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Reader Comments:
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
This is a special note just for my friends at the CMP, I want to thank you all for your hard work and attention to details, it's a great program!
"You help our shooting dreams come true!"
Best Regards,
Tony M.
CMP,
Your review of the CMP EIC brought back good memories. My son and I usually participate in the rifle event. This was the first time we participated in the pistol event. Our experience was positive and we have decided to come back and do it again next year!
DAVE J. H.
I don't think that I have taken the time lately to thank you and the CMP for your faithfulness in keeping me updated on all of the CMP news. I thank you and your staff very much for the fine job you are all doing.
Many thanks, and keep up the great work!
Pete
Your article titled "Rifle Cleaning and Maintenance" was so timely. I am a novice rifle shooter, and the information is just what I needed. The owner's manual that came with my rifle is far too sketchy and assumes the new owner is experienced. This is concise yet detailed enough to make me comfortable cleaning my firearm.
Regards,
Jane W.
Cleaning a rifle or handgun is not a lot of fun. The article on cleaning the rifle met the K.I.S.S. principle that I can relate to and understand. To the point.
Arthur S.
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
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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.
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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.
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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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Juniors in the camp received individual coaching from USMC shooters while they were practicing.
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A junior camp shooter proudly displays the USMC Rifle Team sweatshirt she received at the camp closing.
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Bushmaster Firearms sponsored the pizza party at the end of the camp.
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