Marksmanship competition flourishes - Hundreds take shots at shooting clinic - By Patrick Pfanner, Sandusky Register - The Civilian Marksmanship Program continued this week with the Small Arms Firing School. This shooting clinic included some time in the classroom where new shooters learned about shooting safety and how to hold a firearm. From there, hundreds were taken out to the shooting ranges at Camp Perry to practice firing their weapons. "I absolutely love it," shooter Serena Juchnowski, 16, said. "It's pretty fun to see so many people here who all share the same passions." Read the complete article.

Melton cadets learn how to become top marksman - Melton Times UK - A group of determined Air Cadets from the 1279 Melton Mowbray Squadron, spent a weekend practicing for their marksmanship badges. Youngsters were able to develop their skills that they had already learnt in initial weapons training and put them to good use on the rifle range. Each cadet showed massive improvements in their target shooting ability and scored enough to achieve squadron marksman badges, wing marksman badges and a corps marksman badge, the highest cadet marksman badge available. Read the complete article.  

4-H marksman invited to compete in World Cups - CENTREVILLE - Morgan Phillips, member of the Queen Anne's County 4-H Marksmanship Club, recently qualified at the USA Shooting National Rifle Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., to become a member of the National Junior Team. Morgan placed second in junior women's 3-position small bore rifle. Shortly after returning home to Maryland, she learned that she also earned enough points in the qualifying system to garner a coveted invitation to compete in the International Shooting Sports Federation's World Cup match which will be held in Gabala, Azerbaijan in mid-August. Read the complete article.

CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. The latest addition to the CMP is its 800-acre outdoor marksmanship facility in Talladega, Alabama. The CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park is the first of its kind in the country and is one of the most sophisticated in the world - housing electronic targets similar to those used in the CMP air gun ranges. Several events have been planned at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park:

Aug 22nd - USPSA Match hosted by Talladega Practical Shooters. USPSA registration begins at 8:00 am. A range safety briefing will be given at 8:30 am. Firing will begin at 9:00 am. For more information, call (256) 474-4408, ext. 460 or email cmptalladega@thecmp.org.

Sept 5th - M1 Carbine Match. The Civilian Marksmanship Program's Talladega Marksmanship Park is hosting a M1 Carbine match September 5th, 2015. All competitors in the Carbine Rifle match use a M1 Carbine and fire 40 shots at a distance of 100 yards. The course of fire is 15 shots slow-fire prone (first 5 shots are sighters); 10 shots rapid-fire prone; 10 shots rapid-fire sitting; 10 shots slow fire standing. Registration is open to the public. Fee is $25.00. For more information, call (256) 474-4408, ext. 460 or email cmptalladega@thecmp.org.

         Online Registration - https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=13088

Sept 25-26th - CMP-GCA Clinic Talladega. The GCA Convention Match will take place at the Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Alabama on September 25-26, 2015.  During the convention the CMP will host a Vintage Sniper match on September 25 and a John C Garand match on September 26. The matches are limited to GCA convention members only.

     Online registration - https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=13153

Oct 17th - Alabama State High Power Championship. This is a non-EIC 800 aggregate match. 20 shots slow fire prone, 200 yards, 20 shots rapid fire sitting, 200 yards, 20 shots rapid fire prone 300 yards, 20 shots slow fire prone 600 yards. This match is open to the public. Firing will begin at 9:00 am, competitors must arrive no later than 8:30 to the Talladega Marksmanship Park Club House for orientation. This is a NRA registered tournament. The NRA classification system will be used and appropriate NRA points will be given. Appropriate championship awards will be given to Alabama residents only.
       Online registration - https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=13177

Bring a Friend and Join Us in Minnesota 19-23 August for the Minnesota CMP Games! The Gopher Rifle & Revolver Club will be our host for over 15 CMP Games Rifle & Pistol Matches along with several clinics. Registration is open - visit http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-travel-games/minnesota-cmp-games/ for more information.

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
       REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 

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.

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://thecmp.org/clubs/affiliate/ for more information or contact the CMP Affiliate Relations Department at 419-635-2141, Ext. 1182 or email clubs@thecmp.org.

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.