​Oregon’s James Fox wins at CMP Camp Perry, 2021

James Fox continues his dominance in across the course service rifle.  James took 2nd overall in the 2400 aggregate with 2383-131X, which is 2 points off the leader, but 28Xs better.  James claimed high civilian all 3 days and in the aggregate standing.

James Fox teamed up with Nick Till to win the Hearst Doubles trophy with a score of 595-30X.
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James was in the top 10 in all position standings.

Congratulations James!   

Job Well Done!

Oregon’s Mason White Sets Records and Wins Big at CMP Camp Perry, 2021 (CMP photo)
 
Mason White, a junior shooter from Sandy, Oregon, served up an outstanding performance at the 2021 CMP National Matches.  Topping the list was the high overall civilian and junior for the national individual service rifle match.   Mason took home the Nathan Hale Trophy (High Civilian) and the Golden Eagle Trophy (High Junior) in grand style by setting BOTH National Records with a 498-15x.  Congratulations Mason!!

The CMP matches are a weeklong ordeal and Mason performed well all week.

• Mason was 35th overall in the 2400 aggregate with at 2347-101x, just 2Xs off the first-place winner.  Mason was in the top 20 of each 800 aggregate days and got better each day.  He started at 19th, then 15th, then scored 10th overall.
• Mason was 54th in the Presidents 100 and has earned a P-100 tab.
• Across the various positions of prone, sitting, standing Mason maintained in the top 10 juniors in the nation.   An outstanding performance!   And when placed against the entire civilian field he was 9th place in rapid sitting, just 3 points off but 2Xs better than the leader.

Congratulations to Mason! 
Job Well Done!
 

FIREARM INDUSTRY KEEPING SAFETY TOP PRIORITY AS FAMILIES BEGIN REUNITING

By Joe Bartozzi

Firearm sales continue to be hot, even after a year of pandemic closures, civil unrest, elections and now the specter of gun control executive actions and legislation. The firearm industry, and those businesses that provide the means of exercising the Second Amendment, are working to ensure new firearm owners are welcomed, educated, and encouraged to practice safe storage and handling of their new purchases. This has always been a top priority and will remain so with more than 8.4 million first-time gun buyers last year and more joining the community each day.

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MY CAMP PERRY EXPERIENCE – OVER 45 YEARS OF NATIONAL MATCH ATTENDANCE

March 24, 2021
CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM▸THE FIRST SHOT▸


By J. Nelson Shew, 79, of Lebanon, Oregon 
My first year at Camp Perry was in 1970 as a member of the National Guard National Shooting Team. I have competed in 47 National Matches as a shooter and also a couple of years as a volunteer or coach. I shot mostly service rifle in highpower competition but did enter smallbore a couple of years. I have been a President’s 100 member (finishing in the top 100 of the President’s Rifle Match) 20 times and was the overall winner of the match in 1988. I was also the National Guard Service Champion numerous times.

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​Americans Continue to Buy Firearms in Record Numbers
by Garrett O’Leary, Assistant Editor
Wednesday, February 3, 2021


The first month of 2021 saw an astonishing number of firearms purchased, building upon the record-setting numbers from last year. 

According to new data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), January saw more than two million background checks conducted for the purchase of a firearm via the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Incredibly, this is 75% higher than January 2020.

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CMP Western Games Cancelled for 2021
An email from CMP today.
Dear CMP Western Games Competitors,

The 2021 Western CMP Games & CMP HP Rifle Matches have been cancelled. Please see the announcement below:

“Due to the severely limited number of participants allowed at the Ben Avery facility imposed by the State of Arizona, it is not feasible to hold an event at the facility,” said Judy Legerski, CMP Board Chairman. In addition to allowing no ammunition or rifle sales, Arizona restrictions allows only 10 persons per building regardless of building size, and will allow no more than 50 people on the highpower rifle range (including range officers and staff) despite the outdoor venue.​

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NRA Signs MOU with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021
​https://www.nraila.org/
 
Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to assist in the recruitment, education, and retaining of sportsmen and women through NRA’s vast hunter education and outreach programs.

“Together with the USFWS, the NRA has worked for decades to ensure as many outdoorsmen and women as possible can safely and responsibly enjoy our hunting heritage,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “We look forward to a formalization of this longstanding relationship and thank Director Skipwith for her tireless work on this effort.”