Taking to historic firing lines on Lake Erie’s coast for a National Championship The battle for this year’s Critchfield Trophy at the NRA Smallbore Prone Championships was a hot one – they usually are. It was also extremely close as Captain Christopher Abalo, in his third and final time competing, bested Reya Kempley and finally walked away with the overall NRA title. This was my fourth year attending the matches at Camp Perry and my appreciation of the skill every shooter exhibits only grows each time. Featuring such a wide range of ages, every shooter is enthusiastic about their sport and it makes for such a great environment to…