The Hornady Podcast

On this episode, Seth and Preston have the pleasure of hosting Hornady sponsored shooter, Austin Orgain. Austin is a top tier competitive long-range shooter and has a multitude of wins and podium finishes in the PRS and NRL.  Like many of our podcasts, we start at the beginning with how he developed a passion for long-range shooting, his history in the sport, and hunting stories. Austin is a compe...

On this episode, Seth and Neil talk with the legend Jerry Miculek. Jerry is extremely well known as one of the greatest competition shooters and holds several world records. They talk about Jerry's upbringing, how he got in to shooting, the evolution of shooting sports and gear, and the upcoming Zombies in the Heartland 3-gun match. It was a pleasure chatting with a living legend and we are honore...

On this episode, Seth is joined by Ben Syring and Brad Hardin. Ben is a Project Engineer and the man behind our Custom Die department. Brad is a Sales Technician and helps customers with all things hunting, shooting and reloading. The topic of this podcast is, reloading dies; specifically, our Custom Grade™ and Match Grade™ Dies. With one of the finest internal finishes in the industry, our Custom...

On this episode, Seth and Neil are joined by Ryan Trenka of Leica Optics, David Draper of Petersen's Hunting, and the legendary hunter and outdoor enthusiast, Craig Boddington. This group recently traveled to Tajikistan to hunt Mid-Asian Ibex using Leica Optics and Hornady CX bullets. They discuss travel, the incredible mountains, hunting adventures, and bullet performance. This hunt is a once in...

On this Short Stories episode, Seth sits down with Corey Mason who is the CEO of the Dallas Safari Club and DSC Foundation. Learn about the Dallas Safari Club and what their mission is.

On this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Hornady sponsored shooter, Tate Streater. Tate is a co-owner of Impact Precision Shooting; their products are used for hunting and competitive shooting and have a great track record of wins and podium finishes. Like all stories, we start with Tate's upbringing and how he developed a passion for long range shooting.  In addition, Tate provides details...

Join us on the road as we travel to eastern Nebraska for a long-range shooting competition. This is a challenging field style match, with targets ranging from 300-1400 yards. We are joined by Hornady Sales Technician, Matt Ritchie where we had the chance to discuss how he began his career at Hornady, his upbringing, and his benchrest days. We also discuss our gear, the thrill of this exciting matc...

On this episode, Seth and Neil catch up with Hornady Sponsored Shooter, Jessie Harrison. Jessie is easily recognized as one of the most accomplished competition shooters in the world. Among world and national championship titles, she was the first female shooter to obtain Grand Master status in USPSA. We discuss various shooting disciplines and their differences, Jessie's bullets of choice, compet...

On this episode Seth is joined by Derrick and Tarek of Kaspar Outdoors and Horizon Firearms.  We start out getting to know what Kaspar Outdoors is.  Some of the topics covered include the company history, Horizon Firearms, Iota Stocks, and Stiller Actions.  We dive into their use and appreciation of the 22 Creedmoor wildcat cartridge and how they are able to provide a truly custom rifle system. We...

On this Short Stories episode, Seth catches up with Colton Heward who details a scary encounter he had while hunting Sitka black-tailed deer in Alaska.

On this Episode, Seth sits down with Hornady Marketing Director, Neil Davies and Assistant Director of Engineering, Joe Thielen. This conversation offers a tremendous amount of input and advice when hunting in Africa. A variety of different topics are covered to include selecting a guide service, cartridge/bullet selection, tipping, taxidermy, and getting your trophies home. If you've ever thought...

On this episode, Seth and Preston sit down with Project Engineer Miles Neville, and Senior Ballistician Jayden Quinlan. The topic at hand is one that we are proud and very fond of - the 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge or 6 ARC, for short.  The cartridge can stand on its own in a bolt or a gas gun and serves a wide variety of applications. We discuss how the cartridge came to be, initial offerings, as...

On this episode, Seth and Preston had the pleasure of speaking with Ryan Cleckner.  Ryan was raised in Arizona and grew up in a hunting family.  After high school, Ryan became a U.S. Army Ranger and eventually a sniper in the 1st Ranger Battalion.  After his time in uniform, he became a lawyer and worked for the Remington Outdoor Company and the NSSF.  He has authored 2 books; The Long Range Shoot...

On this episode, Seth sits down with two gentleman that have a combined work experience at Hornady of over 80 years. Mike Jensen and Lowell Hawthorne tell us the stories of how they got started with the company. They also talk about some of the projects they worked on over the years including the XTP line of bullets, Leverevolution and Superformance ammunition, the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Re...

On this episode, Seth and Preston are joined by long-time friend Josh Cluff. Not only is Josh the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at H-S Precision, but he is also a passionate competitive shooter, accomplished hunter, and a wild card character. Josh talks about growing up as an outdoorsman and his start with H-S Precision. He also dives into the H-S Precision history and all the offerings th...

On this episode, Seth is joined by Joe, Jayden, and Neil and the topic of this deep dive is the 300 PRC. These folks had an early hand in the development and use of this heavy hitting cartridge. They discuss how and why it was designed, along with its military application, its hunting application, and the fun factor of this cartridge which is meant to efficiently launch heavy bullets. We know ther...

On this episode, Seth sits down with Assistant Director of Engineering Joe Thielen, Senior Ballistician Jayden Quinlan, and Marketing Director Neil Davies. The topic of this show is the CX line of bullets which is new for 2022.  They go in depth on how and why it was designed and why it is the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market.

On this episode, Seth is joined by Preston and Ryan. They discuss and reflect on their Kansas muzzleloader hunting adventure. The hunt started in September, when Sam Forbes from North American Whitetail joined the group in North-central Kansas chasing whitetails with Midwest Whitetail Adventures. Unfortunately, they were unable to successfully harvest a deer due to the hot temperatures of Septembe...

On this episode, Seth and Preston travel to Wyoming for an antelope hunt. This podcast is divided into two segments. In the first half, you'll hear us talk about the upcoming trip and all of the preparation that took place for the hunt. In the second half, you'll get an in-depth recap of a very successful harvest.

This episode was recorded in August of 2021. Seth and Preston from the Marketing Department are joined by Ryan, who is a Project Engineer at Hornady. The discussion revolves around the upcoming hunting season including what types of tags were drawn, strategies, tactics, and equipment. This episode gives you a chance to get to know Seth a bit more as well as Preston and Ryan who will be on the podc...

On this episode, Seth and Preston from the marketing department talk with Chad Mendes. We discuss how Chad got into the hunting and outdoor lifestyle and how he was able to maintain the lifestyle while being a top-level collegiate athlete and UFC fighter. Chad explains how he utilizes and really enjoys the meat from his hunting and fishing excursions and goes over some of his current business vent...

On this episode, we sat down with Jason Hornady, Vice President of Hornady Mfg. We didn't talk a whole lot about manufacturing or the company, but rather what kind of baseball player he was and what kind of car he drove growing up. We discussed his work experience prior to coming back to the family business, and of course we discussed his favorite cartridges and hunts - we hope you enjoy this epis...

On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with the president of our company Steve Hornady. We centered our discussion around Steve himself and less about the company as a whole. Steve was born in 1949, the same year that the company was founded. We talked to him about his childhood, his father and founder of the company, Joyce, as well as his cowboy days and a few of his favorite and most m...