Junior Anthony Kissik Bests Adult Competitors at CMP’s Talladega 600

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

TALLADEGA, Ala. -(Ammoland.com)- Anthony Kissik, 15, of Matthews, Ala., one of only two junior competitors in the Talladega 600 M16 Match, rose to become the overall winner as he topped the entire field of competitors with a score of 383-16x.

The event was conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) at the organization’s multi-million dollar Talladega Marksmanship Park in December.

With his win, Kissik received his first EIC (Excellence-In-Competition) leg points on his journey towards earning his Distinguished Rifleman Badge – a pursued honor for competitive marksmen.

“I knew I had a good score, but I figured there were a lot of other good people out there,” Kissik explained. “I said to myself, ‘Okay, I’m the junior here, there’s other people that are probably better than me, so I’m not going to get my hopes up.’”

After the match was over, he went right to the results board to see where he landed amongst the mixed line of novice and skilled competitors. He started from the bottom of the results list and worked his way …Read the Rest

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