On The Perf

Carry Optics is by far the biggest division in USPSA, but should it even be a thing? With it being so close to Limited Optics in both gear and results, there's a lot of talk about combining the two. In this episode, the Adams talk about the pros and cons of this move. Plus, we talk about the time that the US military shot a bunch of cows in order to figure out which pistol caliber was better....

How you deal with a bad stage can drastically impact the rest of your match. In this episode, Adam and Adam go over their process for getting back on track after bombing hard.

While Riser recovers after the drive home from Canada, Maxwell updated him on the sport's happenings and talks about all the good and bad of the 2025 USPSA Factory Gun Nationals. Plus, Hunter hands out a duffle-bag of cash. 

It's fun to shoot different divisions, or even different sports. But how do you hop around all the time without losing too much proficiency in the places that matter. Today Maxwell and Riser talk about the ins and outs of bouncing around in the shooting sports, why you would do it, and traps to watch out for. 

Riser is out of the country climbing, but Maxwell just got back from the latest IPSC Shotgun World Shoot Qualifier and wanted to give everyone an update on the standings. Plus, a pretty hard-core Gary of the day for ya'll. Enjoy. 

Today the Adams talk about the High Desert Championship. One of the biggest, burliest 3-Gun matches in the country, the beast of a match includes massive stages with 300 second part times, super hard shooting, bonus rifles shot to 900 yards, more spinners than an MGM warehouse, and plenty of shenanigans. We discuss all the good and the not-so-good of one of our favorite matches. 

In order to answer a listener questions about the ins and outs of running a major match, Adam and Adam go deep on match directing. Everything is covered from the basics of putting on a local to the added complications of Maxwell's world running USPSA Multigun Nationals. 

Riser breaks down the results from the 2025 PCC World Shoot Results (spoiler: USA crushed!). Maxwell updates everyone on the 2026 Shotgun World Shoot qualifiers. Then we go deep into a question from a listener who wants to know all things about shooter jerseys. 

On the drive home from a 3-Gun match, the shorter of the two Adam's heard Not Another Shooting Show go on a rant about how terrible 3-Gun is. Since their frame of reference sounded like the most phoned-in local match ever, we thought we'd set the record straight on some common myths about the sport. 

You asked, and we answered. Adam and Adam go over the pile of listener questions delivered on the YouTube channel, over email, through Instagram, and in person. If you asked us anything recently, we probably addressed it here. 

Maxwell grills Riser on his recent experience shooting the team division in an NRL Hunter match. No running and gunning this week—just difficult positions, blind stages, switching wind, and tiny steel targets and really far distances. There were plenty of lessons learned from hopping into a sport that in many ways is exactly the opposite of 3 Gun. 

In this episode, the Adams give an update on the current status of the team selection for the 2026 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot in Greece. We are two matches into a 6-match series, and the leaderboard is starting to take shape. See who's out front, who's on the bubble, and hear a little behind the scenes on how the selection process works. 

On this episode, the short Adam travels to South Carolina for the Tarheel 3 Gun Challenge and then has a completely surreal experience on the drive back to the airport. The tall Adam went back to his homeland of Minnesota for the Northwoods Shootout to try his hand at winning the big check.

In this episode we go deep on everything .22 rimfire. We talk about every kid's favorite cartridge and how useful it can be for practice in modern competition shooting. There are a lot of places where .22 can be an excellent stand in for much more expensive cartridges when it comes to building skill. In other places it can be a bit of a trap that can lead you down the wrong path. Listen to th...

The Adams sat down in Riser's back yard to talk about Maxwell's shooting of the Texas 3 Gun Championship. The word for the match was "wind" and had a huge impact on the long range component of the match. Maxwell breaks down the match, talks the 6 Arc vs .223 debate, and clarifies that if you see us out there that we are approachable. 

Taking a class can be the biggest jump in your ability as a shooter. But there are some things to look out for and avoid, both in your instructor and in yourself. Today we take a deep dive into what to look for in a class, how to prepare, and how to get the most out of your time and money. 

What is a Gary? A Gary is someone who is just blowing it. They're at the match, so they're doing something right, but there's just something about them that tells everyone instantly "I have no idea what I'm doing." We've all done some Gary stuff. But hopefully this list will teach you what to avoid. 

The 2025 Battle For The South is in the books. Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell sit down to talk about the match, their performance, where not to say in Laurinburg North Carolina, and the most options ever presented on a jungle-run stage. It was good time. 

Today Adam and Adam take on a double header of listener questions. One: how to zero your match rifles, and different strategies for standard and max-point-blank zeros. Two: flying with all the equipment that open division 3 gun demands. 

With more than 25 years of competition shooting between them, Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell have seen and tried just about every piece of gear in the sport of 3 Gun from the pistol, rifle and shotgun, to all the support equipment all the way down the shoes.  What would be there recommendations for someone starting into the sport with nothing at all? What gear would they run if they had all the optio...

Today Adam and Adam talk about everyone's favorite off-season topic—dryfire. These are all the hows and whys of the most useful and least expensive training tool any competition shooter (or any shooter for that matter) has at their disposal. 

Riser and Maxwell discuss the Dissident Shotgun Match, which happens to be a qualifier for the IPSC Shotgun World Shoot in 2026. Neither of the Adams are very happy with their performance, one less so than the other. Have you ever bombed a match so badly that you sold your gear at the end of it? Well, one Adam did exactly that. 

What major matches are out there for 3 Gun, USPSA, PCSL, and NRL? What are we going to shoot? After requests from multiple people, we talk through each of our match schedules. More importantly for anyone who's interested in attending these matches, we talk through the flavor of each, so you know what to expect if you show up. 

Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell talk about their winter prep for the coming season. Reloading, dry fire, division changing, gear testing, and test driving cars with the seller's pistol secured to the transmission tunnel. It's a bit unorganized. Just like the off season.  

What can the law enforcement community learn from competition shooting? Quite a lot, actually. Adam and Adam take a deep dive into a listener question about the benefits of competition and competition-style training for our brothers in blue.