2010 CMP Matches

Date Match Cost (1st/2nd line)

05/22/10 CMP Garand-Springfield-Vintage Rifle Match $15/5

06/12/10 CMP Garand-Springfield-Vintage Rifle Match $15/5

07/03/10 CMP .22 Rimfire Sporter Match $8/3

08/28/10 M1 for Vets CMP Garand-Springfield-Vintage Rifle Match $20/10

Civilian Marksmanship Program

Chick-owa Sportsman’s Club is an affiliated club with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Each summer we host sanctioned CMP Rifle Matches on our club range. We will hold three (3) Garand-Springfield-Vintage matches and one (1) .22 Rimfire Sporter Match this year. Match dates can be found on the Club Calendar located on our website www.Chickowa.org .

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U. S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms through gun safety training, marksmanship training and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) corporation that places its highest priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills.

The mission of the Civilian Marksmanship Program is:

• To instruct citizens of the United States in marksmanship;

• To promote practice and safety in the use of firearms;

• To conduct competitions in the use of firearms and to award trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia to competitors.

The GSV Garand-Springfield-Vintage Rifle Match

The GSV Garand-Springfield-Vintage Rifle matches were events developed by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) to introduce shooters to competitive rifle shooting. They are designed to promote target practice and competition by as many adults and youth as possible. These matches generally are less formal than traditional target competitions, are restricted to equipment that is simpler and less costly and have courses of fire that can be completed by greater numbers of competitors.

These matches, at the national level, have grown at a phenomenal rate and today they are one of the most popular based on number of entrants. Thirty rounds for record are fired after an initial sight in period (5 sighting shots). Twenty shots are fired from the prone position, ten slow-fire and ten rapid-fire. The final ten are fired slow fire from the standing position.

The .22 Rimfire Sporter Match

Rimfire Sporter is a new shooting sports activity that the CMP introduced in 2002 after four years of testing this concept in CMP Rimfire Sporter rifle clinics. Any gun enthusiast or hunter can shoot Rimfire Sporter because it uses smallbore .22 rimfire rifles that almost all of them already own. You don’t need expensive target gear to shoot Rimfire Sporter. The Rimfire Sporter course of fire is designed so that every shooter who understands basic gun safety and rifle marksmanship can shoot it. There are two classes of competition, "O-Class", where competitors use open-sighted rifles, and "T-Class", where competitors have telescopic or receiver sights on their rifles. Rimfire Sporter is also uniquely challenging; it tests shooters’ skills in three different firing positions (Prone, Sitting, Standing) and at two different ranges (50 & 25 yds), in both precision and rapid-fire shooting. A total of 60 record shots are fired. Rimfire Sporter stresses fun, accessibility and practical marksmanship skills. It is a great game for shooters who want a target event that does not require expensive match-conditioned rifles or gear. It is ideal for hunters who recognize that practicing rimfire rifle shooting through the year will make them more skilled marksmen when they pursue game. Rimfire Sporter can be a great way to introduce youth and adults to the excitement and fascinating challenges of rifle target shooting. And most importantly, Rimfire Sporter is perfect for the shooter who enjoys going out to the range to have a relaxed competition with friends.

More information about the CMP can be found at the following link: http://www.odcmp.com/about_us.htm

Shooting Tips:
http://www.odcmp.com/USAMU/Shooting_Tips.htm

CMP Competition Rules:
http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/Rulebook.pdf

CMP Marksmanship Newsletters:
http://www.odcmp.com/OTM.htm

Helpful Rimfire Sporter Information Webpage:
http://www.6mmbr.com/rimfirecmp.html

CMP Rimfire Sporter Guide:
http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/rimfire.pdf