Two friends who are blind have earned a spot at the Utah Long Range Championship in Wendover next month, where they will compete against sighted shooters.
RICHFIELD — Shaun Payne positioned himself behind his rifle, equipped with a camera clipped to the scope — the technology that displays the scope's view on a monitor. His spotter and friend, Stephen Miller, used a computer monitor to see Payne's targeting, adjusting the scope crosshairs onto the target."I am a sandbag," he said. Then, he fired the rifle.
Shaun Payne is seen at a shooting range on his friend Stephen Miller's farm on April 29. The two men, who are both blind, enjoy shooting together. The first time Payne shot with the adaptive equipment, he was nervous, shooting away from the target. He then discovered that by being completely still, or, as he said, acting like a sandbag, he can avoid sending the bullet off course.
As a native Utahn, Payne and his family grew up hunting and fishing, so becoming blind proved those activities difficult. When he met Henry Johns, that all changed.and a vendor with the Veterans Affairs, Johns has created adaptive rifle scopes for those with visual disabilities and other mobility limits.
Johns also noted that Payne can compete in the Utah Long Range Championship because he will independently operate the rifle, while Miller directs him in adjusting the scope.
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