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2025 Top Scholarship Winners

Since 2005, the CMP has annually offered $1,000, one-year scholarships to current high school seniors based on academic merit, humanitarian...

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Multiple Firsts, Including Updated Targets, Mark 2025 National Rimfire Sporter Match

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – This year’s National Rimfire Sporter Match, part of the annual...

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Sanghera Leads 2025 National Air Pistol Championship at Camp Perry

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Suman Sanghera, 20, of Great Falls, VA, is the 2025...

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Weeping Water Gun Club Set to Host CMP Pistol Leg Day in September

WEEPING WATER, Neb. – Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, as the Weeping Water Gun Club hosts the...

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GunBroker Partnership FAQs

Following the recent announcement of CMP’s partnership with GunBroker.com, we wanted to address a few frequently asked questions from our...

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CMP Introduces Redesigned Fall Marksmanship Competition in Alabama

ANNISTON, Ala. – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce a new fall marksmanship tradition – the Alabama...

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Register Today for the CMP’s 2025 Western Games, Now With Long Range

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Those interested in rifle and pistol activities should mark their calendars for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP)...

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CMP Auction Moves to GunBroker.com 

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce a new partnership with GunBroker.com that will serve our community by...

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Cavin Marks Multiple Event Records at CMP’s 2025 Talladega D-Day Event

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. – Chance Cavin, 38, of Madison, MS, set not one, not two,...

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CMP Announces New Website Launch for Talladega Marksmanship Park

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to announce the launch of a new website, dedicated solely to Talladega Marksmanship...

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2026 CMP Action Pistol World Championships Announced for Toowoomba, Australia

Toowoomba, Queensland – Target Pistol Australia in conjunction with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), Pistol Shooting Queensland (PSQ) and Toowoomba...

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Zaun Tops Prone 6400 Aggregate in First National Smallbore Appearance

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – In her first appearance at the National Smallbore Matches, Katie...

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