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AUGUST 2010
Army Marksmanship Unit Makes a Statement at the 2010 National Matches - The Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) has rolled through the 2010 National Trophy Rifle Matches with almost complete dominance. Shooters from the AMU finished first in the National Trophy Individual Match (NTI), the Hearst Doubles and for the fourth year in a row, the National Trophy Team Match (NTT). The team also reclaimed the top spot in the National Trophy Infantry Team Match (NTIT or “rattle battle”) after a shocking fourth place finish last year behind three civilian teams, including the historic win by the California Grizzlies O’Connell Juniors.
Double Victory for Member of Hearst Doubles Winning Team - The 2010 National Trophy Matches have been pretty good for SGT Tyrel Cooper of the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU), he won his first National Trophy Individual (NTI) title on 3 August and doubled his trophy count the next day when paired with SSG Brandon Green for the Hearst Doubles Match. Both have won the NTI, SSG Green in 2006, but neither has been on the winning team for the Hearst Doubles. They have both come close to adding their names to the William Randolph Hearst Trophy, finishing as high as second when paired with different AMU teammates.
SGT Tyrel Cooper Claims National Trophy Individual Title - Last year SGT Tyrel Cooper of the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) had a strong finish in the National Trophy Individual Match, but still fell just short of the overall title. He finished second by two-points to MSG Jack Pardy, USAR, with a 493-18 to Pardy’s 495-18. This year the match was determined by a much smaller margin, but after the last scorecard was entered, SGT Cooper found himself at the top of the leader board. It took x-counts to win the match, as SGT Cooper finished the day with a 595-23, edging out his AMU teammate, SFC Lance Dement, who shot a 495-20 to claim second.
USMC Reservist GySgt Ron Fuchs Tops Anderson to Win Presidents Rifle Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – One could argue that Monday’s shoot-off amongst the top 20 finalists in the President’s Rifle Match didn’t make much difference. After all, the lead of GySgt Ron Fuchs, USMCR, coming out of the first three stages didn’t change at all. Pretty boring stuff – boring that is if you walk a tightrope between skyscrapers for a living. For everyone else, there was a bit more excitement as he maintained a razor-thin lead through the 10-shot final, mirroring a shot-for-shot press by former President’s shoot-off winner SFC Norman Anderson, USAR. Both shooters finished with a score of 99-4X allowing GySgt Fuchs to carry his 2X lead to victory.
Attendance Swells at SAFS Rifle and Timothy Moore Wins M16 EIC Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The CMP-US Army Marksmanship Unit’s Small Arms Firing School for rifle registered 690 basic and advanced students, 548 of which were first-time attendees, according to SFC Emil Praslick III, lead instructor of the 2010 Rifle SAFS.The school, in existence since 1918, teaches civilians to safely and proficiently handle and fire small arms, such as the Army’s M16 service rifle and M9 service pistol. The program is mandated by Federal law to be conducted during the National Matches. The SAFS pistol program was conducted at the outset of the National Matches in July.
Biggest World Shooting Championship Ever - The Football (soccer) World Cup in South Africa dominated world sports news during the past two months, but for shooting sports enthusiasts, another world championship, the World Shooting Championship, is far more important. The 50th World Shooting Championship opened in Munich, Germany on the 30th of July with a festive Opening Ceremony on Munich’s iconic Marienplatz. When the World Championship closes on the 10th of August, 2,460 shooters from 103 countries will have competed for 324 gold, silver and bronze individual and team medals in 54 events. World Championship athletes will also compete for 69 Olympic Games Quotas for the 2012 Games in London. This will be the largest World Shooting Championship ever and all indications are that it will also be the best ever.
Notorious Camp Perry Rain, Wind and Sun Add Variety to 9th Annual Rimfire Sporter Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – While some shooters dealt with a driving rain, wildly-fluctuating crosswinds and the accompanying delays, others enjoyed bright sun and calm conditions during the ninth annual Rimfire Sporter Match on Sunday, 25 July. Chalk it all up to “The Camp Perry Experience.” As veteran shooters know, the weather is almost always a factor here and first-time shooters received a classic introduction to it Sunday.Young and Old Alike Enjoy the Challenges of 2010 Rimfire Sporter Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – Now more than ten times larger in the number of event entries compared to the first Camp Perry Rimfire Sporter Match in 2002, hundreds fledgling and veteran shooters are still finding the “introductory” event an enjoyable challenge. The very first CMP Rimfire Sporter match was held at the Wolf Creek Gun Club in Atlanta, Georgia, in April of that year. Eleven competitors fired in the Atlanta test match and the match winner fired an aggregate score of 550. As it was in 2002, the Rimfire Sporter Match was designed to accommodate a beginning shooter with nothing more than a store-bought .22 caliber rifle bearing no precision competition gear.
