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Reader Comments:
Really enjoyed the M1 for Vets article. Its really good to read something that was done for
wounded vets. The match must have been a real wingding. Too cold for me. There is alot of
history 1903 Springfield and the M1 . I had to sleep with my o3 for baning the butt on the
deck in boot camp. Anyway thanks again for the story.
Jim N., Ok
I enjoy the TFS. In fact, occasionally I like to print some of the articles to be able to review them in the future.
James L. M.
Whenever we come back in from the field it’s always a good day when “The First Shot” is in. I drill the guys in the fundamentals – many of which I learned and fine tuned at CMP matches – and it comes back in spades out here when it really counts!
Dean H.
LTC - US Army
Security Advisor
Kabul/Afghanistan
Finally caught up with the October '06 story: A Rifle For Shifty. It was simply one of the best things I've read. As someone who had two uncles in combat in WWII, one air corps and one infantry, I will forever believe those men were heroes of the first echelon. Anything any of us can do for any of them is simply the least we can do.
Steve R.
Birmingham, Alabama
The article about Bill Krilling was very good, a great shooter, coach and a gentlemen to boot!
Ruth S.
Thanksfor the great stories and tips. Even old dogs can learn new tricks. This is great for keeping the CMP active.
Tim H., AZ
I just read the article on slings. Very good! Please include other "how to" items in the future.
David S.
Moxee, WA
The story of the M1 rifle that was presented to Shifty of the 101 airborne makes me proud to be part of the shooting community. Thank you for adding it to the TFS.
Mike S.
What a great article: “A Rifle for Shifty” … that has to be one of the best stories I’ve read in quite some time. Thanks for publishing it.
Alex N.
Thank You again Christine, very good articles.
JM
Ms. Elder, just a note to say that there are few things I look forward to receiving by email, and the Shooting News publication is one of them!
It is always a high quality publication with a nice mix of text and image, about interesting things and folks.
Keep up the good work!
Phil B., Ph.D.
Annapolis, MD
That was a great story! Thanks for publishing it.
Regards from Dakota,
Jim S.
PS: I forwarded it to all my shooter friends.
This story about the "Gift for Shifty" is one of the best stories I have read so far....An example of selfless appreciation for the WW2 vets that helped make this such a wonderful country...God bless our past and present troops.
Ron W.
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Master Instructor Course Completed at CMP South
By Gary Anderson, DCM
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Students in the CMP GSM Master Instructor course practiced marksmanship teaching techniques in course dry fire sessions.
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The largest CMP Military Rifle Master Instructor Course so far took place at CMP South in Anniston, Alabama on 10-11 February. 41 students from 13 states attended the two-day training course designed to train and certify Master Instructors to teach CMP-sanctioned Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Clinics at their home clubs and ranges. Course students came from as far away as Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Large student delegations represented the Aurora Sportsmen’s Club, Aurora, Illinois; the River Bend Gun Club, Roswell, Georgia and the Revolutionary War Veterans Association, Ramseur, North Carolina.
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GSM Master Instructor students coach each other as they practice teaching techniques for the prone, standing and sitting positions.
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The 15-hour course gives prospective rifle clinic leaders instruction in how to teach gun safety, range operations, the use of military rifles, basic marksmanship techniques, firing positions, the John C. Garand Match course of fire and match operations. Course attendees receive an instructor’s notebook and a CD with a complete set of instructional slides for them to use in teaching rifle clinics at their home ranges clubs. Master Instructor students also have opportunities to practice teaching techniques for the firing positions during dry-fire practice sessions. During breaks and a Saturday evening reception, they also spent time at the new CMP Store located at Anniston.
The Anniston course is the sixth in a newly developed series of CMP Military Rifle Master Instructor Courses that were inaugurated in April 2006. The first four courses were conducted at CMP North in Camp Perry, Ohio, headquarters for the CMP program staff. The fifth course was taught at Camp Pendleton, California in conjunction with the Western CMP Games that took place there in November 2006. To date, 129 Military Rifle or GSM Master Instructors have been certified by the CMP. Many of them have already begun to organize and teach sanctioned clinics at their home clubs.
The chief instructor for the Anniston course was the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Gary Anderson. Mark Johnson and John McLean of the CMP South staff were assistant instructors. The next CMP Military Rifle Master Instructor Course will take place at Camp Perry, Ohio on 21-22 April. Anyone interested in attending that course can find the official program for upcoming Master Instructor courses and downloadable entry forms on the CMP website at
http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/GSMClinic.htm.
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41 new CMP Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Master Instructors were certified at the course completed at CMP South, Anniston, Alabama, on 10-11 February.
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