The Casual Shooter Podcast

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The Casual Shooter Podcast

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.

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    Season 5, Episode 26: Alex Bakken, Part 2 of 3

    Alex was a gold medal winning member of the Revolver Team at the 2025 Handgun World Shoot. He is also the current ICORE President. He is very passionate about shooting revolvers. This is a 4.5 hour conversation broken into three parts. This is part two. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/revoshooter/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  2. 431

    Season 5, Episode 25: Alex Bakken, Part 1 of 3

    Alex was a gold medal winning member of the Revolver Team at the 2025 Handgun World Shoot. He is also the current ICORE President. He is very passionate about shooting revolvers. This is a 4.5 hour conversation broken into three parts. This is part one. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/revoshooter/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  3. 430

    Season 5, Episode 24: Tyler Johnson, Part 2

    Tyler is an active duty Marine on the USMC Shooting Team. He is a member of the Precision Rifle Team. In early April, he and his partner won the 2026 International Sniper Competition at Ft. Benning, GA. This is the conclusion of his story. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/tyjjohnson.95/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  4. 429

    Season 5, Episode 23: Tyler Johnson, Part 1

    Tyler is an active duty Marine on the USMC Shooting Team. He is a member of the Precision Rifle Team. In early April, he and his partner won the 2026 International Sniper Competition at Ft. Benning, GA. This is his story. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/tyjjohnson.95/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  5. 428

    Season 5, Episode 22: Dylan Poulin, Part 2

    Dylan is a new member of (this season) of Team MPA. He will primarily be competing in LO with the occasional stray back into CO. This is Pthe conclusion of a two-hour conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/dpoulinshooting/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  6. 427

    Season 5, Episode 21: Dylan Poulin, Part 1

    Dylan is a new member of (this season) of Team MPA. He will primarily be competing in LO with the occasional stray back into CO. This is Part 1 of a two-hour conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/dpoulinshooting/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  7. 426

    Season 5, Episode 20: Josh Morgan

    Josh is an Area 8 two-division GM primarily shooting irons. He and Dave Tatoian have the Double Tap Shooting Academy. He is also one of the hosts of The Stage Brief podcast. This is the conversation in full. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/shootmoremissless/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  8. 425

    Season 5, Episode 19: Brady Hardin, Part 2

    Brady is an IDPA National Champion, was Top 10 at USPSA Nationals and the alternate for Team USA Classic Division at the 2025 World Handgun Shoot in South Africa. He went from B class to Grand Master in one year. This is Part 2, the conclusion, of his story/our conversation. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/bradyvhardin/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  9. 424

    Season 5, Episode 18: Brady Hardin, Part 1

    Brady is an IDPA National Champion, was Top 10 at USPSA Nationals and the alternate for Team USA Classic Division at the 2025 World Handgun Shoot in South Africa. He went from B class to Grand Master in one year. This is Part 1 of his story. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/bradyvhardin/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  10. 423

    Season 5, Episode 17: Thomas Luzuriaga, Part 2

    Thomas is a Classic division IPSC competitor. He was on Team Philippines which earned a silver medal only 7.5 points behind the American team. He was also 7th overall in the world. Even with such a high finish at a World Championship Match, oddly enough, he is a Casual Shooter. I can only imagine how great he would be if he focused on shooting like most Top 10 competitors in the world. This is the conclusion of our 2-hour conversation. https://www.instagram.com/thomas.shoots/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  11. 422

    Season 5, Episode 16: Thomas Luzuriaga, Part 1

    Thomas is a Classic division IPSC competitor. He was on Team Philippines which earned a silver medal only 7.5 points behind the American team. He was also 7th overall in the world. Even with such a high finish at a World Championship Match, oddly enough, he is a Casual Shooter. I can only imagine how great he would be if he focused on shooting like most Top 10 competitors in the world. This is Part 1 of a 2-hour conversation. https://www.instagram.com/thomas.shoots/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  12. 421

    Season 5, Episode 15: Justine Williams, 2x World Champion

    Justine is a 17x USPSA National Champion, 2x IPSC World Champion (individual gold) and an IPSC Rifle silver medalist. She hasn’t been on in a while, so we sat down and did some catching up. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/jalise_williams_shooting/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  13. 420

