by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced that its current MegaLink Target Systems will be available for purchase as it upgrades to an optical target system by Kongsberg Target Systems in our air gun ranges. The CMP said it has finalized our installation schedule and is ready to accept bids on these target systems.
The systems will be available in sets of 20 targets, and CMP will entertain offers on other quantities but will only accept them based on availability. The systems are 7-8 years old and have been well maintained. They will be sold as-is, with no warranty from CMP. The targets will be available for pick up at one of the CMP locations or arrangements can be made for shipment at purchaser expense. Packaging and shipping charges will be added to the bid amount. Targets will include the stands, lifts, monitors, and associated electronics for the target set. MegaLink software licenses will have to be purchased from MegaLink.
The CMP also has the mobile range systems (selling as a complete set of 60 MegaLink electronic targets) with the same equipment listed above. These will be available late March or early April for pickup or delivery.
CMP invites submittals for bid on the systems. Please provide basic information on the program(s) that will be supported with the prospective systems. Also include preferred location for pick up or if you prefer to have them shipped at your expense. Please have bids submitted by October 31, 2016 for consideration. This will allow us to compile the information for presentation to our Board of Directors.
We will notify the selected purchasers as soon as decisions are made. The current schedule of renovation at our ranges would allow for the targets to be available by mid-December 2016, and CMP would expect payment and pick up or shipment to be finalized within 30 days thereafter.
Please send your proposals to cmptargets@thecmp.org. For additional information please contact Bryan Parris at bparris@thecmp.org or 256-835-8455 x 421. By mail, contact: CMP Program Headquarters, P.O. Box 576, Camp Perry Training Site, Bldg. #3, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 .
You’re invited to see our new OpticScore target systems during their match debut during the Gary Anderson Invitational in early December.
Crosman wins JROTC contract
Crosman Corporation, the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of airguns and ammunition, announced recently that it has reached an agreement with the Army JROTC to be the official supplier of sporter class air rifles and was to begin shipping 4,600 Challenger rifles and accessories this fall.
Crosman said this partnership will support over 600 Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) high school programs benefitting an estimated 14,000 cadets.
“We are proud to be the choice of the Army JROTC and feel privileged to contribute to the lives of so many young men and women through the competitive shooting sports”, said Mark DeBoard, Shooting Services Manager for Crosman. “The Challenger was selected for its superior accuracy, adjustability and precision performance and we look forward to seeing thousands of cadets maximize their marksmanship potential at the sporter class level.”
The Crosman Challenger is manufactured in Crosman’s Bloomfield, NY, facility and features a Lothar Walther barrel, a patented linear bolt, an adjustable stock, and can be easily filled to 2,000 PSI with a hand pump. In addition to these rifles, accessories to be delivered include air tanks, hand stops, bipods, slings and Swab-Its® bore cleaners.
“The Challenger air rifle has impressed coaches across the country and new records are being set by cadets at nearly every competition,” said Jennifer Lambert, VP Marketing for Crosman. “As the leading American manufacturer of airguns, we’re proud that the Army JROTC chose Crosman and we can’t wait to see what new heights their cadets will reach with the Challenger.”
For additional information on Crosman’s full line of competition airguns including the Challenger, visit crosman.com or write to Chip Hunnicutt, Marketing Manager, Crosman Corporation, 7629 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield, NY 14469, or call him at 800-724-7486.
Kai Kloepfer claims his Beretta pistol can be programmed for a virtually unlimited number of users and boasts a 99.99% accurate recognition rate, onto a live firearm.
Technology
The push for firearms with used recognition technology, promoted by President Obama and others as “smart Guns,” continues.
On Oct. 7, the Wall Street Journal reported on the first fingerprint-reading “smart gun.”
According to the WSJ article, Kai Kloepfer, 19, has developed a prototype gun that unlocks with a fingerprint sensor, like a smartphone 19, has created the first and only handgun that unlocks like an iPhone. The gun was first shown as part of the 2016 International San Francisco Smart Gun Symposium, last winter in San Francisco.
