Field notes · Match reports
03 / The journal
Match reports, lessons learned, equipment ideas, and the moments that make the trip worthwhile.
October 29, 2024
During a Camp Perry competition in 2019, team shooter David Wilson found himself in a losing battle with sun glare. A sweat rag tossed over his hat brim worked well enough to inspire a purpose-built solution.
After years of prototypes and feedback from other shooters, that range-made idea became the Black Coyote Sunshade now available through White Oak Armament.
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Our first National Trophy Infantry Team Match at Camp Perry put six shooters and two coaches through rapid-fire stages at 600, 500, 300, and 200 yards.
Controlling breathing, listening for wind calls over the gunfire, and working through flying brass made for an intense—and unforgettable—team match.
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· Retrospective
A look back at the original Helos BTR service-rifle scope, the Camp Perry mishap that led to it, and an improvised frame hold that rescued a 600-yard string.
This historical field review covers the Gen1 1–4.5×24 ATSR3 model—not Athlon’s current scope lineup.
Read the retrospective