National Air Rifle Athletes Travel to Camp Perry to Compete in June

| June 25, 2019

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer  CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The 2019 CMP National Three-Position Air Rifle Championships will be held June 27-29 and July 13-15 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. After months of intense competition, over 350 hopeful junior marksmen, families and friends will gather to witness […]

Garrison Golden Again & Brosseau Shines at Junior Olympic Trap Championships

| June 15, 2019

Garrison has been so successful in the event the past couple years, you sometimes forget that she’s still just 14. She was Junior National Champion at age 12 and was the youngest USA Shooting athlete ever to make a World Championship team when she competed in Changwon, South Korea in 2018.

Bulls, ropes, cattle, barrel racers, dust and… guns?

| March 13, 2019

By: Leo Veatch(13) Though rodeo kids rope and ride, youth rodeo kids now have a chance to shoot competitively as well. Beginning in 2005, the National High School Rodeo Association and the Junior High Division began a shooting program in partnership with the NRA, consisting of small-bore and trap. Now, hundreds of qualifiers from around […]

Arizona Junior Kade Jackovich and the CMP

| March 3, 2019

By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Nineteen-year-old Kade Jackovich of Arizona has won multiple national awards and earned his Distinguished Rifleman’s Badge. Come the 2019 National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Kade will be on a different team, representing the United States as the newest member of the Army Marksmanship Unit’s (AMU) service rifle team. […]

Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp 2018

| January 11, 2019

By: Ashley Rumble (16) The first Saturday in May means one thing – Scooter’s Youth Hunting Camp. Scoot McGann and the crew work all year for this one day, and it pays off big for everyone involved.   Scooter’s is the camp I’d been to once as a participant and volunteered for the last three years. I’m always happy to do my own small […]

Daisy National BB Gun Championship 2018

| January 8, 2019

By Lawrence Taylor   The Pierre Junior Shooters from Pierre, S.D., came into the 2018 Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match (Daisy Nationals) looking for a threepeat performance, and they almost got it. While they hadn’t blown away the competition the last two years, they had shot well enough to win two Team  Championships  and  an  Individual  Aggregate National Championship. Everyone knew […]

A Season to Remember, as Narrated by World Champion Caitlin Connor

| December 26, 2018

By Kevin Neuendorf, USA Shooting I would like to start off by stating that the Olympic journey is impossible without the help of our donors, friends, family and volunteers. Your unwavering support throughout the years leading up to the Olympic Games is greatly appreciated. Our year started off with an anticipated and welcomed change when our […]

Grab A Costume and Join the 2019 Camp Perry Open Air Gun Event

| November 17, 2018

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio –  For those looking for an air gun competition and an escape from the cold of the winter months, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has begun registration for its annual Camp Perry Open – an air rifle and air pistol event held each year in Northwest Ohio […]

Seekins 3-Gun 2016

| September 24, 2018

Tayler Stout (17) and Ricky Marston (16)   Tayler: Once again, Seekins Precision put on another great competition. When shooting the Seekins match, you get to shoot in three man teams, making it uniquely fun and challenging. Every stage was well thought out and provided a series of obstacles. I had the opportunity to shoot […]

USA Trap Teasm Claim Silver and Bronze at 52nd ISSF World Championship

| September 3, 2018

CHANGWON, South Korea  (September 3, 2018) – The United States picked up its first two medals on the second day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South Korea. Both medals came in the Trap Team events – silver in Men’s Trap Team and bronze in Junior Women’s Trap Team. Team medals are based […]

Rimfire Challenge Shooting Association (RCSA) 2018

| August 12, 2018

  By Ken Jorgensen Rimfire competition has a new organization as of January 2018 but the purpose has not changed. The Rimfire Challenge Shooting Association (RCSA) has assumed operations of the former NSSF Rimfire Challenge. RCSA will continue to introduce participants to the fun and excitement of competitive shooting in a safe, low-pressure, family-friendly format. […]

Nation Ford Earns Long-Sought Win at 2018 CMP Three-Position National Championship

| July 17, 2018

Moira Antal was the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the CMP National event. By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Patience and hard work paid off during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2018 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship, as Nation Ford High School from South Carolina finally earned a win after falling […]