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SPONSORED BY THE CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM GARAND/SPRINGFIELD/MILITARY RIFLE MATCH CLINIC JOHN C. GARAND MATCH SPRINGFIELD RIFLE MATCH VINTAGE MILITARY RIFLE MATCH AS-ISSUED M1 GARAND EIC MATCH RIMFIRE SPORTER MATCH M1 CARBINE MATCH
SPONSORED BY CREEDMOOR SPORTS HIGHPOWER RIFLE CLINIC PRACTICE MATCH (NMC) TEAM MATCH (4XNMC) CREEDMOOR® CUP 800 AGGREGATE CREEDMOOR EIC MATCH
COMPETITIONS AND CLINICS HOSTED BY ARIZONA STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION AT THE BEN AVERY SHOOTING FACILITY PHOENIX, ARIZONA
11-19 October 2008 Registration Deadline: 16 October 2008 INVITATION: The 5th Western CMP Games and the 2008 Creedmoor Cup Match will be co-sponsored by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and Creedmoor Sports and hosted by the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association at Phoenix, Arizona on 11-19 October 2008. The Western CMP Games Matches will take place on 11-14 October. The Creedmoor Cup Matches take place on 15-19 October. All interested shooters, including new shooters, experienced competitors, recreation-oriented shooters and national championship contenders, are invited to participate in these unique, national-level competitions. NEW IN 2008. The CMP Games match schedule has been changed so that the new shooter clinic on Saturday will be in the morning and an As-Issued Military Rifle Match will be fired on Saturday afternoon after the clinic. This means the number of days when Garand, Springfield or Vintage Military Rifle (VMR) Matches can be fired is increased from two to three. Two new events have been added. There will be a Rimfire Sporter Match on Sunday afternoon after the As-Issued Military Rifle Matches finish. There will be a Carbine Match on Monday afternoon after the As-Issued Military Rifle Matches finish. We’re also adding some new award events. A three-gun aggregate of scores from the M1 Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Matches will offer additional awards. Special awards will also be presented for the top ranking competitors in the Handicap Rankings for the Garand Springfield and VMR Matches. There will be more opportunities than ever for competitors in the 2008 Western CMP Games Matches. LOCATION. The complete nine-day schedule of training and competition activities takes place at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility (BASF) located north of Phoenix, Arizona. All clinics, competitions and special activities will take place at the BASF Activity Center, Highpower Range or Smallbore Range. SPONSOR & HOST. The CMP is sponsoring the Western CMP Games events. Creedmoor Sports, Inc., of Oceanside, California is sponsoring the Creedmoor Cup events. The Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association will host all of the matches at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. RULES. The Western CMP Games Matches are governed by current CMP Competition Rules. The Creedmoor Cup Matches are governed by current NRA High Power Rifle Rules and CMP Competition Rules (EIC Match). COMPETITION STAFF. Competition officials and staff for the competition will be provided by the CMP and Creedmoor Sports. The primary officials are: ¥ Western CMP Games Match Director—Gary Anderson, CMP Director ¥ Creedmoor Cup Match Director—Dennis DeMille, Creedmoor Sports MATCH RESULTS. During the Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches, all competitor scorecards will be inputted into the CMP’s Competition Tracker system as soon as they are received and verified. The CMP results system uses the Internet to keep persons interested in the matches who are not attending informed regarding up-to-the minute match results. Anyone who wants to know the results for any current competition conducted by the CMP can find them through the CMP web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/results. MATCH AND EVENT SCHEDULE: NOTE: All competitors must arrive at the range in sufficient time to pick up scorecards and squadding, have rifles inspected, draw ammo, attend the safety briefing and report to the pits when assigned to do so.
WESTERN CMP GAMES SPECIAL INFORMATION
GARAND/SPRINGFIELD/MILITARY RIFLE CLINIC. Saturday, 11 October. The clinic will begin in the BASF Activity Center at 8:00 AM. This free clinic is for competitors who plan to fire in the Western CMP Games Garand, Springfield, Vintage Military Rifle, Rimfire Sporter and Carbine Matches as well as the As-Issued M1 Garand EIC Match. The clinic would also be valuable for anyone who wants to get a sound introduction to target rifle shooting. The clinic includes PowerPoint slides, demonstrations and dry-fire position work on the range. Instruction will cover safety and range and match procedures as well as the firing positions and techniques to be used in these events. Clinic students need to bring their own rifles. Please, do not bring ammunition to the clinic. Gary Anderson, CMP Director, will be the lead instructor. Richard Whiting, CMP GSM Master Instructor, will be the Assistant Instructor.
