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Posted By admin on October 28, 2021

 

 

 

SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) College Nationals returned to its historic fall schedule at the Cardinal Shooting Center with the International Bunker and Skeet Disciplines kicking off the event on the 6th of October. These very challenging clay target sports continue to gain the attention of American competitors and coaches, with many Olympians at Tokyo having spent previous time as athletes or supporters of the SCTP.

Using the newly constructed international venue at the Cardinal Center,  SCTP saw one of the newest teams to the SCTP College cadre, University of the Ozarks from Arkansas would take top honors in both of the International Divisions of Bunker Trap and International Skeet.

Top achievements:

• Lindenwood University shot a 989/1000, taking top tournament honors in the American Trap event
• Jacksonville University set a SCTP College Nationals record in Sporting Clays, shooting a 985/1000
• Emmanuel College took the top spot in the 5-Stand event, shooting a 474/500

Sporting Clays D-1

• Lindenwood University 1st Place       977
• Emmanuel College Clay Target Shooting 2nd Place   970
• University of Alabama Clay Shooting Team 3rd Place           960

Sporting Clays D-2

• Fort Hays University 1st Place 981
• Clemson University 2nd Place  958
• University of the Ozarks 3rd Place 956

Sporting Clays D-3

• Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet and Trap Team 1st Place 985
• William Penn Shotgun Sports 2nd Place 944
• Montreat College Clay Target Team 3rd Place 937

Sporting Clays D-4 

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 931
• Indian Hills Community College Sports Shooting Team 2nd Place 906

Sporting Clays Individual 

• Jessica Knox Ladies’  1st Place- Clemson University   191
• Raylee Bishop Ladies’ 2nd Place- William Penn Shotgun Sports 191
• Emmy Zerby Ladies’ 3rd Place- University of Alabama 191
• Jared Greenwood Men’s 1st Place-Fort Hays University       200
• Hayden Floyd Men’s 2nd Place- Jacksonville University        199
• Zach Abbott Men’s 3rd Place- Jacksonville University           198

Trap D-1 

• Lindenwood University 1st Place 989
• Emmanuel Clay Target Shooting 2nd Place 973
• Bethel University 3rd Place 957

Trap D-2

• Fort Hays University 1st Place 987
• Hillsdale College-2nd Place 985
• University of Ozarks- 3rd Place 985

Trap D-3

• William Penn Shotgun Sports 1st Place 974
• Montreat College Clay Target Team 2nd Place 974
• Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet and Trap Team 3rd Place 96

Trap D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 976
• Indian Hills Community College Sports Shooting Team 2nd Place    95

Trap Individuals

• Jade Chapman Ladies’ 1st Place-Fort Hays University 195
• Gianna Mitchell Ladies’ 2nd Place-Lindenwood University   195
• Jaycee Beckham Ladies’ 3rd Place-Montreat College 195
• Woodrow Glazer Men’s 1st Place-Hillsdale College  200
• Joshua Corbin Men’s 2nd Place- Hillsdale College 199
• Lane Ward Men’s 3rd Place-University of the Ozarks 199

Skeet D-1

• Emmanuel College Clay Target Shooting 1st Place 974
• University of Alabama Clay Shooting Team 2nd Place 972
• Lindenwood University 3rd Place 971

Skeet D-2

• Fort Hays University 1st Place 986
• Hillsdale College 2nd Place 980
• Clemson University 3rd Place 959

Skeet D-3

• Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet, and Trap Team 1st Place     973
• William Penn Shotgun Sports 2nd Place 972
• Montreat College Clay Target Team 3rd Place 965

Skeet D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 942
• Indian Hills Community College Sports Shooting Team 2nd Place 931

Skeet Individuals

• Katie Petersen Ladies’ 1st Place-Fort Hays University 198
• Jami Garrizzio Ladies’ 2nd Place- Bryan College 197
• Tatelyn Benton Ladies’ 3rd Place-Clemson University 194
• Kyle Fleck Men’s 1st Place-Hillsdale College  200
• Lane Sorensen Men’s 2nd Place-Fort Hays University 199
• Hayden Floyd Men’s 3rd Place-Jacksonville University 198

5-Stand D-1

• Emmanuel College 1st Place  474
• Bethel University 2nd place    433
• University of Alabama Clay Shooting Team 3rd Place 423

