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SHOOTING NEWS FROM THE CMP |
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7 April 2005 |
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2005 CMP Junior Three Position Rifle Summer Camps Are Filling Fast. There are still a few spots open for the popular Three Position Summer Camps. The June 13-15th camp at Beatrice, Nebraska still has a few open slots, as does the July 6-9th camp at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Those interested in attending either one of these camps should fax their applications as soon as possible to (419) 635-2573. If sending the payment by check, please note this on the application when faxing. For complete information about the CMP Junior Three Position Rifle Summer Camps go to http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm. 2005 CMP-NRA-USAS Coaches Conference to be Held Sept. 30-Oct. 9. USA Shooting will host the 2005 CMP-NRA-USAS Coach Conference for the continuing education of shooting coaches and program leaders. Coach schools and the conference will take place from September 30 through October 9, 2005 at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The conference program and schedule can be found at http://www.usashooting.com/news/ |
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Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0305/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below. |
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CMP Develops New JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course – There are over 2,400 Army, Navy and Marine Corps JROTC units in the USA. Statistics kept by JROTC commands and the CMP indicate that at least two-thirds or approximately 1,600 JROTC units offer rifle marksmanship programs to their cadets. Most of those JROTC units have rifle teams and many actually provide basic safety and marksmanship training to all of the cadets in their programs. The CMP has been working with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps JROTC programs to develop a new JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course. The one-day course teaches JROTC instructors about the sport of shooting and how to implement an air rifle marksmanship program in their schools. Since the course was first introduced in February 2005, CMP-certified Master Instructors have already trained over 1,000 JROTC instructors.
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U.S. Military Match and Marksmanship Automatic Pistols by Bill – For those interested in military match pistols that were used at the National Rifle and Pistol Matches and other pistil competitions, the search for well-researched and interesting source material just became much easier. Recently published, U.S. Military Match and Marksmanship Automatic Pistols by Bill Jenkins of Medina, Ohio is an interesting and informative reading experience for anyone who has ever fired in the National Pistol Matches or other pistol competition as well as to collectors of the pistols and equipment that go along with that competition. |
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Western CMP Games: CMP Gold Medals to be Had in California May 14-15 – In an effort to give more shooters from the western part of the USA an opportunity to participate in the CMP’s popular and challenging John C. Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Matches, the CMP will hold the 1st Western CMP Games at Camp Pendleton, California May 14-15. Find out how you can shoot in one of these matches and be part of the camaraderie and fun that comes from a Garand Match experience.
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Staff Sgt. Troy L. Allenbaugh, "double" distinguished shooter and gold medal winner of both competitions in the 2005 Pacific Division Matches, counts his near-perfect shots after the "25-yard slow fire" stage of pistol fire, Tuesday. |
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Allenbaugh won gold medals in both the rifle and pistol competitions to earn the final points he needed for the two badges. Allenbaugh had been in two Marine Corps Division Matches prior to this one, earning a silver medal and High Tyro in 1995, and several other medals in 2003. Congratulations SSgt Allenbaugh! For the complete story about SSgt Allenbaugh’s accomplishments, go to: http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/ mcn2000.nsf/ac95bc775efc34c685256ab50049d458/ cbb2cda8c6e8309d85256fc200059755?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,allenbaugh.
National Guard Junior Postal Results Posted. All targets for the 2005 National Guard Bureau Junior Air Rifle Postal have been scored and posted. To see the results, go to http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_matchResult.cgi?matchID=621. The challenge period begins today and will close on Friday, 15 April. Anyone with questions or score challenges should call 419-635-2141, ext. 1123. The National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit will begin issuing invitations to attend the National NGB Junior Air Rifle Tournament at Bowling Green, Kentucky on 27-30 June in the next few days. The leading sporter class team is the Homestead 4-H Shooting Sports Club, Beatrice, Nebraska with a score of 1094 x 1200. 15-year-old Michaela Jochum from the Homestead Club fired the leading individual three-position sporter score with a 282. The top precision class team was the Dubois Rifle and Pistol Club team from Dubois, Pennsylvania with a score of 1529 x 1600. The highest individual was 17-year-old Ashley Jackson from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio with a 40-shot standing score of 392. News From USA Shooting. The National Junior Olympic Rifle Championships wrapped up on April 5th with some new young faces stepping onto the medals platform and some past champions solidifying their place at the top of junior shooting. For more information, go to http://www.usashooting.com/news/NewsView.cfm?id=237. Also from USA Shooting comes news of a partnership between USA Shooting and the Hill Country Shooting Sports Center in Kerrville, Texas. The Kerrville facility will become one of only three facilities in the country capable of hosting major international-style competitions. For complete details of this exciting development, go to http://www.usashooting.com/news/NewsView.cfm?id=236. The Big Reno Show. The CMP will attend the Big Reno Show, April 8 – 10. The CMP is attending the annual Big Reno Gunshow at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada for the first time. The CMP will display rifles for customers to reserve for purchase. Rifles will not be available for immediate purchase, but will be reserved for the customer and shipped to them upon receipt of payment and completion of the required purchase documentation. CMP staff from both North and South will be at the gun show. The Big Reno Show is advertised as the biggest and best for Antique and Collectible guns. The show also features display of knives, cowboy and western memorabilia, fishing collectibles, custom fishing rods, collectable decoys, books and more. The CMP staff hopes to see you there! CMP Sales Catalog - Summer 2005 Issue. The next issue of the CMP Sales catalog has been printed and is available for distribution. The catalog is also available for downloading at http://www.odcmp.com/Forms/catalog.pdf. This issue of the catalog includes revised order forms and the revised grading and pricing structure for M1 Garand rifles. Revised prices are effective immediately for all orders received postmarked after 9 April, 2005. We request that customers discontinue use of older order forms and use the new forms for future orders. CMP Display at Indianapolis Gun Show Postponed. The CMP had planned to have tables at the 3-5 June 2005 show in Indianapolis. The promoter could not guarantee enough tables for the CMP display for that show. As a result, we will not attend the June show, but will instead attend the 28-30 October show in Indianapolis. CMP South Store. Everything is still on track for the late August 2005 opening of a CMP store in Anniston, Alabama. |
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Marine Goes Double Distinguished at 2005 USMC Pacific Division Matches. Marine SSgt Troy Allenbaugh earned his Distinguished badges in both rifle and pistol in February…during the same match. Allenbaugh went into the Pacific Division Matches having already earned 24 points toward his Distinguished Rifleman Badge and 28 points toward his Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge. |