I competed in the 1961 Nat'l Match and was impressed positively, and educated. While I thought that 290 (out of 300) was a decent score I quickly found out that top 10 all shot a 300 and it was the # of X's that was the determinant. Education came in handy as 2 months later I was drafted (age 23) and had a good idea in "How to survive Basic Training". Sadly, I never made it back but never-the-less I am pleased that the CMP survives. As an aside, I still have and still shoot my 1911A1 (Parkerized) I bought through NRA/CMP for a whopping $17.00 . I am however no longer competitive as 86 years takes a toll. I find it interesting that in the early 50's I was able to bring my .22 cal rifle to school on the school bus for after school gun club. How times change! Not only Big Brother, but alas most of the citizenry seem to have a negative viewpoint re: kids and guns. It's OK to train our kids to read & write, and even to be violent on the football field - but to learn about gun safety is frowned upon. People forget that history only indicates a use of weapon with gunpowder in 1300's. Yet for over 4,000 years after Cain slew Abel with a ROCK, folks found numerous ways to kill one another (and they still do today). Guns DON'T kill - people do. My guns have never loaded themselves, aimed themselves, pointed themselves at a victim, nor operated their trigger to discharge a projectile. And yet people want to take away my guns and feel safer. I think not! THANK YOU CMP for all you do. Time to shut up as my cardiologist is opposed to my getting excited. Bye now.