The Everyday Sniper

Everything is coming up Roses Wow what a crazy week the country is having.  This is nuts on so many levels I feel the need to address some of the political fallout as it has a bearing on the sniper's hide website.   We have been updating the Sniper's Hide website since March. We are in the final phases of the work and during the construction we are changing the way we look at politics.  Tensions a...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Jacob Bynum Rifles Only Competition Talk  Welcome to the Everyday Sniper Podcast, in this episode, I am on the phone with Jacob Bynum of Rifles Only, the originator of all this shit we are talking about.  In this episode, pre New Years', trying to wash the stink away from 2020.  We talk:  Assassin's Way  Rimfire Academy  New Series Talk  Competitions in General  Histor...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Aaron Mikesell Allterra Arms  This is a really special episode revolving around Gain Twist Barrels. Aaron Mikesell of Allterra Arms reached out to me regarding my previous podcasts concerning Gain Twist Barrels.  After hearing the discussions on the Everyday Sniper Podcast Allterra Arms decided to look into this Vudoo.  The results are in keeping with my own, Aaron and...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Resolution Broken, Drama too fun to Ignore  Welcome to the Everyday Sniper Podcast, I'm Frank from Sniper's Hide your Hostess with the Mostest. In this episode, we are discussing Sniper's Hide Site Upgrades.   We are in the middle of a big site-wide upgrade to the forums. While this often creates drama it's nowhere near the drama of the Series is currently engaged in b...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Bridging Training and Competitions  This is a hard episode for me to define presently.  I spent a day this week with Chris Way who has the Kraft YT channel and is shooting Assassins Way.  Chris a newish precision rifle competitor who is local to me and very scientific in his approach to competition and training.  Chris created a drill that tests a shooter at different...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: What is the Standard, CR2 Shooting Solutions  Today on the Podcast we have Chris Rance and Chris Roberts of CR2 Shooting Solutions. We have a great discussion on teaching students and working on a standard that all can relate too. What would be your standard when it comes precision rifle instruction. What skills sets do you want to walk away with and be able to repeat...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: 2 Hour Thanksgiving Special  Welcome to the Everyday Sniper's Holiday Extravaganza! By popular demand, we have a 2-hour episode with Mike Menchaca. Yes, Mike is back and on the Everyday Sniper Podcast. Stories, jokes, a little drinking before the holiday, it's all there.   We hit on performance anxiety, doing your worst at a competition, and feeling good about it. When...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Sick Day Episode, Tippy Toe  I am at home sick, maybe covid, maybe the flu, totally nothing but annoying.  So I decided to read the user comments and in doing so I have to break my own rules.   The comments crossed into my new year's resolution so I had to break it, but I metered my breaks.  Thanks to all the listeners who commented and who respond in the Podbean app. ...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: New Years Eve Resolutions 2021  Feels like a holiday to me, 2020 cannot end quickly enough so I am jumping ahead to 2021.  I am putting out my New Years' Eve Resolutions for the new season. Yesterday was Friday the 13th so I was being reflective on my mental well being so I decided to put together my resolution.  My three choices for them are: Turn on SD, CE, & AJ Add...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Vudoo Gunworks Mike Bush Interview  This episode features Mike Bush from Vudoo Gunworks.  We spent the week filming an episode of Shooting Gallery together so we wanted to talk rimfire  Mike does a deep dive into the Vudoo mindset and philosophy, how they go about designing the very best rimfire money can buy.  Hope you enjoyed this talk, I did,  thanks for sharing, th...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: My Level Best  I gotta level with you guys, you make it too easy to push your buttons.  You know I am trolling but you take it so seriously and get all butt hurt over it, makes me a bit sad for you.   I honestly have no issue with levels, and I understand the use and employment better than you realize.  Sure I firmly believe many are doing it wrong, but the more attent...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Phil Velayo Birthday Extravaganza First off, Happy Belated Birthday Phil, thanks for coming on the podcast and dropping some knowledge bombs, this was a fun conversation. Phil and I wanted to get together to talk about some past podcasts and to clarify some previous statements.  it was a lot of fun throwing some of these topics out there.  DIY Mule Deer Hunt  Everyday...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Patterns, we are looking at Patterns  Another quick episode to hold you over.   Patterns, we are looking at patterns, we use patterns to determine direction.  