Results: 2024 CMP Talladega High Power Warm-Up Matches

Sgt. Jonathan Wood and Spc. Dustin Carr secure multiple titles at the 2024 CMP Warm-Up Matches in Talladega, Ala., Jun. 27-30. This outdoor competition was fired on electronic targets.

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posted on July 8, 2024
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The 2024 Talladega High Power Warm-Up events were held on CMP’s outdoor electronic target line at the Talladega Marksmanship Park.
Photo courtesy of CMP

CMP hosted the second round of this year’s High Power Warm-Up events at the Talladega Marksmanship Park in Alabama over the weekend of June 27-30.

This year’s Talladega High Power Warm-Up matches included a two-person team match, 30-shot and 50-shot rifle competitions, plus a 1600 Rifle Aggregate and a Mid-Range 3x600 match.

Sgt. Jonathan Wood & Spc. Dustin Carr
Sgt. Jonathan Wood (left) topped the 30-shot rifle match leaderboard. Spc. Dustin Carr (right) earned overall wins in the 1600 Rifle Aggregate and 50-shot matches. Both are pictured above with CMP High Power Manager Brian Williams.

Among the leading competitors at the Talladega High Power Warm-Up event were Sgt. Jonathan Wood, 39, of Kenner, La., who claimed the overall title in the 30-shot rifle match with a score of 296-12X, along with Spc. Dustin Carr, 22, of Phenix City, Ala., who not only earned the 1600 Rifle Aggregate win (besting Wood by one point with 1582-72X), but went on to top the 50-shot match leaderboard with 497-19X.

Carr and Wood also earned the top scores on Day 1 and Day 2 of the 1600 Aggregate, respectively.

The two-day Mid-Range 3x600 featured Match (Any Sights and Iron Sights), Service, Palma, AR Tactical, F-Open and F T/R Rifle classes. Congratulations go to Holly Eustace, 40, of Kennesaw, Ga., who claimed the top score in the AR Tactical Class on Day 2, which marked only her second career match. She is the daughter of Mike Payne, 66, of Rome, Ga., who earned the overall aggregate win in the class with a score of 1156-47X.

Holly Eustace
Holly Eustace led the field during Day 2 of the Mid-Range AR Tactical class, which was only her second career match.

 

More top competitors in the Mid-Range Aggregate and their scores are below.

  • Service Rifle: Staff Sgt. Logan Frost, 32, Phenix City, Ala., 1180-54X
  • Match Rifle: Robert Gill, 65, Visalia, Calif., 1200-86X
  • F-Class: Ken Wright, 54, Excel, Ala., 1158-32X

In addition, Keith Schachle, 65, of Jasper, Ga., teamed up with Ken Lore, 68, of Hickory, N.C., to form Team FJB, posting a score of 960-21X to capture the two-person team win.

The CMP’s Kongsberg electronic targets ran flawlessly at the 2024 CMP Talladega Warm-Up Matches

“We were happy with the way these matches ran on our electronic targets,” CMP High Power Manager Brian Williams said. “Using outdoor electronic targets can often bring its own challenges, with weather and maintenance, and we continuously strive to provide our guests the best experiences at Talladega.”

You can see the full results of the 2024 CMP Talladega High Power Warm-Up event at this link.

Learn more about CMP at thecmp.org.

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