WESTERN CMP GAMES COMPETITION EVENTS. Saturday, 11 October; Sunday, 12 October and Monday, 13 October. Competitors in the Western CMP Games matches may fire one, two or three Garand, Springfield or Vintage Military Rifle Matches on the program. Shooters may elect which events they wish to fire. A competitor may only fire one event per day. Competitors may fire one event each day or may enter one event a second or third time on a re-entry basis. Competitors who enter one event more than once are eligible to win CMP Achievement medals the second or third time an event is fired, but only the first score in any event counts for plaque awards (high score, high senior, high handicap). See CMP Competition Rule 6.3 for specific regulations on authorized rifles. See Rule 9.0 for regulations regarding the conduct of firing. A current copy of the CMP Competition Rules is available on the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/Rulebook.pdf. A current copy of the CMP Rimfire Sporter Rules is posted at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/rimfire.pdf. Ammunition will be issued to all competitors in the Garand, Springfield, VMR and Carbine Matches; issued ammunition must be fired in the Garand, Springfield and Carbine Matches. Not using issued ammunition in these matches is grounds for disqualification. Vintage Military Rifle and Rimfire Sporter competitors can use any safe ammunition and must bring their own ammunition. 2008 Western CMP Games events are:
1. John C. Garand Match—for competitors who fire “as-issued” Caliber .30 U. S. M1 Garand rifles that comply with CMP Rule 6.3.2. A competitor may also fire a U. S. Caliber .30 M1 Carbine in the John C. Garand Match. 2.
Springfield Match—for competitors who fire “as-issued” Caliber
.30 3. Vintage Military Rifle Match—for competitors who fire U. S. M1917 or Krag or manually operated foreign military rifles. Rifles must comply with CMP Rules 6.3.4 or 6.3.6. 4. Rimfire Sporter Match—for competitors who fire .22 cal. LR rifles that comply with Rimfire Sporter Rule 2.0 (7.5 lb. weight limit, 3 lb. trigger pull). Rimfire rifles may have a scope (max. 6x, variables are taped at 6X) or open sights. 5. M1 Carbine Match—for competitors who fire USGI M1 Carbines that comply with CMP Rule 6.3.5.
JOHN C. GARAND MATCH COURSE OF FIRE. The course of fire for the Garand, Springfield and VMR Matches is the standard John C. Garand Match Course A (CMP Rule 9.2.1). All three events will be fired concurrently. All firing is at 200 yards on the SR target. ? Stage 1--5 sighting shots in any position and 10 shots for record in the prone position, 15 minutes. ? Stage 2—10 shots prone (from standing) rapid-fire in 80 seconds. Since M1 Garands, Springfields and other manually operated rifles will be mixed in each relay, the 80 second time limit will be used. ? Stage 3—10 shots standing slow fire in 10 minutes.
M1 CARBINE MATCH COURSE OF FIRE. The course of fire for the Carbine Match is given below (CMP Rule 9.5.1). All firing is at 100 yards on the SR-1 target. ¤ Sighting—maximum 10 sighting shots in any position, 10 minutes. ¤ Stage 1—10 shots slow fire prone, 5 minutes (loading from magazine permitted). ¤ Stage 2—10 shots prone (from standing) rapid-fire in 60 seconds. ¤ Stage 3—10 shots sitting (from standing) rapid-fire in 60 seconds. ¤ Stage 3—10 shots standing slow fire in 10 minutes.
