CMP Adds Smallbore Rifle Postal Competition For 2021
January 9, 2021
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is pleased to announce its new Smallbore Postal Competition, set to begin in January 2021. The event will feature 3-Position and Prone matches, fired from a distance of 50 feet, and is open to both Adult and Junior athletes.
“The CMP has a lot of experience with conducting postal competitions, and with everything going on in the world today, running a smallbore postal seems like a logical step for our program,” said Brad Donoho, CMP smallbore manager. “We’re happy to be able to provide a place for smallbore athletes everywhere to continue their growth on the range.”
Individuals and clubs are welcome to register. Official customized targets will be mailed to participants to be fired upon, then mailed back to the CMP to be verified. Targets may also be scored electronically using the Orion Scoring System.
Dates to remember for the CMP Smallbore Postal Competition include:
- Jan. 11, 2021 – Online Registration Begins
- March 23, 2021 – Online Registration Ends
- April 16, 2021 – Targets must be received by CMP
- April 19, 2021 – Preliminary Results Posted
- April 23, 2021 – All results are final
To register or to learn more, visit the CMP’s website at https://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-smallbore-program/cmp-smallbore-postal-program/.
— By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer
I read the rules. I hope to participate for my own enjoyment and self-improvement with a CZ 455 American sporter rifle with scope – outside in my backyard as I do for the Air Rifle and Pistol quarterly matches. Would this be permissible?
I will forward your question to our Smallbore Program Manager, Brad Donoho, and have him email you back.
Thanks,
Christine
Will there be a “warmer” weather match coming? Kinda cold to shoot position in MN
The smallbore postal matches can be indoor or outdoor matches. We also have our “Winter Home Range Series” matches – visit our website at https://thecmp.org/competitions/winter-home-range-series/ for more information.
Christine
January 12, 2021 at 12:04 pm
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Thank you for initiating Postal Matches in 2021. As a youth I participated in several NRA sponsored postal matches since I lived in the country, my father passed at a young age, and I did not live within 20 miles of any organized club, etc. I found the discipline of competing with myself, being monitored by a neighbor’s father in our backyard (5 acres with an appropriate backstop) to be quite instructive and a positive reinforcement of the NRA small bore class I had taken when my Father was alive. Thank you. I plan to participate and get a couple of friends to do the same