New Event Added to 2017 Dixie Double Air Gun Lineup

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ANNISTON, Ala. –  The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Dixie Double Air Rifle and Pistol Competition will fire again Nov. 3-5, 2017. For nearly a decade, the event has been set at the CMP South Competition Center in Anniston, Ala., which underwent extensive renovations over the last year. Hosting some of the best men, women Continue Reading

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It’s Almost Here! Register Now for the 2017 Western CMP Games Rifle Events

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer PHOENIX, Ariz. – The 14th annual Western Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches will head back to the desert sand Oct. 13-17, 2017, for another series of rifle events at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. Aimed to support the hobby of competition shooting through recreation-style events, the week-long series of Continue Reading

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Coaching Techniques I learned from “the Major”

By Michele Makucevich Michele wrote the following article as both a memoriam and a way of encapsulating some of the better coaching techniques she learned from Major Bill Barker, of Albuquerque, NM. I was fortunate to have worked with the Major in running clinics, coach schools and matches for over a decade as well as to have called him my Continue Reading

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Test-Firing Two New Remingtons

I’ve made a Percussion version of the Pug for a buddy and discovered that my First Konverter would drop right in so I decided to test-fire it and my new Remington project. Since the recoil-shield is not cut to load cartridges on either gun it was necessary to remove the cylinder to load and unload, […]

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CMP Electronic Targets Part 2: From The Competitors Themselves – Age Is Just A Number

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The CMP’s traveling highpower electronic targets are gaining momentum leading up to September’s New England Games and October’s Western Games. Garand/Springfield/Vintage Military/Modern Military (GSMM) Matches, which typically run four relays each day, have expanded daily totals to nine and 10 relays during its scheduled times, while the Vintage Sniper Rifle Team Match and other matches Continue Reading

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