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Bullets n Bourbon Podcast

Bullets n Bourbon Podcast is a weekly podcast sharing lessons from practical shooting disciplines to increase the average Marine’s lethality through marksmanship. @mfgundlach was an infantry unit leader who served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Marine Corps Shooting Team. He competes in 3 Gun and The Tactical Games. If you want to be a guest on the podcast, give us feedback, or just chat, shoot us a DM or email. This account does not represent the views of the United States Department of Defense, the United States Marine Corps, or the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
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Tom Kubiniec - SecureIt Tactical

Tom Kubiniec is the CEO of and visionary leader behind SecureIt Tactical Inc and host of the TV show Agents of Change which aired on the Sportsman Channel July 2022. He is the leading authority on military weapon storage and armory design. SecureIt is largest supplier of weapons storage systems to the Defense industry and now the fastest growing residential gun safe company. Mr. Kubiniec has designed custom armories for U.S. Army Special Forces, Navy Seals and Marine MARSOC units. It was while w...

Apr 07, 202353 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Alex Goking - Marine Corps Championships Preview

In this episode, Frank and I sit down with Alex Goking and discuss what competitors throughout the Marine Corps are going to experience while in Quantico while Competing in Marine Corps Championships. Marine Corps Championships is a way for Marines to prove that they have what it takes to be a part of the Marine Corps Shooting Team and tips its hat to tradition while constantly building upon the lethality of the individual Marine.

Mar 24, 202338 minSeason 1Ep. 77

JK and Donna Eberle - Duskin 3-Gun

Duskin 3gun is a match dedicated in memory of CWO2 Mike Duskin, who was KIA in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Mike was a huge believer in the benefits of competition and practical shooting, and his spirit lives on in the form of an annual match held on Fort Bragg. Listen in to hear what goes into the planning for a major match on a military base, and hints of what to expect from this year’s match.

Mar 10, 202357 minSeason 1Ep. 75

Joshua Cardenas - Caribbean Open

In this episode, we speak to Sgt Joshua Cardenas about his path to the Marine Corps Shooting Team, the transition over to the Advanced Marksmanship Training Program, and his life as a sponsored shooter.

Mar 03, 202359 minSeason 1Ep. 74

Zoo City 3-Gun Monthly Match After-Action

In this episode, we sit down and conduct an after-action of our performance of the Zoo City February Monthly Match. We talk about our gear, stages, fuck-ups, and more.

Feb 24, 20231 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Alex Goking - Quantico PCSL 3-Gun

Alex Goking recently served as a match director and stage designer for a local match aboard Quantico, Virginia. We talked planning, designing and match flow with Alex and Franks first go at shooting open.

Feb 17, 202351 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Yee-Min Lin - USPSA President

n this week’s episode, we interview @theuspsa President @yeeminlin . Yee-min served as a logistics officer for two deployments before leaving the service. We talk about the path that led him to join, the vast difference in his deployment experiences, and why he decided to EAS. We also discuss qualifications for world shoots and the quality of USPSA’s national matches in a way that even crayon aficionados can understand....

Feb 10, 202354 minSeason 1Ep. 71

Dan Rhodes - Advanced Marksmanship Training Program

In this episode, we interview Dan Rhodes who is the SNCOIC of the Advanced Marksmanship Training Program for the Marine Corps. He describes what the mission of the program is and how they came about, as well as where they are headed in the future.

Feb 03, 202337 minSeason 1Ep. 70

Nick Thayer - The Tactical Games

In this episode we speak to Nick Thayer from @TheTacticalGames about what The Tactical Games offers competitors. What it is to be a competitor, implements, military and the future of the Tactical Games.

Jan 13, 20231 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 67

Becky and Tim Yackley

In this episode, we spoke to Becky and Tim Yackley about their background in competitive shooting sports and their most recent successes at the IPSC World Shoot.

Jan 06, 20231 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 66

3GIQ Year in Review

Frank and Matt sit down and conduct an after-action of the past year and set goals and schedules for the following year.

