Camp Perry Chronicles: A Wild Week of Heat, Delays, and Hilarity

This past week at Camp Perry was nothing short of an adventure. The heat was on, and so were the delays—thanks to the ever-reliable KTS targets in the P100 match. If you were there, you know the heat was relentless, and the delays were, well, equally relentless. But hey, at least Jeff had a memorable moment, holding a round at 300 yards. Quite the feat, right?

Speaking of memorable moments, we had a little situation with some captain in the reserves trying to enforce a “they’re gonna make you put your shirt on” policy. Because nothing says “competitive shooting” like a little body shaming, right? But we all know no one’s going to make us put a shirt on if we don’t want to. It’s Camp Perry, after all!

Then came the NTI match. Let’s just say it wasn’t our finest hour. I saved two rounds because my gun decided to give up on me at the worst possible moment. Jeff didn’t fare much better, but at least it wasn’t as hot that day. Small wins, right?

Now, the Hearst Doubles match was a comedy of errors. What did we do wrong? We showed up, and that was enough to keep things interesting. And then, in a turn of events that only adds to the legend of Camp Perry, the team match got canceled because of what can only be described as the “pussification” of CMP. Apparently, 25 mph winds and like 10 inches of rain were just too much for some folks. So, the match got moved, and we had to shoot it on Thursday.

In that rescheduled team match, I had a grand old time beating my rifle with a hammer to get the rounds off. Not exactly the textbook technique, but it got the job done.

The Rattle Battle was a bit of a miss-fest for me, and then came the wood gun matches. Let’s just say my offhand shooting was… creative. I missed five times, and the match director, Brian Williams, was kind enough to give me a personal participation award. A true honor!

As for the Vintage Sniper match, I took a pass, but Jeff braved it. It dragged on forever, thanks to a combination of obstacles, including some boats in the impact area and a few too many folks slowing things down.

All in all, it was a week to remember, full of challenges, laughs, and a few good stories for next time. Can’t wait to do it all over again!

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