CMP Competition Rules for 2020-2021 Are Now Available

| November 23, 2020

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus CMP Competition Rules for the 2021 competition season have now been approved by the CMP Rules Committee and are posted on the CMP website at https://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-competitions-rulebooks/. The 2020 competition season was severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and many 2020 events were cancelled, so the CMP still has a substantial inventory of […]

Junior Shooters Summer Training Continues: .22 Precision through 3-Gun and Long-Range

| July 22, 2020

Andy Fink (publisher “Junior Shooters” magazine) We are continuing to practice during this season (started again in July) with masks being mandatory for all, including parents and spectators. The Junior Shooters local team members (8-20) practice using .22s for precision and such sports as Steel Challenge and Rimfire Challenge, all the way up in calibers […]

Mossberg Blaze Bantam .22 LR

| June 17, 2020

The Best Off-Hand Semi-Auto For Small Youth By: Kaitlin Hunt (10) I am so glad that my family and I have gotten into shooting. Shooting is so much fun! I never thought in a million years that I would have a gun that was built just right for me. The rifle I shoot is a […]

CMP-Affiliated Clubs May Continue Sanctioned Matches with Restrictions

| May 16, 2020

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is encouraged to announce that affiliated clubs which would like to conduct sanctioned rifle and pistol matches may resume those events, provided state and local guidelines and safe range practices are being followed.

Corona Virus and Youth Shooting Sports Part 1

| May 2, 2020

By Andy Fink This subject is very high on my priority window. What many of you might not know, is that Junior Shooters magazine has its own shooting team, the Junior Shooters Shooting Club. This team tests firearms, writes articles, learns how to shoot all types of firearms, and participates in a wide variety of […]

Bulls, ropes, cattle, barrel racers, dust and… guns?

| February 3, 2020

Leo Veatch(13) Though rodeo kids rope and ride, youth rodeo kids now have a chance to shoot competitively as well. Beginning in 2005, the National High School Rodeo Association and the Junior High Division began a shooting program in partnership with the NRA, consisting of small-bore and trap. Now, hundreds of qualifiers from around the […]

2020 CMP Competition Rulebooks Are Now Official

| January 11, 2020

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus The CMP Competition Rulebooks that will govern CMP sponsored and sanctioned Highpower Rifle, Pistol, CMP Games and Smallbore Rifle competitions in 2020 have been approved by the CMP Board’s Rules Committee and are now posted on the CMP website.  The 2020 rulebooks went into effect on the 1st of January.  All […]

North Carolina Junior Feature: Katie Ezell

| November 25, 2019

By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Hard work and tenacity pay off. Hailing from Denver, N.C., Katie Ezell, 18, has been one to watch. At the age of 10, Katie’s parents introduced her to marksmanship, wanting their daughter to have hands-on instruction in firearm safety. Thus began a love affair that has only evolved since […]

Records and Junior Success Mark 2019 National Rimfire Sporter Match

| September 6, 2019

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer  CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Fresh faces, returning supporters and new National records all made appearances on the firing line during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Rimfire Sporter match, fired on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Over 350 entries spread over the range throughout the day, with individuals from as far […]

Scholarships for the Shooting Sports

| June 11, 2019

By Andy Fink From editorial Summer 2019 of Junior Shooters magazine Summer is here, and those of you who are seniors this fall are thinking about college. Even juniors should start thinking about college. Did you know that shooting sport scholarships are available from a variety of colleges and organizations for you to participate in? […]

Bulls, ropes, cattle, barrel racers, dust and… guns?

| March 13, 2019

By: Leo Veatch(13) Though rodeo kids rope and ride, youth rodeo kids now have a chance to shoot competitively as well. Beginning in 2005, the National High School Rodeo Association and the Junior High Division began a shooting program in partnership with the NRA, consisting of small-bore and trap. Now, hundreds of qualifiers from around […]

A Season to Remember, as Narrated by World Champion Caitlin Connor

| December 26, 2018

By Kevin Neuendorf, USA Shooting I would like to start off by stating that the Olympic journey is impossible without the help of our donors, friends, family and volunteers. Your unwavering support throughout the years leading up to the Olympic Games is greatly appreciated. Our year started off with an anticipated and welcomed change when our […]