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Published on: May 10, 2023
Results are in for Round 2 of the American Legion’s Three-Position Postal event! The tournament offers those sporter and precision competitors affiliated with an American Legion Post the opportunity to test their marksmanship abilities in competition with other juniors throughout the nation. The course of fire for the tournament includes 60 shots for record at 10 meters (20 shots at prone, standing and kneeling positions), conducted in two postal phases. The second phase ran from Feb. 15 to April 1, […]
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Published on: April 27, 2023
[…] guests. Keeping with that philosophy, the 2023 event calendar has been modified from previous years – allowing overlapping disciplines and new matches to provide further competitive opportunities – along with updates to the ranges themselves to improve the competition experience for athletes on the firing line. Unlike past years, the National Matches will now begin with Smallbore and Rimfire Sporter Rifle, rather than Pistol. Other changes with Pistol in 2023 include the assembly of target lines at 25 and 50 […]
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Published on: April 13, 2023
[…] rifle competitions, like the CMP Highpower (HP) matches and the CMP Games matches, along with a variety of pistol events. Rifle events at Western Games, including the new Mid-Range 3×600 Match, were fired on CMP’s outdoor electronic target line. The latest match installment, the Mid-Range 3×600, offered Match Rifle, Service Rifle, F-Open, F T/R or AR Tactical Rifle classes. Overtaking the Service Rifle portion was Steve Collins, 65, of Phoenix, AZ, with a score of 578-22X, as Ron Wood, 69, […]
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Published on: April 11, 2023
[…] Range at Talladega also allows guests to practice their skills in the field of over 100 steel targets, out to 625 yards, and provides even more marksmanship fun at the Park. The public is welcome daily, all year long, to test out their firearms or to simply take a tour of the grounds. Off the firing line, the Club House holds a fully stocked Pro Shop that includes an exclusive collection of rifles, ammunition, marksmanship accessories and CMP memorabilia that […]
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Published on: April 6, 2023
[…] allows guests to practice their skills in the field of over 100 steel targets, out to 625 yards, while the 20-lane life-size 3D target Archery Range provides even more marksmanship fun at the Park. The public is welcome daily to test out their firearms or to simply take a tour of the grounds. Off the firing line, the Club House holds a fully stocked Pro Shop that includes a collection of rifles, ammunition, marksmanship accessories and CMP memorabilia that is […]
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Published on: April 3, 2023
[…] involved in rifle? I began competing in smallbore (.22) rifle when I was 13 and air rifle when I was 14. However, I grew up hunting with my family, so I have been shooting since I passed my hunter’s safety exam when I was 8. Favorite rifle and stage? I prefer smallbore (.22) kneeling. I find the position to be extremely interesting due to the variations between each athlete. What do you do outside of rifle to train and better […]
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Published on: April 1, 2023
[…] performed a complete restoration of my .22 caliber competition Supermatic Citation which I had purchased in Pittsburgh in 1967. I did replace the barrel twice over the years, but Alan did a very comprehensive restoration including a signed factory “ test target” upon delivery. Making History at Camp Perry: Because of my demanding schedule at Wilford Hall Medical Center, I was only available for local and regional Texas Matches and the National Matches at Camp Perry during my final four […]
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Published on: March 24, 2023
[…] CMP’s Unknown Distance Range at Talladega also allows guests to practice their skills in the field of over 100 steel targets, out to 625 yards, and provides even more marksmanship fun at the Park. The public is welcome daily to test out their firearms or to simply take a tour of the grounds. Off the firing line, the Club House holds a fully stocked Pro Shop that includes an exclusive collection of rifles, ammunition, marksmanship accessories and CMP memorabilia that […]
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Published on: March 17, 2023
[…] CMP’s Unknown Distance Range at Talladega also allows guests to practice their skills in the field of over 100 steel targets, out to 625 yards, and provides even more marksmanship fun at the Park. The public is welcome daily to test out their firearms or to simply take a tour of the grounds. Off the firing line, the Club House holds a fully stocked Pro Shop that includes an exclusive collection of rifles, ammunition, marksmanship accessories and CMP memorabilia that […]
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Published on: March 10, 2023
[…] Distinguished in 1984 (Badge #516), I don’t really need to shoot the NTI – but the match is a challenge of a rifleman’s skill that I find interesting, with the different distances and wind factors involved.” “It’s also an endurance test,” he went on. “I’ve been there when there was a week of over 100 degree temps, when they had 7-8 relays sometimes, and have gotten off the range during downpours with no place to hide.” Pat was on the […]
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Published on: March 5, 2023
[…] team to consistent top 10 performances, their evening schedule is more like this: 6:00 p.m. – Make and have some dinner. 7:30 p.m. until a reasonable hour – Get homework done, study and relax. Usually in bed by midnight at the latest. What is your biggest challenge as a coach? Without a doubt, recruiting. Names and faces, faces and names, dates and times, which recruiting class, how old they are, how bad they want it, how they scored last week, who likes […]
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Published on: March 4, 2023
[…] now been a counselor for her at back-to-back summer camps in Anniston, Alabama. Full Disclosure: I’m Debi’s Dad. I work for Shooter’s Tech, the makers of Athena. She is in not endorsed by them at all. She helps me beta test new features in development only. However, I am also her coach and have never seen anyone work hard on one dream. Watch out, NCAA Rifle, she’s coming! We realize there are not a ton of precision class matches in […]