2025 CMP Competition Rulebooks Are Now Available Online
By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus
Rules that will govern CMP competitions in the next competition year are now posted on the CMP website where competitors and Match Officials can download them in preparation for the 2025 competition season. The CMP produces seven different competition rulebooks that have been revised for 2025 competitions. Electronic PDF versions of the new rulebooks are now available. The new CMP rulebooks are listed below.
Click to Get New Rulebook PDFs:
2025 CMP Highpower Rifle Competition Rules, 28th Edition
2025 CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Competition Rules, 12th Edition
2025 CMP Smallbore Rifle Competition Rules, 7th Edition
2025 CMP Air Rifle and Air Pistol Competition Rules, 3rd Edition
2025 CMP Bullseye Pistol Competition Rules, 28th Edition
2025 CMP Action Pistol Competition Rules, 3rd Edition
Copies of these rulebooks can be downloaded for FREE from the CMP Competition Rulebooks webpage at thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-competitions-rulebooks. The complete text of each rulebook is posted, together with one-page documents listing the changes in each rulebook.
Notable Comments on 2025 CMP Rule Changes
Safety Rules and Procedures. All 2025 CMP Rulebooks now have separate 2.0 Safety Sections that include all range safety rules that are included in that rulebook. There aren’t any significant new safety rules, but safety procedures that were in various places in the rulebooks have been consolidated into one Rule 2.0 Safety Rules and Procedures section in each rulebook. This change reflects a CMP concern that all CMP range safety rules must be easy to find, readily accessible and well understood.
Three-Position Air Rifle Rules. The CMP supports the production of the rulebook that governs Three-Position Air Rifle competitions for school-age juniors. The National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules are decided by National Three-Position Air Rifle Council member organizations through a process administered by the CMP. The 15th Edition 2024-2026 version of this rulebook was released at the end of September 2024.
Suppressors and Silencers. The use of silencers or suppressors is already widespread in some shooting sports disciplines. Their use is being promoted as a means of reducing range noise levels and mitigating the possibility of hearing loss. The CMP has made no decisions regarding whether to make them legal for use in CMP Highpower Rifle or Pistol events, but the CMP Rules Sub-Committee and Rules Advisors are seeking information and opinions on whether to take that step.
CMP Classification System. The CMP classification system is being expanded to include new Indoor Pistol, 22 Caliber Only Pistol and Mid-Range Highpower Rifle classifications.
Long Range competitor shooting with scoped Eliseo Tubegun. Note viewing screen for electronic target.
