You can always recognize an AirForce Airgun from a couple of miles away. That distinctive “Space Force” shape isn’t just for Sci-Fi cosmetic appeal – the company’s iconic use of the air reservoir tank as the buttstock is also an efficient use of space and weight. If you have to have something on which to rest […]
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A New Year’s Resolution Guaranteed to Stick
Have you ever noticed you can hold your tongue on a hot rifle barrel longer than the average lifespan of most New Year’s Resolutions? We feel great about making them and have wonderful and faithful intentions of following through, but there’s a gotcha. Most New Year’s Resolutions aren’t fun. Losing weight? Nope, starvation offers no […]
CMP’s Monthly Match Air Gun League Releases Final Results
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced the top performers of its Monthly Match League competition series for the 2020 season. Over the four Monthly Matches fired this year (March, September, October, November), a total of 550 entries collectively entered competition at the air gun ranges of the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio […]
Demerle Wins Third Consecutive Gary Anderson Invitational while Setting New National Precision Record
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – After earning wins in 2018 and 2019, Katrina Demerle, 16, of Hamilton, Ohio, returned to Camp Perry in 2020 to claim her third overall win in the precision class during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Gary Anderson Invitational (GAI) air rifle event. Not only did Demerle achieve an unprecedented three-peat […]
FX Impact Mk II Air Rifle: A Serious Adjustment
I’ve been checking out a new convertible. No, not a Koenigsegg Agera, as sweet as that might be. This one is equally cool, however, and also made in Sweden. It’s the FX Impact Mk II Air Rifle. The “convertible” description applies to a slew of features that let you tweak, modify, and otherwise make your […]
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 […]
JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Competition Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2020-2021 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition for cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing in a nation-wide air rifle match with other motivated high school junior athletes. The U.S. Army Cadet Command, TECOM (Training & Education Command), the Naval Service Training […]
The CMP Gary Anderson Invitational Junior Air Rifle Event is almost sold out
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Alabama – Registration is now open, though nearly filled, for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Gary Anderson Invitational, set to be held Dec. 5-6, 2020, at the electronic air gun ranges located within the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio and the South Competition Center in Alabama. Very few […]
Let’s Get Tactical… With Lights
Recently lots of centerfire shooters have been asking me where I get ammo. As a “noisy” shooter myself (mostly handguns) I don’t have any good answers. There’s none to be had. Or what is “available” (and I use that word with extreme sarcasm) costs more than Micronesia’s Gross National Product. The answer I do have, […]
CMP Welcomes Back Air Gun Monthly Matches
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Alabama – After a four-month hiatus, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) welcomed competitors back to the firing line in Alabama and Ohio as matches resumed Sept. 12, 2020. The Monthly Air Gun Matches, held at the CMP South Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama, and the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at […]