5-Stand D-2

• Clemson University 1st Place 458

5-Stand D-3

• Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet, and Trap Team 1st Place 459
• Bryan College 2nd Place 385
• Grace College Shooting Sports Club 3rd Place 341

5-Stand D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 410
• Indian Hills Community College Sports Shooting Team 401

5-Stand Individuals

• Dakota Duke Ladies’ 1st Place-Bethel University 85
• Joan Green Ladies’ 2nd Place-Emmanual College 85
• Kaitlyn Koenig Ladies’ 3rd Place-Jacksonville University 84
• Aaron Copelan Men’s 1st Place-Emmanual College  97
• Austin Cagle Men’s 2nd Place-Jacksonville University 97
• Coty James Men’s 3rd Place-Emmanual College 96

Bunker Trap D-2

• University of the Ozarks 1st Place      385

Bunker Trap D-3

• William Penn Shotgun Sports 1st Place 378
• Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet and Trap Team 2nd Place    370
• Grace College Shooting Sports Club 3rd Place 248

Bunker Trap D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 340

Bunker Trap Individuals 

Lacy White Ladies’ 1st Place-Bryan College 82

• Ida Brown Ladies’ 2nd Place-Hillsdale College 79
• Chantry Stermer Ladies’ 3rd Place-Jacksonville University    75
• Manny Butdorf Men’s 1st Place-Jacksonville University       90
• Jacob Tucker Men’s 2nd Place-University of the Ozarks       84
• Lance Thompson Men’s 3rd Place- Jacksonville University   83

I-Skeet D-2

• University of the Ozarks 1st Place      362

I-Skeet D-3

• William Penn Shotgun Sports 1st Place          359

I-Skeet D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 286

I-Skeet Individuals

• Alexis Teribury Ladies’ 1st Place-Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting            64
• Kyle Fleck Men’s 1st Place-Hillsdale College  93
• Joshua Corbin Men’s 2nd Place-Hillsdale College     93
• Keaton Little Men’s 3rd Place- University of the Ozarks        97

Overall Champions:

The High Overall Lady title was claimed by Katie Peterson of Fort Hays State University shooting a 583/600. Katie improved her score by 43 targets from last year’s Nationals.

Men’s HOA, belongs to Hayden Floyd of Jacksonville University who shot a 595/600 for top honors. Hayden’s score is the new HOA collegiate record!

The High Overall team awards were determined by 200 target Trap, 200 target Skeet and 200 target Sporting Clays:

HOA D-1  

• Lindenwood University 1st Place 2,937
• Emmanuel College Clay Target Shooting 2nd Place   2,917
• University of Alabama Clay Shooting Team 3rd Place 2,887
• Bethel University 4th Place    2,851

HOA D-2 

• Fort Hays University 1st Place 2,953
• Hillsdale College 2nd Place 2,920
• University of the Ozarks 3rd Place 2,896
• Clemson University Shotgun Club 4th Place  2,886

HOA D-3 

• Jacksonville University 1st Place 2,922
• William Penn Shotgun Sports 2nd Place 2,887
• Montreat College Clay Target Team 3rd Place 2,876
• Grace College Shooting Sports Club 4th Place 2,636
• Olivet College 5th Place 2,594

HOA D-4

• Hawkeye RedTails Sports Shooting 1st Place 2,849
• Indian Hills Community College Sports Shooting Team 2nd Place    2,788

Networking and recruitment at Nationals:

Back by popular demand, high school athletes were invited to join the shoot, allowing them to compete in a separate high school competition. Intended as a useful opportunity for coaches interested in meeting the next class of shooters, the integration of networking is now a mainstay of College Nationals. Additionally, this gave rising athletes an opportunity to learn from college-level athletes and become familiar with college shooting programs throughout the nation.

Next up at the Cardinal Shooting Center: SCTP Olympic Training Camps and SCTP National Championships:

In addition to SCTP College Nationals, the Cardinal Shooting Center is also home to SCTP Olympic Training Camps, Spring Regional Championships, and July’s SCTP National Championship, the biggest shoot in Cardinal Center history. In the previous season’s event, over 2.2 million rounds were safely fired as teams of junior shooting sports athletes stepped to the line at their National Championships in an attempt to make it to the podium under the grandstand lights. The 2022 SCTP National Championship kicks off July 9th with the International Skeet and Trap events, followed by American disciplines, side games, and awards through the 16th.

