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A podcast about the shooting sports and general commentary. We specialize in getting to know world-class shooters, as well as everyday shooters and the vendors that support them, that we hear and talk about everyday.

Casual Shooters Podcast


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Season 4, Episode 25: Dave Sevigny

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 94:26


    Dave Sevigny is a IPSC World Champion, 13-time USPSA National Champion and 9-time IDPA National Champion. He has other championships that you can hear about in the show. He is the most diverse competitor that I have had on the show. It was an honor and a privilege for him to take time from his busy home and work schedule to have this conversation. Enjoy! https://sevignyperformance.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dave.sevigny/

    Season 4, Episode 24: PCC World Shoot Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 24:39


    Four of the five shooting days have concluded. I give an update on all of the standings going into Day 5 of shooting, Day 6 of the match. Multiple individuals are staring a World Shoot gold medal in the face. Some are in a position to podium with a good day and a little help. Listen for all of the details. Enjoy!!

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    Season 4, Episode 23: Corey Messersmith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 95:54


    My guest this week was third at the Ohio State Buckeye Blast in PCC. He's new to practical shooting but taking it by storm. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/corey_goes_shooting/ https://podcast.feedspot.com/shooting_sports_podcasts/?feedid=5263708&_src=f2_featured_email

    Season 4, Episode 22: Jason Wood, Targets USA, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 68:19


    Jason was kind enough to sit down for 2 hours and 15 minutes to have a conversation that covers a multitude of topics. This is the conclusion of that conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/targets_usa/   Please check out Practical Shooting Live on IG and Rumble. It's a coordinated effort between Jay Slater and myself bringing you LIVE coverage of major practical shooting matches. https://www.instagram.com/practicalshootinglive/ https://rumble.com/c/practicalshootinglive https://www.instagram.com/jay_of_mars/  

    Season 4, Episode 21: Jason Wood, Targets USA, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 68:50


    Jason was kind enough to sit down for 2 hours and 15 minutes to have a conversation that covers a multitude of topics. This is Part 1 of that conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/targets_usa/   Please check out Practical Shooting Live on IG and Rumble. It's a coordinated effort between Jay Slater and myself bringing you LIVE coverage of major practical shooting matches. https://www.instagram.com/practicalshootinglive/ https://rumble.com/c/practicalshootinglive https://www.instagram.com/jay_of_mars/  

    Season 4, Episode 20: Adam Riser, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 59:36


    This is Part 2 of my conversation with Adam Riser. He's a rock climber, mountain biker, backcountry skier and 3-gunner. He and his wife quite their jobs and spent 15-months traveling around the country rock climbing. Now, it's back to shooting. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/adamriser/  

    Season 4, Episode 19: Adam Riser, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 59:42


    This is Part 1 of my conversation with Adam Riser. He's a rock climber, mountain biker, backcountry skier and 3-gunner. He and his wife quite their jobs and spent 15-months traveling around the country rock climbing. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/adamriser/  

    Season 4, Episode 18: SIM-X Ammunition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 114:36


    Normally, I would cut a 2-hour podcast in half. The podcast this week though is better left intact. My guests are Bill Reilly, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer of SIM-X Ammunition, and Devin Carter, basically a rocket scientist. Bill conceived a new projectile in his basement. It contains ZERO lead. The terminal ballistics are unlike anything I have ever seen from a pistol bullet. It is literally a game changer. Not only that, it surpasses 2,000fps. Through a PCC, it reaches nearly 3,000fps. Enjoy!!!! https://www.simxammo.com/  

    Season 4, Episode 17: John Vlieger, 2024 Single Stack national Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 92:24


    John has been on the show before. If you are new, check out  Season 2, Episodes 96 & 97. We talk about 2024, 2025, Handgun World Shoot and, his newest project, JV Training Accessories, where you can find his dry fire weights for pistol and AR. 

    Season 4 Episode 16: Special Live Edition with Jon Birdt & Alex Acosta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 87:37


    This is the audio version of my live episode on Rumble with Jon Birdt about his judicial filing in the State of Washington concerning the USPSA blocking directors access to corporate files. Below is the link to the video on Rumble https://rumble.com/v6qqqpw-jon-birdt-judicial-filing.html  

    Season 4, Episode 15: Alex “Tex” Cate, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 57:21


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Alex. Enjoy!!

    Season 4, Episode 14: Alex “Tex” Cate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 55:52


    Here is Part 1 of my conversation with Alex “Tex” Cate. You can find links to his website YT channel, etc. in his IG bio below. https://www.instagram.com/alex_cate/  

    Season 4, Episode 13: Michael Green, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 61:58


    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with Mike. Enjoy!!

