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CMP Introduces New Indoor Rifle and Pistol Winter Home Range Series

Though the weather outside is frightful, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is keeping the competition season hot by introducing...

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ELEY Announces High School All-American Program Leaders for 2019-2020 School Year

Submitted by Michele Makucevich, ELEY competitions development manager After a delay due to Covid-19, ELEY, producer of the world’s...

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CMP’s Talladega Marksmanship Park Set to Host GLOCK Professional Courses in January

TALLADEGA, Alabama – The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park has announced two GLOCK courses offered to the...

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Reloading: Thoughts on Finding the Perfect Load and Volume Production

By Danny Arnold, Team CMP Highpower If you’ve seen Team CMP at a match, you might have wondered if...

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CMP COLLEGIATE RIFLE TEAM FEATURE: University of Nebraska

CMP plans to feature each of our country’s great Rifle Teams and learn a little bit more about collegiate...

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CMP Prepares to Open Second Round of 1911 Pistol Orders in Early 2021

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced it will begin accepting orders to purchase CMP 1911 Type Pistols at...

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CMP Adds Extra Pistol Events to Upcoming 2021 Competitions

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is excited to return to its regular competition schedule in 2021 and is adding...

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Olympians Lead at 2020 CMP Dixie Double Air Gun Event

ANNISTON, Ala. – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) held its annual Dixie Double event for an enthusiastic group of...

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National Match Competitor: Dermid McDonald

The annual National Matches has welcomed rifle and pistol competitors of all ages from around the country and the...

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Junior Athletes: Apply Now for CMP’s Enhanced Scholarship Program

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is set to reward deserving student-athletes for the 2021-2022 school year in their future...

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CMP Competition Rules for 2020-2021 Are Now Available

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus CMP Competition Rules for the 2021 competition season have now been approved by the CMP...

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Register Now for USA Shooting/Civilian Marksmanship Program 2020 Winter Airgun Championships

By Kate Gest, PR and Communications, USA Shooting USA Shooting is proud to host the Winter Airgun Championships in close partnership with the...

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