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About the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is 501(c)(3) public charity responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across the United States. The SCTP and SASP are youth development programs in which adult coaches and other volunteers use shooting sports to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills.

The mission of the SSSF is to provide and enhance personal growth and development opportunities for student athlete members; become the premier authority in all things pertaining to firearm-related pursuits for youth; pass on to future generations the legacy of lifelong, safe, responsible enjoyment of the shooting sports. This includes serving as a feeder/pipeline for organized, sanctioned shooting organizations and teams.

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Posted By admin on October 2, 2021

Originally printed in the Fall 2021 issue of Junior Shooters magazine, Volume 44.
Note editor’s correction to Savanna Barks name from printed issue due to editor’s error.

Please click on link or photo to go to actual 4 page article magazine spread!

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Posted By admin on September 21, 2021

Yes, Volume 44, Fall 2021 issue, of Junior Shooters has shipped from the printer. It will be on the Newsstands the first week in October and was just mailed. Mailing usually takes 2-3 weeks.

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Posted By admin on September 12, 2021

ANNISTON, Ala. – Registration is now open for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 12th annual Dixie Double Air Rifle and Air Pistol Competition, set to fire Nov. 4-6, 2021, at the South Competition Center in Alabama.

Hosting a variety of individuals from around the country, including some national-level athletes, the Dixie Double serves as a learning opportunity for new, upcoming competitors as well as a worthwhile challenge for experienced marksmen and women.

The event features two days of 60 Shot international air rifle and air pistol competitions for adults and juniors, along with a final to end each day. A two-person aggregate team event is also held concurrently with the open shooting competition. Overall competitors are awarded each individual day as well as from the combined, two-day aggregate scores.

Sign up now for one of the South’s most popular air gun competitions! The CMP South Competition Center is home to the CMP Store and 80, 10-meter air gun firing points. Each point is equipped with electronic targets, which allow instant shot displays to both competitors and spectators.

For more information about the Dixie Double and to register, visit https://thecmp.org/cmp-matches/dixie-double/.

NOTE: Although it is CMP’s hope to hold our upcoming events, please keep in mind that we may have to cancel due to COVID-19 issues.  For those events that we do conduct, we will follow the appropriate state’s guidelines and recommendations.  We continue to monitor the venue states’ guidelines and adjust our procedures based on those guidelines and common sense.  As always, the safety of our customers and employees is our priority.

— By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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Posted By admin on August 8, 2021

Amy Cawley (18) just became the SCTP Double Skeet 2021 Nationals Champion at the recent SCTP Nationals Championship. Amy is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition for her ammunition, is a Junior Shooters magazine staff writer and also runs Junior Shooters magazine’s Instagram page.

We published an article in Volume 39 Summer 2020 issue by Amy titled: “Skeet, My Approach” which is an excellent guide to shooting skeet. This new National Champion will tell you her approach to winning and some of the techniques to make you a better skeet shooter. Check it out at the link below:
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Here is also a direct link to the COMPLETE  FREE issue of Junior Shooters  magazine’s Volume 39 issue: Chock full of events, reviews, and stories; including: SCTP, SASP, CMP. Skeet, My Approach, Chiappa’s M Four-22, Daisy’s Gamo 599, and Sig Sauer’s P365.

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Posted By admin on July 27, 2021

The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) has Olympic athletes in their ranks, ready to perform on the world stage in Tokyo. With their newly established international disciplines, SASP athletes saw podium finishes at the recent 2021 Air Pistol Junior Olympic National Championship before putting on incredible performances at the 2021 SASP National Championship.

First up in the Olympic shooting sports schedule will be SASP’s own Director of Development for International Disciplines, James Hall. As the official youth feeder program for USA Shooting, Hall quickly established and continues to expand the SASP’s new international disciplines of 10 Meter Air Rifle, 10 Meter Air Pistol, and Sport Pistol. Hall’s journey to the Olympic stage began at Jacksonville State University, where he was a four-time All American, Team Captain, and USA National Rifle Team Member. Along with his deep knowledge of the rifle and pistol competitor’s experience, James also has an extensive background in coaching junior athletes at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Hall secured the first U.S. quota spot in air pistol for the Olympics in Tokyo with his Gold medal at the 2018 Championship of the Americas.

