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The Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration will take place at the Connaught Ranges and Primary Training Centre in Ottawa starting Sept. 5. It will run until Sept. 17. The Small Arms Concentration is an annual marksmanship event organized by the Canadian Army. Participants use their service pistol, service rifle, and light machine gun.

Approximately 450 shooters and supporting staff are expected to participate, the Canadian military noted.

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The event brings together skilled shooters from the Canadian military, several Canadian police forces and international teams, including those from the U.S. and United Kingdom.

More details from the Canadian Forces:

Individual and team match winners will receive awards, the highest being the Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot. This award is presented to the shooter obtaining the highest aggregate score during the Queen’s Medal matches. Each year, one Queen’s Medal is awarded to the winning Canadian Army Regular Force and Primary Reserve Force and Top Ranger members. The Small Arms Concentration was first organized by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association with its national range in La Prairie, Quebec, in 1868. The event took place at various locations in the National Capital Region before finding its current home at the Connaught Ranges Primary Training Centre in 1921.