New York
Juniors Make History
- CAMP PERRY, OHIO – A pair of junior shooters from the state of New York made
history on 18 July at the 2010 National Trophy Team Pistol Match by being the
first junior team from their state to participate in the National Matches at
Camp Perry, according to their coaches, Peter Militello and Paul Korn. “You’re
watching history in the making,” echoed Militello, 71, of Orchard Park, and Korn,
42, of Elma. “It happened thanks to the new law in the state of New York,”
Militello said.
Martin Tops Green &
Weatherford Clips Wheeless in the 2010 Junior Olympics Air Rifle Championships
- ANNISTON, ALABAMA – In a pair of tightly-contested finals in the 2010 National
Three-Position Air Rifle Junior Olympics Championships in both precision and
sporter classes, Matthew Martin topped Catherine Green and Hannah Weatherford
edged Thomas Wheeless to capture national titles in precision and sporter
classes, respectively.
Service Campers
Test Their Skills at CMP Competition Center
- CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The CMP Marksmanship Center airgun range was a popular stop
on the June junior camp trail, giving cadets an opportunity to fire sporter air
rifles on the state-of-the-art electronic range. Two groups paid a visit to the
center the week of 20 June as 25 law enforcement “master at arms” cadets from
the Columbus, Ohio division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and 85 members of
the Air Force Junior ROTC Summer Leadership School fired sporter air rifles at
the Marksmanship Center as part of the curriculum of both programs. In each
case, cadets were given an opportunity to test their marksmanship skills as part
of their overall missions to build individual and team skills and
responsibilities in a variety of disciplines.
JULY 2010
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit dominates National Trophy Pistol Matches - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – Members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit took top honors once again in the President’s Pistol Trophy Match, National Trophy Individual Pistol Match and National Trophy Team Pistol Match at the 2010 CMP National Trophy Pistol Matches, Sunday, 18 July.
CMP’s Air
Gun Events Draw Record Number of National Match Competitors
- CAMP PERRY, OHIO – A record number of air gun pistol competitors entered the
National Matches Air Gun Events at the Camp Perry Marksmanship Training Center
during pistol week, according to Brad Donoho, Program Coordinator. Several
shooters participated in the National Match Air Pistol Competition for the first
time in the re-entry matches and 60-shot Air Pistol Championship Match at the
three-year-old venue.
CMP Relay for
Life Team Helps Calhoun County Break $500,000 Donation Mark
- The Civilian Marksmanship Program and its volunteer team of participants help
set a new regional fundraising record in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For
Life in Calhoun County, Alabama in May. The Relay was held at Anniston’s Fort
McClellan and the CMP’s Marksmanship Center served as the host of the event’s
closing ceremonies.
CMP Anniston
Operations: Series Three - This
article is the third in a series that explains CMP South's process of
acquisition, maintenance, grading, testing and distribution of surplus firearms
made available for sale through the CMP sales program. - ANNISTON,
ALABAMA - Because the CMP mission is so heavily service-oriented, without an
income stream from the rifle sales program, there simply would not be enough
funding to develop, support and execute the many marksmanship and firearms
safety programs CMP carries out each year without charging participants
considerable fees.
Ohio Governor Ted
Strickland Opens the 2010 National Matches -
CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The presence of the late U.S.
Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania was felt throughout the proceedings
at the First Shot Ceremony on Monday, 12 July on Rodriguez Range adjoining the
Shooters Memorial Plaza. The National Matches include the CMP National Trophy
Pistol and Rifle Matches, the Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools, CMP
Games rifle events and the NRA National Pistol, Smallbore Rifle and Highpower
Rifle Championships. The matches are conducted jointly each year by the CMP and
the NRA and are hosted by the Ohio National Guard.
