DustyRusty
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I began shooting the CMP matches at Camp Perry just after the DCM became the CMP. Reflecting on the stories of those days recently, I attempted to find information about the organizations responsible for the legacy we enjoy today. I find it interesting that it is difficult to find references to, stories about or the history of the old DCM.
IF memory serves, the old DCM, "The Director of Civilian Marksmanship," was a post in the US Army filled by a Coronel. The army officer assigned to the post was called "Director, Civilian Marksmanship," or "The DCM.” It was run this way from its inception in the Teddy Roosevelt days until about 1996 or so. When the Army had to give it up, (a political story) congress created the CMP, "Civilian Marksmanship Program." The civilian running the new CMP is also called "The Director of Civilian Marksmanship”. This morphing of the program and the similarity of the terminology used, to me, has created some difficulty in research involved in re-telling the story.
So, please consider this an invitation to describe the days of the DCM (pre 1996). The available firearms, the ammo & the matches.
Were there more shooters at Camp Perry back then, or less?
IF memory serves, the old DCM, "The Director of Civilian Marksmanship," was a post in the US Army filled by a Coronel. The army officer assigned to the post was called "Director, Civilian Marksmanship," or "The DCM.” It was run this way from its inception in the Teddy Roosevelt days until about 1996 or so. When the Army had to give it up, (a political story) congress created the CMP, "Civilian Marksmanship Program." The civilian running the new CMP is also called "The Director of Civilian Marksmanship”. This morphing of the program and the similarity of the terminology used, to me, has created some difficulty in research involved in re-telling the story.
So, please consider this an invitation to describe the days of the DCM (pre 1996). The available firearms, the ammo & the matches.
Were there more shooters at Camp Perry back then, or less?
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