Also poised to represent the USA at the Olympics are current SASP athletes, Jackson Leverett and Henry Leverett who will be competing in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. Currently sophomores of the Ohio State University Pistol Team, the Leverett brothers have set a 5-year streak of winning gold at the Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships. Prior to joining the pistol team at Ohio, Leveretts set four USA Shooting national records in junior men’s Rapid Fire and junior men’s Sport Pistol. Henry won the U.S. Olympic Rapid Fire quota spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after placing 5th in the 2019 World Cup Bejing, while Jackson helped Team USA win gold medals in Air Pistol and Rapid Fire in the 2018 Championship of the Americas. As current SASP athletes, both Jackson and Henry are SSSF College All Americans, having secured their spots on the 1st teams for international air, sport, and standard pistol.

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm

https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/Shooting

Tom Davis
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
Marketing & Communications Manager

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Posted By admin on July 14, 2021

By James Abrao, Logan Hunt (13), Kaitlin Hunt (11)
From Volume 41 Winter 2020 issue.

A miniature .22 LR version of the classic Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 Rifle used by the Russian infantry through the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and, in its improved 1930 Soviet version, World War II. It is the first of a series of Mini Mil-Surplus rifles, a collection of five WWI and WWII rifles scaled down for youth shooters and chambered in America’s plinker, the 22 LR cartridge. Kids can shoot their own version of Grandpa’s cool military firearms.

The Keystone Sporting Arms 9130 Mini Mosin Nagant has a 20-inch barrel, precision-machined to ensure the durability and accuracy that is normally reserved for the big guns. Its walnut stock is nostalgic and subtly elegant. The action is based on the proven, safe, single-shot Crickett design and has a straight-handled bolt, just like the original Mosin Nagants. This slows down the process, immensely. Making it a perfect training pace.  It is less dramatic than a magazine fed bolt action.
I used the Mini Mosin-Nagant at our Junior Shooters team’s range training day to instruct our newest juniors on the fundamentals and factors common to all firing positions. We reviewed the prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing.
The Mini Mosin is scaled perfectly to allow an instructor to isolate the essential elements of each pos

ition as the junior manipulates the rifle. The junior easily operated the rifle with no problem working the bolt, trigger, inserting a cartridge. It is easy to aim and accurate.  When we focused exclusively on those elements and taught them in sequence comprehension came as quickly as their smiles did.
This dynamic little single shot is the perfect tool for teaching kids the sporting and history side of firearms.

Logan

The Mini Mosin Nagant .22 is a fun gun. It is very small and very light. I would definitely recommend this to new shooters. What you do is pop a bullet in the chamber, move the bolt forward and lock the bolt handle down. You pull the end piece of the bolt back to cock it and now it’s all loaded and ready to go. It has next to no kick back, and that is very helpful if you are new because you don’t want to be shooting something like a shotgun when you first start shooting.

The few times I shot it was a lot of fun and I could easily see myself shooting for hours-upon-hours with it.   The Mini Mosin Nagant .22 is a 10-out-of-10 gun in my view I have nothing bad to say about it. It’s range is great and it is very accurate.

Kaitlin

This Mini Mosin Nagant .22 is really fun to shoot, but I called the gun, The Pellet Gun. I called it this because it only takes one bullet (cartridge) at a time. The Mosin is easy to load, but it only takes one bullet at a time so once you fire you have to reload. Either way, The Pellet Gun is simple to load once you know what to do.

The Mini Mosin Nagant rifle is not the best for long-range (100 yards), but when shooting it at close-range (50 yards or less), it is really easy to hit the target. The good thing about the Mini Mosin Nagant .22 is it isn’t very loud.

Editor’s note: Though Kaitlin called the Mosin “The Pellet Gun” it actually takes a .22 Long Rifle (LR) cartridge. It also accepts .22 Shorts and .22 Long cartridges.)