Schunemann Earns Intro EIC Leg Points With Victory in First-Ever M9 Match - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – In her first-ever competition with an M9 service pistol, Jennifer Schunemann surprised everyone including herself by winning the 2010 National Matches M9 Excellence-In-Competition Match for non-distinguished pistol shooters on Monday, 13 July. “It’s mind-blowing,” Schunemann said as she reflected on her accomplishment one day later Schunemann, 42, of Winter Haven, Florida, fired a 267-3X score out of a possible 300 with a rack grade Beretta M9 service pistol, issued on the line during the 2010 CMP-US Army Marksmanship Unit Small Arms Firing School for pistol. An accomplished .45 and .22 caliber pistol competitor and NRA basic safety instructor, Schunemann finished third overall and earned her first four “leg” points toward her 30-point Distinguished Pistol Badge.
Veterans and New Shooters Alike Enhance Pistol Skills in 2010 SAFS Course - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – Year in and year out, the CMP-US Army Marksmanship Unit Small Arms Firing School is host to a mix of veteran shooters and newcomers to shooting sports alike. And like years past, the veterans refresh previous lessons learned and pick up a few new tricks while the newcomers walk away with unbridled enthusiasm. The 2010 SAFS for pistol is now in the books and virtually all participants will tell you they all learned something new to take back to the range with them, whether it is their home range in Tennessee or the Camp Perry ranges in the days that follow.
OHIO
GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND TO OPEN 2010 NATIONAL MATCHES
- CAMP PERRY, OHIO - The 2010 National
Matches will once again feature traditional National Rifle Association
Championships and Civilian Marksmanship Program National Trophy Rifle and Pistol
Matches and CMP Games Events plus important training activities and special
events like the Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools.Ohio Governor Ted
Strickland will open this year’s festivities at the First Shot Ceremony here on
12 July at 6:30 p.m. at the Friends of Camp Perry Memorial Plaza, located at the
opposite end of the entrance to Camp Perry on Lawrence Road.
2010
Creedmoor Cup - US Army SPC Sherri
Gallagher fired a 796-44X aggregate with her Tubb 2000 match rifle chambered in
.260 to lead all shooters in the Creedmoor Cup 80-shot match at the 2010 Eastern
Creedmoor Cup Matches, hosted by the North Carolina Army National Guard 12-16
May. The Creedmoor Cup course of fire included 20
shots standing slow fire at 200 yards, sitting rapid fire at 200 yards, prone
rapid fire at 300 yards and prone slow fire at 600 yards for a possible 800
points. SPC Gallagher posted scores of 198-9X, 200-14X, 200-7X and 198-14X in
each phase, respectively.
JUNE 2010
Georgia Teen
Coping With Physical Challenge in Precision Air Rifle
CAMP PERRY, OHIO - Kelsey Moral looks like any other teenager, except maybe for
the funky multi-colored canvas suit, ear plugs and flat boots. Okay, she looks
like any other teenage precision air rifle shooter, and that's just fine with
her - in fact that's exactly how she wants it. The red-haired 16-year-old
junior at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia, also enjoys
photography, working with her dogs, traveling from state to state to
competitions and buzzing her grandparents' lawn on their zero-turn mower.
Unlike most teen shooters, Kelsey is dealing with a physical challenge that's
similar to that of an injured athlete who is rehabilitating from ACL surgery.
But in her case the pain has always been there, and therapy has always been a
way of life.
2010 Summer
Camps Kick-Off!
CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The 2010 summer three
position air rifle camps are underway and CMP Camp Director Sommer Wood is
excited about enhancements to camps taking place here at CMP North and at CMP
South in Anniston, Alabama. The camps are designed to teach intermediate and
advanced rifle marksmanship skills to junior shooters and their adult leaders.
“This is my seventh summer with the camps,” she says. “I started as a counselor
after graduating from Clemson University where I shot on the air rifle team. I
took over as Assistant Director and Camp Coordinator for four years and then
took on the role of Camp Director last year.” Wood said the camps have a pretty
big change in format this year – all being full-length camps for high
school-aged shooters. Each camp will host 55 to 65 athletes.
MAY 2010
2010 Eastern
CMP Games Matches - Impressive Growth Continues New Vintage Sniper Match Tested
The 2010 Eastern CMP Games were the fourth and by far the largest in this
relatively young series of Regional CMP Games Matches. Each year, there are two
Regional CMP Games, one at Camp Butner, North Carolina in May and one at
Phoenix, Arizona in October. The 4th Eastern CMP Games Matches were just
concluded at Camp Butner on 8-11 May. They featured another big increase in
entries, the testing of a possible new CMP rifle event and lots of excellent
marksmanship highlighted by David Thompson’s double win in the Carbine Match and
the As-Issued Military Rifle 3-Gun Aggregate. More than 300 CMP Games
competitors earned 334 Gold, Silver and Bronze CMP Achievement Medals in five
different As-Issued Military Rifle Matches. In addition, 17 of those competitors
won EIC credit points that count towards the earning of Distinguished Rifleman
or Pistol Badges.
