; 10 January 2009 - The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is developing an exciting new adult air rifle event that promises to open the doors for lots of new shooters to participate in air rifle shooting competition.
If you live in the Upper Midwest and are interested in trying this new recreation-oriented target air rifle game or are a highpower rifle enthusiast who wants an off-season event to further test and improve your position shooting skills, the CMP invites you to participate in a test match for a new rifle shooting sports game called “National Match Air Rifle.” This Test Match will take place at Camp Perry, Ohio on Saturday, 10 January.
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JROTC Cadets and Units Excel in Postal Competitions - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC rifle teams kicked off an exciting 2008-2009 competition year as their rifle teams took to the range for this year's JROTC postal competitions. For six years now, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has overseen the scoring of Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC 3x10 three-position air rifle postal competitions. These annual postals determine which JROTC unit teams and individual cadets advance to compete in their respective service’s JROTC shoulder-to-shoulder Championship.
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David Waters becomes the First Australian to Earn Distinguished Rifleman Badge - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - David Waters literally travelled far and wide to earn the prestigious Distinguished Rifleman Badge, an honor he achieved in late October 2008 at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas. In fact, the born and raised Australian highpower shooter is the first non-U.S. citizen to achieve Distinguished Rifleman status according to contemporary records. Prior to the mid-1980s, National Match and Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) matches were open only to U.S. citizens. It's believed that the regulation was relaxed when the military draft was replaced by an all-volunteer military.
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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.
Shooting USA Featured National Trophy Infantry Rifle Match. Shooting USA, the Shooting Sports TV Show on the Outdoor Channel, featured the Army Service Rifle Team in a new series. The Pro Tips series teach rifle competition for competitive shooters who want to improve their scores at the Camp Perry National Matches. The show presents the strategy that helped the Army Service Rifle Team win the Infantry Trophy Team Match. You and your team members may not beat the Army, but you'll place better if you understand their technique for the "rattle battle". For more information, visit http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/USA ... mu3-1.html.
ON THE MARK, December 2008 Issue. The December issue of ON THE MARK is now posted on the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/OTM.htm. Download this issue to read about these topics:
• One More Main Event for Beijing: 2008 Paralympic Report
• College Connection: New Website Provides Great Links to College Shooting Teams
• Teaching the Kneeling Position
• CMP Program Sales: Anschutz Model 1903 Junior Target Smallbore Rifle
• Competitive Edge: Flexibility
• Internet Matches Growing in Popularity
Attention Highpower and Air Rifle Shooters! The CMP is introducing a new event called “National Match Air Rifle.” The event features two courses of fire similar to the highpower rifle standing and John C. Garand courses of fire that will be shot on reduced highpower 200 and 600 yard targets on 10-meter ranges with air rifles. There will be three rifle classes, sporter, match/precision and AR-type air rifle. The CMP is conducting a test match at the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center on 10 January. The CMP invites both experienced highpower shooters and recreational air gun shooters to try the 10 January test match and provide feedback to assist in finalizing the rules. The CMP has produced 10-bull paper AR-SR and AR-MR targets that will be on display, together with some industry prototype AR style air rifles. For program and registration information, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4045.
3rd Annual Camp Perry Open. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites junior and adult competition air rifle shooters to participate in the 3rd Annual Camp Perry Open. This year’s match includes a three-position air rifle event, 40 and 60 shot international air rifle courses of fire (all standing) and an optional clinic at Camp Perry, Ohio. The match will be held on 16-18 January 2009 in the new 80 firing point Camp Perry Marksmanship Center that is equipped with electronic targets. There will be a super final at the conclusion of both the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday. The super final/guts match will have cash prizes. The super final will be a coed match, pairing the top 16 males from the 60 Shot Match and top 16 female shooters from the 40 Shot Match in a bracket style tournament. Several National Team and National Development Team members and members of the Army Marksmanship Unit have already registered to compete. This is a great opportunity to shoot with some of the best shooter’s in the U.S.! For more information or to register for the 2009 Camp Perry Open, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3950. Contact Vicki Donoho at vdonoho@odcmp.com or (419) 635-2141 ext. 1102 for additional information.
2009 Bushmaster Open. The 2009 Bushmaster Open, sponsored by Bushmaster Firearms, Remington Arms, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and the CMP, will take place at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 – 21 June. It will kick off with an Open Practice, followed by a Marksmanship Clinic and an EIC Match. Remington Arms will provide ammunition to all EIC participants. Shooting events also include a 1000-Point Aggregate Match and a 2-Man or 4-Man Team Match. There is no State affiliation requirement for the Team Match. Military teams participating in the Team Match will be required to enter 4-Man Team(s). Civilian teams may enter either 2-Man or 4-Man team events. Cash prizes will be given to the top Individuals and teams. Visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3906 to register and download the Match Program or contact SFC Kyle Ward at kyle.ward@usaac.army.mil or (706) 545-3743 for additional information.