    Season 5, Episode 14: Brennah Gaston, Part 2

    Brennah is the reigning Ladies Open National Champion. She is also on the Ladies Production Optics Team that won Gold at the 2025 Handgun World Shoot last September in South Africa. This is her second time on the show. You can catch her initial episode by listening to Season 3, Episode 92. This is a two-hour conversation broken into two parts. This is Part 2. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/brennahgaston/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  14. 419

    Season 5, Episode 13: Brennah Gaston, Part 1

    Brennah is the reigning Ladies Open National Champion. She is also on the Ladies Production Optics Team that won Gold at the 2025 Handgun World Shoot last September in South Africa. This is her second time on the show. You can catch her initial episode by listening to Season 3, Episode 92. This is a two-hour conversation broken into two parts. This is Part 1. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/brennahgaston/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast

  15. 418

    Season 5, Episode 12: Jay Beal, Part 2

    This is the return of Jay Beal!! It’s been a year and a half since he has been on the show and we had a lot of catching up to do. We talk a lot about performance at major matches and the 2025 World Shoot. This is the conclusion of that conversation. https://www.instagram.com/jayclay94/ If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  16. 417

    Season 5, Episode 11: Jay Beal, Part 1

    This is the return of Jay Beal!! It’s been a year and a half since he has been on the show and we had a lot of catching up to do. We talk a lot about performance at major matches and the 2025 World Shoot. This is part one of that conversation. If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training ps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  17. 416

    Season 5, Episode 10: Ryan Geho, Part 2

    Ryan is a retired government employee, marksmanship instructor and current USPSA competitor. We had a 3-hour conversation about shooting, his time in the CIA, Department of State Protective Services and knee replacements. This is Part 2, the conclusion. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/rgee_95/ https://substack.com/@ryangeho If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training Below is the link specifically for youth athletes: https://www.andersonshooting.com/service-page/mental-management-3-9-3-17-3-25-9pm?utm_medium=page_links

  18. 415

    Season 5, Episode 9: Ryan Geho, Part 1

    Ryan is a retired government employee, marksmanship instructor and current USPSA competitor. We had a 3-hour conversation about shooting, his time in the CIA, Department of State Protective Services and knee replacements. This is Part 1. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/rgee_95/ https://substack.com/@ryangeho If you want to take a Mental Management class with Steve Anderson, follow the link below and use CSP10 for 10% off. https://www.andersonshooting.com/training Below is the link specifically for youth athletes: https://www.andersonshooting.com/service-page/mental-management-3-9-3-17-3-25-9pm?utm_medium=page_links

  19. 414

    Season 5, Episode 8: Points or Time? with Tim Herron

    My guest this week is Tim Herron. I have been compiling results from USPSA Nationals from the past 3 season with the goal of going back to 2021. I started noticing some trends and Tim happened to post something similar on his instagram account. We discuss the balance necessary between points and time in hit factor scoring. Enjoy!!

  20. 413

    Season 5, Episode 7: Kaylee Lane

    My guest this week has been shooting for 8 years and has traveled the globe competing in IPSC matches, as well as USPSA. We talk about how she got here and where she’s going in the shooting sports. There is also talk of a future travel vlog with her husband. Enjoy!! https://www.instagram.com/kay_lane_shooting/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  21. 412

    Season 5, Episode 6: GSSF Indoor League Match

    I ventured out and shot a GSSF Indoor League match. This episode is all about that match. See the companion video on YT for more details. Enjoy! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast    

  22. 411

    Season 5, Episode 5: USPSA Category Proposal

    Three USPSA Board members are on the show to discuss the proposed Category clarification (Lady, Junior, Senior, Super Senior, Distinguished Senior, Military and Law Enforcement). Ian mentioned an article by Jay Slater on his Patreon page. You can find a link to it below.   https://www.patreon.com/posts/statistical-for-146873938 https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  23. 410

    Season 5, Episode 4: Dawn Grant, Part 2

    Dawn has been working with competitors in numerous sports, as well as corporate leaders, for 25 years. We spend 2-hours discussing how she got there and how she does it. She even owns a shotgun range and works with world-class trap and skeet shooters. The link below will take you to the free section of her website. There might be something there for you! Enjoy the conclusion of our conversation!! https://dawngrant.com/pages/free https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  24. 409

