Reticle Up Podcast hosted by 3GunKenzie

In this episode, Steve Moneypenny shares his story of how he got started in shooting USPSA, Multigun, and 3 Gun. Steve shares how being a Range Officer for major matches helped offset the costs of shooting major matches, how he learned more about the sport through being a Range Officer, and why USPSA means so much to him. Steve is a candidate running for USPSA President and he shares his goals if...

Christina Baker is a major advocate for the Second Amendment, a competitive shooter, and a traveling nurse. Christina has leveled up in a big way with her shooting skills. This year, she and I are on team Davinci Machining, competing with their Performance PCC. Christina also shoots for team Outdoor Dynamics.   In this episode, Christina shares her experience in speaking up for what she belie...

In this episode, my fellow Davinci Machining teammates and I share how each of us found our way to shooting in the PCC division. We talk about our unique Davinci PCC configurations, what ammunition we use, and talk a little bit about the upgrade options Davinci offers including the Scheel Manufacturing roller-delayed buffer system and the JP buffer system. We share our 2022 shooting goals, our mat...

Donnie Flowe is a multigunner through and through! Donnie revived the old Pro-Am 3 Gun match and just recently bought Tarheel 3 Gun to bring back those matches as well. He is an excellent match director and is also an avid 3-gunner himself. Donnie started Stage Zero Shooting Supply years ago to solve the problem so many new shooters have of not knowing what gear or what guns to get when they're fi...

Martin is a 9-year-old competitive shooter following in the footsteps of his father, Diego, who grew up shooting on his Olympic team in Guatemala. Martin just recently switched to shooting USPSA, Carry Optics division. He started out in Steel Challenge, learned the fundamentals of shooting, firearm safety, and is now learning how to shoot on the move and draw from a holster. I sit down with these...

David Power is one of the most involved people I've met in the industry. He is a Match Director, a board member for several Youth Shooting Organizations, a Volunteer for Shooting Sports, and of course, a competitive shooter himself! David has been working in the industry for years and has a pretty neat job helping bring products to market. David and I sit down to share more information about what...

Brennen Decker is a Grand Master Production shooter in USPSA. Brennen is Trace's younger brother and in this episode, he shares his side of their family dynamic on and off the range. Brennen has a dry fire and live fire routine and is sticking with shooting Production this year. He talks about his early years competing on the air rifle team in high school, when he first dove into competitive shoot...

Unless you live under a rock, you've probably met or heard of Brian Conley. Brian and I met up at the 2022 Alabama Sectional USPSA match to talk about how he innovated the famous Hunters HD Gold lenses as well as how they made their way into the shooting industry. Brian travels all across the country setting up his Magical Mystery Tour at major matches and offers demo glasses, giveaways, and more...

Trace Decker is a GM Carry Optics competitive shooter who just recently shot on the Super Squad at 2021 Nationals. Trace has been mentored by some of the best in the shooting community and shares his experience of being a new shooter to making GM. Both Trace and his brother Brennen shoot competitively in USPSA. Trace talks about how Brennen helps him as a shooter, how they train together, and who...

Jason Clark is a beast when it comes to shooting PCC, and with just about any handgun he picks up too. Jason and I sit down to talk about his start in competitive shooting, how he found PCC, and what made him stick with it. Jason and I talk a little bit about the growing unrest in the USPSA community and what he'd like to see from the organization. He shares his 2022 match schedule and goals for t...

KB and David sit down to talk about the all-new 51Fifty Evolve Rifle that completely eliminates the need for takedown pins making rifle disassembly and building that much easier. KB and David share their story of how they finished the prototype just before Shot Show 2022, cutting it close by less than a month. They knew they had a valuable product and these two entrepreneurs bought their booth bef...

Corey Scheel has been competing in shooting competitions for some time now and has shot different divisions in USPSA and even dabbled in some 3 gun competitions. After PCC's started to become popular and Corey began shooting one, he found a problem he knew he could design a solution for. PCC's can have a lot of recoil, making it a challenge to eliminate dot bounce and make accurate follow-up shots...

