The Everyday Sniper

The Everyday Sniper Episode 214 Mike Talks Leupold HD 5 Scopes Mike is here, and in this episode, we talk scopes and specifically, the Leupold HD 5 7-35x scope was on the table.  MHSA had the Leupold reps there recently so he breaks down the Leupold products. Early talking about Mike and his Night Vision night out with Adam.  Adam and Mike went coyote hunting recently in the northern part of the s...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 213 Special Surprise Guest Episode Who we have here, what can we possibly talking about, well you have to listen to find out. Our special guest comes as no surprise, just surprised we were able to nail him down this great edition of the Everyday Sniper Podcast. I know you will be on the edge of your seat waiting with baited breathe to hear him lay down some knowledge bo...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 212 Rear Bags, Bipods, Comments Back at it this week, I just shot a short video, did a rear bag lesson and wanted to talk about some lessons learned. We see a lot of different shooters, situations, and equipment when teaching a class. That experience allows us to look at things happening with our precision rifle shooting on a microscopic level.  We really want to breakd...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 211 Vacation Fundamental Truths I am in LA but wanted to knock out a quick podcast for everyone.  I did a full day at Disney and right now I am getting ready to head to see Jim at Prime Ammo. In this episode, I talk about the levels in our heads, thanks to a post made by Regina M on Snipers Hide. This illustrates in living color how our head works in terms of viewing th...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 210 Joe Salvador of Savage Arms As promised, here is my interview with Joe Salvador from Savage. We are really excited for Joe to be on the podcast.  We often talk about a lot of companies and you never know how it will be taken. Joe reached upon hearing some of the issues we had with various Savage Rifles and wanted to address them moving forward. Savage has been quiet...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 209 Epic Rant, Hate me, Don't use my Site So I have absolutely nothing to say today, and I am just uploading a podcast because that is what I am supposed to do. This creates a dynamic and often volatile situation where I rant about stuff that pisses me off.  So with that in mind, I drop quite a few F-bombs in this episode.   I was home yesterday on Sniper's Hide and aga...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 208 MDT Talk with Kyle and Maarten Welcome to the Everyday Sniper, in this episode we have Kyle and Maarten calling in from MDT.  MDT is moving beyond stocks into the long-range precision rifle game deeper and deeper.  So with their recent acquisition of Ckypod and JAE, we thought we should talk to them.  Topics include  New Chassis Shot Show  Magazines  Oryx Chassis  S...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 207 Treadproof AAR, User Comments Hey welcomes to the Everyday Sniper, Frank from Sniper's Hide here, as usual, and in this episode, I hit on a ton of topics.  The knowledge bombs are falling from the Memphis Belle at a rate not seen since WWII.   Treadproof Rear Bags  Bipods 224 Valkyrie  Podbean App Comments  Custom Actions  Fun stuff for sure...  This episode is sure...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 206 Team Safari After Action Report Breaking down the Team Safari weekend, looking at:  224 Valkyrie in a field match  Benefits to LE  Benefits to the Military Shooters  The strategy of the event  Comparison between PRS/NRL type events  My favorite parts  Thanks to everyone for listening and sharing the podcast,  Thanks for commenting on the Podbean App  Thanks for help...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 205 JP Rifles, Adam and Team Safari I am down in New Mexico at the Blue Steel Ranch shooting the Competition Dynamics Team Safari Match with Adam Burt GM of JP Rifles  This was a last-minute addition to my weekend. I have never shot a CD Match beyond the early Sniper's Hide Matches they hosted for me.  So this is a fulfillment of a bucket list match. The nice thing with...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 204 Tools, Talk, and Textbooks Welcome to the Everyday Sniper, you have Frank from Sniper's Hide bringing you the latest updates from inside my brain. In this episode, I am talking  Tools, toolkits, fix it sticks, Borka Tools, all the stuff you need and should have to keep your rifle up and running correctly. It's important you carry a set of tools with you when it come...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 203 User Comments, Scope Height, Group Buys, Sniper's Hide HI Eric V, welcome to the everyday sniper podcast.  In this episode, we had a bunch of really great questions from the listeners that just happen to correspond to some discussions we were having in the sniper's hide forum.  We are talking,  Left-Hand Gain Twist  224 Valkyrie Twist Rates  224 Valkyrie Bullets  Te...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 202 Jack Master Charts, Interview with Ted H More and more we see hardcopy data is a better way of doing business.  The apps have been inconsistent, our phones are constantly being updated and changed. So the only constant in all this all is change.  Enter hardcopy charts that are to the next level.  Ted H was a student in our precision rifle class this past weekend. he...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 201 Podbean Comments Plus Does a title for the podcast even matter?  I mean does anyone read this stuff I write, because to be honest, I just ramble so there is something written.  I find it weird to write what I am talking about, but I suppose there has to be some kind of description or nobody would know what we are about. In this episode, I am talking in circles, read...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 200 Victory Lap with Marc Taylor We are up here in Alaska at the Sheep Creek Lodge, just finished up our PR 2 class and the reunion for both the lodge and the classes.  So Marc Taylor and I are doing our traditional victory lap.  We reach a real milestone at the Everyday Sniper with our 200 episodes of the podcast. Some of the topics we cover,  Alaska Precision Rifle Af...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 199 Post Class Ramblings I am all over the place today,  just a lot of things going on so we want to cover a bunch of stuff I might have missed over the previous week. The knowledge nuggets include  MHSA Training Class Shoutout  User Comments  Sniper's Hide Forum  Pre and Post Shot checklists  Best Gear 2019 thoughts  Manic Musings  Thanks for listening, thanks for shar...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 198 Special Guest Caylen Wojcik Great conversation with Caylen on a couple of topics:  Law Enforcement Sniping and Training  Match Thoughts End of Summer catch up Thanks for listening, subscribing, and commenting in the Podbean App.  Hope you call enjoy the podcast 

