As the originator of the CMP’s popular competitive vintage rifle program, he set out to present a detailed manual covering all aspects of safely shooting rifles such as the 1903 Springfield, U.S ...

And so the M1 Garand rifle, it's at the core of the CMP in terms of what we do for sales and bringing in monies to support our programs," said Steve Cooper, training, education & marketing manager ...

The CMP’s guidance notes that if you’re one of those lucky high rollers to come away with an auction gun, you can’t buy any others — only one .45 to a buyer, at least until all the first ...

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is sold out of surplus 1911 .45 caliber pistols for this year, but the nonprofit still has M1 rifles to sell. The U.S. Army allowed 8,000 1911s to be transferred ...

Pistols like this 1970s-era 1911 handgun could soon be available to private purchasers as part of 8,000 surplus guns being sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. (Photo: U.S. Archives) If ...