The Everyday Sniper

The Everyday Sniper Episode 189 Gathering Talk, Plus Optics, Barrels and Training After having my computer die a second time, I had to upgrade my equipment so that put me behind the Eight Ball for a few days.  Wanted to talk about the Gathering and some high points from the event. A couple in no particular order"  The Attendance  The Range Day  The Dinner  The Sponsors  The New Products  I talk so...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 188 My thoughts after Recent Events Without getting too political I want to discuss the gun control debate happening on the heels of the El Paso and Dayton Shootings.  This topic affects us directly and some thing needs to be addressed without getting too political. The gun community immediately gets blamed for the attacks by individuals who have nothing to do with us....

The Everyday Sniper Episode 187 Useless Ramblings from the Clinically Insane I have no idea what I am even talking about in this episode, it's a blur.  Mentioning a few lessons learned from our most recent competitions.  I really enjoyed the way the class flowed this past weekend with Mike and the students from our July MHSA Precision Rifle Class.  We are always adjusting and modifying the course...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 186 Snakes in the MFing Connex Mike and Frank are on the range this weekend teaching an MHSA Precision Rifle Class to a great bunch of shooters.  We talk about our guest instructor, Ratty mick Rattlesnake that had Mike jumping out of his seat.  We breakdown some of the pros and cons we see with new shooters in the class.   Generally, we just wanted to bust out a podcast...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 185 User Comments, Final AK Thoughts from Ssgt Taylor So I am back from Alaska, our season of training there is pretty close to over.  We had an awesome block of classes, lots of learning taking place with a large variety of shooters.  Marc and I give you some final thoughts on Alaska, the classes, weaponized math, etc. Also I read the User Comments from the Podbean App...

Mike and Adam welcome you back for the latest installment of the Everyday Sniper.  In this episode they talk about the Mile High Shootout in Craig, CO after actions report and some things that they saw and really liked.  This is from their point of view and things they did to overcome some of the obstacles through the weekend.  Special thanks to Rob Quigley and Jeff Odor for putting on such a grea...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 183 Alaska Precision Rifle Class After Action PR 1 & 2  We just finished up a back to back PR 1 and 2 classes.  So as we normally do, Marc and I invited two students to sit in on the podcast.  So thanks to Luis V and Jonathan W for being a part of this episode giving you, the listeners their feedback.  We like the fact we can students, especially students from either th...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 182 User Comments Back to AK Just returned to Alaska, waking up at Capt Cook feeling pretty darn sporty today. So hit the ground running we go over some user comments on the Podbean app. I want to thank everyone for commenting and we like to read all the comments and respond. It's our way of interacting with the audience we have created within the Shooting Community.  S...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 181 Adam Cloaninger Interview One 1/2 of the 2019 SHC Winning Team  Welcome to the Everyday Sniper, in this episode I sit down and talk with Adam Cloaninger, precision rifle shooter, and one half of the winning SHC Team.  Adam talks about his time growing up and shooting in Washington State.  Where he is today with precision rifle competitions around the area.  Then we...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 180 TreadProof Class AAR Down in the Franklin Tennesse area just finished a class at Treadproof a new training facility located just outside Nashville.   In this episode we talk:  Treadproof Class Terminal Ballistics from Dr Maurer  Valkyrie Results  90gr Federal Bullet  Military vs Competition  Future Thoughts, more Training  Electronics vs Hardcopy https://treadproof....

