The First Shot

[CMP]

11 June 2008


Four new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0608/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.


New and Improved Facilities Await 2008 National Matches Competitors - Several new Camp Perry facilities, building renovations and facility improvements are now in their fin­ishing stages and will be ready when 2008 National Matches competitors, volunteers and visitors begin to arrive in early July.


Among these new or revitalized facilities are an 80-point CMP air gun range, an expanded National Guard electronic skills trainer, a bathhouse to support RV and tent camping, a new Shooters Memorial Plaza, a new speaker system for the Viale Range pits, CMP Store renovations and major renovations to CMP administrative facilities in its Camp Perry headquarters building. New beach cottages also are under construction, but will not be finished in time for the National Matches.



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Creedmoor Cup Highpower Clinic: A Student’s Perspective - Recently I had the rare opportunity to be the student instead of the administrator at the Creedmoor Cup Highpower Clinic. The ex­perience was far and beyond what I expected to get out of the clinic since I entered it as a semi-experienced shooter. Shooters often have the impression that clinics are just for beginners, and once they know the basics they often think that they have nothing to gain from a clinic, but this is where they have it wrong. Clinics are for shooters of all levels. Unless you are cleaning every position (shooting perfect scores) every time you shoot in competition, you will have something to learn in a clinic. The main thing to remem­ber is to always be a student of the game, and you will always find ways to improve.



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Reading Rifle Junior Highpower Clinic 2008 - Despite the rain, cold and wind the 2008 Reading Rifle Club Junior Highpower Clinic, held 3-4 May, was a great success. This was the third year that the Read­ing, MA club has held a highpower clinic for juniors and coaches in the spring, and the program has seen a great deal of growth in that time. Safety and efficiency were the key issues addresses at this year’s clinic, and a new format was developed for the overall clinic presentation. To help address the needs of new shooters attending the clinic, more hands-on in­struction was incorporated this year.



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2008 National Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship - The 2008 National Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship is just around the corner and the program is now posted on the CMP website. The event will take place along with the Pro­gressive Pistol Championships, 9-18 July in Anniston, AL. This will be the first event held at the CMP Competition Center-South, which will feature 80 firing points in the brand new facility.



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The Tracy Press of Tracy, CA, recently highlighted a Military Rifle clinic and match. Kerry Johnson, a CMP GSM Master Instructor, led the clinic/match at his rifle club, Manteca Sportsmen Inc.. Read the article at http://tracypress.com/content/view/14746/2281/. The CMP Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Master Instructor certification program trains and certifies ad­vanced shooters and instructors as Master Instructors who are qualified to teach specific marksmanship instructional topics using training material and curricula developed and provided by the CMP. Currently there are 228 Master Instructors around the United States. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/GSMClinic.htm for more information on the GSM Master In­structor Program.


CORRECTION - The Daisy/USJCC Junior Open Air Gun Champion­ship will take place on 6-8 July (not 4-6 July as previously stated) at Western Kentucky University's Diddle Arena Auxiliary Gym in Bowling Green, KY. Individuals may register on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3326. For more infor­mation, contact Denise Johnson at (800) 643-3458 ext 4317, djohnso@daisy.com.


New 2 X BMC Target Available. The BMC (Basic Marksmanship Course) tar­get with its large scoring rings is being adopted by more and more instructors and coaches as the target for new shooters be­cause it fulfills a fundamental premise in marksmanship instruction, "start beginning shooters with a target large enough to con­tain all well-aimed shots." The BMC target, which is designed for use with new shooters in both 10 meter air rifle and 50 foot small­bore rifle, has been available for some time as a single bull target (NLU #052) at $7.50/250 or $30.00/1000.


The new 2 X BMC target is printed with two BMC targets on one 9" x 12" target card. By printing these targets on the larger 9" x 12" target card, these targets can be inserted into target holders or backstop boxes de­signed to take standard 10-bull 10 meter and 50 foot targets. The 2 X BMC target also has a scoring chart and instructions for using BMC tar­gets. To order the new 2 X BMC targets, request NLU #048. The cost for these targets is $15.00/250 (NLU #048) and $60.00/1000 (NLU #048-CS) plus shipping & handling. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/targets.htm to view the CMP Target Sales Program and download order information.


BB Gun Shooting Poster Series Now Available. The CMP has just released a series of eight 11" x 17" marksmanship in­structional posters for use by instructors and coaches who are teaching BB gun marks­manship to youth.