Dec 30, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 65

Sam Lorino - Marine Corps Shooting Team to Sig Sauer Academy

On this week's episode of 3GIQ, we interview Sam Lorino of @sigsaueracademy. Sam served on the @usmcshootingteam's pistol team before he accepted his current position at Sig Sauer. We discuss his transition from military to civilian sector, instructorship, and some exciting developments at Sig Sauer Academy's campus in Epping, NH

Dec 23, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 64

Parker Tomasi - Camp Lejeune Intramural After Action

We sat down with Parker Tomasi and did a deep dive into the Camp Lejeune Intramural match. We talked about what went right, what went wrong, and how the Marines who participated in the match found a new passion for competing in matches on the weekend.

Dec 16, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 63

The Dark Side of Entertrainment Part 2

In this video, Matt, Frank, and Mike sit down and talk about formal marksmanship training and how to properly vet firearms instructors. @mikepannone1534 #usmc #marines #training

Dec 09, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 62

Quality Matches

Frank, Matt, Chris Scott and Mike Pannone sat down and had a round table discussion on what they consider to be quality matches, both at the local match level and major match level.

Dec 02, 20221 hr 48 minSeason 1Ep. 61

Bastards and Brothers

This episode is about the release of the book Bastards and Brothers, 3d Battalion 2d Marines Deployed to Al Anbar deployment in 2005. We have special guest Ajax Trueblood who is the author of the book as well as Lieutenant Colonel Chris Ieva(Retired) and First Sergeant Sean Gregory(Retired) the Company Commander and Company First Sergeant for 3/2 Kilo Company. You can pre-order the book at bastardsandbrothers.com

Nov 29, 20222 hr 49 minSeason 1Ep. 60

MCMC NCR - SSgt Andrew Dow

Today we sat down with SSgt Andrew Dow about his experience in MCMC NCR and how it catapulted him into his passion for practical shooting since his first MCMC.

Nov 25, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 59

Fall Brawl Live Stream

This is a special release episode for the Fall Brawl. This is the recorded audio from the Saturday night live stream on YouTube.

Nov 17, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 58

Parker Tomasi-Stone Bay Intramurals

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Camp Lejeune Intramurals and what the Marines can expect, and what they can do to attend.

Nov 15, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 57

Mike Pannone - The Dark Side of Entertrainment

In this episode, we recap a training event that Matt went to that produced negative training results for all who attended. We further dug into everything and had a conversation with Mike Pannone to see his thoughts on everything.

Nov 11, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 55

Bastards and Brothers Promo

In the next couple week we are going to be releasing an episode based off of the experiences of the Marines of 3d Bn 2d Marines experiences in Al Qaim, Iraq from 2005. Here is a promo for the release of the book that you can get at www.bastardsandbrothers on November 10th. #marines #usmc #marinecorps #3/2 #infantry #iraq #alqaim

Nov 08, 202214 minSeason 1Ep. 56

Memorial 3-Gun Roundtable Discussion

In this episode, we spoke with board members from the Memorial 3-Gun Foundation. We did a deep dive into the mission of the foundation as well as covered the emotions involved with putting a match like this on.

Nov 04, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 54

Nick Collier from DoubleStar

In this episode, we spoke to Nick Collier from DoubleStar. We wanted to get an industry perspective on what it is to be a sponsored shooter/brand ambassador as well as get an inside look as to what they are looking for when bringing on new shooters for their team.

Oct 28, 202244 minEp. 53

John Bodzioch - Executive Officer of the Marine Corps Shooting Team

In this episode, we interview John Bodzioch from the @USMC Shooting Team The questions asked were: -What were some of your conceptions prior to coming to Teams? How have those changed after the summer season? -You’ve experienced a lot of growth as a shooter in a short amount of time. What accounts for that growth? Could you share some of the breakthroughs that occurred? -Which match would you say really clicked for you as a shooter this summer? -What are some of your short and long term goals as...

Oct 21, 20221 hrEp. 52

JJ Racaza Round 2

In this interview, we interviewed JJ Racaza, Josh Cardenas, and Sam Nelson in a discussion about a recent training event that Sam and Josh attended. We covered: -Teaching style -Expectations -Feedback -Teaching on a government contract vs teaching USPSA. and much more

Oct 14, 20221 hr 35 minEp. 51
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