Reticle Up Podcast hosted by 3GunKenzie

Tim is the owner of LFX Firearms Training and is the first guest to return to the podcast! Tim joins me to talk about situational awareness. He shares his insights on learning to read people, what to look for when you're in public, and how force-on-force training can help prepare you for a defensive scenario. The Reticle Up is produced in partnership with AmericanFirearms.org. American Firearms' m...

Nic is Leupold's Shooting Sports Marketing Manager and a PRS competitive shooter. He shares how he began working at Leupold and the different hats he's worn in the company over the years. We discuss the value of having a pro shooting team, working with shooters who travel to compete across the country, and venturing into the international market. Nic shares what he's learned shooting PRS and how h...

John McClain (yes, you read that right) is a 3 Gun competitive shooter who arguably has the best wardrobe in the game. John is recently new to big game hunting as well and has put in a ton of time learning how to harvest his own deer.  John also is the National Training Manager at Armscor and is a sponsored shooter with Vortex Optics, Voodoo Tactical, Hunters HD Gold, and has worked hard to g...

Do you remember the TV Show, Top Shot? If you watched Season 1, you might recognize this next guest, Caleb Giddings. Caleb is now the Brand Marketing Manager at Taurus. He is a Revolver Specialist and still finds time to compete in matches with his revolvers.   In this episode, Caleb shows us how to speed-reload a revolver a few different ways, talks about all things revolvers, and more! &nbs...

Tom Castro is a GM-level competitive shooter, a firearms instructor, and owns Tom Castro Shooting Academy. In this episode, Tom and I discuss his recent win at the 2023 Pan American Extreme Open, his first SHOT Show experience, and how he physically trains for shooting competitions. We talk about how he can switch divisions and remain competitive in matches. Finally, we talk about content creation...

Chris Hutchison is an avid 3 Gunner who competes across the country in Rumbles, Proving Grounds matches, and Multigun competitions. We sit down to talk about the Fall Brawl, the upcoming Battle for the South match, and how Proving Grounds have helped improve his shooting. Chris is active duty military, a dad, husband, and makes time to travel and enjoy shooting! The Reticle Up is produced in partn...

Matt Nash is a competitive USPSA shooter who mainly shoots Production. He is on the USA World Shoot team, competing in Thailand. In this episode, we talk about his shooting career success, including his making Super Squad for the 2022 Nationals this year. He shares his dry fire and live fire practice sessions and drills he worked on before leaving for World Shoot. At the end of this episode, he an...

Charlie Perez has been involved in practical shooting for years. He's competed in USPSA, IDPA, and Steel Challenge and enjoys every aspect of competitive shooting. He placed 12th at USPSA Limited Nationals this year and shares what he plans to shoot next year in this episode!   Charlie is also an instructor and wrote a book called Path of Focused Effort to help shooters at home and his s...

⁠Before listening to this episode of the Reticle Up Podcast, be sure to watch Part 1 and Part 2 of Build Box with Ursula, Adam, and me competing in the rifle-building TV Show.  On this exclusive Reticle Up Podcast, I sat down with the show creators and one of my judges and talked about how this show even came about. This episode will take you behind the scenes to give you a little idea of wha...

Luke Faust is a USPSA Production Master Class shooter who has invested quite a bit of time and energy into shooting. He is passionate about the future of USPSA, so much so that he is running for Area 3 Director. In this episode, we dive into what he's looking to change if he were elected to the Board of Directors.   We also talk about what brought him to firearms, his love of CrossFit, and wh...

Mason and Kaylee Lane are a power couple competing, training, and shooting together. Mason is a 3 Time National Champion who has grown up shooting professionally. Kaylee got started in Steel Challenge and USPSA, and enjoys competing in both iron-sighted and optic divisions.   These two travel the USA and internationally together to compete in shooting competitions all across the world. They i...

Kolby Pavlock, a Rimfire World Champion, and Grand Master level competition shooter, joins me to talk about his shooting career and his move to work with Volquartsen Firearms⁠.  Kolby is one impressive young man. He has accomplished goals in shooting sports that so few people will ever accomplish in their lifetime. He has mastered different shooting disciplines and divisions. His knowledge of...

