The First Shot

CMP · Post by **CMP** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:24 pm

30 September 2005

Three 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/0905/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

Viale Range Gets Fresh Look - When you look back at your fondest Camp Perry memories, your time pulling pits comes to mind first, right?. OK, maybe not first, but any highpower shooter who ever spent time at Camp Perry certainly has a love-hate relationship with the pits and those old target carriers that have been there since Viale Range was first built in 1907. This coming year though, when your relay is called to the pits on Viale Range, things are going to look a lot different. No, your vision is not failing you; major changes are indeed in the works for the Viale pits.

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Becoming Double Distinguished Shooter Number 81

By Steve Huff - If you are a service rifle or pistol shooter there is one shooting goal that seems to rise above all of the rest. That is the coveted title of “Double Distinguished.” When you first start out as a young rifle or pistol shooter, you probably didn’t even know it exists. With more experience and many matches under your belt you finally become aware of this lofty goal. It usually starts out by someone pointing out a Double Distinguished shooter. Most shooters speak of Double Distinguished shooters with awe in their voices.

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World's largest military marksmanship competition postponed in wake of Katrina - CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. - Due to the nationwide mobilization of military troops and equipment in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, a decision was made this week to postpone indefinitely the 2005 Winston P. Wilson National Championships. The Wilson Matches are a multi-service marksmanship competition conducted each year at Camp Robinson by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit. This would have been the 35th Wilson Matches.

Rimfire Sporter Shooters are encouraged to check out http://www.rimfirecentral.com which features forums dedicated to rimfire competition. Included on this site are equipment and match listings. Their “Three Position/Prone Shooting” forum at http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/fo ... 2c10b&f=71 has a lot of information about CMP Rimfire Sporter matches and postals.

The Winchester Canyon Gun Club in Santa Barbara, California has kicked of its 2005-06 junior shooting season. Their youth .22 rifle matches will be held on the second Saturday of each month. Check their website at http://www.wcgc.org for more information.

Virginia JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Courses (JMIC) are offered. SFC (Ret) Andrew J Babic JROTC Greensville County HS will host a JMIC (JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Courses) on November 19, 2005 and Dec 17, 2005 at the American Legion, Hopewell, Virginia. All classes will start at 9AM and end about 4PM. If you are interested in attending, please contact SFC (Ret) Andrew J Babic (804) 586-7309 or sargebab@telpage.net.

Enter Now—Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup. The CMP and Creedmoor Sports of Oceanside, California will conduct their two major west coast competitions, the Western CMP Games and the Creedmoor Cup Matches, on 5-13 November 2005 at Camp Pendleton, California. These two competitions will offer highpower rifle competitors of all skill levels nine full days of clinics and match shooting. The Western CMP Games Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Matches will start the week with a clinic on Saturday, 5 November. That will be followed by two days where competitors can shoot John C. Garand, Springfield or Vintage Military Rifle Matches. On 8 November, there will be an experimental “as-issued” EIC match. The Creedmoor matches begin with a highpower NMC clinic on 9 November. That is followed by a Creedmoor Practice Match on Thursday, Creedmoor Long-Range Matches on Friday, the Creedmoor Cup Match on Saturday and a team match on Sunday. Many top military and civilian shooters have already entered. An impressive list of valuable awards and door prizes will be presented. The CMP will be on hand with several hundred surplus U. S. military rifles to be inspected and tagged for purchase. It promises to be a great week of shooting on one of the country’s great shooting ranges. Check out the combined match program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/WesternGames.htm. Then go to the CMP web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... atchID=958 to register on-line.