The Casual Shooter Podcast

My guest this week is John McClain. I had the privilege of shooting with him last September at Carry Optics Nationals. He has a fun personality and is a pleasure to speak with. Enjoy the episode!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This episode is with Ben Berry. He is a GM in NC running for the Area 6 Director. We spend nearly 90 minutes discussing his "campaign." Even if you do not reside within Area 6, I behoove you to listen to this episode and share with others. These elections affect all USPSA members. Feel free to go to his website (linked below) to learn more about him and reach out to him if necessary. https://berryshooting.com/ https://www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This is the 2nd half of my conversation with Brian. www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://lockedback.com/

My conversation this week is with Brian Purkiss. He is a USPSA Grand Master and has a website called Locked Back Training. We talk about his journey into the world of competition shooting and what got him into the realm of teaching shooting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://lockedback.com/

This week's guest is a USPSA Range Officer, local match director, revolver Grand Master and a software engineer. He has written a software program that allows you to compare shooters directly to one another. We spend a considerable amount of time talking about that. Feel free to use the chapters to navigate this episode. Thanks for listening!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This is the second half of my conversation with another former Marine Sniper. He was also a firearms instructor at Front Sight and was a technical advisor for the movie Shooter with Mark Wahlberg, as well as one of the Sniper movies with Tom Berenger. Thanks for listening!!

This week, I bring you the first half of a conversation with another former Marine Sniper. He was also a firearms instructor at Front Sight and was a technical advisor for the movie Shooter with Mark Wahlberg. Thanks for listening!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

Thank you to Khory for coming on the show and talking Cardinal Shooting Center, as well as the Buckeye Blast. If you didn't know, the Buckeye Blast gives out cash prizes and are raffling off a pistol. Go check it out! We also talk about the facilities as they are hosting Carry Optics and Iron Sights Nationals this year. This is must-listen podcasting right here! Thanks for listening!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's episode is the second part of my conversation with guest and Olympic Biathlete, Lanny Barnes. Thanks for listening!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest is Olympic Biathlete, Lanny Barnes. She's been shooting since she was 7 or 8 years old. She's extremely positive with a great self-image. As for experience, there are very few in the shooting sports with her level of experience. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This is the second half of our conversation. We get deep into provisional divisions, as well as complete realignment of divisions going forward. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This episode brings together Lane Gries, Joel Bernardo and J.R. Crosby from the PFL fights in Florida. We talk all of the latest news and the Makhachev/Volkanovski fight.

This week, Matt and I talk a lot of topics. The conversation was well over 2 hours. Listen in next week for the other half. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, I speak with Jack Brown. Jack is a USPSA Limited Master. He was 11th at the 2022 Racegun Nationals. He is yet another young shooter looking to be the future of practical shooting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, my guest is Nils Jonasson. At SHOT Show, he was gracious enough to record a couple videos for me of the new Canik Rival-S and the new Mete MC9. This week, we were able to talk all about his magical season that was 2022, repeating 2022, training and future goals. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

I was able to sit down with the Williams sisters and talk 2022, 2023 and even their personal lives. As always, it's a lively conversation. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This weeks guests are Mason and Kay Lane. As per usual, we talk all things shooting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, I have on a fascinating guest. She started competing as a teen. Shot competitively throughout her entire 4 years of college and has continued that trend during her adult life. We only made it through half of our conversation due to technical difficulties. She's agreed to come on again so we can finish what we started. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest was within 0.36 points of being the USPSA Limited National Champion. The best part? He's only 17 years old. Nils Jonasson even remarked that Scott reminds him of himself when he was that age. He could end up being the next Rob Leatham or Nils Jonasson. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest is Ashlyn Champagne. She's an up and coming Junior shooter with aspirations of being a World Champion. She's very serious as she's planning to compete every single weekend (locals, majors and nationals), which includes two trips outside of CONUS and a major match a month. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

First of all, Merry Christmas everyone!!!!! This week's episode stars Krystal Dunn. Krystal is a small business owner, shooting competitor and Federal Premium Ammunition Brand Ambassador. She's also a 2nd Amendment advocate. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing her. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This is the 2nd half of my conversation with J.R. Crosby. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, my guest is J.R. Crosby. Just recently, he has delved head first into becoming a serious competitor in the Practical Shooting sports. This is in addition to being a LEO, brown belt in BJJ and a Doctoral student. This is quite the conversation. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, Jessica Mauro is my guest. She's 2 years into her USPSA journey. This year, she competed in 5 different Nationals, 2 Area matches, 5 sectional matches and a PCSL match. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This is a special episode about the World Shoot. When I last had Joon on the podcast, he said he would love to compete at the World Shoot but didn't have a slot. We talk about how he got one, what it took to get one, making reservations, traveling, competing and traveling back. Joon ended up 4th in the world in Production Optics Light a mere 12 points behind Max Michel. We even chat about Prairie Fire Rank. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This episode, it's J.R. and myself. We talk for 2 hours all about MMA, to include J.R.s experience in MMA. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week, I had the pleasure of talking with Tim Dunderi, affectionately known as TanfoTimmy on IG. We talk training, competing, scaring cats, Prairie Fire Rank and other things. Plus, there's plenty of laughs. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe! www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This is a special episode covering the standings of the XIX World Shoot heading into the final day of shooting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest is Brody Adkison. He competed in Racegun Nationals last month shooting Limited. He was an A class shooter and finished 19th overall while winning A class. Did I mention he is just 17 years old and a recent High School graduate? He has big plans ahead for competition shooting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

Joel and I have a discussion about Mixed Martial Arts the day before the big fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. We talk Oliveira v Makhachev and upcoming cards: UFC Fight Night Thompson v Holland with some great names on that card; UFC 282 Prochazka v Texeira 2 (Jan, Paddy and Lawler are on that main card; and, of course, UFC 284 Makhachev v Volkanovski that also has Whittaker v Costa.