MSRP  $399.00
Specifications:
Stock: Black Walnut
Caliber: .22LR
Weight: 2.8lbs
Barrel: 20? Blued
LOP: 11.5?
OAL: 33.625

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Posted By admin on July 5, 2021

Article from Junior Shooters magazine Vol 39 Summer 2020 with results and photos from the SASP College Nationals Winter 2020. CHECK IT OUT.

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Posted By admin on June 29, 2021

Featuring Cole Gunsmithing and TSK stocks
By: Georgie Seagraves (16)

From Volume 43 Summer 2021 Junior Shooters magazine

In Clay Shooting, finding a gun that fits you can really bring your game to the next level. But there are a few things to consider beforehand: price, longevity, reliability, and fit.

I didn’t realize this when I started, but you can really spend as much or as little on a gun as you want, I know people who shoot guns that cost well over thirty thousand dollars, but others that shoot guns under five hundred dollars. It is important to note that, as the saying goes; “it is the archer, not the arrow.” This means that you could shoot the most expensive gun in the world, but that does not mean you’ll become the best shooter, and on the opposite end of that, you could shoot a more inexpensive gun but that doesn’t mean you can’t progress and become an exceptional shooting sports athlete. The goal when searching for a gun is to find one that fits your body and budget.

Now, there are reasons some guns are so much more expensive than others and one of those is: longevity. Competitive clay shooters put a lot of rounds through our guns, and the most inexpensive of guns may not be able to handle it for very long, depending on how often you shoot. This kind of gun is made for someone who bird hunts once or twice a year, not a competitive shooter so you may find yourself having to buy a new gun often, maybe even multiple a year; because it isn’t built for that kind of wear and tear. Whereas there are actual competition guns, or guns geared toward the more avid hunter. So, if you’ve decided you are dedicated to shooting sports and have the ability, it may save you in the long run to make the investment on a gun that is built to last.

There are things that should be done to increase the longevity of even the nicest guns, such as regular cleanings and quality ammunition. At the very least, every time a gun is handled the exterior metal should be wiped down to remove the oils from touch, this can create rusting and pitting, I use gun oil wipes. Deep cleans are up to the shooter and how much they practice, to deep clean is to take apart all the pieces, remove all the oil and carbon buildup, and lubricate the moving parts. If you hate deep cleaning as much as I do you can also shoot shells that don’t produce much carbon buildup, Winchester ammunition happens to be my personal favorite for practice and competitions. Winchester produces a very reliable, inexpensive, and clean shell, they also happen to be the official SCTP ammunition!

Reliability doesn’t mean having a gun that just won’t completely break on you. A gun is a complex machine even though it may not look that way on the outside, this can make cleaning and long term function a hassle. This is where another choice comes into play because a semi-automatic shotgun tends to be much lighter than its Over and Under (O/U) counterpart but it has a significantly more complex system and is therefore more prone to malfunction. In a competition malfunctions can be the difference between winning and losing, not only can they cause lost birds, but they also can break the competitors focus. The O/Ur separates into three, easily disconnecting, main parts so it’s easy to diagnose an issue, but the semi-automatic has tens of tiny parts which makes cleaning a daunting task. Most people start out with a semi-automatic and eventually move on to a O/U for better reliability among other advantages such as reduced recoil and better choke options. As someone who started with a semi-automatic and transitioned to a O/U, if I were able to go back and skip that stage altogether, I would.

How a gun should fit you is hard to put into words because it really depends on the shooters dimensions and shooting style. For me, and many others, when I was looking for my new O/U shotgun, a custom gun stock wasn’t in the cards. So, I tried many different guns: Blasers, Zolis, Berettas, Guerinis, etc. Cole Gunsmithing has the widest range of demo guns I have ever seen and are masters of finding the best fit for you! And I truly believe that anyone can find a gun that’s good for them straight out of the box. For example, I’m a five-foot-three girl with less than broad shoulders so, for me, a Blaser F3 out of the box was absolutely perfect because they tend to have thinner butt stocks and forearms along with the other qualities I was looking for: price, longevity, reliability, and of course the superior triggers and craftsmanship was a huge plus! I wouldn’t trade my Blaser for the world! If you do want or need to make a change to a stock and are considering a custom stock I would highly recommend the TSK which can also be bought and demoed at Cole Gunsmithing. The reason it can function in the place of a custom wooden stock is because it is adjustable in many ways but I’ll break it down into three parts: the comb, the cast, and the length of pull. The TSK is an excellent option for youth shooters, especially kids who still have a lot of growing to do because it will be able to grow with them. I personally shoot a recoil reducing TSK on my Blaser F3 and they are a match made in heaven!

