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CMP Awards $160,000 in Scholarships for the 2014-2015 Term with Record Number of Applicants
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 CAMP PERRY, OH - In mid-April, Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) board members and staff sifted through a slew of CMP scholarship applications to determine which young scholar marksmen would receive CMP support for the coming academic year. After careful and considerate review, the CMP awarded monetary donations to over half of its scholarship applicants.
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CMP Excited to be a Visible Participant at the 2014 Walleye Festival
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 CAMP PERRY, OHIO - The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will once again offer free BB-Gun demonstrations at the 34th Annual Walleye Festival at Port Clinton's Waterworks Park. Kids of all ages, including supervised kids under 18, are welcome to visit the CMP's portable BB Gun range on the festival grounds and try their hand at some old-time marksmanship fun.
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Harold Pate Leads All Rifle Competitors at CMP Games - Oklahoma
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 ARCADIA, OK - Harold Pate, 52, of Ft. Worth, TX, put on quite a rifle marksmanship display in the military rifle portion of the 2014 CMP Games - Oklahoma, winning both the Three-Gun and Four-Gun Aggregate rifle championships and racking up a total of 10 Excellence-in-Competition points.
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Shooting Articles in Other Media
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 NSSF Invites Colleges to Apply for $100,000 in Grants to Start Target Shooting Programs - The National Shooting Sports Foundation is making a total of $100,000 in grants available to public and private colleges for start-ups of new target-shooting clubs and teams. The grants are provided through NSSF's Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative, which has assisted more than 75 schools with building competitive and recreational shooting programs through more than $1 million in support. The program is credited with helping to spur growth in collegiate target shooting across the country. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. For more information, visit http://www.nssf.org/college/.
 MSgt Julia Watson, USMCR, was recently featured in the Shooting Sports USA magazine. MSgt Watson is no stranger to the awards podium, recently she was the Overall Individual Service Rifle Champion in the CMP's National Trophy Rifle Matches and won the Women's Rifle Trophy, General Shepherd Trophy, Mountain Man Trophy, GySgt Carlos Hathcock Trophy and Pershing Trophy in 2013. This past March, MSgt Watson earned a silver medal in the Competition-In-Arms Program Western Divisional marksmanship competition earning her Pistol Distinguished Badge and becoming only the fourth Double Distinguished female Marine in both rifle and pistol.
Read the article titled, Master Sergeant Julia Watson, USMCR, Being Centered - On More Than Just The Target at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nra/ssusa_201405/#/20.
 Top 10 Reasons to Consider Competition Shooting - By Diana Hufstedler, Sass, Brass & Bullets - Why competitive shooting sports? - This is probably the most common question I get from relatives, friends, coworkers, etc. Here are my top 10 reasons. What are yours?
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 Shooting for Precision - ROTC instructor works to grow marksmanship program at Pocomoke High - By Charlene Sharpe - Delmarvanow.com - POCOMOKE CITY - When you think of high school sports, rifles probably don't come to mind. Pocomoke High School teacher Timothy Shaner wants to change that. The longtime ROTC instructor, a recent transplant from Arizona, is working to increase interest in marksmanship both at his school and across Delmarva. "It's an Olympic sport," said Shaner, who is in his first year at Pocomoke High. "The concentration it takes to shoot that little dot translates well into the classroom."
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News from the CMP
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Take your Rifle to the Range & have some Fun! Thank you Woodstock (VT) Rifle and Pistol Club for this great photo. Find a CMP Sanctioned Match at https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=search.
Sarah Osborn "unofficially" broke the Overall Precision record Saturday, May 17th with a 599 - 51 in 3p. Congratulations to Sarah!!
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://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=reportDistinguishedShootersByCriteria.
Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
#747 Samuel Elliott, Albuquerque, NM
#748 Trace Haynes, Hazlehurst, GA
#749 Alana Kelly, Acworth, GA
#750 Jasmine Wiles, Lebanon, OR
#751 Dana Bowen, Winder, GA
#752 Alberto Estrella, Phoenix, AZ
#753 Alfredo Gonzalez, Daleville, AL
#754 Thomas Hennig, Tekamah, NE
#755 Rachel Kimbell, Jackson, GA
#756 Hannah Youngblood, Whitesburg, GA
#757 Nicholas Becklund, Albuquerque, NM
#758 Joanna O'Neill, Los Alamos, NM
#759 Will Anderson, Jonesborough, TN
#760 Mackenzie Campbell, Oviedo, FL
#761 Darnel Lincoln, Farmington, NM
#762 Richard Moebius, Killeen, TX
#763 Spencer West, Leland, NC
#764 Stephani Cooksey, Wheatland, CA
#765 Nathan Fowlkes, Dry Fork, VA
#766 Julie Bullock, Annandale, VA
#767 Loryn Brown, Douglas, GA
#768 Za'Cori Ross, Columbia, SC
#769 Antonio Remedios, Medina, OH
CMP STORES CLOSED 4 & 5 JULY, 2014. CMP stores will be closed on 4 and 5 July, 2014. The CMP store in Anniston, AL, will resume regular operating hours Thu - Sat on 10 July. The CMP store at Camp Perry, OH, will begin the National Matches days/hours of operation on Sunday 6 July. Please see
ADDITIONAL SPOTS AVAILABLE - 2014 CMP Junior Rifle Camps have additional spots available! As the result of hiring a record number of counselors this year, CMP is now able to open more camp slots for several of the 2014 camps. All camps are one week long, three-position air rifle camps, with the exception of the Outreach Clinics and the Advanced Standing Camp. Visit the CMP website at http://thecmp.org/3p/camp.htm for more information.
