The Oak Ridge Sportsmen’s Association (ORSA) held its first Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) rifle clinic on Saturday 23 February. The clinic was instructed by CMP-certified instructors. Attendance was high with 23 new shooters braving the cool winter weather. The clinic consisted of a 4-hour class covering CMP History, Range Safety, Range Procedures, Pit Operations, Shooting Equipment, Shooting Positions, and Purchasing Rifles and Equipment from the CMP. Along with the new shooters, more than 20 experienced shooters acted as coaches to assist the new shooters on the range after the classroom session.

The new shooters were separated into two relays, so that each new shooter would have the opportunity to not only shoot, but learn target scoring procedures in the pits.

For information on the next CMP GSM Clinic or any of the high power rifle activities at ORSA, you can visit the High Power website at http://orsahp.com/default.aspx.

The three CMP-certified Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle (GSM) Master Instructors were Arthur McGinley, Kyle Kirschenmann, and David Fugate.

To search for a Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Clinic in your area, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchUpcomingSearch.cgi?designation=CLINIC.


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