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 The Spring 2015 issue of On The Mark, CMP's Newsletter for Coaches and Junior Shooters, is now posted online. This issue includes features on Sam Payne firing a perfect 600 Rimfire Score, Pistol Opportunities for Juniors, .22 Rimfire Pistol Match Info article and much more! Download your copy today!
CMP Affiliated Club News. On April, 25, 2015, members of the Proctor Fish & Game Club in Pittsford, VT, held a Rimfire Sporter Match. The Rimfire Sporter Match is for smallbore rifles that weigh 7 1/2 pounds or less with sights. O-Class rifles have open sights; T-Class rifles have telescopes (max. 6X) or receiver sights. Firing is done at 50 and 25 yards in prone, sitting and standing positions, in slow and rapid fire modes. Their next match will be on June 27, 2015. For more information, contact Bruce Reid at breid46@yahoo.com.
 Three-Position Air Rifle National Record Set. Sarah Sutton, of the Black Swamp Jr. Rifle Club, shot a new junior team national record score of 597-52x during the CMP Junior Rifle Camp. This is also a new Gary Anderson CMP competition center range record!
The 54th Annual Interservice Rifle Championship hosted by the Weapons Training Battalion will take place 24 June - 1 July, Quantico, Virginia. The 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. Download the match program or register at
2015 Biennial Coach College and Conference - Coach College 24-26 August and Coach Conference 28-30 August - USAS wants all coaches that are interested to have access to the information presented at these Biennial Coach Conferences. This year USAS will pilot the live coach conference broadcast to all USAS Certified Training Centers (CTC) and a few other independent sites. This will allow coaches the choice of traveling to a closer broadcast site that maybe in commuting distance which will reduce travel time and cost. They will still offer an opportunity to attend the live conference here at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Registration fee is $170. Visit the USA Shooting website for more details and to register.
 Registration Now for 2015 CMP Summer Air Rifle Camps - Register now for a spot on the firing line at the one of our popular CMP Junior Air Rifle Camps - to be held in numerous locations around the country in 2015. The ever-expanding camps and clinics train high-school age (9-12 grade) junior shooters on intermediate and advanced air rifle marksmanship skills through various exercises and demonstrations. Visit http://thecmp.org/air/cmp-competition-center-event-matches/junior-air-rifle-camps-and-clinics/ for more information.
CMP Clubs Corner. The CMP would like to extend its thanks to all of our Affiliated Clubs to help us fulfill our mission to promote firearm safety and marksmanship training with an emphasis on youth. We would like to highlight our affiliated clubs whenever possible and recognize these clubs and their achievements in our publications. If you would like your club recognized, please email photos, captions or even a short article to Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer, at abrugnone@thecmp.org.
CMP Garand-Springfield-Military Master Instructor Training Workshop. 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 2015 CMP Master Instructor Training Workshop. 2015 dates and locations are:
19-20 August 2015, Harris, MN
26-27 September 2015, Camp Perry, OH
For more information or to register, please visit http://thecmp.org/training-tech/gsm-rifle-master-clinics/ or contact Kim Filipiak at kfilipiak@thecmp.org or by phone 419-635-2141 ext 706.
CMP Travel Games. The CMP travels to various states to hold our popular and fun CMP Games Matches. In 2015, the CMP will hold the following CMP Travel Games: 18-23 August 2015 - Harris, MN REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 9-13 October 2015 - Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Phoenix, Arizona For additional information, please visit the CMP website at http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-travel-games/. CMP Affiliated New Clubs. The CMP would like to welcome the newly affiliated clubs listed below. Kingsley Sportsman's Club, Kingsley, MI
www.kingsleysportsmansclub.net Western Wayne County Conservation,
Plymouth, MI www.wwcca.com Big Piney Sportsmen's Club, Licking, MO
www.bigpineysportsmansclub.com Moberly HS Army JROTC, Moberly, MO Noxon Rod Gun Club Inc., Noxon, MT Connecticut River Sportsmans Club, Inc., Swanzey, NH McKeesport Sportsmen Association, Inc. & Jr. Div., North Versailles, PA
www.mckeesportsportsmens.com Rhode Island State Rifle & Revolver Association, Cranston, RI
Strategic Edge Gun Range, Chapel Hill, TN
www.strategicedge.us Dickson County HS AJROTC, Dickson, TN Arlington Sportsman's Club Inc., Arlington, TX
Lamb County 4-H Shooting Sports, Littlefield, TX Battle Mountain Shooting Club, Amissville, VA Black Diamond Gun Club, Black Diamond, WA
www.blackdiamondgunclub.org Chaseburg Rod and Gun Club, Chaseburg, WI
www.chaseburgrodandgun.com Laramie Rifle Range Inc, Laramie, WY
www.laramieriflerange.com
 For more information, contact the CMP Affiliate Relations Department at 419-635-2141, Ext. 782 or email clubs@thecmp.org or visit the CMP Clubs website. | 
Tiger Trap Team focuses on safety, better marksmanship - By Mark Peterson, Editor, Stewartville Star - In an open field just north of the Stewartville Sportsman's Club, the students stood five in a row as they waited for their turn to shoot. At regular intervals, the students called, "Pull!" and Ronn Carlson, the trap operator, released the orange disks into the air. As the guns sounded pop!....pop!....pop!....pop!" seconds apart, some of the disks shattered into smaller pieces, some continued to fly unharmed. The 11 members of the Stewartville Tigers Trap Team have been working on their shooting for about eight weeks now. 
Senior marksman sets sights on Kentucky - By Michael Kelley, Staff Writer, Scarborough Leader - Scarborough High School senior Brandon Bryer will head to Morehead State University in Kentucky this fall to take a shot at college athletics and academics. On April 15, Bryer signed a letter of intent to be part of the Morehead State University rifle team, which competes in the Ohio Valley Conference of the NCAA. Bryer, who grew up around guns and fired his first gun at 3 years old, began shooting at Scarborough Rod and Gun Club, a stone's throw from his Dresser Avenue home, four years ago as part of a rifle team. His interest in the sport, he said, "evolved from there." 
Soldiers' Bianchi debut leads to top finishes - By Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Piper, USAMU Public Affairs - FORT BENNING, Ga. - Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit made a memorable debut at the 2015 U.S. Midway and National Rifle Association Bianchi Cup. Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Franks won first place in the metallic division with a total score of 1902-140x. Sgt. 1st Class Adam Sokolowski won fourth in the production division with a total score of 1862-110x. Staff Sgt. Lawrence Cleveland took sixth place in the metallic division with a total score of 1859-124x. The x-count is the number of times the competitor hit inside the center ring of the target through each of the matches and is used to break ties. The annual competition is the NRA's national championship for action shooting and was in Columbia, Mo., May 19 to 22. 
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