This week, I get the privilege of talking with Brantley Merriam. Brantley was 4th at Carry Optics Nationals. The only people to beat him are the only people to have won a Carry Optics National Championship. He's a fast, aggressive, young shooter. Keep your eye on him for years to come. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 112
Luke and I talked for four hours last night. This is the recording of the first two hours. We talk all about his candidacy and go through his webpage which is linked below. He has some novel ideas as to how to represent the shooters of Area 3. www.casualshooterpodcast.com https://faust.systems/area3
Oct 18, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 111
This is the second half of my conversation with Joon Kim. Joon and I talk about his website and training he conducts. The link is below. Enjoy!! www.casualoshooterpodcast.com https://adventinnovative.squarespace.com/
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 110
This week's guest is Joon Kim. He finished 22nd at Carry Optics Nationals. Each year, he has halved his finish. He's a young guy with a desire to continue his rise to the top. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 108
I reached out to Prairie Fire after learning of their $100k cash prize shooting competition. Here is a 1/2 hour conversation about the company, the stages of the competition, the different payouts and, briefly, next year's $1m payout. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Oct 08, 2022•29 min•Ep. 109
This week, Jay and I talk CO Nationals, training and his future in IPSC matches. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Team Canik shooter, Frank Xu, was approached in Taiwan about coaching/training the Taiwan IDPA Team coming over to shoot IDPA Nationals. Basically, he said, "Challenge accepted!" but in Mandarin Chinese. These shooters are basically airsoft team members. Gun ownership is banned in Taiwan. He trained the 4 of them and they took home 6 awards, including most accurate iron sight shooter. I would say, "Mission Accomplished!" but in my normal American accent. This is a great episode! Enjoy! www.casua...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 107
This is all about MMA. More will be coming in the future. Dave hosted Lane Gries and Joel Bernardo. Comments/feedback is appreciated.
Sep 25, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 106
This Special Episode kicks off Season 2. Justine was kind enough to come on the show and talk about Nationals and how she was able to pull it off. Morgan Leonhardt (2021 Women's Champ) and her literally battled it out to the very last stage. Ashley Rheuark (Team Glock) was breathing down their necks the entire time. She kicked a last second field goal to win the game! Hahaha. Both women are very young and this battle is set for years to come. Their is a story of sportsmanship that is incredible....
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week's guest is Rachel Harper. She is a Master class Carry Optics shooter and finished 5th at this year's CO Nationals in Talladega, AL. Rachel was offered an athletic scholarship but decided against it for academic reasons. We talk a lot about Nationals. I have included a link to a video of her favorite stage. We now have an affiliate link for LASR App. You can use that to visit their website and we automatically get the credit. You can still save 10% in the store using our discount code. ...
Sep 18, 2022•52 min•Ep. 105
I get the opportunity to talk with Garran Singleton this week. He's competing on the Carry Optics Super Squad this weekend and he turned 23 just days after this interview. Don't miss this great conversation. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Sep 11, 2022•55 min•Ep. 104
This week, I talk with Isaac Lockwood. Obviously, we talk a lot about shooting. You will also get a behind the scenes tour of the Sig P320 Lockwood. He gives us his pick for early odds-on favorite to win Carry Optics Nationals next week in Talladega. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 103
This week is a special edition episode. I interview Scott Arnburg as he runs for the vacant Area 3 Director. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 102
This is the conclusion of our interview with Lane Gries. www.casualshooterpodcast.com www.bastionblackperformance.com
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 101
This week's guest brings quite the diversity to the show. He is a Former Marine that saw combat in Fallujah. He's a Brazilian Ju-Jitsu Black Belt. Last, but not least, he's a Grand Master in Carry Optics and Limited. We get into all three. Don't be shy about leaving comments. If it wasn't for a listener telling me that the outro was really loud, I would have never known to adjust the volume. Check out our website for our sponsor information: www.casualshooterpodcast.com Check out Lane's website ...
