Top Junior Air Rifle Clubs to Compete in CMP Regionals

By Justin Stakes

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer

Camp Perry, OH -(AmmoLand.com)- The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will kick off the next phase of the 2016 CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Competition with the Regional Championships held in Ohio, Alabama and Utah in March and April.

Top junior marksmen involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club or JROTC air rifle programs will meet on the firing line to determine who will move on to the final stage of the Championships. This year, 1,454 juniors participated in the CMP Postal Competition on the road to the National Championship in June – set at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry.

During the Postals, participants are issued official targets to be fired upon at their home ranges and returned to CMP for scoring. Top teams and individuals of the Postal Match are invited to participate in one of three CMP Regional Championships – held at Sandy, Utah (March 31- April 2), as well as Camp Perry, Ohio, and Anniston, Ala. (April 9-11).

The event is a 3×20 air rifle event, meaning competitors fire 20 record shots from three positions: prone, standing and kneeling. Visitors are …Read the Rest

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