The Leominster Sportsmen's Association (LSA) of Massachusetts recently held its first M1 Rifle Match at the club's 100 yard range. To ensure inclusion of all members, the match was conducted from the benches, with scoring restricted to "hits in the black" over 20 minutes of slow fire.

We had a great turnout of 12 competitors, proudly showing off and using their Garands for a "minute of angle" competition. The rifles in the match were all originally purchased from the CMP. We had one rifleman using a new CMP Expert Grade in 7.62mm as well as another using an original M1 National Match rifle from 1956.

Paul Langley won the match with a score of 196, with 12 shots registering the in x-ring, using a service grade rifle.

The LSA is a CMP-affiliated club, which promotes rifle marksmanship with dedication to advancing the use of our country's finest service rifles over all age groups. Winning proceeds from the match were generously donated back to the LSA by Paul Langley. Learn more about the LSA at https://www.lsa-ma.org.

Find a CMP Match Near You. CMP Affiliated Clubs offer sanctioned matches and clinics throughout the year. Log onto the CMP website at https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=matchRegistrationListUpcoming to find an upcoming match. To find a CMP Affiliated Club, visit https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=clubSearch.

PHOTO CAPTION:

Left to right (front row): Art O'Leary, John Cardillo, Steve Brousseau, Phil Gendron, P.J. Tsalapatas and Peter Schlichting; Middle row: Don Pisinski, Harry Schelegelmilch and Charles Prescott; Back row, Paul Langley and Steve Wojack

Submitted by Steve Brousseau, Member Garand Collectors Association (GCA)

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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