The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) would like to introduce two new employee titles taking effect in 2022. Catherine Green, who has been with the CMP for over a decade, will be assuming the role of North Range Coordinator – overseeing all competitions and events held at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. Likewise, the CMP would like to welcome newcomer Ryan Hinson, who has accepted the Junior Rifle Camp Coordinator position. Hinson will coordinate the CMP’s annual air rifle … [Read More...] about CMP Announces New CMP Coordinators
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CMP Announces New CMP Coordinators
CMP’s Camp Perry National Matches Educational Clinics Offer Something for Every Competitor
Hawke Optics Attending 2022 Nra Annual Meeting
MidwayUSA Foundation Awards Coach Training Grants
Donation of 160 acres on the Missouri River will be a site for research, conservation and recreation
CMP Awards Over 140 Scholarships to Marksmanship Athletes
Junior Caroline Martin Responds to Down Year by Discovering Merit On and Off the Range
Granbury’s Folsom is the National Female Ultimate Fitness Champion
Results in for First Quarter of CMP’s Aces Postal Air Gun Competition
USAMU Athlete, Olympian Refines Impressive Rifle Career Through Precision and Love of the Sport
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Shoot. Paint. Giggle.
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CMP’s Camp Perry National Matches Educational Clinics Offer Something for Every Competitor
Ready to learn more about marksmanship? The National Matches at Camp Perry, which attracts thousands of guests each year to the historic ranges of the Ohio National Guard Training Facility, is an oasis of rifle and pistol competitions designed for experienced marksmen and curious individuals who … [Read More...] about CMP’s Camp Perry National Matches Educational Clinics Offer Something for Every Competitor
Blurred Lines
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Junior Caroline Martin Responds to Down Year by Discovering Merit On and Off the Range
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CMP Announces April Monthly Air Gun Match Results
The results are in for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) April Monthly Air Gun Matches. The event was held April 23 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry, Ohio, and the South CMP Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama. The Ohio location saw over 140 entries, while the … [Read More...] about CMP Announces April Monthly Air Gun Match Results
Rifle Competitor Julie Klusmeier Plans Wedding Around CMP Air Gun Matches
“My dad likes to say that ‘shooters are weird,’ and I think he is right about that,” said Julie Klusmeier Landis, an air rifle competitor from Cincinnati, Ohio. “That makes me think of the Dr. Suess quote, ‘We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness … [Read More...] about Rifle Competitor Julie Klusmeier Plans Wedding Around CMP Air Gun Matches
The World’s Largest Floating Airgun
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Opportunity of a Lifetime
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Daniel Boone High School Marksmanship Team Competes with Success
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The Joys of Browsing: SHOT Show 2022
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An Adult Christmas Story?
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Demerle Keeps Winning Streak Going at 2021 Gary Anderson Invitational
Katrina Demerle, 17, of Hamilton, Ohio, is unquestionably a legend of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson Invitational – having claimed overall wins in the junior air rifle event in 2018, 2019, 2020 and again, incredibly, in 2021. Over 340 athletes competed in the 2021 match, … [Read More...] about Demerle Keeps Winning Streak Going at 2021 Gary Anderson Invitational
‘Tis the Season
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How To Form a Marksmanship Team, From Someone Who’s Done It
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