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Published on: January 15, 2014
[…] championship and won the Olympic Gold Medal in Barcelona in 1992, becoming the first American woman ever to win gold in smallbore. She is a seven-time national champion in 3P rifle. She has authored Rifle: Steps to Success, a how-to book for shooters, available on Amazon. Mrs. Meili is honored to serve on the board of the CMP, which she says is THE quality organization in marksmanship and safety training. John Carson is the former President and Vice Chairman of […]
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Published on: January 13, 2014
What Does It Mean to Be Affiliated with CMP? The CMP cooperates with a network of affiliated shooting clubs, teams, summer camps, organizations and state associations in every state in the U.S. CMP-affiliated organizations offer firearms safety training and basic marksmanship courses to their members as well as to residents in their communities. Affiliated clubs also offer opportunities for regular rifle practice and competition shooting. The CMP supports affiliated organizations with a series of programs. CMP trained and certified Master […]
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Published on: December 13, 2013
The Junior Distinguished Badge is awarded to school-age junior three-position air rifle shooters who distinguish themselves by attaining a series of high rankings in designated major junior air rifle championships that include State Junior Olympic Qualifiers, CMP Cup Matches, the National Junior Olympic Championships and other National Council Three-Position Air Rifle Championships. The Junior Distinguished Badge is a gold-filled badge. The Junior Distinguished Badge is authorized for wear on JROTC cadet uniforms (see appropriate Cadet Command regulations). To receive the […]
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Published on: November 11, 2013
CMP Competition Rulebooks that will govern CMP sponsored and sanctioned competitions in 2024 have now been approved by the CMP Board’s Rules Committee. All rulebooks are posted below so you can download your copies. The CMP competitions program began in 1996 with only two disciplines, Service Rifle and Service Pistol. CMP competitions have now grown to include separate disciplines for Service Rifle, Service Pistol, .22 Rimfire Pistol, Service Revolver, As-Issued Military Rifle (Garand, Springfield, Vintage Military Rifle, M1 Carbine, Modern Military […]
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Published on: November 8, 2013
[…] as non-functioning, non-firing, was rendered non-functioning, non-firing by CMP. The CMP does not take functioning rifles and make them non-functioning. The receivers are welded to the barrel, bolt face is welded up, and barrel is plugged and welded. The rifles have been nicely refinished and assembled with Walnut stock and placed on a beautiful hardwood stand for office display. These rifles are Army relics suitable for remembrance and presentation. RifleHeader M1 Garand M1 Garand M1 Garand Book M1 Display Rifle 1903 Display Rifle
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Published on: November 4, 2013
Target shooting established its record as one of the safest of all sports because everyone in it must learn and follow basic safety rules. There are several thousand junior shooting clubs, JROTC unit rifle teams, 4-H Shooting Sports clubs, Boy Scout troops and Venturing crews, youth camps and junior shooting organizations that practice and compete in position air rifle shooting and other air rifle activities. These programs have more than 100,000 participants in the United States. These youth marksmanship activities […]
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Published on: November 4, 2013
Three-Position Air Rifle (3PAR) Shooting is the most popular and fastest growing form of shooting sports competition for youth of high school age or younger. Two different Three-Position Air Rifle events are available: To view the current National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules, visit our Rules web page. **See the 2023-2024 Three-Position Air Rifle Program Updates** In both types of shooting, competitors fire at targets at a distance of 10 meters in three different positions, prone, standing and kneeling. Three-Position […]