CMP Cup Rifle Match Series Added to 2017 National Match Calendar

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer

CAMP PERRY, Ohio -(Ammoland.com)- With dates recently becoming available in the opening week of the National Matches schedule, June 26-30, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will lead off the competitions with CMP Service Rifle and CMP Match Rifle events, called the CMP Cup Matches.

Match rifle competitors may participate in the new matches and compete straight up with their peers.

The CMP Cup series of individual and team service and match rifle events includes a 50-shot CMP Four-Man Team Match, three days of 80-shot CMP 800 Aggregate Matches, which may be fired singly or all three culminating in a 2,400-point aggregate and wrapping up with a 50-shot CMP Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Service Rifle Match.

In the 50-shot team match and 80-shot individual matches sighters will be allowed, no alibis (other than a range alibi), and shooters will start in position. In the CMP Cup EIC Match sighters will not be allowed, no starting in position, and no alibis (other than a range alibi).

On July 1, the National Matches continue with its annual CMP-US Army Marksmanship Unit Small Arms Firing School for Pistol and M9 SAFS/EIC Match, the …Read the Rest

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