    Season 5, Episode 3: Dawn Grant, Mental Trainer

    Dawn has been working with competitors in numerous sports, as well as corporate leaders, for 25 years. We spend 2-hours discussing how she got there and how she does it. She even owns a shotgun range and works with world-class trap and skeet shooters. The link below will take you to the free section of her website. There might be something there for you! Enjoy Part 1!! https://dawngrant.com/pages/free https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  25. 408

    Season 5, Episode 2: Jake Denno, Part 2

    I met Jake at the 2025 PCSL Nationals. He won some Hunter Constantine BELT cash on Stage 6 and for winning the Squad Shootoff. This 3-hour conversation covers his time as a junior shooter where he was a 3Gun Nation Junior National Champion and 2x USPSA MultiGun Junior National Champion, as well as MMA since he has BJJ and Tae Kwon Do black belts. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  26. 407

    Season 5, Episode 1: Jake Denno, Part 1

    I met Jake at the 2025 PCSL Nationals. He won some Hunter Constantine BELT cash on Stage 6 and for winning the Squad Shootoff. This 3-hour conversation covers his time as a junior shooter where he was a 3Gun Nation Junior National Champion and 2x USPSA MultiGun Junior National Champion, as well as MMA since he has BJJ and Tae Kwon Do black belts. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  27. 406

    Season 4, Episode 66: Mike Bauer, 3-Gunner/Match Director

    My guest this week is a 3-Gunner and Match Director from the Golden State. My first introduction to him was when he pushed Nils Jonasson to 3 (best of 3) strings during their squad shootoff at PCSL Nationals. He made Nils work for that win. Enjoy! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  28. 405

    Season 4, Episode 65: Brian Nelson/Josh Cardenas, 2025 PCSL Nationals

    Brian and Josh came on the show to talk everything PCSL Nationals. Brian competed in the Practical Standard division and was 4th. Josh shot the match in one day and worked the match. Enjoy! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast    

  29. 404

    Season 4, Episode 64: Mason Lane, IPSC Production World Champion

    Mason was nice enough to come back on the show after a nearly three year hiatus. We discuss the last three years and 2025, “The Year of the Lane.” It’s always a pleasure speaking with him and I look forward to the next conversation. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  30. 403

    Season 4, Episode 63: Keith Sanderson, Olympic Shooter; Part 3 of 3

    Keith Sanderson is a four-time Olympian and World Cup Gold Medalist. We spent 3.5 hours talking non-stop about shooting. This might be the single most nugget-laden conversation I have ever had. I only got in one of my ice breaker questions because the conversation was deep from the beginning. Because it is so long, the conversation is broken into three parts. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  31. 402

    Season 4, Episode 62: Keith Sanderson, Olympic Shooter; Part 2 of 3

    Keith Sanderson is a four-time Olympian and World Cup Gold Medalist. We spent 3.5 hours talking non-stop about shooting. This might be the single most nugget-laden conversation I have ever had. I only got in one of my ice breaker questions because the conversation was deep from the beginning. Because it is so long, the conversation is broken into three parts. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  32. 401

    Season 4, Episode 61: Keith Sanderson, Olympic Shooter; Part 1 of 3

    Keith Sanderson is a four-time Olympian and World Cup Gold Medalist. We spent 3.5 hours talking non-stop about shooting. This might be the single most nugget-laden conversation I have ever had. I only got in one of my ice breaker questions because the conversation was deep from the beginning. Because it is so long, the conversation is broken into three parts. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  33. 400

    Season 4, Episode 60: Marksmanship Discussion

    What started as a comparison of bullseye shooting and action shooting (practical shooting), quickly turned into a discussion about marksmanship in general. Not only do we talk about pistol, we talk about rifle as well. In addition to me, the guests are Matt Gundlach (formerly of the USMC Shooting Team), Zane Jones (Marine Reserve Major and winner of the 2025 McMillan Trophy), Keith Sanderson (Army and Marine Shooting Teams, as well as a 4x Olympian), and Brian Zins (USMC Pistol Team and 12x NRA National Champion). There is a lot of knowledge within those four brains. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  34. 399

    Season 4, Episode 59: U.S. Air Force Rifle Team

    I am joined by Major Ali Michael Chinisaz and MSgt Jon Thorton for this episode about the USAF Rifle Team. Ali is a 3-gunner and Jon is a PRS competitor. Look for individual episodes later. Enjoy! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  35. 398

