a 500 acre campus dedicated
to promoting the practice and safety
in the use of firearms This
is the home of marksmanship
Talladega Marksmanship Park
arranged for everyone from
the beginner to the expert The
park is owned and operated by
the Civilian Marksmanship program
with a lineage dating back to 1903
and President Theodore Roosevelt
The CMP provides firearms
safety education marksmanship
and competition with an emphasis
on reaching America's youth Whether
you're into rifle pistol or shotgun
sports Talladega Marksmanship
Park has everything anyone
could ask for in a range of 25
50 yard pistol ranges and
15 action pistol based
test shooting accuracy at a
distance Speed and judgment
rifle enthusiasts qualify
on the 100 yard range and
move up toe longer distances up
to 600 yards each Firing
points equipped with electronic
targets Personal monitors
allowing shots to be automatically
displayed to the shooter on the firing
line enabling shooters to concentrate
on marksmanship Instead of spending
time hanging paper targets
down range game shooters
can take aim at life sized targets
and shot gun owners coming put
through their paces shooting skeet trap
and sporting clay loo the clubhouse
is Talladega Marksmanship Parks
Focal point within its 13,000
square foot facility are to
multi media classrooms snack
bar lounge areas and a CMP
pro shop with firearms ammunition
and accessories featuring for
sale The highly prized surplus
models of the U S Army and
one grand the rifle
dubbed the Greatest battle implement
ever devised by General George
S Patton Talladega Marksmanship
Park is located just five
miles from Talladega Superspeedway
Open to the public year round with
no membership required For
more information please visit the
cmp dot org
and we look forward to hearing your
shots being fired See MPs
Talladega Marksmanship
Park