The Everyday Sniper

The Everyday Sniper Episode 139 Weird Days, Rifle Set Up Welcome to the Everyday Sniper Podcast, just Frank in this episode, and I am getting back into the saddle of talking Precision Rifle.  In this episode, I go over rifle set up and continue the discussion started by Philip V and myself from the last episode. I put up two online training lessons up in the forum regarding rifle set up with a bit...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 138 Philip Velayo Fundamental Talk Great Interview with Phil Velayo of Gunwerks, USMC Scout Sniper Instructor, Competition Shooter, and Fundamentalist.  We breakdown rifle set up, talk a lot about stocks and your length of pull adjustment.   How the length of pull and rifle set up dictates so much how well we shoot.  It goes from the back of the rifle to the scope, to t...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 137 Gorden Meehl and Mammoth Sniper Challenge We sit down to talk to gun writer Gordon Meelh. He recently attended the Mammoth Sniper Challenge. it was his first foray into the Precision Rifle world and more important precision rifle competition.  Gordon talks about the highs and lows of competition, his preparation, the issues with training, weather and all that goes i...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 136 Bryan Litz and Emil Praslick Shot Show Here is a short, but great interview with Bryan Litz of Applied Ballistics and Emil Praslick.  They were over at the Lapua / Berger booth and we sit down with both of them to talk shop. Great side note with Bryan regarding the fundamentals and the importance in execution.  It's about the human factor more so than the latest sof...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 135 Mike's Shot Shot Experience Back at it, Mike and Frank give the final Shot Show rundown for those who are not able to attend. We talk a lot about Accuracy International, the AT LE and ASR rifles as well as the AXMC rundown moving forward. Good fun, lots of stories and Mike's unique take on the show from an exhibitor standpoint.  If you want to hear some insider stuf...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 134 Team Recon Sniper Foundation Interview Here is another Shot Show interview, this time with Chris and Zach from Team Recon Sniper Foundation, the precision rifle team wing of the organization.  As well, after we have an interview with the Junior Members, Ben, and Tristan.   Ben has shot several Snipers Hide matches, and is part of Junior Shooter Magazine and Tristan...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 133 Paul Philips 6k Shot Show Interview We sat down with Paul Philips and his ELR Team including Mark Lonsdale and their FO Maurice to discuss the 6000-yard impact they had while doping their rifles. ELR is quickly becoming one of the growing segments of precision rifle shooting. Paul and his Team are at the forefront of this movement and it's great to be able to talk t...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 132 Shot Show Breakdown Here is my Shot Show Roundup, not 100% but the high points for the people who can't make it to Vegas.  My list in no particular order is:  Accuracy International AT LE  Ashbury Precision Ordnance  Badger Ordnance Mounts  B&T Altas Cal Gen 2  Kestrel HUD  JP Rifles Chassis  Oehler 89 Manners Stocks  McMillan Stocks  Newcon Optics Lasers  Nightforc...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 131 Shot Show Day One Roundup Day one of Shot Show, it was super busy, here are few highlights of the first day of the show.  Understand I am more about meetings than wandering about looking for cool stuff.  it will take a day or so for the word to get around.  But my highlight list is:  Gunwerks  MDT Zero Compromise  Accuracy International  Sword International  Victor...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 130 Pre Shot Roll, with Zero Compromise, Training, APO Pre Shot Show edition of the Everyday Sniper Podcast.  We are wheels up in the AM to head to Las Vegas and attend the 2019 Shot Show. I will be working the range on Monday with MHSA and then we are on the show floor bringing you the best we find.  We took the Zero Compromise optic out to the range on Thursday to giv...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 129 Box Testing a Scope, Zero Compromise, and SHOT Welcome to the Everyday Sniper, here is our list of topics we discuss in this episode  Zero Compromise Optics  Ashbury Precision Ordnance Rifle  Tall Target Testing your Scope  Sniper's Hide Forum Dot Drill Information  Shot Show  Thanks for listening, don't forget to share the podcast with your buddies.  Also, comment...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 128 Sniper's Hide Dot Drill Happy New, it's good to be back talking to all the Everyday Sniper Listeners  First off thank you for making us the #4 Hottest Podcast for 2018, humbling. Thank you again for the support while I was away, much appreciated In this episode I talk about the Snipers Hide Dot Drill. This is an 8.5x11 inch paper with 21 3/4" dots on it. How you use...

