The Everyday Marksman

Have you ever been frustrated by not achieving your goals? It doesn’t really matter what the goal itself was. Perhaps it was [another] weight loss target, or putting in some extra hours on a hobby. We’ve all had that moment where it just fell apart. It sucks. Today I want to talk about the number one reason than this happens. It’s not going to be some quick fix that anyone can sell you, it’s not a...

< a href="https://www.everydaymarksman.co/support/">Support This Podcast Rate This Podcast It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that I’m a pretty big gear nerd. I’ve got more backpacks than I have places to put them, enough load-bearing equipment to supply a fire team, and a large crate full of survival kit. On top of that, I’ve always had a passing interest in learning to “roll my own” equipment...

Support this Podcast: everydaymarksman.co/support If you aren’t familiar with the famed military SERE school, it stands for Survival Evasion Resistance & Escape. It’s the school they send people to when there’s a higher than normal chance they might be caught behind enemy lines. Today I’m talking to Mike Moore, a former SERE instructor for the US Army Special Forces SERE school. While we don’t get...

Support this show at: www.everydaymarksman.co/support "Vanity. It’s possible that one of the reasons you got on the path of mastery was to look good. But to learn something new of any significance, you have to be willing to look foolish. Even after years of practice, you still take pratfalls. When a Most Valuable Player candidate misjudges a ball and falls on his duff, he does it in the sight of m...

In this episode of Everyday Marksman Radio, I interview Derrick Bartlett. He has an incredible history with law enforcement sniping and now serves as the director of Snipercraft and President of the American Sniper Association. This is just a short snippet from his biography at the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association: Derrick Bartlett is a twenty-eight year veteran of law enf...

Support our Podcast: everydaymarksman.co/support Today I want to talk about the idea of being armed in modern society. Too many of us think that owning guns and being armed are the same thing. But they aren’t. Being armed is a choice that comes with a very different set of responsibilities, mindset shifts, and expectations. This episode is at least partially inspired by the ongoing events here in...

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Support the podcast: everydaymarksman.co/support I have used this quote in my signature block for years. The context of the statement is interesting because he made it in reference to the importance of physical fitness and high morale, both things that I also prioritize, but I’ve always thought it spoke to something a little deeper. Today’s episode is about the tactics of AR-15 marketing in partic...

Allison didn’t grow up around firearms. In fact, she never even thought about them or noticed them, save for the occasional action movie. By the time we met when I was on active duty, I had a small collection that I generally didn’t talk about with anyone except for showing off at social gatherings. I certainly didn’t tell her about it for fear of scaring her off. It all came to a fateful head one...

Ididn’t want to record this episode. As you know, I try to keep my opinions to myself when it comes to politics. But, sometimes the very thing you are interested in becomes political. With everything that is going on with the recent special elections in Virginia, I can no longer avoid the topic. Today I’m touching on gun control. But this isn’t the same rant you see all over gun boards everywhere...

Ireally enjoyed this interview with Linda Miller and Keith Cunningham. Together, they wrote Secrets of Mental Marksmanship, How to Fire Perfect Shots. In full disclosure, they sent me a copy of their book well ahead of the interview so I could review it and ask questions. Linda was a member of Canada’s National Shooting team and won medals in the Mexico World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Cuba world cu...

Today’s episode is simple: I wanted to talk about a recent experience taking two new shooters to the range for the first time. I think this is one of those pivotal moments in peoples’ lives, and we should strive to get it right for their first time. I know I’ve made mistakes in the past, and I’m sure you have as well. But that shouldn’t stop you from trying your best to make sure that others have...

For the 10th episode of Everyday Marksman Radio, we’re starting something new. From time to time, I want to bring on members of our own community that you see posting in the comments or in the forum. One of the most rewarding things I've gotten to do while running this site is have conversations with a variety of people. And while interviews and discussions with the experts is always fun and inter...

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower I have always liked this quote because it speaks to the heart of obtaining successful outcomes. Today, we’re talking about goal setting and the process that I use for setting goals, planning their success, and what to do after you reach it. Today’s episode covers three topics...

Russell Miller is a triple-distinguished competition shooter as well as a former special operations officer. He’s spent an enormous amount of time coaching snipers and precision shooters, and today he’s our guest on the show. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground between the world of competition shooting and tactical precision marksmanship. Russ shared some very pointed criticism of US Army ma...

Show notes for this episode are found at www.everydaymarksman.co/7 Today we're discussing four recurring gun-culture characters: Tactical Timmy, Boogaloo Bob, Fuddy Fred, and Sheepdog Shane. While these caricatures are obviously stereotypes and shouldn't be taken too seriously, there is still a bit of truth to them. Part of the reason I started The Everyday Marksman, to begin with, was battling my...

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Detailed show notes are found at https://www.everydaymarksman.co/marksman Today I want to talk a little about something I call The Marksman’s Path. No, I’m not referring to myself. One of the stated goals of this website is to build a better kind of citizen. I wanted to take a moment to discuss what that looks like. So settle in, press play, and let’s get to it. Universal Military Training (4:17)...

Detailed show notes with images: www.everydaymarksman.co/john Show Notes Summary This was a fun episode to record. When John Simpson reached out a while back to let me know that he had a new book on the market, I jumped at the chance to bring him on the podcast as my first interview. John is a veritable encyclopedia of sniper history and know-how. During the course of the interview, the conversati...

Links/Resources Mentioned Everydaymarksman.co Twitter: @evrydaymarksman IG: @everydaymarksman First Things First Before I get into things, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been sticking with me for the last several months while I got this off the ground. The words of encouragement and enthusiasm really did make a difference in helping me push to the finish line. Podcast Timestamps...

This trailer marks the official launch of the Everyday Marksman Radio podcast. I'm your host, Matt Robertson. I'm a former military officer turned corporate tech training guru who happens to have a love for the shooting sports and the outdoors. The Everyday Marksman is a site and community focused on personal development through the learning and application of tactical skills. To that end, we focu...