Finding a gun that is best for you is amazing, but there’s no rush! Take the time to do the research, test them out, and save up that money for your dream gun!

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Posted By admin on June 13, 2021

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From Junior Shooters magazine
Vol 43 Summer 2021

 

 

 

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Posted By admin on June 4, 2021

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Bremen Butler, 16, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, made herself known at the Camp Perry Open marksmanship event (held Friday, May 21, to Sunday, May 23) by earning wins in both the Three-Position Air Rifle portion and the newly added 3×40 Smallbore match.

The 2021 Camp Perry Open attracted more than 250 athletes from around the nation in Three-Position (3PAR) and 60 Shot Air Rifle, 60 Shot Air Pistol and 3×40 Smallbore Rifle competition. The annual event is conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center – located on the Camp Perry National Guard Training Base (CMP Headquarters) in Ohio.

“I was happy with my performance in all three of this year’s disciplines,” she said. “I enjoyed shooting the 3PAR Match. I felt confident and was pleased with my performance.”

Typically fired in January, the 2021 Camp Perry Open was strategically moved to May in order to allow the 3×40 Smallbore Rifle portion to be added to the schedule for the first time. Over 60 competitors took to the firing line on Camp Perry’s Petrarca Range to take advantage of the additional competitive opportunity, with Bremen coming out on top.

“I feel any opportunity to boost the number of matches for shooters is a fantastic and welcome idea,” she said. “I was excited to be shooting on Petrarca. My first experience shooting Smallbore was on that same range during the 2019 CMP Summer Camp.”

“I felt like I had come full circle after winning this competition,” she went on, “I enjoy shooting Smallbore and like the extra challenge the wind brings when shooting outdoors.

Once the inaugural Camp Perry Open Smallbore event was completed, Bremen went on to claim the overall win in the 3PAR match, fired the same day. She also finished eighth overall in the Open 60 Shot rifle event.

“I had a rough first day,” she said of her performance in 60 Shot. “However, I was able to recover on Day Two by shooting a new PR (personal record) of 625.2, which was personally very exciting for me.”

Bremen had signed up for her first Camp Perry Open last year, but an ear infection made shooting difficult. When the event came back around again in 2021 – she was ready.

“I was looking forward to it and made it my goal to stand on the podium,” she said. “I was equally, if not more, ecstatic to find out that Smallbore and 3PAR were included in this year’s Open.”

The week before the Camp Perry Open, Bremen shot at USA Shooting’s Junior Olympics and brought home silver medals for both Smallbore and Air in the J2 age group. She also qualified for the Smallbore Finals and finished sixth overall in the discipline.

Last year, she traveled to CMP’s South Competition Center in Alabama to fire in the annual Dixie Double air gun event and competed in the USA Shooting Winter Airgun event (held at CMP’s air gun facilities) where she won gold for the J2 age group. It was her first national medal in only the second event of that level in her career.

“My family has been very supportive as we travel to as many matches as possible,” she said.

Bremen began competing in Precision Air Rifle and Smallbore almost two years ago. In July 2020, she began training remotely with Olympian and current rifle coach Jayme Shipley via WebEx and utilizing SCATT. She uses her laptop and a separate phone to allow for multiple-angle views for her coach to observe.

To train, she stands in front of her kitchen stove and shoots through the living room into a trap sitting on the family’s fireplace mantel. She uses a single paper bull with the SCATT attached to her rifle to score a 60-shot match each day. Bremen says she trains four to six days a week, which has helped her scores steadily improve.

She uses the nearby Eel River Gun Club and Fort Wayne Izaak Walton Rifle/Pistol ranges for Smallbore training. Bremen tries to make it to as many CMP Monthly Air Gun Matches as she can as well as USA Shooting competitions and competes in several state and local CMP and NRA matches on the weekends.

 

When she finds time, she and her family make the trip to Camp Perry to practice air rifle within the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center. Now when she makes the trip, she can think back to her 2021 Camp Perry Open memories as she works toward even more marksmanship successes.

