Doc Holloman Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Title basically says it. Does SASS membership fill the CMP membership requirement? Doc sends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Hayes #41999 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Yes but each SASS affiliated club must apply for CMP membership each year 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 17 minutes ago, Whiskey Hayes #41999 said: Yes but each SASS affiliated club must apply for CMP membership each year Where did you find this information? I could not find anything on the CMP website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Last time I asked this the answer was no. I joined the Garand Collectors Association for $25. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holloman Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 I belong to GCA (although I when I asked I was having trouble finding my GCA membership card.) I'm also retired military which counts, so I was really asking for general information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 SASS is not a club. Local SASS affiliated clubs might participate in the CMP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 30 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: SASS is not a club. Local SASS affiliated clubs might participate in the CMP. The Coto Cowboys was a SASS Club... Wasn't supposed to ever mention that name...oops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Chaser, SASS #79316 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Will someone please educate me and tell me what CMP means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 minutes ago, Dream Chaser, SASS #79316 said: Will someone please educate me and tell me what CMP means? Civilian Marksmanship Program 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I have a hard time remembering CMP. I still call it the DCM. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 10 minutes ago, Dream Chaser, SASS #79316 said: Will someone please educate me and tell me what CMP means? https://thecmp.org/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) CMP is the quasi-Federal organization that sells many surplus US firearms, in support of it's main mission of improving marksmanship skills in the general population. Currently now selling a few 1911 pistols and Garand rifles. Located in Anniston Alabama. Further info - go to THECMP.ORG on the web. SASS (big organization) is not a CMP recognized marksmanship training program. I, like Cholla, joined the Garand Collectors Association three or four years ago, which checked the box for "belonging to a recognized marksmanship organization" that is needed to apply to buy a US surplus firearm FROM THE CMP. NRA is not a CMP recognized markmanship training program, either. But, some SASS local clubs or their master (supervisory, sponsor) club are accredited for CMP purposes. It does not take a lot to become one. Wish SASS would apply to become one. Quote SASS is not a club That is a matter of size only, the way most folks use "club". CMP affiliates some big organizations, like GCA. SASS is a membership-based sporting organization. It certainly trains and promotes safety and marksmanship. I think our Range Officer training program meets and exceeds most criteria for that. Perhaps we would need to emphasize "use the front sight" a little more, though! good luck, GJ Edited June 17 by Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 5 hours ago, Doc Holloman said: I belong to GCA (although I when I asked I was having trouble finding my GCA membership card.) I'm also retired military which counts, so I was really asking for general information. If you have kept up on your GCA membership the CMP has access to your info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 17 hours ago, Doc Holloman said: Title basically says it. Does SASS membership fill the CMP membership requirement? Doc sends. Since I don't read anywhere on SASS website that says they are, I'd say, "No". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Theoretically your SASS club matches counts for the marksmanship activity if you need that. But you probably have to compete under your real name to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 20 minutes ago, Ramblin Gambler said: But you probably have to compete under your real name to use it. A note from a club officer explaining the exact correlation between your alias and your real name would probably suffice. Where's proof of marksmanship activity come for members of the Garand Collectors Association? Many of those members never fire their mil-surp guns. good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said: A note from a club officer explaining the exact correlation between your alias and your real name would probably suffice. Where's proof of marksmanship activity come for members of the Garand Collectors Association? Many of those members never fire their mil-surp guns. good luck, GJ The marksmanship activity is separate from the affiliated club membership. Even if it possible that a SASS club could satisfy both. I use my LTC for the marksmanship part. Some people use their status as current or former law enforcement or military. I wonder what % of CMP customers actually have to turn in proof of competing in a match of some sort. In the circles I run in, everyone interested in a CMP gun has an LTC, is a cop, and or is a vet. Edited June 18 by Ramblin Gambler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 There's lots of different "circles" in the firearms community. Not just concealed carry, cops or vets need to be trained in marksmanship and gun safety. In fact, they are not the main group who the CMP's main mission serves, if I read the CMP mission statement correctly. Youth shooters learning the ropes come to mind as a major focus. And most of them probably have to provide some match scores, since they don't have the benefit of "other qualifications". But I'm glad CMP has a big tent view of it's clientele, and includes lots of types of shooters in it's friends. good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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