National Matches Juniors Learn Advanced Highpower Skills from Marine Shooters
By Wendy Sedlacek/CMP Journalism Intern
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The USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Camp began with members of the Marine Corps Rifle Team giving classroom instruction on shooting positions and techniques. |
On 27-29 July, during the first three days of the 2007 National Trophy Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, 117 junior highpower rifle shooters from across the country participated in classroom and on-the-range instruction given by the U.S Marine Corps Rifle Team. The CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Camp, which was coordinated by the CMP and conducted by the Marine Corps Team, has become a traditional start of the National Matches as well as a learning opportunity that the country’s best junior highpower service rifle shooters look forward to each year. The clinic includes classroom presentations, on-the-range demonstrations and lots of one-on-one coaching from Marine Corps team members. In order to attend the school, participants must have previously attended a Rifle Small Arms Firing School or achieved an advanced highpower rifle classification.
Camp registration took place on Friday morning, 27 July. The first afternoon was spent in classroom instruction where Marine shooters gave presentations on the shooting positions and techniques for firing the highpower course of fire. Everyone moved to the range on Saturday morning for a full day of on-the-range instructional sessions and demonstrations followed by practice firing at 200 and 300 yards. Instruction and practice for 600 yard firing continued on the following morning. Each shooter also had opportunities to get personal instruction from the Marines to address their specific training needs.
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Each firing session on the range began with demonstrations by Marine Corps Rifle Team members. |
The three-day camp closed with a pizza party sponsored by Bushmaster Firearms. Gary Anderson, CMP Director, and GySgt Tim Hamler, Marine Corps Rifle Team NCOIC, presented certificates to each participant. Every junior in the camp also received a Marine Corps Rifle Team sweatshirt and a USMC Junior Highpower Clinic T-shirt as well as souvenir items from Bushmaster. After the camp, most of the juniors approached Marine Corps Rifle Team members to offer thanks for their instruction and assistance. The CMP certainly wishes to offer its commendations and thanks to the Marine Corps Rifle Team for their superb work in making this year’s CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Camp a success!
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