By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer The votes are in for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Garand Match logo contest! After an extremely tight race, the winning logo designer was Rebecca Haffey of Fulton, Miss. For her win, Haffey will be receiving a $500 gift certificate from the CMP and her logo displayed on the 2024 National John C. Garand Match shirts during this summer’s National Matches at Camp Perry. Haffey is a graphic designer who specializes in logo design, while her husband, Tom, is a supporter of the CMP. When Haffey saw the chance to use her talents toward one of he ..read more

The Bismarck Mandan Rifle and Pistol Association is hosting a Highpower Rifle Clinic and Matches May 3-5.  Friday afternoon at 3pm will be a clinic. A Vintage Rifle match will be 8am Saturday morning, followed by a long range match.  An 80 shot across the course match will be held 8am Sunday.   Details can found on the calendar/match schedule page BMRPA.ORG website or the NDSSA.org match schedule for all ND rifle events. The post North Dakota Highpower Clinic May 3-5 appeared first on Civilian Marksmanship Program. This content originally appeared at text and was writ ..read more

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites community guests and vendors to Talladega Marksmanship Park on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, for the second annual Premier Shooting Expo – the foremost gathering of industrial professionals in the South! Open to the public, the event will feature several exhibitors from marksmanship, outdoor sports and other domains, all showcasing a variety of products available on the market today. The variety of vendors will be located around the 500 acres of Talladega Marksmanship Park. Visitors to the Expo will ..read more

HALLSVILLE, Mo. – Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Bianchi Cup International Pistol Tournament! The second longest running pistol championship in the world, the 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup is set to fire May 21-24 at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club in Hallsville, Mo., and will feature over $30,000 in giveaways and prizes – including a unique, beautifully designed revolver, awarded to the 21st overall competitor! The 2024 CMP Bianchi Cup is comprised of four events: Practical, Barricade, Falling Plate and Moving Target.For the first time, the ..read more

Submitted by Maureen Trickett, CMP Massachusetts State Director Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, one of New England’s oldest highpower clubs, is always promoting the shooting sports and helping competitors improve their skills, with the hopes of encouraging more participation in matches at home and away. On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Reading put on a combination clinic for adults with some experience and juniors, beginning and advanced. Our coaches all had master to high-master qualifications and came from Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and, of course, Massachusetts to volunteer their time. S ..read more

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer BUTNER, N.C. – Competitors, start planning! Only a few open spots remain for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Mid-Range 3×600 event at the 2024 Eastern CMP Games, CMP Pistol and CMP Cup Matches! Additionally, those who attend the Eastern Games will have two days of Long Range competition and the chance to purchase surplus .30-06, .30 Carbine and .22LR ammo – offered onsite. Eastern Games is set to be held April 26 through May 5 at the Camp Butner Training Facility in North Carolina and features a lineup of rifle and pistol competitions for enthusiasts ..read more

As part of an ongoing commitment to making sure we are communicating beyond social media and our various online discussion forms, you should expect to see more formal updates about once a quarter; the last one was in January, recapping the year, the national meeting, and talking about things to come! SHOT Show 2024 We once again attended the SHOT Show earlier this year, though in a less splashy way. Attendance is expensive, and booth prices skyrocketed, so we sent representatives to have meetings and walk the floor. A smaller, more focused group, but a persistent reminder to the rest of the gu ..read more

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Calling all vendors! Reservations are now being accepted by the Ohio National Guard for space on the celebrated Camp Perry Commercial Row: an entire section dedicated to retailers during the annual National Matches. Each year, the month-long National Matches, facilitated through a partnership between the Ohio National Guard and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), welcomes thousands of rifle, pistol and air gun individuals from around the country to Camp Perry, located near Port Clinton, Ohio. All events are open to the public. Spectator ..read more

Submitted by Robert Cantrell (Edited by the CMP) Hello! My name is Robert Cantrell, and I am just a run-of-the-mill competitive shooter and match director in Paducah, Ky. A little of my background – I like shooting rifle and have done a lot more rifle competitions than pistol across time. But I, unfortunately, have no Excellence-In-Competition points at all in rifle toward a Distinguished Rifleman Badge. That’s quite unlike my great shooting friend, Larry, who got Distinguished in rifle in 2015 with Badge #2247. Great job, Larry! Robert Cantrell and the Warner & SwaseyThis is me trying to ..read more

Published by the Garand Collector’s Association, GCA Journal – Winter 2023 It has now been a year since the GCA and CMP (in a joint partnership) announced the creation of the “Master Marksman Program”. This program was created to motivate GCA members to participate in CMP matches, and to acknowledge those who consistently score well with As-Issued M1 Rifles at designated Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) competitions.  Similar to the CMP’s established Distinguished Badge Program, the new Master Marksman Program works on an Achievement Award point system, based on performance at d ..read more