Family New to Shooting Receives Unexpected Generosity During First CMP Event Experience
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – “We got really lucky. We were just full of luck this trip.” Joanne Sanchez beamed a smile that was filled with obvious gratitude as she looked back on her first trip to the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Matches at Camp Perry with her husband Pedro (Pete) and their son Jayden, Continue Reading
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Paralympic Athlete Gets First Taste of Competitive Shooting While Making History
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Back in June, Moira Antal, 14, of Bealeton, Va., helped make history as she became the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Three-Position Air Rifle National Championship, held at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry, Ohio. “It’s very fun,” she said with a Continue Reading
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Chatting With: Mark Stout of the University of Michigan Marching Band
Interview By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer What sort of background do you have in shooting? What got you interested in the sport? My father is a lieutenant with the West Bloomfield police department. He’s been involved in competitive shooting since before I was even born, and the shooting sports have been a part of my life for as long as Continue Reading
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Review: Athlon Optics Midas 8 x42 Binoculars
For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to binoculars. Being a visual person, I'll often find my self picking up my binoculars just for the pleasure of looking through them. Like most folks, my first pair of binoculars were whatever was cheap, looked OK, and...
Your Hump Day Reading List for December 12, 2018
It’s Wednesday, and time once again for my hand-picked selection of this week’s best articles to increase your safety, security, and survivability!
It isn’t about the weapon
It never has been, and it never will be. Self defense is about the resolute refusal to be a victim, and using whatever means you have at hand to enforce that decision. This group of middle-school girls understands.
Avoiding a widespread outbreak
I decided to include this article for two …
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Lady Athletes Lead At 2018 Gary Anderson Invitational Air Rifle Event
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – The firing line belonged to the girls during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Gary Anderson Invitational (GAI) air rifle event, as they secured all of the podium spots in both the precision and sporter classes. They also represented seven of the eight Finals athletes in the sporter class Continue Reading
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Good Guys (can’t) Wear Black?
We've been struggling for a good way to say this, the ACLU seems to have said it for us. EF Bradford. ...police admitted that Bradford had not “brandished” the gun but simply had it in his hand when officers approached. Jemel Roberson The officers shot and killed...
Maddalena, Battig Claim Overall Wins During 2018 Dixie Double Air Gun Match
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ANNISTON, Ala. – At the 2018 Dixie Double air gun match in Alabama, Sagen Maddalena, 25, of Groveland, CA, fired a score of 1262.1 to claim the overall rifle aggregate – just one point above Ivan Roe, 22, of Manhattan, MT, who recorded a score of 1261.5 for second. Roe managed to squeak just passed Continue Reading
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Your Hump Day Reading List for December 5, 2018
It’s Wednesday, and time once again for my hand-picked selection of this week’s best articles to increase your safety, security, and survivability!
Positioning yourself to survive the attack
Cecil Burch is “the guy” when it comes to dealing with attackers who are in physical contact with you. In this informative PDN video, Cecil introduces a simple yet effective “survival posture” to ensure you’ll stay able to defend yourself when things get physical. This is a must-watch video!
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Product Review: Athlon Midas Tac 4-16×44
For regular followers of this blog, you know we don't frequently do product reviews. That said, you will see several reviews over the next week or two as one of our members over at 2AOS made us a great offer to give back to the club when folks buy any Athlon optics...