    Season 4, Episode 58: Pistol Ammunition Testing/Accuracy

    After a few weeks of testing pistol ammunition, Luke Faust joins me to talk about ammunition testing and accuracy. We discuss differences between rifle and pistol expectations and what is a reasonable expectation. We also discuss triggers and a new product he just released that will make your Glock feel like a CZ Shadow 2 in your hand. You can find it in the link below. https://faust.systems/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  36. 397

    Season 4, Episode 57: Participation Numbers for 2025

    This is the last big discussion for the year as it pertains to USPSA participation by division. The numbers include Area 2. However, there are 4 matches not included that won’t grossly affect the percentages. I might put up an update on IG in December but that’s about it. I also discuss the participation for Area matches going back to 2014. Enjoy!! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  37. 396

    Season 4, Episode 56: Eugene Kuleshov

    Eugene Kuleshov is the creator of the Practiscore Competitor app. Because the conversation can be quite technical and everything is interconnected, there really isn’t a good way of breaking this 3-hour+ conversation into segments. I would recommend going to Rumble and watching the video for any segments that you want to see what we are talking about. Spoiler Alert: Here is the biggest takeaway - if you have a comment or suggestion, send an email to [email protected]. He can then help or fix the issue. We should all be supporting him in this endeavor. Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/practiscoreapps ttps://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  38. 395

    Season 4, Episode 55: Joel Park

    Joel returns to the podcast. He was last on in June of 2024. His episodes were Season 3, Episodes 61 & 65. This is the entire conversation we had this time. He does demonstrate some things and those can be found on Rumble. Enjoy! https://joelparktraining.com/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  39. 394

    Season 4, Episode 54: Alex Cate, Part 2

    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with Alex Cate. Enjoy!

  40. 393

    Season 4, Episode 53: Alex Cate, Part 1

    Alex returns to talk about how in-depth he had to analyze his shooting in order to progress. Spoiler alert: It worked.

  41. 392

    Season 4, Episode 52: John Serafino, Area 6 Director Candidate

    Here is my conversation with Johnabout his run for the Area 6 Director position.   https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  42. 391

    Season 4, Episode 51: Ian Parker, Area 2 Director Candidate

    Here is my conversation with Ian about his run for the vacant Area 2 Director position.   https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  43. 390

    Season 4, Episode 50: Tom Chesterman, Area 2 Director Candidate

    Here is my conversation with Tom about his run for the vacant Area 2 Director position. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  44. 389

    Season 4, Episode 49: Billy Herrington, Area 6 Director Candidate

    Here is my conversation with Billy about his run for the Area 6 Director.   https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  45. 388

    Season 4, Episode 48: Post-IPSC Monologue

    For today, there is no guest. I was looking to do a post-IPSC/Area 5 monologue. The IPSC survey results were sent to me since they asked questions seeking feedback about the media. I go through that and give a lot of insight into the backend of what live streaming stages entails. Looking forward to receiving feedback on this episode as it helps all of us and the sport to grow. Enjoy! https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  46. 387

    Season 4, Episode 47: Steve Foster, Conclusion

    Here is the conclusion of my conversation with Steve Foster. Enjoy!! https://stevefostershooting.com/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  47. 386

    Season 4, Episode 46: Steve Foster, Steel Challenge 6 Division GM

    My guest this week has been around the shooting sports for quite some time. He was the third person ever to record an aggregate time under 60 seconds. He joined Grant Kunkel and Chris Barrett when he did. Enjoy!! https://stevefostershooting.com/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  48. 385

    Special Episode: Melinda Puckett, IPSC Nationals

    The is a conversation about a new range facility in Bland, MO. They are hosting a Level 2 USPSA match in May of 2026. It’s a short listen. https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  49. 384

    Season 4, Episode 45: Andreas Hansen, part 2

    This is the conclusion of my conversation with Andreas. Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/@AndreasIPSC https://www.instagram.com/andreas_ipsc/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

  50. 383

    Season 4, Episode 44: Andreas Hansen, 4x Danish IPSC Champion, Part 1

    My guest this week is Andreas Hansen of Denmark. He’s been shooting IPSC for 7 years and is all in. You can find his YT and IG links below. Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/@AndreasIPSC https://www.instagram.com/andreas_ipsc/ https://lbr8.link/@Casualshooterpodcast  

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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.

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