My guest this week is from the state of Washington. She was 2nd at Racegun Nationals shooting Limited. We talk a lot about how she prepared for Nationals, what she will be working on going forward and coaching. Coaching is something that I can see being a big help for competitors. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest is the youngest Carry Optics National Champion ever. Initially a 3-gun competitor, Morgan won the Ladies Carry Optics National Championship at the age of 14 after shooting USPSA for a whopping 7 months. This year, she was leading going into the last stage of CO Nationals. I enjoy speaking to young/junior shooters to get an idea of where they are coming from, how they got to where they are now and how they handle the stress of those situations. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This is part two of my conversation with local phenom, Joel Fisher. You're welcome Jay Beal!! :-D www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

This week's guest is a local, Area 8 shooter. Joel and I started about the same time in USPSA. He finished 36th at Carry Optics Nationals. Needless to say, I did not. www.casualshooterpodcast.com LASRApp Referral Link https://bit.ly/3wfzybI Save 15% on other items at LASRApp with CSP2021 Save 20% on Gun Butter with casualshooter20 www.gunbutter.com Save 10% on HOIST with CasualShooter www.drinkhoist.com

Mike is a USPSA shooter in Virginia. He likes to conduct ammo testing which is what piqued my interest. Not only did we talk ammo testing, we talked hot sauce, PRS and High Performance Driving. This conversation was all over the place and very interesting. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This week is where Brantley and I dissect his stage wins on Stage 19 and Stage 1. Stage 19 was the end of Day 1 at Carry Optics Nationals. Brantley obliterated that stage. Nils was second and Brantley beat him by 2 seconds. Stage 1 was the first stage of Day 2 and Brantley started off that day where he left off the day before with a stage win. Stage 1 was the stage that was two string. The first string was freestyle and strong hand. String two was freestyle and weak hand. We dissect them both. www.casualshooterpodcast.com Brantley's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqVIDR8UR6Rm18-H2HuNXwg

This week, I get the privilege of talking with Brantley Merriam. Brantley was 4th at Carry Optics Nationals. The only people to beat him are the only people to have won a Carry Optics National Championship. He's a fast, aggressive, young shooter. Keep your eye on him for years to come. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

Luke and I talked for four hours last night. This is the recording of the first two hours. We talk all about his candidacy and go through his webpage which is linked below. He has some novel ideas as to how to represent the shooters of Area 3. www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://faust.systems/area3

This is the second half of my conversation with Joon Kim. Joon and I talk about his website and training he conducts. The link is below. Enjoy!! www.casualoshooterpodcast.com https://adventinnovative.squarespace.com/

This week's guest is Joon Kim. He finished 22nd at Carry Optics Nationals. Each year, he has halved his finish. He's a young guy with a desire to continue his rise to the top. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

I reached out to Prairie Fire after learning of their $100k cash prize shooting competition. Here is a 1/2 hour conversation about the company, the stages of the competition, the different payouts and, briefly, next year's $1m payout. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This week, Jay and I talk CO Nationals, training and his future in IPSC matches. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

Team Canik shooter, Frank Xu, was approached in Taiwan about coaching/training the Taiwan IDPA Team coming over to shoot IDPA Nationals. Basically, he said, "Challenge accepted!" but in Mandarin Chinese. These shooters are basically airsoft team members. Gun ownership is banned in Taiwan. He trained the 4 of them and they took home 6 awards, including most accurate iron sight shooter. I would say, "Mission Accomplished!" but in my normal American accent. This is a great episode! Enjoy! www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/IDPATAIWAN https://www.instagram.com/pewpewtank/

This is all about MMA. More will be coming in the future. Dave hosted Lane Gries and Joel Bernardo. Comments/feedback is appreciated.

This Special Episode kicks off Season 2. Justine was kind enough to come on the show and talk about Nationals and how she was able to pull it off. Morgan Leonhardt (2021 Women's Champ) and her literally battled it out to the very last stage. Ashley Rheuark (Team Glock) was breathing down their necks the entire time. She kicked a last second field goal to win the game! Hahaha. Both women are very young and this battle is set for years to come. Their is a story of sportsmanship that is incredible. We now have an affiliate link for LASR App. You can use that to visit their website and we automatically get the credit. You can still save 10% in the store using our discount code. All codes and links can be found on the website. https://bit.ly/3wfzybI www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This week's guest is Rachel Harper. She is a Master class Carry Optics shooter and finished 5th at this year's CO Nationals in Talladega, AL. Rachel was offered an athletic scholarship but decided against it for academic reasons. We talk a lot about Nationals. I have included a link to a video of her favorite stage. We now have an affiliate link for LASR App. You can use that to visit their website and we automatically get the credit. You can still save 10% in the store using our discount code. All codes and links can be found on the website. https://bit.ly/3wfzybI www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CiiI2yPrW3X/

I get the opportunity to talk with Garran Singleton this week. He's competing on the Carry Optics Super Squad this weekend and he turned 23 just days after this interview. Don't miss this great conversation. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This week, I talk with Isaac Lockwood. Obviously, we talk a lot about shooting. You will also get a behind the scenes tour of the Sig P320 Lockwood. He gives us his pick for early odds-on favorite to win Carry Optics Nationals next week in Talladega. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This week is a special edition episode. I interview Scott Arnburg as he runs for the vacant Area 3 Director. www.casualshooterpodcast.com

This is the conclusion of our interview with Lane Gries. www.casualshooterpodcast.com www.bastionblackperformance.com