The Everyday Sniper

The Everyday Sniper Episode 164 User Comments Answered, Ballistic Apps In this episode I read the user comments. We really appreciate everyone throwing comments in the Podbean App and we want to address them as they start to stack up. Each comment is visible in the App and we encourage to comment on any and all topics. Discuss BCs and ballistics apps as well having to your part. A ballistic app is...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 163 MHSA Class AAR, Valkyrie Stuff, APO Rifle In this episode give you a quick after action of the MHSA Precision Rifle class. Again we had the killer winds and the students stepped up in a big way.  The instruction is designed to use the high winds to our favor and maximize the learning. And guys have been learning a great deal.  I want to thank everyone who attended a...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 162 Rifle Set up, Busted Computer, Class In this episode I am recovering from my computer breaking this week. So I was without my main system to finish doing video work.  But from there I had some great feedback from the class.  So I take a deep dive into rifle set up.  We go over length of pull, we talk setting up the optics. It's about understanding the principles and...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 161 Favorite Stuff Talk We were asked via the podbean app, what our favorite no bullshit gear was. So we breakdown some of the stuff we used, we currently use, or we would use if the zombie apocalypse hits us.  We go over handguns, carbines, pistols, optics, all aspects of our shooting  What is your favorite gear, go over to Sniper's Hide and let us know or post your to...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 160 Mike After Action, 22 Rifle Stuff In this episode, Mike and Frank are back together, in the interrupted episode where we interrupt each other every chance we get. Greenmill 22 Match  MHSA Training  Catfishing  Gun Stuff  Fun Thanks for listening, sharing and commenting as well as being a part of the Everyday Sniper 

The Everyday Sniper Episode 159 MHSA Precision Rifle Class AAR Just finished up the first MHSA Precision Rifle class of the season.  A great mix of conditions, and awesome students.  I breakdown the MHSA Class for everyone hitting the high points, talking about the wind conditions we saw this weekend. Huge mix and swing of winds, from very little too far too much.  Yet we made it work and work wel...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 158 Pre-NRA Show Talk In this episode, we go over a few lingering topics as well as talk Pre NRA Annual Meeting Releases. This year NRA is looking to launch a lot more new products than SHOT did for the precision rifle shooter. We reference in this episode  Hornady  Nightforce Newcon Optiks  300 Yard Drop Calculations  Silver Mountain Target System  ELR Shooting  MHSA C...

Everyday Sniper Episode 157 Frank on the Mic, Talking Barrel Ballistics Welcome to the everyday sniper, in this episode I do a bit of catch up after the block of interview episodes. We get singularly focused on the interviews, so these episodes let me spread it out a bit. Sniper's Hide Online training  Truing your BC The Barrel and your Bullet  Safety Follow up Q&A from the App  Thanks for listeni...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 156 Interview with Aaron Hampton of EOTech In this episode, we are speaking with Aaron Hampton of Eotech in regards to their Precision Rifle Optics, specifically the Vudu Line as well as some of the science behind the Holosight Technology. With NRA around the corner, Eotech is bringing out their 1-8x scope coming off the successful launch of the 1-6x scope.  These short...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 155 Interview with Jim from Prime Ammo Important podcast here, I interview Jim from Prime Ammo about the countersuit filed against RUAG Swiss Ammotec.  Jim and Prime Ammo are locked in a battle with RUAG over the Prime Ammunition used here in the US. Jim goes into detail about the ups and downs of this suit. If you are interested in contributing to Prime's Defense, you...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 154 NDs, Safety, PRN Video So a video was posted by Joel of the Precision Rifle Network regarding a situation he filmed at an event this past weekend.  The shooter during a string of fire had an ND on the line, hid it, and in fact took an extra point.  The video was being used to highlight a trend he has been noticing where safety has been falling by the wayside.  He wa...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 153 Get inside Frank's Brain Okay, getting ready for our April Blizzard and wanted to let you take a peek inside my head.  I hit on a bunch of topics I am considering,  Clothing, Apparel,  Managing the rifles  Changing the calibers and the system  It's all pretty much a conversation about the various topics floating around in my brain. Thanks for listening and sharing a...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 152 Gunsite AAR Part 1 Driving Back from Gunsite, a road trip episode  My Nightmare continues, my luck refuses to change.  Sorry for the delay, but the podcast speaks for itself  Thanks for listening and sharing and dont forget to comment 

