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17 December 2004 |
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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/1204/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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In Memoriam, Al Mullins. The Military Marksmanship Association (Army Marksmanship Unit Alumni organization) announced with sorrow the passing of Sergeant First Class (Retired) Alger "Al" B. Mullins, 53, on November 6, 2004, in Columbus, Georgia. Mullins was a USAMU shotgun shooter and past Vice President of the MMA. He represented the USA in many international shooting competitions and won a Pan American Games silver medal in skeet. Mullins earned U. S. Distinguished International Shooter Badge #228 in 1977. Mullins’ son Harry Mullins is the coach of the University of Kentucky Rifle Team. Recent Articles about CMP. The November 2004 issue of The Gun Report has a four-page report by General Charles Metcalf on the award-winning Guns of the National Matches Display that was assembled by the Ohio Gun Collectors Association and CMP. The display was shown during the 2003 National Matches, the 2004 NRA Annual Meetings and the May 2004 OGCA show. The Gun Report is a popular magazine with gun collectors. The November 2004 issue of Shooting Sports USA, published by the NRA, has extensive coverage of both the CMP National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches as well as of the NRA National Championships at Camp Perry. The December 2004 issue of Precision Shooting magazine has a four-page article by Roy Baumgartner, with photos, of last summer’s John C. Garand and Springfield Matches at Camp Perry. Don Turner Retires. After more than 30 years with Arizona's Game and Fish Department, where he successfully managed the Ben Avery Range outside Phoenix for many years, Don Turner is retiring from that job. He will not stop his work to promote the shooting sports, however. Turner now plans to help launch one of the most ambitious efforts in shooting history, the creation of what could become the nation's largest recreational shooting complex, the Clark County Sport Shooting Park. The new complex is located north of Las Vegas on 2,880 acres of land made available to Clark County by BLM. Clark County and Turner will be at the 2005 SHOT Show in Las Vegas to provide more information on this exciting project. Air Rifle Saves Shooting Programs in South Africa Schools. Mike Potgieter, with the South Africa Schools Development program, reports that three-position air rifle has saved a popular schools-level shooting program that once was based on smallbore rifle shooting. In 2003, the government’s Education Department and Defense Force removed all .22 rifles from the schools, but since a three-position air rifle program was in place, agreed to continue that program. This year, 2,500 school-age youth have competed in events where their highest boys scores are 562 sporter and 586 precision and the highest girls scores are 552 sporter and 572 precision. The 562 sporter score is noteworthy because it is the same as the current USA national sporter record of 562, set by Brandon Green of Bogalusa, Louisiana. Olympic Trap Shooter is Alabama Athlete of the Year. The United States Sports Academy recently announced that a 17-year-old trap shooter was named as its 2004 Alabama Athlete of the Year. Collyn Loper, from Pelham, Alabama, represented the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens where she competed in the women’s trap event. Loper qualified for the final and finished fourth. She missed winning a bronze medal by just one point. See the full story on the USSA web site at http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#9. 200 Yard Offhand Shoots. The Old Colony Sportsmen's Association in Pembroke, MA hosts a series of Rifle 200 yard Offhand Shoots for 20 Sundays starting in mid-November. Firing is done from a heated shooting house. The course of fire allows for unlimited sighting shots and 20 shots for record on the NRA 200 yard High Power Rifle target in 30 minutes. There is a $2 per entry cost, with no re-entries. Shooting starts at 10:00 am with breakfast and lunch available until 2:00 pm. The club’s web site at http://shootingbums.org/mwsa/ocsa.html has some interesting photos from recent shoots. |
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2004 Gary Anderson Invitational - Colorado, Indiana, New York, Texas, and Wyoming were just a few of the places competitors traveled from to compete in this years Gary Anderson Invitational at Fort Benning, Georgia. Juniors, Collegiates, and their families traveled from all over the country to participate in the event which was held over two weekends, November 19-21 and December 3-5, 2004. Over those two weekends the GAI had more than 200 competitors, down 150 shooters from initial registration due to the Navy and Army JROTC stand-downs. Despite the smaller numbers the event was full of excitement and close matches.
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For Whom the Bell Rings: CMP Employees Ring the Bell for Charity - Besides the Christmas carols piped into every store in the United States, the most common sound a shopper hears from Thanksgiving until the New Year is the sound of a Salvation Army bell ringer stationed in front of grocery stores, department stores, malls and discount stores. Follow the sound and you will see the bellringer and the ubiquitous red kettle. Each year, this Christmas tradition of giving is found throughout the country. For the second year, the CMP staff has participated in this program. On Friday, December 3rd, CMP North employees took turns as Salvation Army bell ringers to give a little back to the people less fortunate than themselves.
From Small Beginnings: Montgomery Bell Academy Rifle Classic Continues as a Shining Example in Youth Marksmanship - The Montgomery Bell Academy Rifle Classic began very much like the school that plays host to it each year. Both began small and have grown to become premier examples in their fields. The Montgomery Bell Academy can trace its roots to 1867. The Rifle Classic, traces its roots back to a much more recent 1995. Nevertheless, since that time, the MBA Rifle Classic has become the herald of the beginning of the scholastic shooting season and a shining example of how scholastic marksmanship competitions should be conducted.
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14-year-old Sandra Fong from New York City set a junior national record in the 3X20 + final air rifle event. She placed 4th in 3X20 air rifle, 5th in standing air rifle and 1st in 50m 3X20 air rifle in the high school division. |