 USAMU accepting applications for advanced junior rifle camp - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is accepting applications for the annual Advanced Junior Rifle Camp. The camp will be held Aug. 4-8, 2014, at the USAMU's Pool International Range Complex located on Fort Benning, Ga. The USAMU Junior Rifle Camp is an advanced rifle camp open to juniors aged 14-18. The camp will be limited to 25 shooters, and acceptance will be based on previous matches shot. This camp is primarily a smallbore camp. The juniors will receive coaching from the world-class Soldier/Athletes of the International Rifle Team, including Olympians, World and National champions. For more information, visit www.usamu.com or contact SSG George Norton at (706) 545-2343 or george.k.norton.mil@mail.mil.
Eastern Junior Highpower Clinic & Championship - June 22-28, 2014 - In an effort to promote interest, education, and competition to the sport of Highpower Rifle Shooting among Junior shooters, a group of Junior coaches and Military coaches have come together to organize the 2014 Eastern United States Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. Experienced coaches and instructors from the United States Army Reserve Rifle Team and military personnel will be conducting clinics for both new and experienced junior shooters. Instruction in both shooting individual matches and shooting as a member of a coached team will also be provided. This week long program is offered to provide junior shooters an opportunity to expand their current level of knowledge, experience and expertise. It is also an opportunity for junior shooters to come together to experience the each other's company and to form bonds of friendship and camaraderie within the sport. For more information, visit http://www.jmsg-nc.org/clinics or contact Bob Hughes at rlhj43@att.net.
 2014 Interservice Rifle Championship Matches - The 53nd Interservice Rifle Championship offers service rifle competitions for teams and individuals representing the Armed Services, Active, Reserve and National Guard, to include ROTC and Service Academies of the United States. This event will take place 5-13 July and is hosted by the Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico, VA. Visit http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=11105 to register online or download the match program.
Affiliate your club with the CMP. We look forward to working with you to assist your club in reaching its goals and in reaching the mission and vision of the CMP - to promote marksmanship training and firearms safety for all qualified U.S. citizens with a special emphasis on youth. Visit http://www.thecmp.org/Clubs/Affiliate.htm for more information or contact the CMP Affiliate Relations Department at 419-635-2141, Ext. 1182 or email clubs@thecmp.org.
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Please note the changes for the 2014 National Match Schedule posted at http://www.thecmp.org/nm/
2014nmcalendar.pdf.
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CMP Custom Shop
http://www.thecmp.org/Sales/customshop.htm
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The CMP Custom Shop continues to deliver on its promise to upgrade, accurized, customize and refinish traditional U.S.G.I. rifles. Custom Shop work also includes routine repairs and troubleshooting. John McLean, Custom Shop Manager, encourages those who have specific questions or unusual work requests, to call the shop directly at 256-835-8455, ext. 2114. The shop opened in October 2013 and while demand is strong, the turnaround time remains good, with about a 30-day backlog.
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| 2014 National Matches Air Gun Events
Camp Perry, Ohio
6 - 23 July 2014
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites you to participate in the 6th annual National Matches Air Gun Events. These events are part of the National Matches at Camp Perry. Their purpose is to offer additional competition opportunities for National Matches pistol and rifle competitors as well as for anyone who wants to shoot in the National Matches with their air pistols or air rifles. All of these events will take place at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center on MegaLink electronic targets.
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Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Master Instructor Clinics
July 15, Camp Perry, OH
October 10-11, Phoenix, AZ
Experienced rifle marksmanship instructors and shooters who would like to receive advanced training and be certified as "Master Instructors" to teach CMP-sanctioned Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Clinics are invited to apply to attend a two-day CMP Master Instructor Training Workshop.
Click here for more information and an Application Form.
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Coaching Young Rifle Shooters By Gary Anderson, DCME
The most comprehensive guide to instructing junior shooting, written by one of the nation's premier shooters, Gary Anderson. In his 11 years of international competition, Gary has won two Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship gold medals, six world records, and 16 national titles. In the 200-page book, loaded with illustrations, Gary provides coaches with all the tools needed to develop the young shooter and improve the skills of us and coming juniors. Full color instruction guide.
NLU 758 $19.95 plus S&H
Order your copy today on the CMP E-Store!
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Open Public Shooting
CMP Marksmanship Centers
Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Anniston, AL
Port Clinton, OH
Shooters, including aspiring new shooters, adult and youth, who live in the Camp Perry, Ohio, area or Anniston, Alabama, area are invited to take advantage of the opportunity to do practice shooting at the Marksmanship Center air gun ranges. Both 80-point, 10-meter air gun ranges are fully equipped with electronic targets that accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National Match Air Rifle shooting. Rental equipment is available for a small fee.
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