The Casual Shooter Podcast

This is the finale of a 2+ hour conversation. In this episode, Caleb hints at potential new products and upgrades for current products. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/radicaleb/ https://x.com/radicaleb?s=20 https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast  

Here is a short episode comparing participation numbers starting in 2018 and continuing through May 31st, 2024. Look for another update in about 2 months, maybe 3. https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast  

This week’s guest went from the Coast Guard Academy to firearms journalist to Top Shot competitor to General Manager of Marketing at Taurus USA. This is Part 1 of a 2+ hour conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/radicaleb/ https://x.com/radicaleb?s=20 https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast  

In this episode, we go through the Todd’s Hit Factor Action Shooting General Rulebook and Divisions Rulebook. He even offers you the opportunity to assist with making the rules better. https://www.instagram.com/toddwoitzel/ https://www.instagram.com/mannytalksshooting/ @casualshooterpodcast

Skyler is a new competitive practical shooter out of Michigan. In less than 2 full seasons, he made Grand Master. He’s also a huge fan of bodybuilding which we also talk about. Enjoy!!   https://www.instagram.com/djdavedoubles https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast  

Carson is a very impressive young man. He’s an Eagle Scout, has his private pilot’s license, is a full-time college student at Arizona State University, a Master class USPSA shooter and is training to compete at the Rifle World Championship in Norway. We cover a lot of topics. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/cherding_shoots/ https://linkliberator.com/me/@casualshooterpodcast  

This week’s episode is with Todd Woitzel. Todd is the Match Director for the Cornhusker Classic in Area 3. He is very active in the realm of shooting competition, especially Steel Challenge. Our conversation covers a wide array of those competitions. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/toddwoitzel/ https://www.instagram.com/mw_aktiv_wear/ https://linkliberator.com/@casualshooterpodcast  

This is the final installment of my conversation with Chris. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year. https://www.instagram.com/667_beast/   https://linkliberator.com/@casualshooterpodcast

Welcome to our Friday episode, where we take a deep dive into recent stats from major matches in the shooting competition world. We compare participation numbers from 2023 and early 2024 across several categories, including CO, LO, Open, PCC, Limited Production, Single Stack, Revolver, and Limited 10. Intriguingly, we found a significant drop in CO participation by about 12%. However, Limited Opti...

This is part 2 of my 3-hour conversation with Chris. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year. https://www.instagram.com/667_beast/   https://linkliberator.com/@casualshooterpodcast

This is another 3-hour conversation broken up into 1-hour segments for easy listening. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year. https://www.instagram.com/667_beast/   https://linkliberator.com/@casualshooterpodcast

Andy comes by way of Area 3. When Scott Arnburg was removed as Area 3 Director, Andy threw his hat in the ring. We talk about his beginnings in competition shooting and how to correct issues with the USPSA. This 3-hour conversation is broken down into three 1-hour episodes. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/andy.e.605/  

Andy comes by way of Area 3. When Scott Arnburg was removed as Area 3 Director, Andy threw his hat in the ring. We talk about his beginnings in competition shooting and how to correct issues with the USPSA. This 3-hour conversation is broken down into three 1-hour episodes. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/andy.e.605/  

Andy comes by way of Area 3. When Scott Arnburg was removed as Area 3 Director, Andy threw his hat in the ring. We talk about his beginnings in competition shooting and how to correct issues with the USPSA. This 3-hour conversation is broken down into three 1-hour episodes. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/andy.e.605/  

This is the second half of my conversation with AJ. Enjoy!!

This week’s guest is a 3 Gun competitor. He hails from the Mecca of shooting, Arizona. You can find him on the gram at https://www.instagram.com/ajanthony_3gun/ Enjoy!!

This week’s guest is a Dallas resident, Anthony Villanueva. He has a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with a passion for shooting. https://www.instagram.com/makereadypt?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== www.casualshooterpodcast.com  

Here is an editorial 2 months in the works. I finally sat down and recorded it. I’m glad I waited as long as I did. Russell Fortney’s interview on the Bullets and Bourbon podcast was the real catalyst.  Like, share and, for God’s sake, tell me what you think!!

This week, I talk to AJ Anthony, Joon Kim and Ken Yang about their experience at PrairieFire Nevada and the Ultimate Gunslinger Challenge. SPOILER ALERT: They won 4 Staccatos. If you missed it, there's always next year.   https://www.instagram.com/ajanthony_3gun?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== https://www.instagram.com/joon.kim___?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet...

David & Kevin were on the show 3 years ago. Since then, David has formed a training company and that's what he does full-time. The two of them have created their own local shooting and training team, as well. You can find them on social media. https://www.instagram.com/gw_collab?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== https://www.instagram.com/kevin_gorospe_shooting?utm_...

This was a special LIVE STREAM episode. If you want to see the video, go to the YouTube channel. Tim and Noah discuss the ACE Virtual Reality Shooting system. It's pretty remarkable.

This is the second half of my conversation with Noel. Enjoy!!

This is Part 1 of my talk with Noel Zarza. He's a retired Army officer and Area 8 Girsan sponsored shooter. He goes by @magunsix on IG.

This week's conversation is the conclusion of my conversation with Kirt McKenna. He is the gentleman behind Competition Shooting Analytics and the American Practical Shooting League. You might be familiar with all of his statistics surrounding classifiers and high hit factors. We cover that in depth. https://linktr.ee/casualshooterspodcast https://www.instagram.com/competition_shooting_analytics/...

This week's conversation is with Kirt McKenna. He is the gentleman behind Competition Shooting Analytics and the American Practical Shooting League. You might be familiar with all of his statistics surrounding classifiers and high hit factors. We cover that in depth. https://linktr.ee/casualshooterspodcast https://www.instagram.com/competition_shooting_analytics/ https://www.instagram.com/mckenna_...