By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ORANGE BEACH, Alabama – “What better place to hold your firearms training than the beach?” That’s what Chris Litton said when the idea to create a series of firearm opportunities for kids in his area came to him over a decade ago. Located along the sugar-white, powdered sand beaches and […]
Features
A Closer Look at CMP’s Sponsors: MidwayUSA Foundation
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The MidwayUSA Foundation and the Potterfield Family have been outstanding supporters of the Civilian Marksmanship Program since 2013, the first year of the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle National Championships. The MidwayUSA Foundation, and Larry and Brenda Potterfield, have provided substantial support towards CMP youth team endowments in air rifle, smallbore […]
Lord of Your Rings
When you mount a scope to an air rifle, you “hope” that everything lines up right off the bat. In an ideal situation, you would pull a scope out of the box, mount it on the rifle, and your shots would be on paper at, say, 25 yards. If your shots aren’t on paper, it’s […]
The COVID Independence Day Games
All the official fun stuff has been canceled or postponed. The Olympics. The Pyramyd Air Cup. The Daisy National BB Gun & Air Rifle Championship Match. As of now, the Crosman All-American Field Target Championship is still on, but we’ll see what happens between now and early August when it’s scheduled to begin. With no […]
The College Experience: Remembering TCU
By Catherine Green, CMP Program Staff CMP employee Catherine Green, a former college athlete, shares her experiences on and off the firing line. As a junior, Green was the 2009 Rhode Island Junior smallbore prone champion and was also the 2009 and 2010 Rhode Island Governor’s Cup smallbore champion. She also marked a National Record […]
CMP State Director Feature: Indiana State Directors Gregg and Diane Rice, Columbia City, Ind.
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer In order to help ensure the cultivation of marksmanship at the ground level, the CMP appoints State Directors to oversee programs in each of the 50 states. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within […]
CMP Uses Alternative Method to Name Winners in Withdrawn JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Matches
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer To make up for unexpected changes to the usual air rifle season, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has come up with a substitute method of establishing and awarding top junior athletes in its unfired national events. Each year, two of the biggest competitions in the world of junior air rifle […]
John Whack Chapter 50 AIRABELLUM Let’s Play Rekt
Have you gone completely stir-crazy from the quarantine blues? Are you a fan of the thrilling John Wick movies? Then enjoy this light-hearted spoof from Bullistic Productions in cooperation with Umarex 🙂 You’re welcome!
Are You Bored Enough to Welcome Pain?
What’s your mental state right now? Going by my body clock, we’ve been cooped up due to this quarantine thing for at least 19 years, 11 months, and 26 days. Or so it feels. How many times have you watched Brady Bunch re-runs? All finished binge-watching the combined libraries of Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV? […]
California Twin Sisters Team Up for Quality Time On the Firing Line
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Cynthia and Cindy Hernandez, both 17 of Reseda, Calif., have always been close – so close, they were even born on the same day. “We pretty much do everything together,” Cindy said of her twin, Cynthia. “It’s natural for twins to be the closest to each other.” The two are […]
