The Moons Out 2026 Night Vision Competition, held at Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia, offered challenging stages under difficult conditions. The presenter, Ivan from Kit Badger, details his experience competing in both active and passive divisions with a lever-action firearm, highlighting significant challenges with equipment malfunctions, adverse weather, and the inherent difficulties of shooting under night vision. Despite a rough outing marked by numerous malfunctions and equipment issues, the event is praised for its organization, safety, and overall fun, with a strong emphasis on the learning experience gained from overcoming adversity.
This video details the author's competition loadout for the 2026 Moons Out Night Vision Competition, held at Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia. It covers clothing, footwear, night vision equipment, firearms (an AR-15 and a lever gun), ammunition, and various accessories. The author shares insights into the performance of his gear, particularly highlighting challenges faced due to weather and firearm malfunctions, offering practical lessons learned from the event.
This video details the author's experience at the Moons Out 2025 night vision competition, a brutality-style event emphasizing physical challenges and shooting under NODs. It covers the author's specific rifle setup, including dual laser aiming modules, and recounts memorable stages like shooting from a moving Humvee and a challenging blind stage within a shoot house. The author placed 15th out of 117 competitors in their first night vision match.
Moons Out 2026 is an advanced nighttime rifle competition taking place March 6-8, 2026, at Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia. Registration opens December 1st. The match features 10 stages over two nights, emphasizing night vision and rifle sighting capabilities in practical scenarios, including medical and vehicular stages. Four divisions are offered: Thermal, Passive, Active, and Armored TST, with strict rules on light emission and equipment.
This video highlights the Trueshot Ammunition sponsorship of the Woodland Brutality 2025 event at Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia. The speaker emphasizes Trueshot's commitment to the shooting community by providing ammunition for stage guns, including shotguns for a simulated drone-shooting stage. Trueshot is recognized not only for quality ammunition at good prices but also for active participation in various brutality matches.
This announcement details the dates and location for Moons Out 2026, a night vision shooting competition. The event will take place from March 6-8, 2026, at the Echo Valley Training Center in West Virginia. Registration opens on December 1st, 2025. The match emphasizes night vision only, with no white light division, and will feature thermally heated targets to accommodate thermal equipment users.
Ivan from Kit Badger details his competition loadout for the 2025 Moons Out Night Vision Competition held at Echo Valley Training Center. He covers essential gear for cold weather and night operations, including boots, socks, pants, jackets, and headwear. The loadout also features crucial night vision equipment, communication gear, and a comprehensive firearm setup for both active and passive divisions, highlighting the Q Honey Badger and Q Boom Box.
This video announces a tactical shooting course taking place at Echo Valley training center in Virginia on March 11th and 12th. Further information and registration details can be found on the Polenar Tactical website.
This YouTube video announces an upcoming tactical shooting course held at Echo Valley Training Center in Virginia on March 11th and 12th. Interested individuals can find registration information and more details on the website polenartactical.com/shop. The video focuses on providing information about the training event.
Moons Out 2025 is an advanced rifle-only night vision competition held March 14-16, 2025, at Echo Valley Training Center. The match features 10 stages designed to test practical nighttime skills using passive IR, active IR, or thermal optics. Participants must have prior competition experience and proficiency with night vision gear. The event emphasizes safety with strict protocols and experienced range officers.
This video demonstrates a practical field-zeroing technique for IR laser aiming devices using their visible green laser counterpart. The method involves slaving the visible laser to an already zeroed optic's reticle on a known target, allowing for a quick setup without live fire. This technique is presented as a viable solution for rapidly deploying night vision equipment onto a new firearm in field conditions.
This review of the SiOnyx Opsin digital night vision monocular, presented by Hop, highlights its potential but ultimately finds it lacking for serious tactical applications. While it offers features like ROI mode and a broad spectral sensitivity, issues with latency, recording reliability, and short eye relief prevent it from surpassing analog night vision devices in performance and value for its price point.
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