Text Box: 14 August 2007

Text Box: THE FIRST SHOT ON-LINE MAGAZINE FEATURES

Text Box: Six new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter.  Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0807/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles.  The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum.  The latest articles posted are described below.

Text Box: The CMP administers the school and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit conducts SAFS training, range practice and the M16 EIC Match that concludes the school. The USAMU, along with military coaches from other services, are outstanding, experienced instructors and they work hard to give SAFS students two full days of instruction, assistance and guidance. Most students are new to target shooting, but many experienced shooters come back to the school for several years. SAFS students do their firing with rack-grade U.S Military M16 rifles. 5.56 mm ammunition for the practice and competition is provided as well as a SAFS t-shirt, and certificate.   More Details

Text Box: Another Record Year in Rimfire Sporter - 200 shooters gathered on Viale Range at Camp Perry on Sunday, 22 July to participate in the 6th National Rimfire Sporter Match. Last year 169 shooters competed in this fast-growing National Matches event. Match participants were especially lucky this year; the weather was absolutely gorgeous! With the sun shining and a gentle breeze, the day was just that, a breeze. Scores and the spirits of competitors and match staff were high. It was a fantastic day to be at Camp Perry.   More Details   A "Behind the Scenes Look" at the NRA Range Engineering staff - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The National Rifle Association's Range Engineering Crew has been instrumental in providing support for the National Matches since 1968, when Department of Defense support was withdrawn, and this year, it is no different. As part of the NRA’s National Matches partnership responsibilities, Range Engineering crew sets up and maintains the National Matches firing ranges.   One man is tasked with directing this 60-person crew and providing the best ranges possible for the top shooters in the world.  That man is Joseph M. DeCosta, a man with a legacy, high work ethics and a kind heart.    More Details

Text Box: 47 Shooters Earn Their First EIC Points During the National Matches M16 EIC Match - The annual Rifle Small Arms Firing School took place at the Camp Perry on 28-29 July 2007. More than 500 students participated in the classroom instruction, which was followed by a practice firing on Camp Perry’s Viale Range. 

Text Box: National Junior Air Rifle Competitions at Bowling Green Have Impressive Turnouts and Scores - From the 2nd to the 12th of July, nearly 700 of the country’s best junior air rifle and air pistol shooters and their coaches competed in a series of major national junior air rifle championships at Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 2007 Daisy Air Rifle Championship, National Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship and USA Shooting Progressive Position Pistol Championship all took place on the beautiful campus of Western Kentucky University. The matches were highlighted by 17-year-old Michaela Jochum’s double victory in the Daisy and Junior Olympic sporter class events, by 17-year-old Ethan Settlemires’ close win over a strong field in the Junior Olympic precision class competition and by overall best Junior Olympic team scores posted by R. L. Paschal High School in sporter and the DuBois Junior Rifle Team in precision.   More Details

Text Box: Eastern United States Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship 2007 - The 2007 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship took place 24-29 June at North Carolina's National Guard Training Site in Butner, North Carolina.  Read about this exciting event by clicking on the articles below. 2nd Annual Eastern U.S. Junior High-Power Clinic and Championship Camp Butner, North Carolina, Kevin Trickett (MA) takes top Junior in the Eastern US Championship - By Maureen Trickett My Experience at the Eastern U.S. Junior High-Power Clinic and Championship - By Randi Hilt