Registration Now Open
for the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship
The CMP is now accepting registration for
the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. The clinic will
take place 19-25 June at Camp Butner, North Carolina. The Eastern U.S. Junior
Highpower Clinic and Championship offers a full week of clinics, coaching and
competition for junior highpower rifle competitors. Juniors attending the clinic
will have the opportunity to expand their current level of experience and
expertise as well as build friendships and camaraderie within the sport. This
event is sponsored by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and the Junior
Marksmanship Support Group with the co-operation and support of the NC National
Guard Training Site and the USMC Service Rifle Team.
CMP Anniston
Operations: Series Two
This article is the second in a series
that explains how, with a little moxie, CMP South's leaders grew a one-person
staff into a 65-member team at four Anniston facilities. Because the Civilian
Marksmanship Program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, it receives no
taxpayer dollars or government funding to sustain its operations.CMP relies on a
variety of financial resources to carry out its mission but the funding engine
that drives CMP programs is the sale of government surplus rifles provided by
the US Army. Other funding sources include private donations, participation fees
and the sale of accessories and ammunition. By law, all proceeds from these
funding sources are used to sustain CMP programs. Any surplus is reinvested in
the CMP's permanent endowment fund which will be used to continue its mission
after the supply of surplus government rifles is exhausted.
National
Match Air Rifle Update
CMP efforts to develop the new National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) shooting
discipline continue to advance. The CMP has just revised the NMAR Monthly Match
program that it offers at Camp Perry. The CMP introduced a new 30-shot NMAR
Sporter-Garand Course that was designed especially for new and
recreation-oriented shooters and was first fired during the April Camp Perry
Monthly. A special NMAR webpage is now posted on the CMP website to give anyone
interested in the new discipline a ready source of updated information. A
revised edition of the CMP Guide to National Match Air Rifle with the latest
rule changes was recently released and can be downloaded from the CMP website;
printed copies can also be requested from the CMP. New NMAR Achievement Pins are
now available to match sponsors. The National Matches Air Gun Events Program
featuring a month of daily NMAR opportunities during the National Matches has
also just been released.
2010 National
Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches Now Open for Registration
It’s May and that means the 2010
National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches are approaching quickly! What's better
yet is our official programs for the CMP National Trophy and CMP Games Matches
that will be held this summer at Camp Perry, Ohio, are now posted on the CMP
website and our Competition Tracker system is ready to receive on-line entries.
Competitors who wish to reserve their places in this year’s matches may do so
now.
CMP Anniston
Operations: Series One
This article is the first in a
series that sheds light on our operations at CMP South in Anniston, Alabama. In
this installment, we revisit the roots of the Civilian Marksmanship Program to
better understand the purpose, places and people of CMP. If you're a
first-time visitor to northeast Alabama, two things you'll notice about this
foothills region of the Appalachian Mountains is the smell of pine, its friendly
people and the abundance of rich red clay. One thing
you don't readily notice in Anniston is the Civilian Marksmanship Program's
operation which employs 65 staff members that provide internal service to the
entire organization and externally to thousands of CMP customers and program
participants nationwide. In floor space, CMP's Anniston facilities occupy more
than 300,000 square feet under roof in four buildings in an industrial park on
the city's southeast side.
APRIL 2010
Gary
Anderson Tribute Dinner Celebrates 10 Years of Leadership
Gary Anderson, who was appointed
Director of Civilian Marksmanship in 1999, announced his retirement in December.
He was honored at Anniston, Alabama, on 28 March at a Tribute Dinner one day
after the close of the 2010 National Junior ROTC Air Rifle Championship - a
program he fostered eight years earlier. While the face of marksmanship and
firearms safety at the Civilian Marksmanship Program has changed from a single
leader to an empowered team of CMP staffers, one thing is certain - Anderson's
legacy and impact on CMP programs will remain forever indelible. The
soft-spoken Nebraskan, with the help of a creative staff, grew a fledgling
national civilian marksmanship and firearms safety program into the premier
organization of its kind today. The CMP's programs have touched hundreds of
coaches and thousands of shooters across the US.