CMP Store Schedules. The CMP Stores at both Anniston and Camp Perry will be closed during on Friday 19 December, during Christmas week (24-26 Dec) and during New Year’s week (31 Dec- 2 Jan). CMP Stores will be open on Saturdays, beginning on 10 January 2009.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team will host a Conventional Pistol Shooting Camp on 11-13 at Fort Benning’s Phillips Range. There will also be a follow-on Conventional NRA 2700 Pistol Match on 14 March. There is no cost to attend the pistol camp, however, all participants must bring their own shooting equipment and ammunition. Participants must pay for their own transportation, lodging and meals. The focus of the camp will be on beginning- and intermediate-level pistol shooters. The camp will be appropriate for both junior shooters and adult coaches. The national-award winning shooters of the USAMU Service Pistol Team will provide instruction to participants. All juniors must have an adult with them and all adults wishing to attend must bring a junior shooter with them. For more information, contact Service Pistol Team Coach Rick Hawkins at (706) 545- 3893 or Richard.hawkins@usaac.army.mil.
2008 National Match Results Bulletins. The 2008 National Match Results Bulletins for the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches and the CMP Games Events are now posted on the CMP website for downloading. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/NationalMatches.htm to view the Bulletins. All competitors in the 2008 CMP National Trophy Matches and CMP Games Events will receive a printed copy in the mail within the next two weeks.
2009 Competition Rulebook. Revisions to the CMP Competition Rules are now being developed for the 2009 Edition of the rulebook. If you have any rule comments or suggestions, please send an email to bdonoho@odcmp.com. We expect to release the new Rulebook by 1 February.
2nd Annual Developing Amazing Leaders Paralympic Conference. On 17-20 May 2009, a Developing Amazing Leaders Conference will take place in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is working with a disabled athlete whose goals involve Paralympic competition. More information on the conference is at www.usparalympics.org.
2009 CMP Three-Position Summer Camps. Dates for the 2009 CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Summer Camps will be posted on the CMP website on 5 January 2009 and registration will open two weeks later, on 19 January. The camps will once again bring together some of the top college rifle shooters to continue the tradition of providing the premier air rifle camp for juniors in the country. Be ready to register early because many locations fill up quickly.
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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/1208/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.
Test Match For New CMP National Match Air Rifle Program - Camp Perry, Ohio; 10 January 2009 - The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is developing an exciting new adult air rifle event that promises to open the doors for lots of new shooters to participate in air rifle shooting competition.
If you live in the Upper Midwest and are interested in trying this new recreation-oriented target air rifle game or are a highpower rifle enthusiast who wants an off-season event to further test and improve your position shooting skills, the CMP invites you to participate in a test match for a new rifle shooting sports game called “National Match Air Rifle.” This Test Match will take place at Camp Perry, Ohio on Saturday, 10 January.
More Details
JROTC Cadets and Units Excel in Postal Competitions - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC rifle teams kicked off an exciting 2008-2009 competition year as their rifle teams took to the range for this year's JROTC postal competitions. For six years now, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has overseen the scoring of Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC 3x10 three-position air rifle postal competitions. These annual postals determine which JROTC unit teams and individual cadets advance to compete in their respective service’s JROTC shoulder-to-shoulder Championship.
More Details
David Waters becomes the First Australian to Earn Distinguished Rifleman Badge - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - David Waters literally travelled far and wide to earn the prestigious Distinguished Rifleman Badge, an honor he achieved in late October 2008 at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas. In fact, the born and raised Australian highpower shooter is the first non-U.S. citizen to achieve Distinguished Rifleman status according to contemporary records. Prior to the mid-1980s, National Match and Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) matches were open only to U.S. citizens. It's believed that the regulation was relaxed when the military draft was replaced by an all-volunteer military.
More Details
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.
Shooting USA Featured National Trophy Infantry Rifle Match. Shooting USA, the Shooting Sports TV Show on the Outdoor Channel, featured the Army Service Rifle Team in a new series. The Pro Tips series teach rifle competition for competitive shooters who want to improve their scores at the Camp Perry National Matches. The show presents the strategy that helped the Army Service Rifle Team win the Infantry Trophy Team Match. You and your team members may not beat the Army, but you'll place better if you understand their technique for the "rattle battle". For more information, visit http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/USA ... mu3-1.html.
