{"id":1659,"date":"2014-06-20T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2014\/06\/20\/talladega-not-just-for-racing\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:24:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:24:12","slug":"talladega-not-just-for-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1659","title":{"rendered":"Talladega &#8211; Not Just For Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:11736,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.talladegasuperspeedway.com\\\/?homepage=true&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251122033948\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.talladegasuperspeedway.com\\\/?homepage=true&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:29:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:29:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11737,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.org\\\/0614\\\/images\\\/talladegaupdateimg\\\/aerialview.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11738,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.org\\\/0614\\\/default.asp?page=TALLADEGAUPDATE&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20241206081845\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.org\\\/0614\\\/default.asp?page=TALLADEGAUPDATE&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:30:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:30:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11739,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.org\\\/0614\\\/images\\\/talladegaupdateimg\\\/pathway.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11740,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.com\\\/TalladegaBrochure_w.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11741,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.com\\\/competitions\\\/CMPPaverProject.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20140720034033\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.odcmp.com\\\/competitions\\\/CMPPaverProject.htm&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:31:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:31:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nTalladega, Alabama is famous for its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talladegasuperspeedway.com\/?homepage=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talladega Superspeedway<\/a>. This NASCAR speedway has the steepest banks and the highest speeds of any stock car racetrack in America. Soon, Talladega will be known for something else: the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.org\/0614\/images\/talladegaupdateimg\/aerialview.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.org\/0614\/images\/talladegaupdateimg\/aerialview.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo courtesy of the CMP.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nPhase I of the construction of this shooting facility is now 95% done. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.org\/0614\/default.asp?page=TALLADEGAUPDATE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to a post by the CMP<\/a>, they have moved almost all of the <u>600,000 yards<\/u> of dirt needed to prepare the construction site. Phase II is also underway with some building foundations being poured and the entrance drive roadbed prepared.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.org\/0614\/images\/talladegaupdateimg\/pathway.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.org\/0614\/images\/talladegaupdateimg\/pathway.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo courtesy of the CMP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nThe facility is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2015. It will feature a 200\/300\/600 yard rifle range, a 100 yard rifle range, two pistol ranges, a number of action pistol bays, a 15 station sporting clays range, and a trap range. The CMP intends for the Marksmanship Park to be the site of a number of their clinics, classes, and matches as well as other shooting events. It will be open to the public. The layout of the completed facility is shown below.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.com\/TalladegaBrochure_w.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.com\/TalladegaBrochure_w.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nThe Civilian Marksmanship Program is selling granite pavers ranging in price from $40 for juniors to $250 for a double size paver to help defray the cost of the facility. Donations for pavers are tax deductible. You can<a href=\"http:\/\/www.odcmp.com\/competitions\/CMPPaverProject.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> find more info on those here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I can see some long weekends in Alabama in my future. I really do need to rejoin a CMP affiliated club so as to be eligible to purchase another Garand or one of the other rifles that they have available.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talladega, Alabama is famous for its Talladega Superspeedway. 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