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Text Box: 2007 Creedmoor Cup Matches - The 2007 Creedmoor Cup Matches and Clinic were held 24-28 October at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility which is located just north of Phoenix, AZ. This was a new location for the Creedmoor Cup, which is held in conjunction with the CMP Western Games. The Ben Avery Range has a long history of hosting major events including the 1970 World Shooting Championship and several National Championships. The range also has the distinction of being the largest public shooting facility in the country since the Arizona Game and Fish Department took over the operations of the complex. Camp Pendleton, CA hosted the event for the past four years, but the change of venue proved to be fortuitous because the wildfires ravaged southern California that same week and would have lead to the cancellation of the Matches.   More Details

Text Box: Strapping In - By SPC Calvin Roberts - There are countless ways to set up a highpower rifle sling. However, there is no one way to properly assemble this crucial shooting tool. This article is not intended to walk you step by step through the “proper sling assembly process”.

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Text Box: Camp Perry Junior Open, 18-19 January 2008.  The CMP is hosting the second annual Camp Perry Junior Open three-position air rifle match at Camp Perry, Ohio, on 19 January 2008.  A training clinic for interested junior shooters and coaches will be held on Friday evening, 18 January 2008.  The program provides for 3x20 sporter and precision class individual and team events for school-age juniors, with all competitors having an opportunity to fire an Olympic-style final at the end of each course.  The 2008 competition will be fired in Camp Perry's Bataan Armory, which has a 20 firing point range, but in 2009 the Camp Perry Junior Open will move to a new 80-firing point range being constructed at Camp Perry.  Entry spaces are limited so registration in advance is required.  You can download the match program and enter on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=2857.  For more information contact Vicki Donoho at vdonoho@odcmp.com call 419-635-2141 ext. 1102.   CMP Offers Rifle Clinics.  The CMP now offers a limited number of advanced rifle clinics that will be conducted at host clubs in various parts of the country during the fall and winter months.  The lead instructor for these new CMP Rifle Clinics is Major Steve Goff, USA (Ret.).  Steve was a member of the U. S. Army International Rifle Team for many years, has won numerous international medals and has extensive experience in teaching clinics for the Army team.  Two CMP Rifle Clinics have already been held, one for college rifle teams at the Citadel in September and one for junior shooters at the Blue Trail Range in Connecticut in October.  Clinic scheduling is flexible, but clinics usually are weekend events involving one and one-half to two days of instruction and coached practice firing.  Clubs that are interested in hosting a CMP Rifle Clinic should contact Sommer Wood, CMP Clinic Program Manager, at swood@odcmp.com.    2008 Summer Camp Announcement.  The dates and locations for the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Summer Camps will be posted on the CMP website 2 January 2008.  Registration will open two weeks later on 14 January.  Any registrations received before the 14th will not be accepted.  If you have any questions regarding the Camps please contact Sommer Wood at swood@odcmp.com or 419-341-5248.   The CMP Master Instructor Training Workshop for CMP Garand-Springfield-Military Rifle Clinics for April has openings.  The course will be held 26-27 January at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, Ohio.  This workshop is open to all experienced rifle marksmanship instructors and shooters who would like to receive advanced training and be certified as “Master Instructors” to teach CMP-sanctioned Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Clinics.  If you are interested in attending, go to the program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/GSMClinic.htm and submit your application.   Arizona Game and Fish Department is looking for a Shotgun Training Coach for the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, Clay Target Center.  For more information, visit http://www.odcmp.org/1107/ShotgunInst.pdf or contact Tom Duval at TDuval@azgfd.gov.   On November 17, 2007 the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association in conjunction with the Friends of Camp Perry held the Second Annual Modified Record Fire Shoot (aka Snowflake Shoot).  Visit the Friends of Camp Perry web site at http://www.friendsofcampperry.org/111707PopupMatch.html to view pictures and scores.   January Carbine Release.  Inspection & Repair and grading of M1 carbines is progressing faster than planned. In addition to the January 7, 2008 scheduled sale of carbines manufactured by Winchester, CMP will also accept mail orders for carbines manufactured by Quality Hardware and Rockola. For operational reasons, we have set a limit of one carbine per customer for each of these manufacturers until further notice. A small quantity of these carbines will be available at both CMP stores beginning January 9, 2008, while quantities last. For additional details, please see http://www.odcmp.com/rifles/carbine.htm.   Carbine Barreled Receivers Available January 2008. Inland, Underwood, Winchester, Quality Hardware, and Rockola barreled receivers will be available beginning 7 Jan 2008. These items are what remains from our I&R operations. These are stripped barreled receivers, but may contain either a front or rear sight or Type 3 front bands. All of these barrels are considered unserviceable for either internal or external rust, pitting, significant wear, or failing to headspace. These barreled receivers are sold as-is with no exchange or refund allowed. For additional details, please see http://www.odcmp.com/rifles/carbine.htm.   2008 Store Operating Hours. A reminder that CMP stores at Camp Perry, OH and Anniston, AL will no longer be open on Saturdays beginning in 2008. Stores will be open Wed- Fri. For hours of operation and directions, please see http://www.odcmp.com/Store.htm. Stores will be closed Dec 16, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008 in celebration of the holidays and for year end inventory.

Text Box: Four 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/1107/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.

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Text Box: CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media.  If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.    Texas Junior Highpower Shooter in the news, Katelyn  Bleiweiss, a Highpower Junior Shooter from Texas, was featured in the Houston Chronicle.  Read this article at http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4439574.

Text Box: CMP Competitions Update - Two recent CMP activities highlight how the CMP’s shooting competition season is never really over. CMP staff finished conducting the 2007 Western CMP Games Matches at Phoenix on 23 October. Eight days later, on 31 October, the CMP was involved in the Fall National Matches Planning Conference where representatives of the NRA, Ohio National Guard, USAR, Army Marksmanship Unit and USMC Shooting Teams met to evaluate the 2007 National Matches and make plans for the 2008 National Matches. The CMP staff went from that meeting into meetings to finalize details for the 2008 JROTC Championships in February and March and the Eastern CMP Games Matches in May. The purpose of this article is to bring you up to date on recent developments that will be of interest to competitive shooters who participate in this continuous cycle of CMP Championships.   More Details

Text Box: Postal Round for the 2008 US Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championship Begins - The State Championship Postal Competition for the 2nd Annual US Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championships is now open for participants to begin ordering and submitting targets. The event consists of a Three-Position Air Rifle Match for the Sporter Air Rifle Class and an International Standing Air Rifle Match for the Precision Air Rifle Class. Teams and individuals have from 15 November 2007 until 15 March 2008 to enter the postal phase of the competition. This event is open to all school-age juniors, junior clubs, school teams, 4-H clubs, JROTC Units or other organizations with eligible junior members.   More Details

Text Box: I am simply going to provide several tips and tricks to try out and keep in mind for your next trip to the range. The best way to learn the proper sling configuration is to talk with several experienced competitors and have them show you how they attach and use their sling. Then experiment with what you have seen to find out what works best for you.   More Details