October Shotgun, Rifle Weekend Events Fill Talladega Marksmanship Park
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, the Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama was a busy place - full of learning and competitive opportunities for marksmen of a variety of disciplines.
Supporting a growing number of shotgun events over the last year, Talladega stood as the venue for the Harvester Christian Shotgun Sporting Clays Shoot. A total of 64 marksmen from eight middle school and high school private Christian academies involved within the Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association fired in the event.
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CMP Junior Rifle Campers Learn Olympic-Style Training During 2016 Camps
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With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro adding an extra element of athletic prowess and national pride to the year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) Junior Rifle Camps took the opportunity to teach its participants corresponding lessons on mental preparedness and fundamental skills - the same training given to two former campers who made their debut at this year's Olympic Games.
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Registration Open For CMP's Gary Anderson Invitational Junior Air Rifle Match
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Junior air rifle marksmen of all experience levels are invited to participate in one of the Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) most popular air gun events of the year, the Gary Anderson Invitational (GAI). This year's event will be held Dec. 2-3 at the newly renovated CMP South Competition Center in Anniston, Ala., and Dec. 3 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio.
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Hurry! One Month Left to Register for CMP's Talladega 600
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - There's still time to sign up for The Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) Talladega 600 - an event that will become a "Southern Classic" for pistol, shotgun and rifle enthusiasts. The event begins Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, and concludes Sunday, Dec. 11, at CMP's Talladega Marksmanship Park.
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Shooting News in Other Media
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 Robert Griffiths, the JROTC senior army instructor, is off to a great start. The class has 17 marksman offered to McDonald County JROTC cadets in the ROTC program and seven first-year marksmen who practice after school. Read the complete article.
Outdoors Women: Shoot like a girl? You bet! These girls are becoming top shots - By Susan Guynn, The Frederick News-Post - The Frederick County 4-H Fire Power shooting sports club is open to boys and girls ages 8 to 18. The club formed in 2012 with about 100 members, and still has a roster hovering around 100. Safety and education are priorities in each of the six main disciplines for members to learn and practice, including archery, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, pistol, and hunting and wildlife education. And it's hands-on. Read the complete article.
Biathletes show off marksmanship skills - Terrace, B.C. - The Terrace Rod & Gun Club hosted the 2016 Mountain Bike Biathlon competition on October 15. Although a smaller group of participants than in previous competitions, the athletes demonstrated improved racing and marksmanship skills. In the category for ages 9-10, first place went to Josiah Peden. Joseph Cote followed in second place. Nate Cote finished in third place. Joseph actually had the best bike racing time, but, unfortunately, he had the only missed target (a 15 second penalty) in the 9-10 year old group. Read the complete article.
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Feedback from a customer at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park:
"Disney World for shooters. So fortunate to have this in Alabama. Friendly helpful staff. Great for older shooters as walking to targets are eliminated and sighting in is so easy on rifles. Love this place!" - Bill L.
 Come see us soon!! November Hours:2 NOVEMBER - 30 MAY 2017 Monday and Tuesday: Closed Wednesday through Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Garand & Modern Military Match at Petrarca Range. The CMP will host a Garand & Modern Military Match at Petrarca Range with the CMP Electronic Targets on Saturday, November 12th. The entry fee is $40 with relays starting at 9:30am. Six relays will be fired. This match will be held the same day as the Friends of Camp Perry Snowflake Shoot, which begins at 9am. Come spend the day at Camp Perry and shoot both matches!Visit https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=14797 to register.
2017 CMP Competition Rules. The CMP invites pistol and rifle shooters, match officials and other concerned persons to forward their comments and concerns regarding current CMP competition rules and any recommendations they have for rule changes or clarifications to competitions@thecmp.org. Comments should be received not later than 21 November 2016. The CMP Rules Committee and staff will review those comments and then confirm or adjust the new rules before they go into effect on 1 January 2017.
There will be a Level 1 NRA/USAS/CMP Rifle Coach School held in Winter Park, FL, on 28-29 January. The perfect course for coaches, shooters and teams! $ 170 per student, discount for ROTC, JROTC and Sea Cadet members. For more information, contact Kent at 407-782-9735 or email kent@safefla.org.