Cadets shine
at National JROTC Air Rifle Championship
ANNISTON, ALABAMA - Several individual and team
champions were crowned at the Eighth Annual JROTC National Air Rifle
Championship here on 25-27 March, but according to the event's founder, the
biggest winner of all was the sport of JROTC marksmanship. Gary Anderson, CMP
Director of Civilian Marksmanship Emeritus, explained to participants, coaches
and guests at the awards banquet that JROTC air rifle marksmanship scores are
nearing the same level as junior air rifle shooting disciplines across the
country. Anderson established the current JROTC competition format eight years
ago and said he has seen scores rise through the 570s and now into the 580s,
which puts JROTC shooting on par with the best in junior shooting.
2010
CMP Competition Rules
The 2010 14th Edition of the CMP Competition Rules
for Service Rifle, Service Pistol and As-Issued
Military Rifle shooting has just been released. These new rules go into effect
immediately and will remain in effect until the 2011 15th edition of the CMP
rules is released. The new rulebook can be downloaded from the CMP website at
http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/Rulebook.pdf. Printed copies of the new
rules, which can be purchased from the CMP for $3.00 each, will be furnished to
each match sponsor and National Matches competitor.
75 Shooters at
National Match Air Rifle Season Opener in Richmond, Virginia
The CMP recently launched a series of National Match Air Rifle “Introductory
Matches” to be held at selected ranges around the country. The purpose of these
matches is to introduce shooters in those areas to this exciting new shooting
sports discipline. The first of these matches, the NMAR Season Opener, was
completed at the Lakeside Moose Family Center in Richmond, Virginia on 27-28
February. 75 shooters from five states participated in this endeavor to bring
NMAR to the Mid-Atlantic region.
MARCH 2010
Nation’s Best Marine Corps and
Air Force JROTC Shooters Compete for Invitation to National Championship
CAMP PERRY, OHIO - The best of the nation's Marine Corps and Air Force Junior
ROTC shooting teams and individuals braved northern Ohio's snow and cold to
compete in the second of three phases of three-position air rifle 26-27
February. Some cadets left with hopes of winning a title for their JROTC
service branch at the National Championship on 25-27 March in Anniston, Alabama.
Top
Army JROTC Shooters Compete for Invitation to National Championship
In November 2009
postal targets started pouring into the CMP North Headquarters from 240 Army
JROTC units across the United States and U.S. military holdings around the
world. With those targets were the hopes of 2,000 cadets trying to advance to
the Army JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Service Championship held in Port
Clinton, Ohio, on 18-20 February 2010. This event is part of a three tier
championship series to determine the JROTC National Champions. The top shooters
from the Army JROTC Championship will join the top qualifiers from the Navy,
Marine Corps and Air Force Championships at CMP South in Anniston, Alabama, on
25-27 March 2010 for the JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle National Championship.
This grueling test begins with the postal competition, and of the 2,000 Army
cadets who posted scores, only 194 qualified to compete at the Army JROTC
Service Championship.
Registration Now Open for the 2010
Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches
8 – 16 May 2010,
Camp Butner National Guard Training Center, Stem, North Carolina CAMP PERRY,
OHIO - The Official Program for the 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup
Matches hosted by the North Carolina Army National Guard at Camp Butner, North
Carolina on 8-16 May is now available for online competitor registration and
general information at the Civilian Marksmanship Program web site at
www.odcmp.com.
NJROTC Seniors shine at Navy JROTC
Service Air Rifle Championship
CAMP PERRY, OHIO -
Steven Frazier, 17, of McDonough, Georgia, a senior shooting for Union Grove
High School NJROTC, won the precision air rifle title at the 2010 Navy JROTC
Service Championships here Saturday, 13 February at the Camp Perry Marksmanship
Center. Yvonne Swiontek, 17, of Beach Park, Illinois, a senior NJROTC shooter
from Zion-Benton High School in Zion, IL, captured the sporter class
championship. Swiontek also won the Camp Perry Open sporter championship just a
few weeks earlier.
FEBRUARY 2010
2010 Air Rifle Camp
Registration Opens with a Flurry
On 25
January registration officially opened for the 2010 CMP Summer Air Rifle Camps,
and parents and coaches began faxing in forms early that morning to ensure that
their athletes had a slot in the camp of their choice. No camps filled on the
first day of registration, but all did receive registrations and early
indications show that interest in the 2010 Camp season will be strong.
Interested applicants are encouraged to send in registrations soon while ample
slots are still available.