Thank you Everyday Sniper Fans for making us the #4 Hottest Podcast of 2018 and #1 in your hearts!   In this episode Mike and Adam from Mile High Shooting talk about mental prep and pressures the shooter puts on themselves and things they've seen or done to approach match shooting and training with a different mindset.    Thanks for listening and commenting on your favorite precision rifle podcast...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 126 My Thank You and New Year Thoughts Wanted to jump on and give you a short and hearty Thank You from Frank and my family on the passing of my Dad.  There are some precision rifle thoughts at the end, but really it's just a placeholder.  Thanks for all the support and well wishes from the community I really appreciate it.   

Welcome back and sorry for the delay!   In this episode, Mike and Adam cover some ground in load development and some common practices Adam uses and a couple of things to think about when you are doing your own development.   Frank is back home in Connecticut with his family mourning the loss of his father. Please keep him in thoughts and prayers as he gets through this.    Thanks for following an...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 124 Talking Sniper's Hide Forum , Wind, Money In this episode, I catch everyone up on what is happening in the Sniper's Hide Forum.  We have a lot of great conversations taking place that highlight among other things, Wind. We have a Wind Angle Discussion taking place where we are correcting the Wind Rose errors.  We have a Wind MOA Discussion happening trying to simpli...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 123 MOA and the Wind, Training Update In this episode, I cover a few topics  Sniper's Hide Entry Level Training Rifle  MOA and Wind Formulas  Podcast Audio Issues  MHSA XMAS Party  Thanks for listening and sharing the Everyday Sniper Podcast  Be sure to check out the Sniper's Hide Forum for more details   

The Everyday Sniper Episode 122 Caylen talk Safety and Training Caylen Wojcik joins me again to talk about this past shooting season.  We put a heavy focus on safety and how they are applied at the various events we have attended.  From the talk of safety, we transition into training and competitions.  We go over some of Caylen's training objectives when looking to hone his skills. This is a great...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 121 Philip Velayo Interview PHILLIP VELAYO Lead Shooting Instructor. Velayo is a 10-year Marine Corps veteran having served his whole career in the Scout Sniper community. During his time, Phillip completed 4 overseas deployments and served in all billets available to a Scout Sniper. His last three years of service were spent at the 1st Marine Division Scout Sniper Scho...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 120 Mike and Frank Back to the Future 2 Part two of the futures discussion, we go into more details in terms of where we see the future of things will go in 2019. We talk, Caliber Reticles  Barrel Life  .22 Trend  Thanks for listening and sharing and being part of the everyday sniper. 

the Everyday Sniper Episode 119 Mike and Frank Back to the Future 1 In this episode we play a bit of catch up with each other, then we talk about 2019 With SHOT right around the corner, we start to explore the future of precision rifle. Everything old is new again, and we criss-cross history to demonstrate it.  Take the precision rifle journey with the Everyday Sniper.       

The Everyday Sniper Episode 118 Fundamental Frank talks Sight Picture Shout out to everyone in Alaska after the earthquake hit Anchorage.  Fundamental Frank Talks Sight Picture, I break this sucka down into it's most basic elements.  It's much more than putting the reticle on target. It's everything about the optic, the setup, the different point of the scope.   Also covered,  PVA Hancock Build  M...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 117 Fundamental Frank talks NPA Natural Point of Aim, it's less influence recoil management. Its rifle pointed to the target, body pointed to the rifle.  We can almost overlook it in the prone, but once you get to alternate positions it really makes a difference.  By understanding how the fundamentals of marksmanship apply to each position, the cause and effect, you can...

The Everyday Sniper Episode 116 Random Match Musings Back from the Thanksgiving Holiday, hope everyone had a safe and Happy Holiday  In this episode, I catch up a bit on the Sniper's Hide Forum. Lots of great conversations happening there.   Talk Match Stages  Barricade Refresh  Forum  Thanks for sharing and listening 

The Everyday Sniper Episode 115 Lasers and Videos In this episode we touch on some of the products we are currently looking at:  TBAC Bipod  Vectronix Terrapin X  Newcon Optiks LRM3500M  Newcon Optiks LRF PRO SPOTTER  We are in laser rangefinder mode and will begin to introduce you to the lasers from Newcon Optiks out of Canada.  Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing the Everyday Sniper Podc...