The poster series highlights the most important teaching points for getting young BB gun shooters started in four-position marksmanship. Poster top­ics are: 1) Safe BB Gun Shooting, 2) Firing the Shot, 3) Supported Posi­tion, 4) Standing Position, 5) Proper Sling Use, 6) Prone Position, 7) Kneel­ing Position and 8) Sitting Position. The full-color posters are designed so that they can be used in presenting instruction or they can be posted on the range. The CMP BB Gun Shooting Poster Series can be ordered from the CMP for $9.95 for the set of eight posters. Ask for NLU #746. Shipping is included in the price. Visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/publications.htm to view CMP Publications and download order informa­tion.


The CMP is offering Travel Grants to Junior Service Rifle shooters attending the 2008 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. The clinic will take place 22-27 June at Camp Butner, North Carolina, and offers a full week of clinics, coaching and com­petition for junior service rifle competitors. Juniors attending the clinic will have the opportunity to expand their current level of experience and exper­tise as well as build friendships and camaraderie within the sport. On-line registration and program details are posted at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3131. Information on the Travel Grants can be viewed at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/EJHPC ... ortApp.pdf.



Hornady Ammunition Selected for 2008 SAFS. In the Pis­tol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools (SAFS) that take place in July dur­ing the National Matches, pistol students will fire 70 rounds of 9mm ammu­nition in M9 service pistols during their initial practice session and the M9 Pistol EIC Match that concludes the school. Rifle students will fire 90 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition in M16 service rifles. The ammunition for these live fire sessions is provided as part of the $40.00 entry fee package that each SAFS student pays. Hornady Manufacturing of Grand Island, Nebraska, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of match grade bul­lets, ammunition and reloading equipment, has been selected to provide the ammunition for the 2008 Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools. Pistol students will fire Hornady 9mm ammo with 124 grain round nose bul­lets. Rifle students will fire Hornady 5.56mm ammo with 75 grain BTHP match bullets. If you want more information about the 2008 schools, the official program is posted on the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/NM/safs.htm. Links to on-line registration are found in the program.



Hornady Reloading Clinics. Hornady Manufacturing of Grand Island, NE, one of the nation’s leading producers of match grade bullets and reloading equipment, will sponsor a series of reloading clinics during the National Trophy Rifle Matches this summer. David Emary, Chief Bal­listics Scientist at Hornady, will conduct the classes. The classes will teach basic reloading safety and techniques as applied in loading ammuni­tion for service and match rifles. The size of each day’s class is limited to 20 students. There is no fee to attend these classes, but advanced sign-up through the CMP is required. Junior shooters who are interested in learning how to get started in reloading are especially encouraged to at­tend. The classes will be taught in the John C. Garand Classroom in the CMP Headquarters Building at Camp Perry (Bldg. #3). The 2008 Hornady Reloading Classes are scheduled as follows:



• Saturday, 26 July, 2:00-4:00 PM (day of SAFS registration)

• Sunday, 27 July, 4:00-6:00 PM (after USMC clinic & HP practice)



Highpower rifle shooters and coaches who are interested in learning how to reload centerfire rifle cartridges for service rifles, as-issued military rifles and highpower match rifles are invited to attend these classes. To sign up, open and complete the on-line registration form posted on the CMP web­site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=3588.



State Games of the West Offer Airgun Events. Air gun events are included in the program for the Inaugural State Games of the West will take place at the U. S. Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Sunday, 27 July. Anyone (youth or adult) that par­ticipates in any sport in their own State Games, plus all Colorado resi­dents, are eligible to compete in the shooting events at the Olympic Train­ing Center. The program includes all four Olympic airgun events as well as Three-Position Air Rifle and Progressive Position Pistol. The Inaugural State Games of the West offers competitions in 31 sports and will take place on 24-27 July, at sites throughout Colorado Springs. The Opening Ceremony is on 24 July at the World Arena. Athletes from 13 Western states will participate. Visit www.stategamesofthewest.org or call the Colo­rado Springs Sports Corporation at 719-634-7333. You may also contact Bob Foth at USA Shooting (Bob.Foth@usashooting.org) for information about the State Games of the West air gun events.



Shooting Range Grant Program Created by NSSF - NEW­TOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has an­nounced a new program designed to help local public and private ranges increase participation in the shooting sports. The Range Partnership Grant Program is making available a total of $250,000 per year for projects that specifically address one or more of the following objectives: recruitment of new shooters, reactivation of lapsed shooters and increased opportunities for active shooters to try another discipline. The NSSF is especially inter­ested in new, creative approaches to these challenges. Grant guidelines and applications are available at www.rangeinfo.org/grants.



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