RIMFIRE SPORTER MATCH COURSE OF FIRE. The course of fire for the Rimfire Sporter Match is given below (CMP Rimfire Sporter Rule 5.2). All firing is at 50 and 25 yards on the CMP Rimfire Sporter Target. ¤ Sighting—Unlimited sighters in any position in 10 minutes. ¤ Stage 1--10 shots prone slow fire, 10 minutes. ¤ Stage 2—Two five-shot prone rapid-fire series (from standing), each in 25 (semi-auto) of 30 (manually operated) seconds ¤ Stage 3—10 shots sitting or kneeling slow fire, 10 minutes. ¤ Stage 4-- Two five-shot sitting or kneeling rapid-fire series (from standing), each in 25 (semi-auto) of 30 (manually operated) seconds ¤ Stage 5—10 shots standing slow fire in 10 minutes. ¤ Stage 6-- Two five-shot standing rapid-fire series, each in 25 (semi-auto) of 30 (manually operated) seconds
AS-ISSUED M1 GARAND EIC MATCH. Tuesday, 14 October. All competitors who fire in one or more CMP Games events on Saturday, Sunday or Monday are eligible to fire in a special EIC (Excellence-In-Competition or “leg”) match. The top 10% of competitors in this match who have not previously earned any EIC credit points will be awarded four EIC credit points that count towards the awarding of the Distinguished Rifleman Badge (30 total points required). Competitors in this match must fire an “as-issued” M1 Garand rifle that complies with CMP Rule 6.3.2. Ammunition will be issued and must be fired by all competitors. The course of fire is the M16 EIC Match Course of Fire (see CMP Rule 9.6.6), except that rapid-fire series are 70, not 60, seconds. This course of fire is similar to the John C. Garand Course of Fire, except that a rapid fire sitting stage is added. All firing is at 200 yards on the SR target. ? Stage 1--5 sighting shots in any position and 10 shots for record in the prone position, 15 minutes. ? Stage 2—10 shots prone (from standing) rapid-fire in 70 seconds. ? Stage 3—10 shots sitting (from standing) rapid-fire in 70 seconds. ? Stage 4—10 shots standing slow fire, 10 minutes.
CMP GAMES RELAY SCHEDULE. Four relays of shooters will be squadded to fire in each of the As-Issued Military Rifle Matches. Relays 1-2 will fire first; relays 3-4 will go to the pits to pull targets first. After relays 1-2 finish firing, they will go to the pits to pull targets and relays 3-4 will fire. All competitors are required to perform target scoring or target pulling duties as assigned. Any competitors who do not do so will be disqualified. Disabled persons may request permission to provide a substitute target puller. One or two relays will be scheduled for the Rimfire Sporter and Carbine Matches, depending upon the number of entries.
CMP BBQ AT ACTIVITY CENTER. Sunday, 12 October. The CMP will provide a free BBQ dinner for all competitors entered in the Western CMP Games Matches with a medal presentations following. Tickets are $10.00 each for anyone not entered.
CMP RIFLE SALES OPPORTUNITY. 12-15 October. The CMP South staff from Anniston, Alabama will be at the match with a supply of .30-06 and .30 cal carbine ammunition, Carbines, Kimber .22 cal rifles and M1 Garands. Sales will begin 20 minutes after cease fire and conclude when the last customer leaves. Anyone attending the competition can inspect the rifles and select one or more to purchase. Rifles selected by customers will be tagged. Customers must then complete the required paperwork and make payment arrangements. Rifles that are selected and purchased will be returned to Anniston and shipped directly to the customers from there. No rifles will be released to customers at the match. Individuals interested in purchasing rifles who are not firing in the match are welcome to come to the Ben Avery Shooting Facility.
AMMUNITION. 40 rounds of .30-06 M2 ball service ammunition will be issued to every competitor in the Garand, Springfield and VMR Matches prior to the start of each day’s firing. Competitors who fire the Vintage Military Rifle must provide their own ammunition, but they are eligible to draw .30-06 M2 ball service ammunition since they have paid the full match entry fee. 50 rounds of Carbine ammo will be issued for the M1 Carbine Match. Ammo will not be issued for the Rimfire Sporter Match.
ALIBIS. CMP GAMES ONLY--No alibis or re-fires because of rifle or ammunition malfunctions are allowed during any stage of these matches. It is important that the rifle you use be clean and in good working condition to prevent malfunctions. Shooters with manually-operated rifles should take special clear to clean their rifle chambers and do sufficient dry-fire bolt operation with their rifles to be sure they operate smoothly during rapid fire.
