Photo: Courtesy of The Airgun Guild. Imagine a world without standards. When you stumble out of bed to get the coffee, you don’t have to worry about your new Mr. Caffeinated 3000 machine inter-operating with your home. The plug will fit in the wall outlet and odds are pretty good the house current won’t set […]
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CMP Collegiate Rifle Team Feature: University of North Georgia
The University of North Georgia has facilitated a scholastic rifle team since the school’s founding in 1873 (then known as the North Georgia Agricultural College). The program entered NCAA status in the fall of 2007, then returning in the fall of 2011 after the hiring of the program’s first full-time coach, former athlete Tori Kostecki. […]
CMP’s 2020-2021 Top 15 Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship Recipients
The CMP, along with the overwhelming generosity of the Garand Collectors Association (GCA), donated $187,000 in scholarship money to 153 junior student-athletes in 2021 through the Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship Program. Along with the $1,000 scholarships awarded to each recipient, CMP staff and Board members chose the Top 15 who received $3,000 for their commitment […]
Death to Probes: 5 Reasons They Need to Go
Maybe it’s just me, but I have a certain level of emotional distress over probes. If you’re new to airgunning, I’m talking about one of the most common methods of filling a pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) airgun with high-pressure air. A “probe” is that little brass bar or tube fitting on the end of your hand […]
Nation Ford and Granbury Athletes Lead 2021 JROTC Virtual Championships
Results of the 2021 JROTC Virtual Championships are now available online! The postal-style event was hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and saw participation from over 670 sporter and precision air rifle athletes from Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy JROTC High School programs. In team competition, Granbury High School from Texas overtook […]
Was COVID Good for Airgunning?
Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather sand my eyeballs with pumice stones than go through another year like this past one. The COVID epidemic was bad enough, but the associated politics and controversy turned it from a dumpster fire into a landfill conflagration. But being an eternal optimist, there were some good things that came […]
Junior Natalie Perrin Takes On The World and West Virginia University in 2021
Natalie Perrin, 18, of Coopersville, Michigan, has had one clear aspiration since she first got serious about marksmanship. “I’ve always wanted to compete in college,” she said. On her 18th birthday, in November 2020, Perrin reached her goal by signing a National Letter of Intent with West Virginia University (WVU) Rifle – one of the […]
Kaiserslautern JROTC Rifle Team Keeps Competitively Close Even From Overseas
The Kaiserslautern High School rifle team spends its time like most junior teams. Its members focus on the fundamentals and work hard on the firing line to improve their game, in the hopes of achieving victory amongst their peers. But unlike other teams whose rivals are right next door, their competition is a world away […]
Zion Benton’s Hernandez Leads Sporter Athletes in CMP’s Air Rifle Postal Event
Saylet Hernandez, 17, of Zion Benton High School in Illinois, was the overall leading athlete of the sporter class during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2020-2021 Three-Position Postal Competition. Her score of 280-12x bested the field of over 500 other junior sporter competitors from around the country who participated in the national remote-style event. Hernandez […]
PCP in a Box: Umarex Origin 22 Air Rifle Kit
PCP rifles will spoil you rotten. At least that’s been my story. Without all the reciprocating springs, gears, and assorted moving machinery, they’re smooth as silk to shoot. A regulated rifle releases the precise amount of compressed air needed for each shot, so they’re not only butter slick but consistent shot to shot. Assuming you’ve […]