    Season 4, Episode 12: Michael Green, Green Ops

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 59:51


    My guest this week is Michael Green. He is a former Green Beret and founder/owner of Green Ops. If you've listened in the past, you know this conversation is going to run the gamut. Enjoy! https://www.green-ops.com/ https://linkliberator.com/@casualshooterpodcast?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabt9_7f_GsgwI1q-dSH8vnsegJBJIUEsRBlRQJVZdidZUPiDAGIJ0YptZo_aem_o8Yd4l0DHiIib2jwUOattA

    Season 4, Episode 11: Dave Tatoian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 75:41


    Dave is a new GM in SE Pennsylvania and an avid hunter. We talk about his hunting background, his new found interest in practical competition shooting, how he trains and his goals. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/double_tap_dynamics/  

    Season 4, Episode 10: Nicole Esposito, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 56:34


    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with Nicole. Enjoy!

    Season 4, Episode 9: Nicole Esposito, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 55:03


    Nicole is an American microbiologist living in Italy. She competes in both USPSA and IPSC regularly. She competed at the Area 8 match last year in Pittsburgh. She will be competing in the World Shoot and the USPSA IPSC Nationals. I would like to thank Nicole for taking the time to come on the show and talking about her shooting experiences. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/nicole_k_esposito/  

    Season 4, Episode 8: USPSA Division Participation by Area

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 30:26


    Today's episode is just me and it's a quick one. This idea came from a listener. I break down division participation by Area. Greg Robinson and I spoke about them a little bit. I break them all down for calendar year 2024. The video is on Rumble if you want to actually see what I am talking about.

    Season 4, Episode 7: Greg Robinson, PCC GM & Former Marine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 89:15


    Here is my conversation with Greg Robinson. He went from unclassified to GM to 30th at his very first PCC Nationals all within a year. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/grobinson0311/  

    Season 4, Episode 6: Caleb Paterson, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 64:14


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Caleb Paterson of master Piece Arms. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/cpaterson94/  

    Season 4, Episode 5: Caleb Paterson, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 60:37


    My guest this week is Caleb Paterson of Team Master Piece Arms. Enjoy!

    Season 4, Episode 4: The Humble Marksman, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 80:08


    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with David.

    Season 4, Episode 3: David - The Humble Marksman; Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 75:45


    My guest is none other than The Humble Marksman. His YT channel is where most know of him and has 188k subscribers. He reviews pistols and pistol optics galore. He's also been shooting competitively for 10+ years. Enjoy!

    Season 4, Episode 2: USPSA Bylaw Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 89:15


    This episode includes four different Area Directors: Jon Birdt - Area 2 Lafe Kunkel - Area 5 Ben Berry - Area 6 Frank Rizzi - Area 7   We discuss many sections within the proposed bylaws, as well as questions posed by individuals. There is a lot of good information and doesn't require you to read the bylaws (but I recommend it).

    Season 4, Episode 1: Dave's Editorial/Monologue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 53:14


    My new format is the new season starts January 1st. 2025 will be Season 4. January 1, 2026, will begin Season 5. I decided to start off the year with a review of 2024 and a look ahead to 2025. Please like, comment and follow!!! Enjoy!!

    Season 3, Episode 111: Josh Cardenas, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 67:52


    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with Josh. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/j_carde_b/  

    Season 3, Episode 110: Josh Cardenas, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 65:55


    My guest this week is former Marine, Josh Cardenas. He's a former team shooter, is a current PCC GM and still trains Marines as a civilian. We discuss all of that plus PCSL 2-Gun Nationals. https://www.instagram.com/j_carde_b/  

    Season 3, Episode 109: Migz Valencia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 77:19


    My guest this week is a 14 year old PCC GM. He was 7th at the 2024 PCC Nationals and has no intention of slowing down. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/migzval_gmshooter/  

    Season 3, Episode 108: Aaron Eddins - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 52:15


    This is the 2nd half of my conversation with Aaron. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/ayeayeron_eddins/  

    Season 3, Episode 107: Aaron Eddins - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 59:45


    My guest this week is a member of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit and was the USPSA Open National Champion in 2022. We talk about how he got his start in competitive shooting, as well as his plans for the future. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/ayeayeron_eddins/  

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    Season 3, Episode 106: Practical Shotgun with Adam Maxwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 81:26


    This is a special episode about upcoming shotgun matches for Shotgun World Shoot qualification. We discuss the work needed to get policies approved by the USPSA Board. All of our discussion directly equates to Rifle World Shoot selection and qualifying matches.

    Season 3, Episode 105: Simon “JJ” Racaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 67:42


    This Thanksgiving, my guest is none other than World and National Champion, JJ Racaza. He only had an hour so we had to make it brief. Next time, we can take our time and really delve into his background and how it led him to where he is today. Here is the Cliff Notes version. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/jjracaza/  

    Season 3, Episode 104: Marc Schulte - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 65:40


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Marc Schulte. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!! https://www.instagram.com/bigfootbrass/

    Season 3, Episode 103: Marc Schulte - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 59:30


    This is Part 2 of my conversation with Marc Schulte, the owner of Bigfoot Brass and a PCC competitor. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/bigfootbrass/

    Season 3, Episode 102: Marc Schulte - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 59:29


    This week's guest is the owner of Bigfoot Brass and a PCC competitor. We have a three-hour conversation about software engineering, history and competitive shooting. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/bigfootbrass/  