SPOTTING SCOPES & OTHER EQUIPMENT. Competitors and scorers may use spotting scopes for shooting or scoring. Scopes do not need to be turned away from the target during the rapid-fire stage. Cloth, canvas or leather shooting jackets may be used. Standard military-issue web or leather slings or slings of this same type are permitted. Shooting gloves or mitts and ground cloths or shooting mats may be used. Many Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Match competitors wear shooting jackets or military clothing from the era and country represented by the rifle they fire. Shooting Jackets or shooting gloves are not permitted in the Rimfire Sporter Match. All competitors and range personnel must bring their own personal hearing and eye protection and are urged to wear them whenever shooting takes place.
INEXPERIENCED COMPETITORS. CMP Games Matches are ideal events for shooters who have not participated in previous competitions. Shooters are permitted to coach or assist each other in these matches. Scorers may assist the shooters who are firing with positions, slings, loading and the rules. The Garand, Carbine and Rimfire Sporter courses of fire are challenging, but all shooters who have sufficient gun knowledge and the ability to handle these rifles safely can easily complete them.
CMP COMPETITOR RECOGNITION AND AWARDS. All competitors in the Western CMP Games events will receive a Western CMP Games T-shirt. Competitors who fire established scores (see “CMP Games Achievement Medals” below) will receive Western CMP Games Gold, Silver or Bronze Achievement Medals with neck ribbons. Medals will be presented each day after firing is completed. The CMP will award plaques recognizing the high competitor and high senior shooter in each of its six events. High Junior awards will be presented if there are three or more juniors firing in that event. Competitors in the As-Issued M1 Garand EIC Match who earn EIC or leg points will receive CMP EIC medals. Plaque or other awards TBA will be presented to the high handicap shooters in the Garand, Springfield and VMR Matches. The highest ranking EIC point winner in the As-Issued Garand EIC Match will receive a Bushmaster DCM-XR competition service rifle.
CMP GAMES ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS. Gold, silver and bronze Western CMP Games Achievement medals will be awarded to competitors who achieve award scores listed in the chart below. 2008 CMP Games Achievement Medal scores are based on scores fired by competitors in previous National Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Matches. Cut-off scores are established so that approximately 40% of the match competitors can expect to earn these coveted medals. The top one-sixth of this group earns gold, the next two-sixths earn silver and the next three-sixths earn bronze medals. Scores in the chart are the 2008 CMP Games Achievement Award Cut Scores.
CREEDMOOR® CUP MATCHES SPECIAL INFORMATION
HIGHPOWER RIFLE SHOOTING CLINIC. Wednesday, 15 October. This free shooting clinic will be conducted at the Activity Center by Ken Roxburgh of Team Bushmaster, members of the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Rifle Team, and two-time national champion CWO3 Dennis W. DeMille, USMC (Ret.). The clinic features lecture, demonstration and dry-fire activities with lots of hands-on coaching during the dry-fire sessions. Dry-fire training will be conducted on the range. Participants need to bring their shooting equipment and rifles, without ammo.
PRACTICE MATCH. Thursday, 16 October. The course of fire for this match is sighters and 10 shots standing at 200 yards, sighters and 10 shots sitting rapid fire at 200 yards, sighters and 10 shots prone rapid fire at 300 yards and sighters and 20 shots prone slow fire at 600 yards. There are no awards for this event.
TEAM MATCH. Friday, 17 October. Four-person teams fire the National Match Course at 200, 300 and 600 yards. No sighters are permitted in this match.
THE CREEDMOOR® CUP MATCH. Saturday, 18 October. The Creedmoor Cup Match is an 800 aggregate with sighters at each range.
? Match 2: 20 shots, 200 yard slow fire, standing ? Match 3: 20 shots, 200 yard rapid fire, sitting ? Match 4: 20 shots, 300 yard rapid fire, prone ? Match 5: 20 shots, 600 yard slow fire, prone ? Match 6: Aggregate of Matches 2-6
CREEDMOOR EIC MATCH/500 POINT INDIVIDUAL MATCH. Sunday, 19 October. The course of fire for this match is a 500 point NMC without sighters. ? Match 1: ? 10 shots, 200 yards slow fire, standing ? 10 shots, 200 yards rapid fire, standing to sitting ? 10 shots, 300 yards rapid fire, standing to prone ? 20 shots, 600 yards slow fire, prone Competitors may fire either a match rifle or service rifle; however, only Non-Distinguished shooters firing a service rifle will be counted and considered for leg-medals. Classifications will not be used in this match and no awards will be given for match rifle competitors. The CMP will provide EIC Match gold, silver and bronze medallions for all competitors who fire scores that exceed the EIC Non-Distinguished gold, silver and bronze cut-offs in the Creedmoor EIC match on 19 October.
