Shooter Donates Organ to Save Hearst Doubles Partner

CAMP PERRY, OH – Tim Boyle and Mark Schoess had been to Camp Perry before, but the 2013 National Matches was different. For them, it was more than just about the shooting – it was the pinnacle point in a long journey the two had taken over the past year. Standing on the firing line for the Hearst Doubles Match, the pair gazed downrange at the target, thinking of all of the things that had made that moment possible.

Junior Rifle Camp at Camp Perry Prepares Juniors for the Future

CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Marksmanship Center at Camp Perry was host to a nearly packed building at the CMP Junior Rifle Camp, held June 24-28. A group of 76 participants filled the 80-point range, along with their adult chaperones and coaches. The Junior Air Rifle Camp is a summer program conducted each year around the country to teach intermediate and advanced rifle marksmanship skills to high school junior shooters through exercises and demonstrations. Camps are one week long, highlighting the three positions used during air rifle competitions, and are headed by counselors from some of the top NCAA rifle teams in the country.

USAMU Wins “Rattle Battle” for Fourth Consecutive Year

National Matches Air Gun Events Return Despite Renovations at CMP Marksmanship Center

CAMP PERRY, OH – The 6th annual National Matches Air Gun Events were held at a disheveled CMP Marksmanship Center at Camp Perry July 8 through August 3. Construction equipment, mounds of dirt and building materials surrounded the center as a renovation project, expected to be finished in 2014, left half of the building unusable for match goers. Fortunately, the air gun range within was still able to house the popular National Match air pistol and rifle events.

CMP Games Matches Continue to Stir Fun at National Matches

CAMP PERRY, OH – The birth of the CMP Games Matches began 14 years ago, when the John C. Garand Match was introduced. The match was meant to attract the “average” shooter to competition target shooting – and it did.

Hornady Gang, Ghillie Suits Cover Vintage Sniper Match Shooters

CAMP PERRY, OH – The Hornady Over the Hill Gang outshot the rest of the competitors to take the first place spot in the Vintage Sniper Rifle Team Match, held July 31 during the 2013 National Matches. Robert Schanen, 64, of Brookfield, WI, and Jerome Van Treeck, 66, of Racine, WI, shot a combined score of 394-13x to claim the honor.

USAMU Narrowly Wins National Trophy Team Match, ‘Heidi’s Dream’ Comes True at Junior Team Match

CAMP PERRY, OH – The six-man United States Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Praslick team took the role of overall champion in the National Trophy Rifle Team Match, fired on August 1 on Viale Range at Camp Perry, with a score of 2936-88x. The USAMU team outshot the All Guard Gold team by only one point in the competition, serving as a reminder of the amount of talent on the line that day.

Team Cooper-Dunfey Sets New Record in Hearst Doubles Competition

CAMP PERRY, OH – United Stated Army Marksmanship Unit members SSG Tyrel Cooper, 28, of Fort Benning, GA, and SGT Augustus Dunfey, 29, of Phenix City, AL, set a new record and claimed the top prize in the Hearst Doubles Team Match, held July 31.

Swearingen and Others Fire Record Scores During 2013 National Trophy Individual Match

CAMP PERRY, OH – The National Trophy Individual (NTI) Rifle Match was fired on the Rodriquez and Viale ranges on Tuesday, July 30 by a group of over 1,000 hopeful shooters. The sun finally showed itself through the clouds, bringing the heat and making the day seem more like the Ohio summer days with which match goers are more familiar.

Troy Lawton Wins President’s Rifle Trophy Match in Civilian-Heavy Final

CAMP PERRY, OH – Troy Lawton fought off a determined defending champion Jared Perry to capture the 2013 President’s Rifle Trophy Match here on Monday, 29 July with a qualification-plus-final aggregate score of 395-18X. Lawton, 50, of Columbus, GA, maintained his three-point lead in the 10-shot final in front of a couple hundred spectators at the 600-yard line on Rodriguez Range. Perry, 33, of Porterville, CA, finished with an aggregate score of 392-15X. Last year Perry set the match-plus-final record with a 398-16X.

McClain Wins M16 Match Despite Wet Conditions at 2013 Small Arms Firing School

CAMP PERRY, OH – “It could be worse – it could be raining harder!” said a still dripping first time Small Arms Firing School (SAFS) participant Christine Hemmer, 42, of Castalia, OH, after the torrential downpour that soaked the SAFS shooters during their EIC match practice on Saturday, July 27 on Viale Range. More than 720 shooters participated in the SAFS class during the National Matches at Camp Perry. The school is a mix of class work and hands-on coaching by USAMU, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine and Navy Active and National Guard and Reserve instructors. Rifle students learn the fundamentals, training methods and mental approaches to competitive shooting. Participants also have the opportunity to live fire in the prone, sitting and standing positions from 200 yards.

CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic Teaches Fundamentals of Shooting and Life to Junior Shooters

CAMP PERRY, OH – At the Small Arms Firing School in 2011, new shooter Matt Lovre’s dad told him that if he beat the man next to him on the line, he’d buy him his own AR. The man, though equipped with a top-of-the-line shooting jacket, head gear and all of the other gadgets and gizmos, was outshot by a newbie that day – and Matt got a new gun. “Two years later, here we are,” said Matt’s dad, Matt Sr., as he watched his son participate in the CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic held July 26, 27 and 28, just prior to the start of the highpower events at the 2013 National Matches.

Roxburgh and Crew Bring Intense Training to Advanced Highpower Clinic Participants at National Matches

CAMP PERRY, OH – “When this is complete, you will be forever changed,” said retired U.S. Marine GySgt. Ken Roxburgh to a roomful of wide-eyed shooters at the start of the Advanced Remington-Bushmaster Highpower Rifle Clinic, sponsored by CMP. The clinic was held the weekend of July 26, 27 and 28 during the 110th National Matches at Camp Perry. A group of 44 adult shooters were in attendance to better their service rifle skills and knowledge from the guidance of Roxburgh and his team.