The Everyday Marksman

The Everyday Marksman


Latest Episodes

Evaluating Your Gear for Real World Use
March 24, 2022

A series of recent events reminded me of the importance of actually checking your gear for fit, function, and purpose. It doesn't have to take long, and it pays dividends when you actually have to use

Three Reasons Fitness Matters in Scenario-X
March 08, 2022

Today we continue on our Scenario-X series by touching on fitness. It's a core pillar of The Everyday Marksman philosophy, and in this episode I'm giving three domains where it really makes a differen

Do You Really Need That? A Better Gear Philosophy
February 17, 2022

Gear articles are among the most popular on the site, so it shouldn't surprise you that I get a lot of questions about what chest rig to buy, how to set up belts, or whether or not someone really need

Make Ready! Defensive Conditions and Posture During Emergencies
February 03, 2022

When we start talking about bad situations and what we think we're going to do, most people in the shooting world immediately think of firefights and raids. But that's not reality. There are far more

Scenario X: Our Realistic End of the World Situation
January 20, 2022

I've been having a lot of conversations lately about the right mixture of skills, equipment, communications, and other elements of a theoretical emergency situation. With that, it's time to revisit Sc

Five Things I'm Focusing on in 2022- You Probably Should, Too
January 13, 2022

I dislike the whole New Year's resolution ritual, but that doesn't mean I don't do some self evaluation and pick some new things to focus on. In this episode, Allison and I discuss my primary focus ar

How to Prepare for the Tactical Games with Mike and Pascale Green
December 22, 2021

The Tactical Games are part of a growing trend with combining physical fitness with marksmanship in competition. I've seen them talked about quite a bit over time, and I recently had the opportunity t

When to Use a BDC or MRAD Reticle?
December 08, 2021

In this podcast episode, I'm posted the edited down audio from my stream with Jeff Gurwitch and Ilya Koshkin. We focus on the best uses for BDC reticles against MRAD-based reticles at less than 500 ya

Fun is Allowed, So Stop Being so Serious
November 10, 2021

There's been an idea rolling around in my head for a long time: fun is allowed. You see, in today's short episode, I'm discussing what I hope becomes a recurring theme on the site for a while. Have yo

Marksman Live: Offset Red Dots with LPVO Optics?
October 27, 2021

In this episode, I'm reposting the audio from the first half of my livestream session with Ilya Koshkin last week. In it, we discussed the utility of LPVO optics with offset red dot sights. Jacob, the