The Everyday Sniper Episode 179 My Celebrity Train Wreck MOA Rant Frank here with the Everyday Sniper and Sniper's Hide, in this pre-4th of July episode I go on a nice rant regarding the Mil vs MOA debate.  Seems like this thing won't go away anytime soon as guys continue to stir this punch bowl.  The debate is silly, there is defined disciplines that work with MOA, in our game it's Mils all the w...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 178 Joel Wise Interview Precision Rifle Network We just finished our June MHSA Precision Rifle class and Joel Wise of the Precision Rifle Network was a student in the class.  So being a media guy in the gun industry I thought we would do a podcast about the Class.   Joel is the main video guy for the Precision Rifle Series, and does a lot of content and filming for Shan...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 177 Phil Velayo SHC After Action Great Episode here with top shooter, USMC Scout Sniper Instructor and Precision Rifle Instructor Phil Velayo on the line.  Phil came in second place at the Sniper's Hide Cup with his partner Beau, so his perspective is super important to all.   We breakdown some of the stages and well as the main elements to executing a great match finis...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 176 Sniper's Hide Cup AAR Back from the Sniper's Hide Cup, and wanted to do an after action from my perspective of the competition. I was a range officer, slash scorekeeper on stage 1 on the A side of the match. My stage was 3 targets at 680, 650, and 680, really interesting to see the mix of shooter and how they attacked the problem.   Other important areas of discussi...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 175 Talking Ammo, Merino Wool, Sniper's Hide Competitions, and So much More Welcome to the Everyday Sniper, this is my pre-travel Sniper's Hide Cup episode where I have nothing to say about the match, except that I have nothing to say.  The Rifleman's Team Challenge crew along with Carl Taylor and Clint Sharp are doing all the heavy lifting because I have been so out of...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 174 My Rant on LE Equipment Back from Alaska, this is my June After Action Report.  The Civvy classes we did were excellent. No equipment issues I can recall, nobody needed to default the SH Edition APO Rifle.  But we also did an LE class and that is completely different story. This was not about the shooters, but their equipment that went back to the 1990s.  In my mind...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 173 AK Precision Rifle Class with James and Wyatt Finished our first class from the second block of training here in Alaska.  Had an awesome class, lots of really great shooters.  We brought in two of the students, Wyatt, and James. Both students are from the Lower 48 as if I am not.  But we wanted to get their perspective and talk about the class. This class went fanta...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 172 Return to AK, APO SH Edition Rifle I am back in AK for the next block of classes and I wanted to drop an update on the SH Edition APO rifle. I knocked out a video detailing the system and why we spec'd it the way I did.  I think Ashbury is doing a great job with the package, and things are quickly moving forward from the base system.  Soon we will have paired option...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 171 Frank Rambles On Answering Questions In this episode we tackle some of the great questions we are getting in reference to the podcast. I read questions from both the Podbean App and from the Sniper's Hide Forum. In fact I get so carried away answering these questions I lose all track of time.  Some of the questions asked include: Truing BC  Left Hand Gain Twist Barr...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 170 Valkyrie Bolt Action Rifle, Ammunition Quick little upload before I head to Mike's house for a graduation party.  Wanted to expand on my 224 Valkyrie Build as I was able to shoot it at the range this week.  A bit of talk about calibers, ammunition and my thoughts on the subject of diminishing returns on your investment.  This is an investment for a lot of people and...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 169 Car Trip Context Discussion In the car on the way home from the range so I decided to drop a podcast.  Shooting some videos at the range today, so I will need to edit that stuff.  There may be a bit of road noize but nothing too crazy.  Context, I am trying to put things into context.  We drop a lot knowledge bombs and shrapnel can spread to other discussions.  I wa...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 168 Back from AK, My Wrap Up Made it back from Alaska over the weekend, took a red-eye flight and landed in Denver on Saturday Morning.  Just wanted to touch on the high points of the trip. Go over the pro and cons to what I saw, especially in terms of gear.  It's important to. understand what quality gear brings to the table.  Making the right buying decisions will pay...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 167 Alaska Precision Rifle May After Action Finishing up here in Alaska with our first block of Precision Rifle Classes.  The results really speak for themselves.  Marc and I go over some of the pros and cons of the lessons learned from the class.  These are not to bash any one company product, but to help guys not make the same mistakes as others.  Also, I am answering...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 166 Alaska Precision Rifle Discussion Frank and Marc of Alaska Precision Rifle and Wiggy's Alaska. We just finished two back to back classes and are preparing for our 3rd for this first trip to AK.  We hammer forged the fundamentals with every student. It's about the foundation we build. With a positive foundation, how can you expect to be a precision marksman? Thanks t...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 165 Always 6 O Clock in Alaska Made it to Alaska, sitting in the Capt Cook Hotel waiting to head north and drop some knowledge on the students. In this episode, we finish up reading the comments in the Podbean App.  Ballistic discussion, the why, where are we going with this, WTF.  We have explained the W, the wind. We have hammered you with the Fundamentals, the F, and...