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of Phoenix, was second overall
(481-12X) and Adam Swint, 18, of
Portland, Oregon, was third (475-
8X).
Sloan Sobieski, 13, of Amherst, Ohio,
participated in the Small Arms Firing
School last year and said he was ready
for more advanced training in 2011.
Corey Wiegand, 18, of Buffalo,
New York, says she loves shooting,
especially at full yardage at Camp
Perry instead of reduced targets at
home. She said she’s considering a
career in aerospace engineering.
Clinic participants
must have some
previous highpower
rifle competition
experience and must
have attended the
Rifle Small Arms
Firing School or
the Eastern Junior
Highpower Clinic
at Butner, North
Carolina. The CMP
organizes the clinic
and members of the
U.S. Marine Corps
Rifle Team provide
instruction.
The clinic lasts three
days and includes both
class instruction including
effects of the weather,
how to properly use and
modify equipment, the
rulebook requirements for
shooting positions and
juniors will compete in
an Introductory EIC leg
match.
Days two and three
are spent shooting on
the range firing at 200,
300 and 600 yards
where juniors fire while
being coached by a
Marine Corps Rifle Team
Andy Hornback, 15, of Cardington, Ohio, attended his
first CMP-USMC clinic this year. He said he’s been
shooting his whole life and is considering a career in
the military.
shooter. All students who complete
the clinic receive a CMP-USMC
Highpower Rifle Clinic T-shirt,
certificate and school handout
materials.
Bushmaster provided a pizza party
at the conclusion of the event where
certificate and achievement awards
were distributed.
For complete results of the CMP-
USMC EIC Match, log onto http://
clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_
matchResult.cgi?matchID=6544.
U.S. Marine Corps GySgt
James Otto instructs clinic
students on the proper handling
and characteristics of
the M16A2 service rifle in the
first phase of the CMP-USMC
Junior Highpower Clinic and
Championship.