The First Shot

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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