Quoted: I'm in central ohio right now; I honestly just want to get into some sort of shooting competition to hone my skill; I'm in school though, I can't afford a real target rifle or anything like that. I thought if maybe I could find one I could justify keeping the ar15 I built, which is why I thought DCM (I also just like military style competition without all the fancy equipment). If not, I might sell it and either try to buy a pistol or a nice target .22 rifle. Although, .22 is just not as satisfying to shoot as something that has a little kick and report.
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Let me provide some reality here.
There is no DCM. The DCM disappeared in 1996 and was replaced by the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
The CMP has "Games" for as-issued Garands and Springfields and "Excellence In Competition" matches for ARs, Garands, and M14 clones. In all of those matches "fancy" equipment is allowed. By fancy equipment I mean a shooting coat, spotting scope, shooting mat, shooting glove, handloaded ammo, etc. You can certainly participate without some or all of it, and you should because it won't make any difference at first. New shooters in Highpower Rifle NEVER come in and dominate, no matter how much fancy gear they have. Just shoot to have fun and get the gear slowly as you can afford.
The big thing you need to understand is that you can only shoot in THREE CMP Excellence In Competition Matches a year. You can shoot in four IF you also shoot in the National Trophy Rifle Individual Match at Camp Perry. That's it.
Fortunately, the NRA has a Highpower Rifle program that is shot in thousands of clubs around the country. You can shoot in NRA HP with a bone stock AR, a tricked out AR, or a completely unmilitary rifle like this one (which happens to be mine):
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You can shoot with all the fancy gear, or makeshift stuff. And you can shoot in as many NRA HP matches as you want.
If you are closer to Cinci than to Columbus, Miami Rifle & Pistol is the way to go. If you live close to Columbus, Zanesville Rifle Club might be closer.
If you want to shoot at Miami, let me know and I will help you get started.