Nicholas Chan started from the ground up in the firearms industry. He put in years of hard work, and when the opportunity presented itself to do more, he jumped at the chance! If you've ever attended an industry event and visited the Taurus booth, you've probably met Nicholas. He is one of the most friendly folks you'll meet and is a wealth of knowledge about guns.   Nicholas and I chat about...

If you don't know the name yet, you will soon. Brantley just placed 4th overall at the 2022 USPSA Carry Optics Nationals. But where did he come from? How did he get there? With cut-out cardboard dry fire targets he made with boxes from Walmart... Not kidding. Brantley has always been on the quiet side, but now that people are starting to ask for help and tips from him, he's coming out of his shell...

Adam is a Steel Challenge competitive shooter who travels the country competing. In this episode, Adam shares how his shooting journey came full circle at one specific competition. He remembers going to his first big match and squadding with some of the biggest names in Steel Challenge. He had been following them online, watching videos of them shoot, and they inspired him to want to get better. B...

Lane Nelson is a 19-year-old competitive shooter who has put in the work and trained himself to be a Master Class Carry Optics shooter. His shooting journey started as a junior and now, he's learning to balance college, shooting, and family/friends time. We talk about his goals for his shooting career and what's next on the horizon for him.  Lane runs some awesome budget-friendly gear, a most...

Hunter Constantine went from a new competitive shooter to GM in USPSA simply by buying a ton of ammo and practicing at the range. He is an instructor at Field Craft Survival and helped co-found Two Track Nation. Hunter spends a lot of time on the road for events and oftentimes overlands on his travels.  We talk about working in the firearms industry, being brand ambassadors and online influen...

Will and Ben are two of the most hardworking and humble guys I have worked with. Their company, Forge Relations, puts relationships before business and cherishes the connections they've made over the years. If you don't know about Forge Relations, they're the team that puts on the annual Gundies Awards!⁠ The Gundies Awards are the firearm community's Voter Choice Awards. In this episode, Will and...

Billy Barton joined USPSA and started shooting competitively to get more proficient with his carry gun. Now, Billy is a GM-level Carry Optics Competitive Shooter and a firearms trainer/instructor. Billy and I sit down to talk about his Carry Optics setup, how he improved his own shooting skills, and what classes he teaches. Billy is also the host of the Speed Up & Get Your Hits podcast, one of...

If you're in the IPSC or USPSA world, you're sure to have heard the name Travis Tomasie. Travis is a National and World IPSC and USPSA Champion. He is an Army Veteran and Former US Army Marksmanship Unit Member. When he's not competing, he teaches firearms courses across the country. Travis's latest collaboration has been with MasterPiece Arms in developing the all-new Limited 2011 Travis Tomasie...

Foster and his brother, Matt, shoot for Team Browning and Winchester and are both Multi-World Trap Champions. We sit down to talk about how he and his brother got into shooting trap, his love of hunting, and more! Foster shares his knowledge on fitting a shotgun to you, what chokes he runs, and what ammunition he likes best. We talk about how to get youth into shooting sports and firearms in gener...

In this episode of the Reticle Up Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Volquartsen, the CEO of Volquartsen Firearms, to learn more about him, the business, and the firearms industry. Scott shares the story of how Volquartsen Firearms came to be, what makes their firearms so unique, and more. We talk about entrepreneurship, what it's like working in the firearms industry, and how...

Denny Chapman has an adventurous lifestyle and has made many accomplishments in the firearms industry. Denny was a contestant on the first season of Top Shot, was a Stunt Performer, a former mounted police officer, and a former mounted shooting competitor. Denny is now the Media Host for Big Daddy Unlimited so you may have seen his trick shot videos he's filmed.  Denny is genuinely excited ab...

I recently met Austin at the TN IDPA Championship match and had the pleasure of shooting on his squad. It took me a few stages in to notice Austin's burns and his disability with missing most of his left hand. You wouldn't know it by watching him shoot and he wouldn't tell you unless you asked. Austin is one of the most humble and easy-going people I've ever met. He's had to re-learn how to shoot...

Gals Day at the Range is an event like no other where women of all ages can come out and learn how to shoot in a fun environment. This year's Gals Day was an action-packed event that included shooting pistols, rifles, and shotguns. We ran ladies through a Steel Challenge stage, a USPSA stage, and set them up to shoot shotgun clays and 100-yard rifle steel. This event was only possible because of s...