Preserving the future of shooting sports means providing a variety of assets to young shooters, including mentors, ranges, and funding. Recently, MidwayUSA Foundation offered all three to air rifle and air pistol shooters at an Air Gun Training Camp held in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the impressive X Count facility. Young shooting athletes received expert […]
Competition
Get Ready for the 2022-2023 JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Championship
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is gearing up to host the 2022-2023 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition, with registration beginning at the end of September. The national event is open to all high school junior cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing with other young athletes from […]
Sign Up Today for American Legion’s 2022 Junior Three-Position Air Rifle Tournament
Registration for the American Legion’s 33rd Junior Three-Position Air Rifle Tournament, which provides sporter and precision competitors an opportunity to test their marksmanship ability in competition with other junior competitors throughout the nation, is now open! The event is designed for junior (high school seniors and younger) individuals and club teams affiliated with an American […]
Maddalena Clinches Golden Target, Tucker Takes Silver and Bronze, and Kozeniesky Captures Mixed Team Silver at 2021 ISSF Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup
Colorado Springs, Colorado– In her World Cup Final debut, Sagen Maddalena (Groveland, California) wins her first “Golden Target” at 2021 ISSF Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup, earning her the title, “Best Athlete of the Year” in the Women’s Rifle 50m 3-Position discipline. Maddalena also won gold in the Mixed Team Rifle 50m 3-Position event with Hungarian shooter, Istvan […]
USA Shooting Juniors Return Home with 21 Medals and Four New Junior World Champions
Colorado Springs, Colorado- USA Shooting juniors return stateside with 21 medals, including four new Junior World Champions from Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru held September 28-October 9, 2021. 47 juniors competed in 30 events bringing home 12 rifle medals, six shotgun medals and three pistol medals, resulting in the second highest country medal count only behind India. The field included over 400 athletes and 30 […]
Sign Up Now for CMP’s Fall Monthly Air Rifle and Air Pistol Matches
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – With summer soon behind, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) would like to remind air gun athletes that there are still plenty of opportunities for competition fun in the last few months of 2021. The CMP’s Monthly Matches are set to return to Ohio and Alabama with a mix of […]
National Air Rifle League Season – Registration Information
Another opportunity to get the school year off to a great start is to join The National Air Rifle League. The league allows teams to compete virtually in a low-cost, yet meaningful national competition for both elite and developing teams. Teams compete against teams of their own relative skill level in a dynamic scheduling format […]
AirForce Airguns and R.A.W. to be at Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge
AirForce Airguns and its sister company, R.A.W. will once again be attending the The Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge, the United States largest airgun competition. Held at the Garth Kilpack Shooting Range in Springville, Utah from August 26th – 29th and hosted by Utah Airguns, the Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge draws shooters from all over the […]
CMP Collegiate Rifle Team Feature: University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) rifle program was founded in 1993 by the Father of UAB Athletics, Gene Bartow. Head coach Lori Goodwin has been at the helm of the program since 1995 and just completed her 25th season. A native of the Birmingham area, Goodwin was a member of the inaugural team […]
Competition Nerve Control From The Experts: Pistol
When it comes to marksmanship competition, skills can only go so far – having a strong mental game is also a key part of reaching success. In an effort to gain tips on better regulating the psychological aspects of competitive shooting, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) asked respected athletes to share their personal experiences from […]