New Event Added to CMP’s National Matches Long Range Series in 2023
March 19, 2023
The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Long Range series will again be fired July 31 through Aug. 5, 2023, highlighted by a new event. For the first time, 2023’s schedule will include a Mid-Range 3×600 Match – 20 shots slow prone at 600 yards in 22-minute block times. The addition is just the beginning of CMP’s Mid-Range offerings, with more planned to be implemented in the near future.
Open to competitors of any experience level, the CMP’s National Long Range Series features 10 individual and team events in Service, Match and Palma rifle classes on Camp Perry’s 1,000-yard Viale Range. The matches are open to Match Rifle, Service Rifle, Palma, F-Open, F T/R or AR Tactical categories. Awards will be presented to overall competitors from each rifle class during their respective competitions, along with overall aggregate awards to leading individuals through the duration of the Long Range series. The National Long Range series is part of the CMP’s annual National Matches, held at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Other events and courses of fire include:
- Viale Memorial, Critchfield, Henry Memorial, Kerr Memorial, McMaken & Speaks Memorial, Baesel Memorial individual matches – 20 record slow prone shots in 30 minutes at 1,000 yards
- Bataan Memorial 4-Man Team Match – 20 shots slow prone by each member at 1,000 yards
- Winder Memorial Iron 4 Man Team Match – 20 record shots per team member in 47 minutes from 1,000 yards
- Camp Perry Palma Match – 15 record shots at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, in a block time of 22 minutes at each firing line
View CMP’s Highpower Rifle Competition Rules (2023) at https://thecmp.org/competitions/cmp-competitions-rulebooks/. For additional information on the CMP’s National Long Range Matches and to register, visit https://thecmp.org/cmp-matches/national-long-range-matches/ or contact CMP’s Sara Rozanski at srozanski@thecmp.org.
About the Camp Perry National Matches:
Held at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility in Ohio since 1907, the National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches are comprised of celebrated traditional competitions along with modern day additions. The Small Arms Firing Schools lead new and experienced individuals on safety and fundamentals within Pistol, Rifle and Smallbore Rifle disciplines, while other beginner and advanced courses train countless others on marksmanship materials.
The National Matches schedule also includes CMP’s National Air Gun Matches, National Games Matches, National Smallbore Matches and the National Long Range Matches. Additionally, the event hosts Commercial Row, where industry vendors provide a variety of supplies and other necessities, available for purchase. Competitors and guests of all ages and experience levels are welcome to view all the festivities – free of charge!
The National Matches are conducted by a partnership between the CMP and Ohio National Guard. Learn more by visiting the CMP website at https://thecmp.org/cmp-national-matches/.
Where can I do long range target shooting in Michigan and are there any competitions here or where are they held ???
Timothy,
I will forward your questions to Sara, our Highpower Coordinator, and she will respond back to you via email.
Thanks,
Christine
Who is the Kerr and what accomplishment did he do to get a match named after him. My mother is a Kerr
Will,
The LTC Harry Kerr Memorial Match is named after one of the earliest builders and longest-serving members of the Camp Perry founding staff. LTC “Sandy” Kerr joined the Ohio National Guard in 1900 at age 15. Seven years later he brought his six heads of mules 90 miles by trail and trained with him to help build the new rifle ranges at Camp Perry. He was called into active duty during WWI with the 8th Ohio Regiment and fought in five battles in the French countryside. Kerr took the Camp Perry superintendent reins in 1919 and completed his 42-year career at the camp in 1949.
All the National Long Range Matches are named after the early Camp Perry leaders. You can read more in the Long Range program at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_KoxRnouQUuuN2mMWTa3uMOTmXKs0LnXsKzFcVAh_UM/edit.
Thanks,
Christine
Thanks
Can you email me the complete rules for the long range matches. I am interested in the FTR matches & if they follow the NRA FTR rules.
Mark,
You can find the Long Rang Rules in our CMP Highpower Rifle Competition Rules (2023) on our website at https://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023HighpowerRifleRules.pdf?vers=030923. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Highpower Coordinator, Sara, at srozanski@thecmp.org.
Thanks,
Christine