2010 Camp Counselor Announcement - The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is seeking qualified individuals to fill counselor positions for its Three-Position Air Rifle Summer Camps. This premier program has a long established history of providing the highest quality air rifle instruction in the country for high school athletes. Camp Counselor positions are open to college students who have completed at least one year of college and are members of an NCAA or college club rifle team. Applicants must be available to work and travel from 24 May through 30 July 2010. These are highly competitive positions. Selection will be based on academic performance, shooting experience, coaching and youth leadership experience, and references. A background check is required of all candidates and a mandatory drug test will be required for all Camp Counselors who are selected for hiring.
NEW IN 2010 – SANCTIONED CMP
MATCH/CLINIC PROGRAM CHANGES
This year the CMP has
implemented several changes to the Sanctioned Match/Clinic program. The first
change is the addition of a $5.00 shipping and handling fee. If you are
requesting scorecards, certificates and/or catalogs, you will be required to pay
the $5.00 shipping and handling fee. If you are not requesting match materials,
the shipping and handling fee will be waived.
4th Annual Camp Perry Open -CAMP PERRY, OHIO - In a dramatic final day of the Camp Perry Open, a shoot-off added drama to a Day 2 60-shot match featuring two international rifle greats and three of the sport's top women who were right on their heels. It was all part of the fourth annual event which featured talented adult and junior air pistol and both precision and sporter air rifle shooters from across the nation. This year's event was a sell-out, with waiting lists for competition and a junior clinic. The event was held over a three-day weekend at the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Competitions Center near Port Clinton.
Camp Perry Open Juniors Featured - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - Junior airgun shooters once again had the opportunity to rub elbows and shoot alongside some of the best shooters in the sport at the fourth annual Camp Perry Open, 15-17 January. Members of USA Shooting's National Development Team and the US Army Marksmanship Unit made their presence felt both on the firing line and as ambassadors of the sport before, during and after the three-day competition.
2010 Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin Cut Scores - Cut scores for the popular CMP Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin awards have just been updated for 2010. In the course of a year as many as half of the competitors in CMP-sanctioned As-Issued Military Rifle and Rimfire Sporter Matches will earn awards through this program. Indeed, a key goal of many competitors in these disciplines is to fire a score good enough to earn a Gold, Silver or Bronze Achievement Medal or Pin. Competitors in CMP Games Matches at the National Matches are awarded medals with neck ribbons when they fire scores that exceed Achievement Medal cut scores. Competitors in the Eastern and Western CMP Games Matches also are awarded medals with neck ribbons. Clubs that sponsor As-Issued Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Matches can award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Achievement Pins for scores fired in CMP sanctioned matches.
JANUARY 2010
GARY ANDERSON RETIRES AS CMP DIRECTOR - Gary Anderson, who served the CMP as the Director of Civilian Marksmanship for the past ten years, officially retired from that position on the 31st of December, 2009. Anderson, who celebrated his 70th birthday in October, announced his decision to retire at the last meeting of the CMP Board of Directors in October. He also has already shared this announcement with several CMP constituent groups.
NATIONAL MATCH AIR RIFLE, CMP to Conduct NMAR Introductory Matches in 2010—First Match in Richmond, VA, CMP Seeking Additional Host Clubs - In 2010, the CMP is sponsoring a series of matches in different parts of the country to introduce the new National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) shooting sports discipline. The first CMP NMAR Season Opener Match will be at the Lakeside Moose Family Center, Richmond, Virginia on 27-28 February. If you live in the Central Atlantic Coast area and are interested in trying NMAR, check out the program posted at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/NMAR/NMAR_Intro_Match_Program.pdf. Then go to the match registration site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=5149 to sign up online. NMAR Rules and detailed match procedures are posted on the CMP website at http://odcmp.com/NMAR/Rules.pdf.
SCORING PAPER TARGETS WITH A COMPUTER - Orion Scoring System Now Available - The Orion Scoring System is a new software product that automates the task of scoring paper targets. It is now commercially available from Shooters Technology, LLC, of Fairfax, Virginia for club, team and individual use. Orion has successfully applied modern computer technology to the challenges of conducting competitions with paper targets and it promises to make match sponsors’ work easier and the conduct of matches more interesting. Four years in development, Orion is one of the most accurate electronic scoring systems available anywhere in the world. It is currently available for 10-meter air rifle scoring, but future versions due out in coming months will score National Match Air Rifle, 50-foot smallbore and 10-meter air pistol.