The Casual Shooter Podcast

My guest this episode is the owner of Excaliber Ammunition. He sponsors shooters and matches. Jay Slater and I will be at Area 5 to do live coverage and Excaliber Ammunition is one of the title sponsors. We talk history, music and shooting. Enjoy!!

The conclusion of my conversation with Maria. Enjoy!

Part 2 of 3. Enjoy!

Maria is a 3x World Champion. In winning her 3rd IPSC World title, she was 6th overall in Production,a mere 40 points behind the Production winner, Ben Stoeger. She beat the #2 woman in Production by 600 points. She beat the ladies Open winner by 300 points!!! She’s a remarkable shooter, man or woman. This is Part 1 of 3. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/maria_ipsc/

The conclusion of my conversation with Justine.

Justine had her best Carry Optics Nationals performance to date. We talk about her performance, as well as the match itself.

It’s been a while since I have had Jay on the show by himself. It was over due. We catch up on literally everything. We talk Carry Optics Nationals, 9mm Ballistics, training, IPSC shooters, World Shoot and others. Lots of thought provoking topics, to include a one-week, all inclusive Nationals. Enjoy!!

This week’s guest is a college professor and GM. His spring is consumed with turkey hunting. His falls are consumed with deer hunting. He only shoot sin the summer and he was on the “Other Super Squad.” Enjoy! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated and goes back into making the podcast and live streaming of major matches even better!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Ken returns to the Casual Shooters Podcast studio to continue our conversation from early this year. He gives us some insight into how the Board works and I ask him to give a State of the USPSA address at the end (that would be Part 4). The conversation ended up being 4 hours and 20 minutes after editing. It will be broken up into 4 parts. Each will be released 48 hours after the last. Enjoy!! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated and goes back into making the podcast and live streaming of major matches even better!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Ken returns to the Casual Shooters Podcast studio to continue our conversation from early this year. He gives us some insight into how the Board works and I ask him to give a State of the USPSA address at the end (that would be Part 4). The conversation ended up being 4 hours and 20 minutes after editing. It will be broken up into 4 parts. Each will be released 48 hours after the last. Enjoy!! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated and goes back into making the podcast and live streaming of major matches even better!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Ken returns to the Casual Shooters Podcast studio to continue our conversation from early this year. He gives us some insight into how the Board works and I ask him to give a State of the USPSA address at the end (that would be Part 4). The conversation ended up being 4 hours and 20 minutes after editing. It will be broken up into 4 parts. Each will be released 48 hours after the last. Enjoy!! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated and goes back into making the podcast and live streaming of major matches even better!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Ken returns to the Casual Shooters Podcast studio to continue our conversation from early this year. He gives us some insight into how the Board works and I ask him to give a State of the USPSA address at the end (that would be Part 4). The conversation ended up being 4 hours and 20 minutes after editing. It will be broken up into 4 parts. Each will be released 48 hours after the last. Enjoy!! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This is a Special Episode with Matt Hopkins. He was chosen to select the stages for Nationals, decide which stages would be in which bays and the overall match flow. I even ask him how the par time was determined for the fixed time stage. Matt is looking for both feedback for CO Nationals and more stages for Hand Gun and Open nationals, both of them. You can send either or both to him at the email below. Make sure the subject line states whether it is feedback or stages. [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/hopkins_shooting/ If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Joel Park has co-authored several books with Ben Stoeger. Currently, he travels around the country providing pistol and carbine training. This is the conclusion. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/joel.park_/ If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

So, they decided to update scores after I posted my initial update, which was recorded at 3:30pm. So, I updated that, as well as the Ladies standings. Bonus: You get an update on the member meeting. Enjoy!! If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Here is the latest from Cardinal Shooting Center. Hang on to your britches!! This ride is about to get wild!! Tomorrow’s points are about equivalent to today’s number of points. There is always a chance for folks to catch up. If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Here is a recap of carry Optics Day 1 and a glance into Day 2 and Day 3. If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Joel Park has co-authored several books with Ben Stoeger. Currently, he travels around the country providing pistol and carbine training. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/joel.park_/ If you desire to support the podcast, you can find my Buy Me A Coffee at the link below. All support is greatly appreciated. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This is the conclusion of my conversation with Nathan. He’s a very impressive young man and I look forward to having him on again. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/nathanshoots.c/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

My guest this week is a transplant from Brazil with a passion for practical shooting. With his multiple degrees and a thirst for knowledge, we get deep into several topics. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/nathanshoots.c/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

My guest for this episode is none other than the Area 1 Director, Jim Boone. We talk about his start in shooting and then transition to Board topics. Specifically, we talk about the budget and looking for a new Managing Director. There is a lot of information in this conversation. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This week’s guest comes by way of Arizona. He is a GM, Professional Shooter and has created his own brand of EDC (Every Day Carry) belt. This is Part 2 of our conversation. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/hunter_constantine/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This week’s guest comes by way of Arizona. He is a GM, Professional Shooter and has created his own brand of EDC (Every Day Carry) belt. This is Part 1 of a two and a half hour conversation. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/hunter_constantine/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This week's guest comes by way of Mississippi. He’s retired from the United States Army, trains Law Enforcement Officers and is a Carry Optics Grand Master. I’ve broken up our conversation into three parts. This is the final chapter. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/whereareallthealphas/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This week's guest comes by way of Mississippi. He’s retired from the United States Army, trains Law Enforcement Officers and is a Carry Optics Grand Master. I’ve broken up our conversation into three parts. This is the second. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/whereareallthealphas/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This week's guest comes by way of Mississippi. He’s retired from the United States Army, trains Law Enforcement Officers and is a Carry Optics Grand Master. I’ve broken up our conversation into three parts. This is the first. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/whereareallthealphas/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

