First Mid-Range 3×600 Event at Camp Perry Is Popular
CMP Mid-Range Event Gains Attention at 2023 National Long Range Matches
Article based on report by Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
The first-ever CMP Mid-Range 3×600 event at the 2023 CMP National Matches was a big success. This multi-class match drew 110 participants in its inaugural year. This new event had three stages of slow, prone 600-yard shots. The 3×600 was included as part of the CMP Long Range National Match Program. The CMP Mid-Range program will be a fixture at the National Matches in the future, with competition for multiple classes: Long Range Rifle, Service Rifle, Palma, F-Open, F-TR, and AR Tactical.
“We were very excited for the turnout this year,” said Sara Rozanski, CMP highpower coordinator who facilitates the Long Range events. “This is a program we’re looking to put more focus on, and we really hope others consider giving it a try during their trips to Camp Perry each summer.”
USAMU Shooter Leads Field at Inaugural Camp Perry Mid-Range Match
Leading the first Mid-Range Camp Perry 3×600 was SSG Ben Cleland of the USAMU. Ben finished with a superb 600-46X score. Cleland admitted Mid-range is one of his favorite types of matches to shoot, with distances no different than those used in service rifle matches and added challenges that make them even more enjoyable to shoot.
Cleveland stated: “It’s a true precision game — it’s kind of like smallbore with a lot more wind, in my mind, so I really enjoy shooting that. If you’re on it, you can shoot some really big scores and have some great performances, but it’s still very challenging.”
According to Cleland, the 3×600 match is a gateway for service rifle competitors into Long Range events, using the same ranges and distances as regular High Power events. “More people are getting interested in it,” he said of the Mid-range discipline. “It’s not so hard moving from one rifle to the other, as far as shooting goes. The hard part is showing up at Camp Perry with that many different guns, well prepared.”
Scores on the line were extremely tight in the Mid-Range match, with the first seven places separated by only one point. The top three competitors were determined by X-Count, with Cleland finding the win by a margin of seven Xs overall. CLICK HERE for full 3×600 Match Results.
Along with the Mid-Range Event, There Were Five Days of 1000-Yard Matches
Along the the Mid-Range event, the National Long Range events included five days of individual and team 1,000-yard matches for Long Range, Service, Palma, Match, F-Open, F-T/R and AR Tactical classes. Daily awards were presented to overall winners of each match as well as to the top junior, woman, senior and grand senior participants. Overall aggregate awards were also determined for those who competed in all events in the Long Range series.
Individual Aggregate winners included:
Long Range: SSG Jarrod McGaffic, 33, Fort Benning, GA – 1643-89X
Service Rifle: SP4 Dustin Carr, 22, Fort Benning, GA – 1615-74X
Palma: SP4 Adam Fitzpatrick, 27, of Columbus, GA – 1635-99X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 69, Palmerton, PA – 1623-61X
F-T/R: Jack Dean, 50, Cape Coral, FL – 1609-58X
