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Reader Comments:
Wow! Please forward my thanks to everyone responsible for all the improvements I just read about at Camp Perry. Recent years have included quite a few impressive improvements and it looks like there are more this year. The Air Gun range, bath house at RV Park, Bataan Armory remodel, etc are all great. Just letting you know how much we (competitors) appreciate all the work.
Sincerely...
Grayson P.
CMP Shooters' News is one of my favorite email news publications. Information packed, talented authors, timely subjects, and all around well done. What a great service you are providing to the shooting community. Just wanted to say thanks and Merry Christmas.
Newt E.
I enjoy and look forward to TFS and the excellent articles that are published on a regular basis.
Please keep this publication coming and keep the CMP active.
Don M.
One of the members at Snipers Hide pointed out the newsletter and the High Power Tips articles by the USAMU team.
Darn you! I was up until 1:00 AM last night reading all of the articles. Great newsletter and really great USAMU articles.
Thanks,
Michael E.
Great article written on physical conditioning in the latest TFS. I was one of likely many who had asked about the type of conditioning recommended for serious shooters. Sgt. Craig did a great job on describing the routines. Now it’s my turn to put it to work.
Thanks to you, Sgt. Craig and other contributors who share best practices of shooting excellence.
Sincerely,
Keith H.
I use these articles in our high power clinics and have found them very helpful for both new shooters and reinforcement of the basics for the more experienced.
Thanks, Gary M.
Thanks for the great articles on the Carbine, Springfield, Garand matches. All the articles are interesting, but the Carbine, Springfield & Garand are my favorites.
Jim H.
The September-07 on line shooting tips by SSG Tobie Tomlinson, USAMU Service Rifle Team Member, is a great article. I have reproduced 15 copies of it to hand out and discuss to our “newbie” first year air rifle shooters on our high school JROTC Air Rifle Team. Come to think about it believe I’ll hand out a copy to my advance shooters as well. His explanations are simple to understand but rich in detail. Coupled with the sight pictures this article will go a long way towards helping all our JROTC shooters obtain better sight patterns. Keep up the great work. AND…..keep the articles like this coming.
Malcolm V.
CW2 (R), US Army
It seemed good to read the article on Infantry Trophy Match. As a shooter on the Marine Corp Team way back in 1967 I participated in the Match. We were the second team for the Marines but placed second overall. One of our shooters forgot to put the windage on his rifle. I enjoyed shooting the M-1 and M-14 at Camp Perry and always wanted to go back but never seemed to find the time. The top over all shooter at that time was my team mate Lt. Bowen. I remember some of the team members carrying him from the 600 yd line back to the rest of us. It was a great time in my life and will never forget it. Thanks again for the article.
Mike A.
Thanks for the great series of articles from the USAMU – they are very readable, and usable!
Tom, AZ
Great articles. Great to identify those who are participating as well as those who are working behind the scenes to make the whole of the National Matches run so well.
David D.
Boxford, MA
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Reading Rifle Junior Highpower Clinic 2008
Submitted by Maureen Trickett, MA State Junior Director
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Juniors at the Reading Rifle Club’s third annual Junior Highpower Clinic retrieving their targets.
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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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Reading Rifle Club Instructor Mike Schunemann and club member Amanda Elsenboss explaining the sitting position in the classroom portion of the clinic.
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The classroom portion of the clinic was trimmed down to just
three hours. This instruction primarily consisted of safety instruction with just an overview of topics like positions and scoring, saving most of the in-depth position instruction for the range.
After lunch, the juniors were broken up into groups of two and assigned a coach that would help them for the remaining time in the two-day clinic. Each of these coaches held classifications of Master or High Master, providing valuable experience for the beginning shooters.
Most of the instruction was held on the Reading Rifle Club's 100-yard range.
Athletes were outfitted with the club’s coats, gloves, slings and rifles. Athletes only dry-fired on the first day so that the focus was on the position rather than the target downrange. The range was only large enough for half the group to be on the line at one time, so while half of the juniors were dry-firing or shooting, the other half were being trained on scoring and the shot values on the target.
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Junior receiving instruction on the sitting position.
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The match on the second day had to be modified due to rain, with all firing taking place from the 100-yard-line. Unfortunately this meant that the new shooters would not get the full highpower experience of pulling targets and being in the pits, but there were still plenty of new experiences
offered that day.
Once the match was over and equipment put away, the event was concluded with an awards ceremony. The Top Shooter of the Clinic was awarded to C.J. Camerato, Newton, MA, who shot a 563-07X.
The Reading Rifle Club extends thanks to the great coaching staff and the dedication of the volunteers on and off the line who helped make this a great success. We also owe thanks to the CMP
that helped with supplies and reading materials.
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Junior learning how to attach and use a sling in prone.
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This growing clinic should be even bigger and better next year, thanks to the learning experiences
gained this year.
For more information on the Reading Rifle Club, or the club’s Junior Highpower program please contact Maureen Trickett at maureentrickett@tiradordeelite.com.
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