I like patterns, I want to see patterns in your shooting because they tell a story.  Lighter 338 bullets are better, I demonstrated it this weekend to a shooter who was convinced the 300gr bullet was the better c...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Episode 276: Training and Practice I think this is episode 276, I honestly don't know as I messed with the numbering up on the Everyday Sniper Podcast. I have a class happening with Brian Whalen in New Mexico next month. Check out www.cprifle.com   Read Chris Roberts post from Facebook, that was a topical and important read, I hope you took notes.  Better record-keepin...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: I'm busy, how about you, Back in AK Your Fix is in, another episode of the Everyday Sniper Podcast, because apparently I have been slacking on my listeners.  Or maybe I spoiled you all by posting so many episodes one right after another, when I need a short break I get slack in the comments.  Motivate me,  Topics of this Episode  Back in Alaska  Mover Class  .22s to 50...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Wheels and the Legman Interview Two of the top competitor out there, Serge and Jorge join us today to talk competition, local matches and just some general get out and shoot philosophies with me.   I was bored again, wanted to talk to someone besides myself so I rang up Serge and Jorge to talk smack on the podcast.  A little behind the scenes, insider information. Loca...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Bored, I'm bored, so bored, totally bored.  Tired of repeating myself unless it's something important or something that needs to be said, but I personally feel I have said it all, more than once.  With that, I am bored and just rambling like an idiot. Sure there may be a nugget or two in there, but odds are, I am saying a lot of nothing in this episode which on the oth...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Straight Jacket Armory with Bartlein Barrels, Supply & Demand  May you live in interesting times!  The firearm industry is on fire right now, demand has never been greater and we living through the perfect storm of violence in the streets, politics, and the pandemic. All this has combined to put a huge crush on the industry. I have Nick from Straight Jacket Armory and...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Episode 271:End of the Roadtrip  Back from our epic road trip across the United States. Ending in Tennesse at Treadproof we had a great group of shooters.  They are making improvements as we speak and the target package was nice. Tons of small steel plates scattered across the range.  Overall we had a kick-ass group of students, they took instruction well, we had great...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Berger No BS BC Part 8 Reloading Welcome to Part 8 of the Berger No BS BC Series, Reloading for Long Range Shooting Part 2.  We continue the conversation with Bryan and Emil in regards to reloading for long range shooting.  In this episode we talk:  Determining your powder charge  Seating Depth  Mindset for the Reloader  Sample size and considerations    This is anothe...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Ted Hoeger Interviews Marc & Frank  We are in Iowa teaching a precision rifle class on our midwest tour, and Ted Hoeger creator of the Weaponized Math Cheat Sheets wanted to go James Lipton on us.   We do a nice a insider Q&A with Ted, answering a variety of questions. I was a little horse from teaching and talking, something you all think I do a lot, but often gets me...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Episode 269 Road Tripping Okay Everyday Sniper Listeners, Marc and Frank are on the Road driving to Dubuque Iowa for our next set of classes.  We just left Minnesota after a short pit stop at JP Rifles.  Happy Birthday Adam!  We had a great class in MN with the guys at the Gopher Rifle and Revolver club, we more importantly we are answering your questions.  You asked,...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Nebraska After Action, American Pie Edition    Hello from the heartland everybody, Marc and Frank have taken the show on the road and we are coming at you from Imperial Nebraska. Home to JM Precision, and we just finished a class for Jake McDaniel.   We out here on the road building marksman and giving you our lessons learned.  We break it down just like you were in cl...

The Everyday Sniper Podcast: Berger No BS BC Part 7, Reloading for Long Range    This is Part One of Reloading for Long Range Shooting.  This is another masterclass lesson on the Do's and Don't of precision reloading.   In Part One we go over:  Brass Prep Primers and details around Primer depth and methodology  Reloading Equipment  Dies and Primer Tools    As I said, this is a multi-Listen event....

The Everyday Sniper Episode 265: Alaska in July Marc & Frank    After finishing our July block of classes in Alaska, both a PR 1 & PR2, Marc and Frank sit down in Anchorage to discuss the lessons learned.  We breakdown the lessons learned and what we take away from having several group students on the firing line.  It's always a learning experience on both sides of the spotter when it comes to tea...