Aug 14, 2022•59 min•Ep. 100
This week's episode is the conclusion of our talk with Dr. Meaghan Sullivan. Enjoy and let us know what you think!! Visit the website for ways to save money with our sponsors. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Aug 07, 2022•58 min•Ep. 99
This week's episode was recorded over the 4th of July weekend. We spoke with Dr. Meaghan Sullivan about a whole host of things that can be found on her IG page. Sorry for the needs improvement audio of Dave. That problem finally seems resolved. Check out links to Dr. Sullivan on our website and don't forget to subscribe and comment!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 98
This week, Leo and I interview Mason Lichfield. He purchased Gun Butter earlier this year. Gun Butter is a state of the art lubrication and grease. There's a new page on our website for sponsors. Gun Butter is now one of them. All discount codes for LASR APP, HOIST and GUN BUTTER can be found on that page, including links. Thanks for listening and we appreciate your support. www.casualshooterpodcast.com For the video discussed in the podcast, scroll to the bottom of this page https://gunbutter.c...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 97
This is the second half of my conversation with Robert Vogel. Comment, like and subscribe! www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jul 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 96
This week's conversation is with Robert Vogel. He is a 3-time World Champion and 24-time National Champion. We cover a lot of different topics. Enjoy!! Don't forget to comment, like and subscribe!! www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jun 26, 2022•56 min•Ep. 95
The conclusion of my talk with A.J. Zito. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jun 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 94
This weeks guest is A.J. Zito. He is a former Army Officer, is a certified gunsmith and teaches firearms instruction. He teaches solo classes, teaches with Tim Herron and is an endorsed instructor for Scott Jedlinski, owner of Modern Samurai Project. Enjoy the episode!! Don't forget to like and subscribe! You can find links to A.J. on our website: www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 93
This is the other half of my interview with Mike Seeklander. We continue our deep discussion into grip, as well as the ol' Judy Chop. I want to thank Mike for coming on and sharing his knowledge. Go check out his website, Instagram and Facebook pages. There is a lot of information there. These links are available at our website under the guest links page. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Jun 05, 2022•42 min•Ep. 92
Mike joins me to talk Single Stack Nationals, CO Nationals and lots of talk about grip amongst other things. We've talked some of the same things with others recently but different techniques resonate with different people. Thanks for listening and check out the website for links to our guests. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
May 29, 2022•45 min•Ep. 91
This weeks episode is the second half of our conversation with Tim Herron. The conversation is nothing but training. He and Rob Epifania transition from target to target similarly but train a little differently to get there. Now you have options! Don't forget to like, share and subscribe! You can find the link to Tim's site at our site under Guest Links www.casualshooterpodcast.com
May 22, 2022•55 min•Ep. 90
This week, Dave and Leo welcome Tim Herron back to the show. We discuss bourbon, cigars and a lot or technique/training. Don't forget to like, subscribe and share! www.casualshooterpodcast.com
May 15, 2022•51 min•Ep. 89
This weeks concludes our conversation with Rob Epifania. He gets deep at times with the knowledge. Great information!!! Take the time to visit our website and the guest links. You can find a link to his website there. Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast and YouTube channel. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
May 08, 2022•56 min•Ep. 88
This week, Leo and I had the opportunity to speak with Rob Epifania. Rob is pretty well known in the practical shooting community and growing his presence. Check out his training company: https://www.spconceptsinc.com/ check out our website for other links to Rob, as well as other past guests: www.casualshooterpodcast.com
May 01, 2022•55 min•Ep. 87
This week, Matt Hemple is on the show. He is a Carry Optics Grand Master and placed 11th at last year's Carry Optics Nationals. He just placed 4th at Area 6 behind 3 National Champions. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 86
This week, we finish the conversation we started last week with Yee-min Lin. www.casualshooterpodcast.com
Apr 17, 2022•51 min•Ep. 85