By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer Registration for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Championship is now open. The annual competition is designed for junior athletes involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club or JROTC sporter and precision air rifle programs. Firing in the CMP’s Postal Championships not only promotes growth and […]
Three-Position Air Rifle
2022-2024 Three-Position Air Rifle Rules Released
By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus Three-Position Air Rifle (3PAR) shooting is the most popular junior rifle program in the USA. Its massive participation base includes more than 2,000 JROTC high school programs, hundreds of 4-H Shooting Sports clubs and several hundred junior rifle clubs. An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 American youth participate annually in three-position air […]
Sign Up Now for American Legion’s 2021 Junior Three-Position Air Rifle Tournament
The American Legion is currently holding its 32nd 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. The event is open to junior (high school seniors and younger) individuals and club teams affiliated with an American Legion […]
Hogan, Texas Hill Set New National Records at 2021 National 3PAR Precision Championships
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – Mikole Hogan, 17, of Montgomery, Texas, set a new J2 3×20 national record with a staggering score of 599-48X during the 2021 National Three-Position Precision Air Rifle Championships. Hogan dropped only one point during the standing portion to reach 199-15X for a new 20 Shot Standing Age Group 2 […]
2020-2022 Three-Position Air Rifle Rules Released
By Gary Anderson, CMP Director Emeritus The National Three-Position Air Rifle Council has just released the new rulebook that will govern junior three-position air rifle shooting for the next two years. There aren’t a lot of significant rule changes in this edition, but the new rules recognize a couple of important new developments that promise […]
Perkowski, Peiser Lead Overall During 2019 CMP Three-Position Precision National Championships
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Gavin Perkowski, 17, of the Great Trail Musketeers from Ohio, claimed the overall win at the 2019 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship, marking an overall score of 692.8. The event was conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center July […]
2018-2020 Three-Position Air Rifle Rules Released
Three-Position Air Rifle shooting is the most popular junior rifle program in the USA. Its massive participation base includes more than 2,000 JROTC high school programs, hundreds of 4-H Shooting Sports clubs and several hundred junior rifle clubs. An estimated 250,000 to 300,000 youth participate annually in three-position air rifle programs, with many of them engaging […]
2018 CMP Three-Position National Championships
Patience and hard work paid off during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2018 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship, as Nation Ford High School from South Carolina finally earned a win after falling short every year since the competition began back in 2016. The National event, featuring both sporter and precision junior athletes from around the […]