[Atlas Sneezed]

Leftists have abolished the NRA’s Director of Civilian Marksmanship program.

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Huh? It has been renamed, but it continues on today. I have no idea about the NRA's current or former involvement.

[need_a_screen_name]

Sierra Times doesn't always have all their ducks in a row.

[Jaxter]

You are correct. The DCM is now the CMP - Civilian Markmanship Program (www.odcmp.com). I've purchased several rifles from them in the last few years including M-1 Garands and '03-A3 Springfields.

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

I don't think it was an NRA program.

Civilian Marksmanship Program

"The CMP was created by the U.S. Congress. The original purpose was to provide civilians an opportunity to learn and practice marksmanship skills so they would be skilled marksmen if later called on to serve the U.S. military. Over the years the emphasis of the program shifted to focus on youth development through marksmanship. From 1916 until 1996 the CMP was administered by the U.S. Army. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (TITLE XVI) created the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice & Firearms Safety, Inc. (CPRPFS) to take over administration and promotion of the CMP. The CPRPFS is a tax exempt not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that derives its mission from public law."

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

THANK YOU!

I got off my duff and went there for my previous post, read a little and found this:

"CMP Update 12/12/03

LAKE CITY SURPLUS M2 BALL NOW AVAILABLE FROM CMP. After several years of effort, the CMP has been successful in securing the transfer of a sizeable amount of linked M2 Ball from the U.S. Army. A condition of the transfer was that all links and tracers be removed and demilled and only the M2 Ball rounds sold to members of CMP affiliated organizations. CMP has contracted with TALON for the delinking and the first of many truckloads was received by CMP this week. This ammunition is packaged 20 rounds per box, 12 boxes per can, 4 cans per case (960 rounds per case).

"Cases we have opened have all been LC-72. Mail order sales are by case lot only. Item Number 405. $192.00 per case + $38.00 S&H per case."
http://www.odcmp.com/latest_news.htm


$230 for 960 rds.!
Thanks again.