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Reader Comments:
Thank you for this excellent e-newsletter. The links and information are great.
Sincerely,
John B.
I greatly enjoy the USAMU shooting tips in the newsletter and also being able to find them on-line.
Regards, Ray in FLA
EXCELLENT BRIEF UNDERSTANDABLE ARTICLE ON SITTING RAPID POSITION, BEING CLOSE TO 60 THIS IS MY WORST POSITION AND ANY HELP I CAN GET IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
GOOD ARTICLE; MARTY
SFC Singley:
It has been a while, but I sent CMP a request for a TFS article on possible means by which us "centrally endowed" (read that as 'fat') shooters might work ourselves into a useable sitting position. Spring is coming and I will be trying to get ready for matches. Your article has been copied and I will read it and work on trying the options you have provided. Thanks very much for your individual military service to our Nation and for your personal efforts to help other shooters improve our skills.
Melvin C.
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
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Sailors compete in the Fleet Forces Command and All Navy Rifle and Pistol Championships
Article submitted by USNMT Public Affairs
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Navy shooters from the East and West coasts recently completed the Fleet and All Navy rifle and pistol championships. The Pacific matches were held 28 April -11 May at MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. The Atlantic matches were held 18 May - 1 June at NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex, VA. The All Navy Rifle matches are held the second week of competition and PAC and LANT sailors compete for the All Navy titles via a postal competition.
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LCDR Mike Overfield, USNR, as a line official observes (from left to right) LCDR James Knapp, USCG; AET2 Dan Ramsey, USCG; and EN2 Ken Franckowiak, USNR. Taken at PAC matches by USNMT Public Affairs.
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The matches are run by a dedicated, experienced, and all-volunteer staff of active, reserve and retired Sailors who are committed to assisting new shooters learn more about long and short-range small arms marksmanship in these one or two weeks than they may have had since entering the Navy. The Fleet matches begin with hands-on training and practice with .45 caliber competition pistols shot in the standard Bullseye format. This is the first-time many have ever shot one-handed. Rifle training and competition follow once the pistol competition is complete. The rifle phase is shot with match-grade AR-15/M16s following standard national highpower rifle rules. Again, for many this is their first experience shooting three positions - standing, sitting, and prone - and engaging targets at up to 500 yards.
Regardless of their initial experience level, all sailors learn something to take back to the fleet and to pass on to their fellow watch-standers aboard ships and at other commands. “A lot of it (the training) was about learning the fundamentals,” said Seaman Brad Cook, a reservist with Naval Operation Center Columbus, Ohio, who competed in the LANT matches. “It’s a great training evolution," said Master–at-Arms 1st Class John Nagazyna, Naval Support Activity (NSA), Las Vegas, Nevada, and assistant PAC pistol match director. In all of these events, sailors are given the chance to earn Navy marksmanship medals and badges.
Commands may enter the team competition and shoot for the title of Fleet Champion. This year's Pacific Fleet champions are Naval Base Kitsap (Pistol) and Navy Region Southwest (rifle). This year's Atlantic Fleet Champions are First Naval Construction Division in both rifle and pistol.
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BUC Kevin Lee, USNR, provides instruction on rapid fire sitting
CTI1(AW/NAC) Heather Hand, USN. Taken at LANT matches by USNMT Public Affairs.
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The high scoring competitors from the Fleet matches are invited to stay the second week and compete in the All Navy matches. These matches follow a similar format of the Fleet matches. This year, via postal competition, the All Navy Pistol Champions are the West Coast and the All Navy Rifle Champions are the East coast.
The top shooters from each Coast and in each discipline are invited via Naval message to participate as a member of the U.S. Navy Marksmanship Team (USNMT) at the Interservice and National Championships (rifle and pistol).
Complete competition results and more information can be found at the USNMT website at http://www.usnst.org.
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