The Everyday Sniper Episode 197, True Range Zero, User Comments In this episode, I talk about your True Range Zero and what the end-user can do to fix issues with software to help fine-tune your truing.  With a true range zero a group that is just .1 mils above center moves your group to 150 yards in terms of how the computer looks at it.  So it's important to understand these variations.  Talking...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 196 Communicate, Move, Shoot Thanks for listening and subscribing to the Everyday Sniper Podcast. In this episode we talk, Communication,  Movement and Shooting. Sort of an end of the competition season discussion.  We need to communicate before the stage, or even during with a teammate.  Then we need to move forward to build our position and finally shoot our targets....

The Everyday Sniper Episode 195 MN AAR, Back from my class in MN and wanted to say thanks to all who attended. Also a big thanks to Eric S for approaching me about it, then a special thank you to the board members who approved the class. It's always great to visit new locations and see the dynamic of these ranges.  The students were awesome too, everyone improved and we got to see first hand the b...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 194 Labor Day Musings Here in Minnesota for the Labor Day weekend. Teaching a class here in at the Gopher Hills range and wanted to a drop a Labor Day weekend podcast for you all. In this episode we discuss:  Listener Questions  100 yard zeros  Hunters vs PRS  LE vs PRS  Mentality of improvements Training Updates  Thanks for listening, sharing and commenting in the Podb...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 193 Chassis talk, Hunter Ballistics Musings Welcomes to the Everyday Sniper, in this episode I breakdown some thoughts on Marc's weaponized maths.  I shot a video for the Sniper's Hide Online Training featuring the use of the math, and it worked out really well here in CO.  I had to make a few minor tweaks at the extended ranges, but overall, excellent little video to s...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 192 Post Class Wind talk, Chassis, Podbean Q&A Just finished the August MHSA Precision Rifle class here in Colorado. We had a crazy 25 to 45MPH wind hit us on Saturday. So we had a great opportunity to shoot in a 30MPH headwind with Mike's 6CM.  Listen to the episode if you want to know what we saw.  We do our normal Q&A with the Podbean questions we had some very good...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 191 Fundamental Breakdown, Elements vs FoM I was looking over some old military marksmanship manuals, not so much for the mistakes, but to see where things evolved from the Elements of a good shooting position to the fundamentals of marksmanship.  And in thinking about the different techniques we use for shooting the various disciplines we engage in, how the fundamental...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 190 Rex Defense Post Class Debrief Welcome to politically correct Frank, I am host, Fundamental Frank who is gonna depart from my normal ranting style to something more mellow. As several have heard, this past weekend I attended a Rex Defense Seminar in Denver.  I saw it while prepping for the Gathering, and decided, why not, attend the seminar.  So I did and wanted to...