Jeffrey Abraham is the Owner of Class 3 Firearms Dealer & Training Company, Not Right Shooters. Jeff shares his experience shooting 3 Gun, PRS, Sniper competitions, Run and Guns, USPSA, and more. As a leftie, he has a few suggestions for Match Directors as well as gun manufacturers to make things a little bit more "even" or "fair" for left-handed shooters.   Jeffrey and I talk about the i...

In the first episode released in 2022, I sit down with Dexter Bradley, a GM USPSA open shooter on the Army Marksmanship Unit Action Shooting Team. Dexter shares his early introduction to firearms and competitive shooting, and how that helped him earn a spot on the AMU team. Dexter shares about his experience on the team and how he sets goals for himself for the shooting seasons. One of his goals w...

Steve is the Team Captain for Steel Target Paint and just recently started his own venture, Creekside Custom Lasering, where he is making custom cerakote and engravings come true. Steve shares how he found competitive shooting, how he learned to shoot Steel Challenge, and how he's watched junior shooters grow up in shooting sports, including his daughter. He also shares his experiences shooting ot...

Officer Jim Kuzak was ambushed in the line of duty and shot 5 times. He was left paralyzed from the waist down, but rather than dwelling on what he could no longer do, he chose to make the most of his second chance at life and inspire many others along the way. Jim is an adaptive competitive shooter and is testing what's possible for competitors confined to a chair in shooting sports. In this epis...

Thomas Ray is a 16-year-old student angler aspiring to become a professional one day. Thomas goes by @theokayangler on social media, but he is light years ahead of many when it comes to knowing how to wrangle fish. Thomas is the son of a competitive 3 gunner and shares many of the similarities between competitive shooting and competitive fishing. He talks about different rods, reels, fishing lines...

Raegan Hearn is a 15-year-old Steel Challenge competitive shooter who has recently also found competitive archery. Raegan and her dad are such a fun duo to see at matches. They travel together and keep each other competitive. Raegan is also known as "Pineapple Shooter" and is her social media username. She shares about how she started shooting and tried different divisions, as well as her favorite...

Morgan Leonhardt is a National Champion at just 14 years of age. She has been competing in shooting sports since she was 9 years old, traveling all across the country with her dad, Kevin Leonhardt. While Morgan got started in 3 Gun and enjoys the sport, her focus has moved to the USPSA Carry Optics division. She has trained with some of the best shooters in the world and puts in hours of dry fire...

Chase Rains started out in competitive shooting like so many of us did before him, by just showing up to shoot without a clue of what to expect. Chase spent a short time shooting before deciding to take a class and from then on, things changed. He began to understand the game of USPSA and worked to improve his accuracy within his speed limitations. Chase also helps mentor junior shooters in USPSA...

Riley Bowman and I sit down to talk about how carrying concealed is so much more than just strapping a gun on. He shares the mindset we need to have when carrying a gun, other essential tools you should carry on your body daily, and the importance of having a quality holster and belt.   Riley is also the VP of ConcealedCarry.com. He and Jacob Paulsen, President, are the hosts of the Concealed...

Lafe Kunkel is now making holsters for a living with his patent-pending design, is competing at a National level, is the President of his local gun club, and it all started with Olympic style small bore rifle shooting. Later on, Lafe found IDPA which eventually led to shooting USPSA. Lafe shares about how he founded GX products, shows how his patent-pending design is unlike any other holster on th...

Brian Nelson began shooting at the early age of 10. As part of his homeschool education, Brian was required to map out travel and lodging to and from shooting events, budget the cost of matches, and more as he and his dad traveled to shoot competitions. Brian has just about shot every type of shooting competition and discipline there is, and he's good at all of it. He also gives back by putting on...

Brady Hardin is a Master Class Single Stack USPSA competitor, but he actually got started shooting in Limited. Brady realized that if he was going to carry a gun every day, that he was going to go get training and be educated on how to use his firearm. He started shooting IDPA to get familiar with drawing from a holster, being accurate in neutralizing a target, and reloading, all while under the p...

Tanner and Aaron met through shooting competitions. These two goobers are now completely inseparable. Invite one, you get both. Tanner shoots Open while Aaron shoots TacOps (for now), but they're still extremely competitive against each other despite the different divisions. Tanner and Aaron share many fun stories, but one in particular about a road trip that led to staying in the lowest of low mo...