“I love the CMP ranges and enjoy visiting it whenever possible for training,” Bremen said.

Plan Your Visit to the CMP Competition Centers. The CMP operates two indoor air gun ranges equipped with electronic targets. Plan your visit to our Anniston, Alabama, or Port Clinton, Ohio, ranges by calling (419) 635-2141, ext. 704. Both ranges are open to the public and offer rental equipment for your visit.

— By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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Posted By admin on May 22, 2021

— By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer

In its inaugural year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Smallbore Postal .22 rifle postal match saw over 230 entries. The postal match was held at participant’s home ranges from January to April. Participants were able to choose between 3-Position Smallbore (3×20, Kneeling, Prone, Standing) with metallic sights or Prone 60 Shot (Sling and F-Class). All matches were fired from 50 feet.

Junior athletes led the 3×20 competition overall, with Emma Pereira, 17, of Chesapeake, Virginia, besting the field with a score of 583-25x. Pereira outscored past Junior Olympic competitors Natalie Perrin, 18, of Coopersville, Michigan, and Rachel Engels, 18, of Meridian, Idaho, who reached second and third, respectively.

Andrew Duross, 17, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, claimed the overall spot in the Prone 60 Shot metallic sights event – surpassing his junior comrades as well as the adults with a score of 616.5. Frank Garbouchian, 63, of Fremont, New Hampshire, topped the scoped category, while CW3 Allen Wood, 69, of Mico, Texas, overtook the F-Class event.

During the Smallbore Postals, adult and junior competitors completed each course of fire at their home ranges before sending results to the CMP for official recording. All scoring was configured with the use of the Orion Scoring System.

Awards were presented to the Top 3 performers in each event of the CMP Smallbore Postal competition. Congratulations to the following individuals:

3×20 (Open and Junior):

1. Emma Pereira, 17, Chesapeake, Virginia – 583-25x
2. Natalie Perrin, 18, Coopersville, Michigan – 581-22x
3. Rachel Engels, 18, Meridian, Idaho – 579-21x

Prone 60 Shot (Metallic Sights, Open):

1. Andrew Duross, 17, Marlborough, Massachusetts – 616.5
2. Larry Parker, 71, Swanzey, New Hampshire – 615.6
3. Cameron Zwart, 36, Comstock Park, Michigan – 615.2

Prone 60 Shot (Metallic Sights, Junior):

1. Andrew Duross, 17, Marlborough, Massachusetts – 616.5
2. Kayla Kalenza, 17, Fort Mill, South Carolina – 613.4
3. Griffin Lake, 15, Emmaus, Pennsylvania – 613.0

Prone 60 Shot (Scope):

1. Frank Garbouchian, 63, Fremont, New Hampshire – 618.2
2. Charles Trickett, 65, Woburn, Massachusetts – 611.2
3. Robert Greene, 45, Wakefield, Massachusetts – 610.7

Prone F-Class:

1. CW3 Allen Wood, 69, Mico, Texas – 611.3
2. Capt Philip Beekley, 74, San Antonio, Texas – 606.7
3. Michele Makucevich, 54, Willoughby, Ohio – 605.7

A complete list of results of the 2021 Smallbore Postals can be found on the CMP’s Competition Tracker page at https://ct.thecmp.org/2021smallborepostalresults.

Upcoming CMP Smallbore Opportunities:

Registration is now open for the CMP’s Smallbore events at the 2021 National Matches at Camp Perry. The smallbore phase will be fired July 20 through July 28 and will include 3-Position and Prone events for adult and junior athletes. For the first time, a smallbore Small Arms Firing School, led by members of the Army Marksmanship Unit, will be offered during the series. Learn more about the CMP National Matches smallbore events at https://thecmp.org/competitions/matches/cmp-national-matches/smallbore-national-matches/.

CMP Smallbore matches are also available all year long at various clubs throughout the United States through local match sanctioning. Interested clubs may host their own outdoor 3P and Prone matches as well as indoor 3P 50-feet matches. Find matches near you on the CMP Competition Tracker page at https://ct.thecmp.org.

To learn more about the CMP’s Smallbore Program, including how to conduct match sanctioning, visit https://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-smallbore-program/.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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