MDS Episode # 0141 | Nick Gebhardt - Chasing The Dragon

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Caylen Wojcik and Nick Gebhardt — PRS Tac national champion, Black Hawk pilot, and founder of ScopeChaps — kick off a new mini-series built around an honest, unscripted conversation about what precision rifle competition reveals about who we are as people. They lay out the premise: both are deep in the mix as competitors and business owners, both are chasing high-level goals — including Caylen's ambition to one day represent the U.S. on the World's team — and both know how hard it is to carve out intentional precision rifle training time while running a company and living a full life. They recap Nick's recent trip to the Short Action Customs Sizzler in Indiana, unpack the first-stage jitter that never fully goes away no matter how seasoned you are, and discuss why approaching that first shot with curiosity rather than pressure is the mindset shift that changes everything.The conversation goes deeper from there — into ego, persona, and shadow, the three versions of self that every competitor quietly juggles, and why the performance breakthroughs people chase on the range are inseparable from the inner work happening off it. Caylen and Nick discuss staying present under pressure, letting anger pass naturally instead of ruminating on bad stages, and what it actually means to compete for self-fulfillment versus external validation. This is the first episode of an ongoing live series — future installments will be scheduled in advance and streamed live. If you're not already inside the Modern Day Rifleman network, now's the time. And if you're running a scope or suppressor, do yourself a favor and check out Nick's products — ScopeChaps and CanChaps — purpose-built protection that belongs on your setup.🔗 Nick Gebhardt / ScopeChaps⚡️ ScopeChaps & CanChaps: https://www.scopechaps.com/Modern Day Sniper⚡ Website: https://www.moderndaysniper.com/⚡ Training & Events (Register Here): https://www.moderndaysniper.com/events⚡ Modern Day Rifleman (Online Training): https://www.moderndayrifleman.com/spaces/16202640/pageFollow Us⚡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moderndaysniper/⚡ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MODERNDAYSNIPER⚡ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moderndaysniper⚡ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-day-sniper