ALIBIS. On Saturday, in the interest of time, no double alibi strings and no sighters will be allowed for the alibi string for any reason.
DISABLED RIFLE OR DEFECTIVE CARTRIDGE. No more than three minutes of additional time will be granted to make emergency repairs or replace a rifle.
CREEDMOOR CUP® MATCH RELAY ROTATIONS. The following relay rotation schedule will be used to expedite completion of the course of fire:
? Relay 1&2: 200 slow and 200 rapid Pit Change ? Relays 3&4: 200 slow, 200 rapid and 300 rapid Pit Change ? Relays 1&2: 300 rapid and 600 slow Pit Change ? Relay 3&4: 600 slow
CREEDMOOR CUP AWARDS BANQUET/BBQ. Saturday, 18 October. The Creedmoor Cup awards banquet will take place at the Activity Center at the conclusion of the Creedmoor Cup Match. Creedmoor Sports will provide a BBQ dinner for all competitors. Tickets are $10.00 each for anyone not entered. Awards for Creedmoor Cup events and the Creedmoor Cup participation prizes will be distributed (see “Creedmoor Cup Promotions/Awards” below).
CREEDMOOR CUP PROMOTIONS/AWARDS. The final awards schedule will be posted at the banquet. Awards for all matches will be mailed out after verification of classification is completed. There must be ten competitors in a category or class to be eligible for awards in that category or class. If there are less than ten competitors in a category or class, that group will be moved to the next higher category or class until the ten competitors minimum is attained. For example: if there are less than 10 expert/match rifle shooters, those shooters will be moved up to the master/match rifle category/class. A competitor may not receive more than one aggregate award for each match. Each firing participant at Saturday’s match will have his or her name entered in the drawing for prizes drawn during the banquet. There is a one prize limit per name drawn and the participant must be present. See the web site link at http://www.creedmoorsports.com for an up-to-date listing of prizes.
Due to the level of support provided by CREEDMOOR® SPORTS and other sponsors, this will be one of the largest door prize and cash giveaways ever seen at a highpower rifle match – up to $15,000 worth: BANQUET DOOR PRIZES DONATED BY:
BUSHMASTER CREEDMOOR® SPORTS HORNADY KALISPEL
KOWA OPTICAL NORTHERN COMPETITION
HOW TO ENTER THE MATCHES
ELIGIBILITY. Any individual 14 years of age or older who complies with CMP eligibility rules (see CMP Rule 4.0) is eligible to enter the Western CMP Games events. Membership in the CMP or NRA is not required. All competitors must sign or have signed a notarized CMP Eligibility Affidavit and Liability WAIVER. The required forms and a notary will be available during competitor check-in periods at the Ben Avery Highpower Range. It is not necessary to be an NRA member to compete in any of the Creedmoor Cup matches; however, those failing to provide a current NRA number prior to the completion of the awards ceremony will not be eligible for awards. The NRA Membership toll free # is (800) 672-3888.
HOW TO ENTER. All competitors should be pre-registered. Walk on entries may be accepted if range space is available, but there is a $10 late fee for walk-on entries. It is necessary to estimate the number of competitors for the BBQ events, and pre-registrations give us those numbers. To submit your entry for the Western CMP Games Matches AND Creedmoor Cup, use the CMP on-line entry system. Click on http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3773. You also may find this on-line entry system on the CMP web site http://www.odcmp.com and the Creedmoor Sports web site http://www.creedmoorsports.com; click on the Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup icon.
ENTRY FEES. Entry fees are payable at the time of registration. CMP entry fees provide for ammunition issue (except Rimfire Sporter), a T-shirt, the barbecue on 12 October, awards and the $5.00 daily range fees. Fees can be paid with credit cards during on-line registration. Checks may be sent to CMP or competitors who do not wish to send credit card information may call 419-635-2141, ext. 1107. Entry fees are:
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