CMP State Directors Gather for Workshop and Island Fun

    

CAMP PERRY, OH - The Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) State Directors from around the country met for a weekend of fellowship and fun at the State Director Workshop October 3-4 in the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry. A group of 43 directors attended the weekend.
 

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All Students Encouraged to Apply for 2015-2016 $1,000 CMP Scholarships

    

CAMP PERRY, OH - The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will once again award exemplary student-athletes in their future endeavors through its annual scholarship program for the 2015-2016 school year. The CMP offers $1,000 one-year scholarships based on merit and rifle or pistol marksmanship affiliation to current high school seniors. 

  

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Summer Camp Counselors Represent USA at ISSF World Championship in Spain

    

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to announce that five of its Summer Camp counselors earned slots on the World Championship team that competed in Granada, Spain, September 6-20 at the 51st International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship. 
 

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Come Join the Fun During the Monthly Pneumatic Bench League

    

CAMP PERRY, OH - A new and enticing match for all ages, the CMP Monthly Pneumatic Air Rifle Bench League provides the excitement of a long-distance match from the comfort of a climate-controlled indoor air rifle range.
 

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News from the CMP

 

Correction Notice for the JROTC Postals Press ReleaseWe previously stated MidwayUSA provided the donations to the JROTC Championship instead of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Potterfield.

 

Larry and Brenda Potterfield have again provided incredible donations to the JROTC Championships. This year, Mr. and Mrs. Potterfield will donate over $400,000 through generous endowments offered through the MidwayUSA Foundation to winning teams and individuals. The MidwayUSA Foundation is a public charity that helps communities and organizations raise funds to support their youth shooting teams and activities. Thank you to the Potterfields for their generous donation.

 

 

The JROTC Postal Competition is an annual competition that is open to all JROTC cadets and JROTC unit teams. All individuals fire a 3X10 course of fire. Each JROTC unit may register as many cadets as they wish. Unit team scores are determined by the top four individual scores of cadets in that unit. Individuals and unit teams are ranked by their JROTC Service with the top scoring teams and individuals qualifying for the JROTC shoulder-to-shoulder Service Championship. For more information or to register your team, please visit http://www.thecmp.org/3P/JROTC.htm.   


 
 


 

The CMP's M1 Garand Maintenance Webinar is a live, online training course that will teach you the proper techniques for maintaining your M1 Garand rifle. The course will be instructed by CMP Custom Shop Manager, John McLean. During the webinar, participants will view several short videos and take part in a question and answer session with Mr. McLean. 


 

Topics will include:
Tools used
Complete Rifle Disassembly and Reassembly
Rifle Lubrication
Cleaning and Storing the Rifle
Special Gauges for the M1 Garand and how they are used


 

Duration: 1 Hour of videos followed by a question and answer session with John McLean.


 

Price: $25, plus an optional $25 for a downloadable version of the webinar.


 

Adobe Connect: The Webinar will be hosted using Adobe Connect.  To obtain a list of system requirements, please go to http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/tech-specs.html.


CMP has added 6 new M1 Garand Maintenance Webinar classes to the schedule:


  October 20 4PM CDT
  October 20 6PM CDT
  November 18 4PM CST
  November 18 6PM CST
  December 1 4PM CST
  December 1 6PM CST


 

For more information and to register, visit  https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=10885.


 


 

 

 

 

Western CMP Games, Phoenix, AZ. Over 200 participants will arrive in Phoenix, AZ this weekend for the Western CMP Games events. The Rifle Small Arms Firing School and the M16 Match takes place today with the CMP Games events taking place through Tuesday -- four Garand/Springfield/Vintage Military matches, the new Modern Military match, a Carbine Match, a Rimfire Sporter Match and the popular Vintage Sniper Match. Here are a few photos from a competitor. If you have photos to share, please post them in the comments below or tag them with #westerncmpgames. Results will be posted at http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&tab=results&match=11094.
 


  

CMP Monthly Matches, CMP Marksmanship Centers -

Anniston, AL & Port Clinton, OHThe CMP invites you and your team to participate in the CMP's Monthly Matches. The matches will take place at the CMP's Marksmanship Centers North and South on

18 October and 15 November. The competitions will feature a Junior Air Rifle 3x20 and 3x10, a 60 Shots Air Rifle and Air Pistol match, and a 20 shot Novice Prone match. Rental equipment is available for the monthly matches for a small fee.

 

** New for 2014! The six 2014 monthly matches will now be combined into a league. Additional prizes will be awarded to the overall winners! Click here for more information. 

 

 

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

 

In This Issue
CMP State Directors Gather for Workshop and Island Fun
All Students Encouraged to Apply for 2015-2016 $1,000 CMP Scholarships
Summer Camp Counselors Represent USA at ISSF World Championship in Spain
Come Join the Fun During the Monthly Pneumatic Bench League
News from the CMP
Coaching Young Rifle Shooters
CMP Paver Project
Anniston's Dixie Double
Gary Anderson Invitational
Open Public Shooting
 
 
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CMP Paver Project 

 Become a permanent part of the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. Leave your legacy on one or more than three firing lines throughout the park with a personalized engraved granite paver.

 

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REGISTRATION OPEN!!

Anniston's Dixie Double

 

 

21-23 November

 

 Anniston, AL

  
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites you to participate in its fifth annual Anniston Marksmanship Center Dixie Double. This match offers 60-shot international air rifle standing and 60-shot air pistol events for open men and women and junior men and women. USA Shooting is sanctioning this match as a PSA/PSI match sanctions; it is also sanctioned as a PTO.
  
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 for more information.

 

 

  

Gary Anderson Invitational
REGISTRATION OPEN
 

Air rifle marksmen of all ages are invited to participate in one of the Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) most popular events of the year. The 2014 Gary Anderson Invitational will be held December 5-6 at the CMP South Range in Anniston, Alabama, and December 6 at the newly expanded Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio.

 

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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 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.
  
Visit http://www.thecmp.org/
3P/PublicShooting.htm
 for more information.