Jim Radel, 47, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and Bob Barton, 50, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, enjoy wearing their period military uniforms to the CMP Games Matches. Radel has not missed a year and it was Barton’s second trip to the Games. “We’re having fun – it’s the best thing going,” Barton said.

The first event fired in the 2010 CMP Games was the National M1 Carbine Rifle Match. In this event, competitors fire 10 sighting shots in 10 minutes, 10 shots for record in slow-fire prone in five minutes, 10 shots rapid-fire prone from standing in 60 seconds, 10 shots rapid-fire sitting or kneeling from standing in 60 seconds and 10 shots slow-fire standing in 10 minutes.

All firing is conducted at 100 yards on the SR-1 highpower rifle target (200 yard SR target reduced for firing at 100 yards). It is a challenging event as the accuracy of these small WWII era rifles is pushed to the limit at 100-yards.

COL Dean Brown, Commander, Fort Ohio Installations Command, presented the M1 Carbine Match Trophy Plaque to James Sinclair.

James Sinclair, 48, of Dover, New Hampshire, kicked off the festivities 5 August with a first-place finish in the National M1 Carbine match, firing a 369-7X aggregate in a field of 556 competitors.

Sinclair edged Matthew Zagorski, 32, of Exton, Pennsylvania, by one center shot "X" in a tiebreaker and Larry Stonecipher, 58, of Ada, Ohio, followed in third place. Sinclair fired 95-2X, 96-2X, 93-2X and 85-1X in each stage, respectively. Sinclair topped Zagorski by two points each in the prone stages and Zagorski returned the favor in sitting and standing but Sinclair's lone "X" in standing provided the margin of victory.

Greg Duckert, 16 and his dad Dave, 48, of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, came to the Matches to fire the Springfield, M1 Carbine and John C. Garand matches. “I didn’t practice enough,” Dave said regarding his performance with the Springfield, but did earn a medal in the carbine match. “It’s been fun. We came out strictly to shoot and have fun,” he said.

David Cooney, 63, of Dublin, Ireland, shot an aggregate score of 365-3X in winning first place in the Senior division and sixth place overall. Cooney's string of 93-1X, 89-0X, 94-2X and 89-0X gave him a five-point victory over Ben Barr, of Huntersville, North Carolina, who shot a 360-1X. Donald Rice, 64, of Stillwater, Minnesota, placed third in the senior group with a 351-3X.

COL Brown presented Michael Storer with the High Junior M1 Carbine Match Plaque.  Storer was also the High Junior in the Unlimited Garand Class.

Junior shooter Michael Storer, 19, of Enumclaw, Washington, fired a 359-2X to win first place in his class with a breakout of 89-0X, 84-1X, 91-0X and 95-1X. Danny Ashford III, 15, of Covington, Washington, took second place with an aggregate of 339-2X and Thomas Green, 14, of Rochester, New York, placed third with a total score of 332-4X.

Achievement medals for the National M1 Carbine Rifle Match were awarded according to the following cut scores: Gold: 351 and above, Silver: 338–350 and Bronze: 322–337.

Dave Holub, 55, of Black Creek, Wisconsin, and his daughter Sara, 29, of Kimberly, Wisconsin, have made several trips to Camp Perry for the CMP Games Matches. Dave has attended every National Springfield Match since its inception and Sara has fired the last four. The Springfield is the first non-AR15 type gun she’s fired and said “Working the bolt is neat!”

The National Springfield and Vintage Rifle matches were spread over a two-day period, Friday and Saturday, 5-6 August allowing participants an opportunity to shoot in those matches as well as the John C. Garand Match on Saturday. The 200-yard As-Issued Military Rifle Course A was used for both the events. Competitors were given 15 minutes for five sighting shots and 10 shots for record in slow-fire prone, 80 seconds for 10 shots in rapid-fire prone and 10 shots in slow-fire standing.

BG Robert Clouse, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General Army, Ohio National Guard, presented Jeremy Riggle with the High Junior Plaque in the Springfield Match.  Riggle also had the High Handicap score in the Springfield Rifle Match.

Douglas Armstrong, 50, of Lexington, North Carolina, won the Springfield Match with an aggregate score of 295-6X, firing a 99-3X in prone slow-fire, 99-2X in prone rapid fire and 97-1X in standing slow-fire at 200 yards. GMCS Shannon Shull, USCG, 36, of Port Clinton, Ohio, fired a 292-7X for second place and Donald Tryce, 61, of Austin, Texas, shot a 290-9X for third in a 1X tiebreaker over Michael Miller, 63, of Downey, California, and a 5X tiebreaker over James LeCroy, 51, of Clifton, Virginia.

Lt. General John Crosby, U. S. Army Ret., member of the CMP Board of Directors, presented Donald Tryce the High Senior award in the Springfield Rifle Match.

