01 / The team
Rochester roots.
One firing line.
Rochester-based competitors brought together by service rifle, spirited competition, and the friendships built between stages.
About Black Coyote
Compete. Improve. Enjoy the sport.
The team name recalls Black Coyote, a Miniconjou Lakota man present at Wounded Knee in 1890. His story gives the team name a serious historical origin beyond our identity on the firing line.
The Black Coyote Service Rifle Team is based in Rochester, New York. Most team members compete with modern and vintage service rifles at local, state, regional, and national matches at ranges up and down the East Coast.
Our goal is straightforward: continually hone our skills, compete, promote the shooting sports, and have as much fun as we can along the way.
On the roster
The shooters
The tradition
Service rifle
American service-rifle competition grew from the national effort to encourage civilian marksmanship. The National Matches began in the early twentieth century and Camp Perry became their enduring home.
Today, competitors test the same fundamentals—position, natural point of aim, wind reading, and disciplined shot execution—across a demanding course of fire.
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