CMP & NRA 2010 National Matches Begin 12 July

| July 12, 2010

OHIO GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND OPENED 2010 NATIONAL MATCHES By: Christine Elder, Communications Manager (CMP) Pictures by: (http://www.webphotography.net/) Web Wright Photos provided by Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The 2010 National Matches once again feature traditional National Rifle Association Championships and Civilian Marksmanship Program National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches and CMP Games […]

National Junior Olympic Championships Concludes with Pistol Events COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (April 25, 2010)

| June 18, 2010

  By: Katie McGinty (USA Shooting) All photos provided by USA Shooting   The 2010 National Junior Olympic Championships came to a close on April 25th 2010 with the pistol finals. In Men’s 10m Air Pistol, Will Brown aced the competition with a final score of 1,231.0. Brown, of Twin Falls, Idaho, entered the final […]

CMP Now Accepting Registration for the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic & Championship June 19-25

| May 26, 2010

The Civilian Marksmanship Program CMP is now accepting registration for the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. The clinic will take place 19-25 June at Camp Butner, North Carolina. (Right: CMP junior highpower class instruction)       The Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship offers a full week of clinics, coaching […]

Gear for the Competitive Rifle Shooter – Creedmoor Sports

| April 23, 2010

By: Andy Fink Competitive rifle shooting is becoming more popular every year. New juniors are getting involved in competing in airgun, smallbore, and in long range all of the time. Precision air rifle and smallbore (.22 Long Rifle) are an important part of the Olympic shooting events (check out www.usashooting.com). The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP […]

Winchester Ammunition Supports United States Biathlon Team

| April 20, 2010

By: Jonathan Harling jonathan@chevalier-adv.com Photos Courtesy of: USA Biathlon (above – Sarah Studebaker) (Editor’s Note: Becoming a member of one of the US Olympic shooting teams is an outstanding objective for a junior to reach toward. We therefore support, and promote, all of those involved in promoting youth shooting sports and the US Olympic teams.) […]

Lyman’s Revolutionary Gun Vise Makes Working on Guns a Breeze!

| March 11, 2010

By: Andy Fink Whether you are cleaning a gun, mounting a scope, disassembling or assembling, or working on any firearm, you want a stable platform. It would also be nice to if you could angle the firearm     (Ruger Hawkeye with scope rings mounted & the vise titled) so that you can work on it easier. […]

CMP JROTC Scholarship Program & U. S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle State Championship Postal Competition

| November 21, 2009

  The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) just came out with two new announcements important to juniors and their families. The U. S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championship is now taking entries for the 2009-2010 State Championship postal competition. This Championship is sponsored by the Army Marksmanship Unit and is open to all junior shooting […]

NRA Rule Books are now On-Line!

| November 20, 2009

By: Andy Fink You can now check out the official NRA rule books for all of the NRA shooting sports on line. Just got to: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nra-rule-books.asp This lets new shooters and their families check out rules and know what equipment is needed to get involved in all different shooting sports. There are rule books for […]

Anschutz’s Intermediate .22 & 8002 Compressed Air Rifle – The Perfect Beginning, Precision Smallbore and Air Rifle

| September 1, 2009

By: Sarah Bowers (For Kids BY Kids) Photos By: Andy Fink I am 17 years old and I?ve been shooting precision smallbore and precision air rifle for almost seven years now. I began shooting Anschutz rifles about three years after I started, and have been shooting the same rifles ever since. I?ve taken the rifles […]