The Everyday Sniper Episode 151 Heading to Gunsite, Answering App Questions So I am off this week to Gunsite, the guys from Alaska are down here in the lower 48 to take the XLR Course at Gunsite.  In this episode I cover:  Gunsite XLR  300 Norma Magnum  300 Ammo Savage vs the Rest  Taking apart an RPR  Cadex Kraken Desert Tech HTi  Safety  Mentoring for adults  Thanks for listening, thanks for sha...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 150 Mike and Frank Mentoring Mike and Frank are at the mics dropping some knowledge bombs and talking shooting. Some of the topics include  Gain Twist  Valkyrie  Mentoring Kids  General Competition Topics  MHSA rifle builds  Thanks for listening, sharing and being a part of the Everyday Sniper Podcast  Don't forget to visit the Sniper's Hide Forum and comment in the pod...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 149 Ssgt Keenan of the US Army Interview Special Interview today with Ssgt Keenan of the US Army. A fan of the Everyday Sniper, he reached out and spoke to Mike at MHSA and the rest is recorded. We cover some of the modern differences between competing and being an active duty Sniper. This is really a unique interview that gives you a microscopic look at the differences...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 148 Site Hack, Desert Tech, MHSA What a week from hell, on Tuesday morning the main page of the Sniper's Hide website was hacked. So I have been dealing with the fallout from that event. Never any fun to deal with hacks, and we get attempts all the time. They try busting through the doors. So if you see the home page of the website looking goofy, we know we are working...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 147 Vudoo .22 and Sniper Spotter Dialog In this episode, I debrief a bit of my range day with the Vudoo .22 and the Eotech Vudu rifle scope. I ended up going dual Voodoo.  I also break out an old manual with sniper spotter dialog in it. I read from the first few pages of the manual to give you a general idea of who sniper spotter dialog is communicated among teams.  Get...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 146 Mike Interviews Frank on Sniper School So in this episode, Mike enjoyed listening to the nostalgia of the old school guys talking precision rifle.  So we talk about my USMC Sniper School Years.   A little trip down memory lane discussion the ins and outs of sniper school in the 1980s.  Fun little episode to listen too.  Don't forget to comment in the Podbean App or...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 145 Mike in Da House A whole lot happening in this episode with a lot of catching up between Mike and Myself. We drop all sorts of random knowledge bombs across the landscape in this episode. Mike and I have not been together in quite a few episodes so this was our getting in sync time. Wind and BC Method  600m Danger Space  RRS Dovetail vs Arca Swiss  HammerForged Gril...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 144 Training, Skill Stages, Target Sizes In this episode, I wax poetic about the following topics: Competition Skill Stages  LE Training  LE Rifles  Target Sizes  Target Sizes on how they relate to training  SH Edition APO Rifle  Thanks for listening, thanks for sharing and thanks for being a part of the everyday sniper podcast. Don't forget to comment on the podbean ap...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 143 House Cleaning Never fails you try to get into a groove and the phone blows up, or the dog wants to go out. I just can't win this week with getting started.  Lots of house cleaning in this episode, no focus, distracted, not very precision rifle worthy. But most of this stuff had to be said to clean it off my plate.  Thanks for listening and sharing and dont forget t...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 142 Rifles Only After Action Plus Bonus Back from Rifles Only and I wanted to talk about my worst performance in a match ever. There is a lot to be learned from making every mistake possible.  I want to give a Shout Out to Jacob and Lisa for hosting an awesome event. South Texas is just a fun, fun match. They have this competition down like a Swiss watch. I really enjoy...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 141 George Gardner Interview Rifles Only Been waiting for this interview, after the Rifles Only Brawl I was able to sit down with George Gardner of GA Precision fame, and lucky for everyone Jacob Bynum sat in on the interview making it twice as fun.  This is gonna be a history lesson like none other. George has been doing this a long time. He is one of the original Gran...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 140 Jacob Bynum Interview I am down at Rifles Only to shoot the Brawl so I was able to sit down with Jacob for a little back and forth.  This becomes the second famous LOST EPISODE because I accidentally lost the first taping of this interview.  I have no clue why it didn't save and it disappeared, but it happened AGAIN. Still, this turned out excellent and we were able...