ON THE MARK, December 2008 Issue. The December issue of ON THE MARK is now posted on the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/OTM.htm. Download this issue to read about these topics:
• One More Main Event for Beijing: 2008 Paralympic Report
• College Connection: New Website Provides Great Links to College Shooting Teams
• Teaching the Kneeling Position
• CMP Program Sales: Anschutz Model 1903 Junior Target Smallbore Rifle
• Competitive Edge: Flexibility
• Internet Matches Growing in Popularity
Attention Highpower and Air Rifle Shooters! The CMP is introducing a new event called “National Match Air Rifle.” The event features two courses of fire similar to the highpower rifle standing and John C. Garand courses of fire that will be shot on reduced highpower 200 and 600 yard targets on 10-meter ranges with air rifles. There will be three rifle classes, sporter, match/precision and AR-type air rifle. The CMP is conducting a test match at the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center on 10 January. The CMP invites both experienced highpower shooters and recreational air gun shooters to try the 10 January test match and provide feedback to assist in finalizing the rules. The CMP has produced 10-bull paper AR-SR and AR-MR targets that will be on display, together with some industry prototype AR style air rifles. For program and registration information, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4045.
3rd Annual Camp Perry Open. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites junior and adult competition air rifle shooters to participate in the 3rd Annual Camp Perry Open. This year’s match includes a three-position air rifle event, 40 and 60 shot international air rifle courses of fire (all standing) and an optional clinic at Camp Perry, Ohio. The match will be held on 16-18 January 2009 in the new 80 firing point Camp Perry Marksmanship Center that is equipped with electronic targets. There will be a super final at the conclusion of both the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday. The super final/guts match will have cash prizes. The super final will be a coed match, pairing the top 16 males from the 60 Shot Match and top 16 female shooters from the 40 Shot Match in a bracket style tournament. Several National Team and National Development Team members and members of the Army Marksmanship Unit have already registered to compete. This is a great opportunity to shoot with some of the best shooter’s in the U.S.! For more information or to register for the 2009 Camp Perry Open, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3950. Contact Vicki Donoho at vdonoho@odcmp.com or (419) 635-2141 ext. 1102 for additional information.
2009 Bushmaster Open. The 2009 Bushmaster Open, sponsored by Bushmaster Firearms, Remington Arms, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and the CMP, will take place at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 – 21 June. It will kick off with an Open Practice, followed by a Marksmanship Clinic and an EIC Match. Remington Arms will provide ammunition to all EIC participants. Shooting events also include a 1000-Point Aggregate Match and a 2-Man or 4-Man Team Match. There is no State affiliation requirement for the Team Match. Military teams participating in the Team Match will be required to enter 4-Man Team(s). Civilian teams may enter either 2-Man or 4-Man team events. Cash prizes will be given to the top Individuals and teams. Visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3906 to register and download the Match Program or contact SFC Kyle Ward at kyle.ward@usaac.army.mil or (706) 545-3743 for additional information.
CMP Store Schedules. The CMP Stores at both Anniston and Camp Perry will be closed during on Friday 19 December, during Christmas week (24-26 Dec) and during New Year’s week (31 Dec- 2 Jan). CMP Stores will be open on Saturdays, beginning on 10 January 2009.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team will host a Conventional Pistol Shooting Camp on 11-13 at Fort Benning’s Phillips Range. There will also be a follow-on Conventional NRA 2700 Pistol Match on 14 March. There is no cost to attend the pistol camp, however, all participants must bring their own shooting equipment and ammunition. Participants must pay for their own transportation, lodging and meals. The focus of the camp will be on beginning- and intermediate-level pistol shooters. The camp will be appropriate for both junior shooters and adult coaches. The national-award winning shooters of the USAMU Service Pistol Team will provide instruction to participants. All juniors must have an adult with them and all adults wishing to attend must bring a junior shooter with them. For more information, contact Service Pistol Team Coach Rick Hawkins at (706) 545- 3893 or Richard.hawkins@usaac.army.mil.
2008 National Match Results Bulletins. The 2008 National Match Results Bulletins for the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches and the CMP Games Events are now posted on the CMP website for downloading. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/NationalMatches.htm to view the Bulletins. All competitors in the 2008 CMP National Trophy Matches and CMP Games Events will receive a printed copy in the mail within the next two weeks.
2009 Competition Rulebook. Revisions to the CMP Competition Rules are now being developed for the 2009 Edition of the rulebook. If you have any rule comments or suggestions, please send an email to bdonoho@odcmp.com. We expect to release the new Rulebook by 1 February.
2nd Annual Developing Amazing Leaders Paralympic Conference. On 17-20 May 2009, a Developing Amazing Leaders Conference will take place in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is working with a disabled athlete whose goals involve Paralympic competition. More information on the conference is at www.usparalympics.org.
2009 CMP Three-Position Summer Camps. Dates for the 2009 CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Summer Camps will be posted on the CMP website on 5 January 2009 and registration will open two weeks later, on 19 January. The camps will once again bring together some of the top college rifle shooters to continue the tradition of providing the premier air rifle camp for juniors in the country. Be ready to register early because many locations fill up quickly.
Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it. They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.
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