Programs and On-line Entry System for Camp Perry Events
Official Programs for the CMP National Trophy and CMP Games Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, are now posted on the CMP website. Also, potential competitors can now sign up online via the new CMP Competitor On-Line Entry System.
On the CMP web site, you can also find Official Programs for the 2008 Pistol and Rifle Small Arms Firing Schools, the 2008 National Trophy Pistol Matches and other events. Use the pull-down match menu on the CMP home page or go directly to the CMP’s National Match Index Page.
First-Day Ceremonies Planned
Once again, the colorful First Shot Ceremony will officially open the matches. This year’s ceremony is on Monday afternoon, 7 July. The 2008 First Shot Speaker is John Sigler, President of the NRA. Other planned highlights include a military band performance, Air National Guard jet fly-by, and Army National Guard parachute jump. The ceremony, which takes place at the end of the first day of the Pistol Small Arms Firing School, will be followed by a “National Matches Visitor Reception” in the Camp Perry Club House.
New Home for Airgun Competition
The 2008 National Matches will debut a new home for the air gun matches that formerly took place in a small air gun range on Commercial Row. The new Camp Perry CMP Competition Center will have 80 firing points equipped with electronic targets. The new facility will host a 60-shot air pistol event with finals on on July 13, and a special 60-shot air rifle match will be fired on the new range on July 15, along with other multi-day events.
From May 9-11, the Original Pennsylvania 1000 Yard club will host the nation’s first multi-day long-range benchrest school at its Williamsport range. For $200, up to 24 “students” will enjoy one night and two days of intensive training under the tutelage of some of the nations’ top 1000-yard shooters. On Friday night, May 9th, students will meet their mentors, including school director Frank Grappone, and will work on informal “homework” assignments.