Tryce won the senior division with his 290-9X over Miller's 290-8X. Fred Szablewski, 61, of Skippack, Pennsylvania, placed third in the senior group with a 289-7X. The victor in the junior division was Jeremy Riggle, 16, of Conesville, Ohio, with an aggregate score of 289-6X with a breakout of 96-4X, 98-2X and 95-0X. Ethan Marne, 17, of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, took second with a 267-1X and Stephen Tupta, 18, of McMurray, Pennsylvania, placed third at 266-4X.

Springfield Match achievement medals were awarded to shooters reaching the following cut scores: Gold: 276 and above, Silver: 269-275 and Bronze: 258–268. There were 420 total competitors in the Vintage Military Match and 776 in the Springfield Match.

In the National Vintage Military Rifle Match competitors must fire “as-issued” U.S. Krag or M1917 rifles, or manually operated foreign military rifles. The winner of the 2010 National Vintage Military Rifle Match was Douglas Armstrong of Lexington, North Carolina. Armstrong fired a 293-4X with a U.S. M1917 for a three-point lead over second place finisher Steve Reed, 46, of Attalla, Alabama, who shot a 290-4X with a Swedish Mauser.

In the Junior Division, Christopher Calvin, 20, of Canfield, Ohio, was the top finisher with a 282-3X, firing a Swiss Straight Pull rifle. Top finisher for the Senior division was Nick Takacs, 61, from Monroeville, Ohio, who shot a 286-2X with a Swedish Mauser. Achievement medals were also awarded for the Vintage Military Rifle Match: Gold: 276 and above, Silver: 267–275 and Bronze: 254–266.

Nearly 1,300 competitors fired in the John C. Garand Match, which was the last event of the CMP Games. The match is split into two divisions, As-Issued and Unlimited M1 Garand rifles. The bulk of the competitors were in the As-issued category, with only 49 competitors participating in the Unlimited division.

In the As-issued category, Douglas Armstrong nearly won again, but Alexander Belt of Springfield, Missouri, edged him out with a higher x-count. Belt fired a 291-11X to Armstrong’s 291-9X, the two finished first and second respectively. SMSgt Joseph Burkel, 47, ARNG, of Erial, New Jersey, was a very close third with a 291-6X.

BG Clouse presented Robert Steketee with the High Senior Plaque in the John C. Garand Match.

The top junior was Vikki Gaddie, 20, from Mason, Michigan, with a 286-6X, and the top senior was Robert Steketee, 60, of Haslett, Michigan with a 290-7X. Garand Match Medal award scores for competitors who fire As-Issued M1 Garands were: Gold: 276 and above, Silver: 269-275 and Bronze: 258-268.

The Unlimited Garand category was introduced in 2009, and allows shooters with M1 Garands not previously allowed in the John C. Garand Match to fire those rifles at the National Matches. Competitors with National Match M1s, .308 M1s, commercial M1s or Garands with glass bedding or shims were allowed to fire those rifles in the new class.

The overall top shooter in the Unlimited division was Nicholson Perkins Jr., 54, of Cordova, Tennessee, who shot a 292-11X. Following him in second place was Bryan Dailey, 31, of Cumming, Georgia with a 291-6X. The top shooter in the Junior division was Michael Storer, who was also the high junior in the M1 Carbine Match, with a 282-4X. The top shooter in the Senior division was Clyde Taylor, 65, from Aurora, Illinois, who fired a 280-5X.

Garand Match Medal award scores for competitors who fire Unlimited Garands were: Gold: 280 and above, Silver: 273-279 and Bronze: 260-272.

A Top Gun Garand-Springfield-Vintage 3-Rifle Aggregate was awarded to Douglas Armstrong of Lexington, North Carolina. Armstrong fired a trio score of 879-19X and was awarded an unique presentation rifle, a replica M1903A4 sniper rifle donated by Gibbs Rifle Company.

For complete results of the National M1 Carbine, Springfield, Vintage and John C. Garand Rifle matches, log onto http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_matchResult.cgi?matchID=5690. For photos from all the CMP events go to http://cmp1.zenfolio.com/.

The Garand Collectors Association – Indiana Team was the High Overall National Trophy Infantry Team firing M1 Garands. Team members were Gregory Foster, Andrew Giegold, Brian Quillen, Franco Scarpino, Robert Steketee and Charles Wallace Jr. Team Captain: Albert Wood and Team Coach: SGT Eric Smith, USAR. COL Dean Brown, Commander, Fort Ohio Installations Command, was the presenter.

Mr. Jim Adell and Mr. Steve Rutledge from the Garand Collector’s Association, made a special presentation, a check for $6,000, to JJ O’Shea for the M1 for Vets Program.

The M1 for Vets Program has presented over 227 rifles to veterans across the country. A special presentation was made during the CMP Games Festival Closing Ceremony.