    Season 3, Episode 101: Zane Jones, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 58:18


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Zane Jones. He has a lot of very interesting videos on his Youtube channel. Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/@BullseyePistol  

    Season 3, Episode 100: Zane Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 61:56


    My guest this week, Zane Jones, is a pistol shooter that competes in both bullseye AND practical shooting. In a 9-day span, he shot both the Area 5 Championship (practical shooting) and the Ohio Outdoor Championship (bullseye shooting). We discuss his shooting journey, as well as differences between the two disciplines. He has a lot of very interesting videos on his Youtube channel. Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/@BullseyePistol  

    Season 3, Episode 99: Pistol Zeroing with Luke Faust

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 62:02


    This is an episode Luke and I recorded a couple months ago. I wanted to hang onto it until the right time and I think that time is now. We get deeper into the weeds than is probably necessary but there is more than enough information here for you to decide what you want to do as it pertains to zeroing your pistol whether that is with a red dot or iron sights.

    Special Episode: Rifle Zeroing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 22:47


    A short 20 minute monologue about rifle zeroing. The full video can be found on Rumble. Enjoy!!

    Season 3, Episode 98: Brian Nelson, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 67:05


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Brian. Enjoy!!

    Season 3, Episode 97: Brian Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 70:12


    My guest this week is a Grandmaster USPSA shooter, 4th at the Shotgun World Shoot in 2018, 7th this last summer in Finland at the Rifle World Shoot and just finished 2nd at the USPSA PCC Nationals. I want to thank Brian for coming on the show! Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/brian_nelson_practical_shooter/

    Season 3, Episode 96: Giulia Venturato - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 59:11


    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Giulia. Enjoy!! If you want to give her a follow, the link to her Instagram is below. https://www.instagram.com/giuliav1990/  

    Special Live Episode: 2024 Open & PCC Nationals Day 3 Live Coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 113:56


    This was streamed live on Rumble and here earlier today. This is the replay.

    Season 3, Episode 95: Giulia Venturato - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 60:52


    This is Part 1 of my conversation with Giulia. Since the recording of this episode, Giulia has won her 5th consecutive Ladies Italy Production Optics National Championship. She won Gold at the 2022 Handgun World Shoot with the Ladies Team in Production Optics. In 7 short years, she's a very accomplished shooter. So, now I've had a Russian IPSC competitor, a Philippines IPSC competitor and, now, an Italy IPSC competitor on the show. Let's not forget Tim Germanchis who lives in the US but is Australian and started his shooting career in Australia. I am open to suggestions for other international competitors. If you are an IPSC competitor living abroad, please reach out. I would love to have you on the show and talk IPSC competition.

    Season 3, Episode 94: Practical Shooting Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 105:23


    In this episode, Jay Slater, Max Leograndis and Kirt McKenna join me in discussing super squad relevancy and assignment. Does it matter? Is there competitive inequity? Who should be on the super squad? Max also gives us some insight as to what he's thinking about as to determining a PCSL National Champion. He's considering making circuits great again. But, he is also looking for some feedback. Enjoy!

    Season 3, Episode 93: Morgan Leonhardt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 75:02


    Morgan returns to the show after nearly 2 years since her first time on the podcast. We talk about her trials and tribulations at the 2024 IPSC Nationals, as well as the 2024 Carry Optics Nationals, and her win at the 2024 Handgun Nationals in Limited Optics. Unfortunately, there was some type of snafu with the recording software. The podcast will end abruptly even though we continued talking for another 15 minutes. I am working with the company to try and determine what happened. Enjoy!!

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    Season 3, Episode 92: Brennah Gaston

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 92:42


    My guest this week, hails from Colorado. She's a competitive shooter that has been in the game for 2 years and is already A class and was 4th in Ladies Limited Optics at Handgun Nationals. She has an athletic background and moves like an athlete. Look for her to rise up in the standings the more she competes. She mentions a book during the podcast that is also a movie. That book/movie is called Sarah's Key. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/brennahgaston/  

    Season 3, Episode 91: Wes Jenkins - Apex Shootout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 71:55


    My guest has created a Tactical Games-esque shooting competition an hour south of Tampa, FL. We talk all about it in this episode. If you're in the area and want to try it out, the next match is at the beginning of February. Thanks to J.R. Crosby for putting us in touch in order to have the conversation! https://www.instagram.com/apex.shootout/

    Practical Shooting Live: 2024 Handgun Nationals Post-Match Discussion with Jay Slater

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 95:05


    We get into specifics of each division. The dominance of JJ Racaza's win, as well as Michael Poggie. The down to the last stage wins by John Vlieger and Joey Sauerland. Finally, we discuss the Handgun World Shoot Teams that have been decided to this point.

    REPLAY: 2024 Handgun Nationals Day 3 LIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 212:37


    This is a replay of the live stream during the final afternoon of competition at the 2024 Handgun nationals in Talladega, AL. Hear the drama and breakdown as it occurred.

    Special Episode: 2024 Handgun Nationals Day 2 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 29:40


    Updating everyone on Day 2 of Handgun Nationals.

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