Marksmanship Nights at Petrarca Range, held on Mondays, from 10:00AM - 5:00PM. Bring your rifles and ammunition to enjoy the CMP Targets (electronic targets) which provide instant feedback on the screen next to your firing point. Cost is $10 per hour/$25 for 3 hours. For more information, visit http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-targets-at-petrarca-range/.
Save the Date and Join Us at the Oklahoma City Gun Club for the CMP Games Oklahoma. Clinics, Rifle Small Arms Firing School, Pistol and Rifle Matches - It's going to be a great time!! Make plans and Save the Date: 5-9 April. For more information, visit http://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-travel-games/cmpgames_ok/.
JROTC Air Rifle Postal Registration Open. The 2016-2017 JROTC Postal Competition officially opened on Sept. 26th for young cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing in this three-position air rifle match with other talented juniors across the nation. Last year, over 7,000 juniors competed in the match that serves as the first step on the road to Nationals. Visit our website at http://thecmp.org/air/jrotc-air-rifle-national-championship/ to register.
CMP State Directors. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within his or her state. The CMP is currently taking applications for the following states: DE, LA, MT, NJ, ND, NH, NV, and WI. For more information on requirements on applying for a State Director position, visit http://thecmp.org/training-tech/state-director/ or contact Lue Sherman at (419) 635-2141, ext. 707 or email lsherman@thecmp.org.
 Anniston's Dixie Double -The 60 shot international air rifle and air pistol competition will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 4-6 November 2016, with the first relay beginning at 0800 Saturday and the second relay at 1000. On Sunday the relay times will remain the same, although shooters will switch relays. There will be a Final at the conclusion of the matches on Saturday and Sunday. Pre-registration is required for the matches. All events will be held at the CMP Competition Center South in Anniston AL, featuring 80 MEGAlink electronic targets. On Saturday, after the final, there will be an optional target sprint event. This event will determine who get to walk the $1000 prize table first, which will be awarded during the dinner on Saturday. Entry Fee's are $50 per person. Visit our website to register.  The Gary Anderson Invitational will be held at both the CMP Competition Center - South, and the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center, located at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, Ohio. The National Three Position Air Rifle Council sanctions this three-position air rifle invitational as an open CMP Cup match. Visit our website for more information or contact Lue Sherman at (419) 635-2141, ext. 707 or lsherman@thecmp.org.
 The CMP "Aces" Postal satellite match offers all junior and adult air rifle and air pistol shooters a program designed to encourage participation in the sport and test marksmanship skills nationally with their peers. The program consists of Air Rifle, Air Pistol, and Para-Air Rifle/Air Pistol events.
 CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. The latest addition to the CMP is its 500-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:
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 2016 CMP Master Instructor Training Workshop. 2016 dates and locations are:
6 December 2016 - Talladega, AL
CMP Affiliates New Clubs. The CMP would like to welcome the newly affiliated clubs listed below. If you would like more information on affiliating with the CMP, please visit http://thecmp.org/clubs/.
Arab High School JROTC, Arab, AL
Northwest Arkansas Spring Gun Association, Fayetteville, AR
White Mountain Shooters Association, Snowflake, AZ
Boy Scouts of America Troop 634, Lake Forest, CA
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1, Schererville, IN
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10, Statesville, NC
Beaver Creek Sportsman's Club, New Russia Township, OH
Stewarts Creek HS AJROTC, Smyrna, TN
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
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CMP'S TALLADEGA 600 - SIGN UP SOON!
6-11 December 2016
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is thrilled to announce the completion of plans on the next big southern event - the Talladega 600. The match is set to begin Tuesday, Dec. 6 and concludes Sunday, Dec. 11 at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. The event schedule has been designed to appeal to rifle, pistol and shotgun enthusiasts alike in order to provide an even wider variety of marksmanship opportunities to competitors from around the country.
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Creedmoor Sports Talladega Pro Shop
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Coaching Young Rifle Shooters
By Gary Anderson, DCME
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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 Evenings at CMP Marksmanship Centers.Shooters, including aspiring new shooters, who live in the Camp Perry, Port Clinton, 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 range are fully equipped with electronic targets that accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National Match Air Rifle shooting. For more information, please visit http://thecmp.org/air/cmp-competition-centers/open-public-shooting/.
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