The guest for this special episode is running for the Area 2 Director. He is a retired attorney with time and a passion to make the necessary corrections to USPSA in order to make it healthy again. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/jon_birdt/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This special episode is with Adam Maxwell of Vortex Optics. He is also a candidate for Area 5. All of the other candidates have been on the show separately of the debate. This is Part 3 of a Three-Part Series. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/3gun_amax/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This special episode is with Adam Maxwell of Vortex Optics. He is also a candidate for Area 5. All of the other candidates have been on the show separately of the debate. This is Part 2 of a Three-Part Series. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/3gun_amax/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

This special episode is with Adam Maxwell of Vortex Optics. He is also a candidate for Area 5. All of the other candidates have been on the show separately of the debate. That’s what this episode is about. This is another way to get to know Adam. This is Part 1 of a Three-Part Series. Each one is over an hour in length. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/3gun_amax/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

Jake is a newer GM from Michigan. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/bullets_n_bandaids/

Here is the debate between the four candidates for the Area 5 Director position with the USPSA. Enjoy!!

Tim is an Australian married to an American. He’s only been in the US for about 6 months, now. This is a 2 hour and 50 minute conversation broken down into three segments. I was really excited to get him on to talk about the shooting scene in Australia and how it, and IPSC, compares to the US shooting scene and USPSA. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/teamtimmyg/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Tim is an Australian married to an American. He’s only been in the US for about 6 months, now. This is a 2 hour and 50 minute conversation broken down into three segments. I was really excited to get him on to talk about the shooting scene in Australia and how it, and IPSC, compares to the US shooting scene and USPSA. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/teamtimmyg/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Tim is an Australian married to an American. He’s only been in the US for about 6 months, now. This is a 2 hour and 50 minute conversation broken down into three segments. I was really excited to get him on to talk about the shooting scene in Australia and how it, and IPSC, compares to the US shooting scene and USPSA. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/teamtimmyg/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This week’s guest is Frank Thompson. He has been in the competition shooting realm since 1984. He is also running for the Area 5 Director. This is NOT about his candidacy. This is about Frank, getting to know who he is and his shooting journey. You can watch the debate to learn more about his goals as USPSA Area 5 Director. https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This is the conclusion of my conversation with Brian. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/dutchman195/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

My guest this week comes by way of Area 2. He;’s a competitor and was a local match director. We talk about his shooting journey and some things he has said that have landed him in hot water with Rio Salado. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/dutchman195/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Here is a conversation with Dave Dorisio. He is the match director for the Area 8 Championship at the Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club. He talks about some very special targets and stages planned for the match. Enjoy!!

Frank was a Canik sponsored shooter. He has since moved to Laugo Arms. We haven’t been able to catch up for a couple years. This is part of our 2+ hour conversation. Note: This episode and the last episode was split where some audio was lost (about 30 seconds worth). When we start talking, we are discussing Eric Grauffel being in the US to compete at CO Nats next month for the first time in 10+ years. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/pewpewtank/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Frank was a Canik sponsored shooter. He has since moved to Laugo Arms. We haven’t been able to catch up for a couple years. This is part 1 of a 2+ hour conversation. https://www.instagram.com/pewpewtank/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This is my conversation with Ken Yang. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/kenyangshooting/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Jay and I get hot and heavy into the 2025 World Shoot standings. I told my wife it will take 20-30 minutes. Fifty minutes later........Enjoy!! https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast https://linktr.ee/jay_of_mars

I talk about the Managing Director vacancy at USPSA, as well as some commentary about the secretary position and the last board meeting. Enjoy!! https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Ny guest this episode, Joe Farewell, is a former law enforcement officer. He earned a silver medal at the 2019 World Rifle Shoot. He won $10k at Prairie Fire’s Rank competition in the fall of 2022 and he is currently a firearms instructor. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/joe_farewell/ https://www.dryfiremastery.com/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Andreas is a Grand Master in the Atlanta area. We talk spelunking, rappelling, carbine, long range rifle, pistol shooting, instructing, social media and ACE VR. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/atl_flaneur/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

Andreas is a Grand Master in the Atlanta area. We talk spelunking, rappelling, carbine, long range rifle, pistol shooting, instructing, social media and ACE VR. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/atl_flaneur/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This is my conversation with Glock Team shooter Thy Ngo and Jenn Tanguyen. They are best friends with a similar story and agreed to come on and tell them. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/thyngoshooting/ https://www.instagram.com/jenntangshoots/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This is a very eye-opening conversation. John was a witness to the Mark Stamper / Troy McManus incident last year, which we discuss. We discuss his past and his Corporate Attorney career. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/johnpmark/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast

This is a 2+ hour conversation about Kirt and his ideas as an Area 2 candidate. Enjoy!! https://www.mckennadynamics.com/kirt-for-area2 https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast