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Title: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: WaffenAlaskan on May 17, 2009, 08:09:30 AM
 On Friday, I attended a CMP high power rifle clinic and then we shot a match. I opted to shoot an M1 Garand. I had more x hit standing then every one else! One one other guy shot the M1, Everyone else shot a Match grade Rock River AR. I shot left handed on rifles, so it was fun loading the M1 and getting the sling adusted in the prone and sitting positions. When I went through basic 20 years ago, we never used the sling to stablize the shooting platform. I Had a great time. I also joined the Alaska Rilfle Club. There are only 5 men in the State of Alaska with the President's hundred tab and 2 of them were at the clinic! That old M1 was fun to shot. I choose it because I never shot one before. I might be enticed to get one from the CMP. WaffenAlaskan
Title: Re: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: tombogan03884 on May 17, 2009, 11:28:15 AM
Good for you !
Title: Re: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: ellis4538 on May 17, 2009, 11:59:36 AM
Go for it...you won't be sorry.  Shooting USA had a show last week on the Garand Match at Camp Perry.  Difficult place to shoot with the winds off the lake.

Richard
Title: Re: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: MikeBjerum on May 17, 2009, 12:35:56 PM
Quote from: ellis4538 on May 17, 2009, 11:59:36 AM
Go for it...you won't be sorry.  Shooting USA had a show last week on the Garand Match at Camp Perry.  Difficult place to shoot with the winds off the lake.

Richard

That is what got me back to my list of wants and want to do ... The kids call it my bucket list, but I don't want to get to that point yet.  While watching Shooting USA I asked myself why I hadn't gotten closer to doing that, and then I remembered I sidetracked myself with other things.

Way to go WaffenAlaskan!  Enjoy the new game and participate all you can!
Title: Re: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: twyacht on May 17, 2009, 03:41:43 PM
Nice.... Congratulations, on some fine shooting.

Good ol' Garand,..still thumping the "X-Rings", after all these years. Awesome.
Title: Re: I shot my first CMP match!
Post by: m25operator on May 18, 2009, 11:24:09 PM
When I went through US Service rifle school they outfitted us with match grade M1's, well worn but still did the job, although I sold my M1, not at match grade, I still love the way they shoot, very gentle, even in a tee shirt, keep going to the clinics, and learn the rest of riflecraft, sling adjustment, positions and how to best use them, and most important, sight adjustment, wind estimation and mirage estimation.

Congratulations, and keep going. Get going on your record book, that is where real riflemanship starts.