The Everyday Marksman

Nov 12 2024 91 ep. 30 mins 100

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The Everyday Marksman teaches regular people just like you how to live a more adventurous life through the study and practice of martial skills. We focus on marksmanship, survival, fitness, winning mindset, and equipment. Join us every other week as we talk to experts in the field and inspire success.

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State of Play: Political and Legal Trends to Watch For

Nov 12 2024 17 mins

I am not a political blog or podcast, so I typically stay well away from the topic. That said, I also realize that participating in and advocating for positive "gun culture" is an inherently political activity to begin with- so the topic of politics is not entirely avoidable. I first started drafting the idea of this post in the wake of the first assassination attempt on President

Pistols and Patriotism: Project Appleseed Pistol Clinic AAR

Oct 13 2024 15 mins

Way back in 2014, shortly after starting the first iteration of this site on a free Wordpress blog, I attended a two-day Project Appleseed event. It was a hot August weekend in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. While most people brought along Ruger 10/22s or something similar, I showed up with an iron sighted 20" AR (that eventually became my M16A5). While I came up a few po

The Everyday Gunslinger: Starting the Path to Pistolero

Jul 10 2024 14 mins

This article contains affiliate links. What does that mean? I have a confession to make, and it's rather embarrassing. I'm not all that great with pistols. That's not to say I'm a bad pistol shooter, but it definitely lags behind my other skills. As much as I enjoy marksmanship and shooting, my focus always trends back towards rifles. This

Four Years from Friday: Approaching Your Training Life in Seasons

Jun 11 2024 31 mins

This article contains affiliate links. What does that mean? Recently, the American Pioneer Corps wrapped up their 5th annual Warfighter Challenge. I'm not actually a member of the American Pioneer Corps, and I should probably rectify that. Their mission is very much in line with my philosophy here at The Everyday Marksman, and I even think

Thinking Beyond the Drill, or the “Teaching to the Test” Fallacy

May 15 2024 18 mins

More than one time, John Simpson mentioned to me that you don't prepare for the test by practicing the test. It's a bit of a call out against shooters who think that the path to improvement is merely about faster times on their drill of preference. My observation is that a shooter's preferred "game" usually dictates what drills they care about. Bill Drills, classifiers, 1-5, dot t

Starting From Scratch, a Beginner’s Guide to a Basic Armory

Apr 11 2024 23 mins

I've been seeing a question going around forums and social media for the last week or two. The gist of it is, "What would you suggest as a solid basic armory for a serious new gun owner?" The context usually a friend or young man coming of age into the world of firearms ownership and training. I've found the answers to be both entertaining and enlightening. You see the obvious bia

Prioritizing Your Marksmanship Training Zones

Feb 14 2024 20 mins

I'm going to ruffle some feathers today. In fact, I'm highlighting something I've been doing poorly for years. While I was putting together the hierarchy of physical fitness for the Martial Marksman, I realized there was a need to do the same thing for firearms training and marksmanship. We tend to focus on the things we're already good at, or at least the things we most enjoy. Fo

Transformation Requires Sacrifice and Other Uncomfortable Facts

Jan 10 2024 11 mins

I was reflecting on something Lanny Bassham wrote in his book, With Winning in Mind. It's something that I reference a lot, and definitely suggest giving it a read. When discussing selecting the right goal, Lanny says that you should pick something that you're willing to trade your life for. He doesn't mean that in the literal sense of dying for your goal. Rather, it's a figurativ

The Martial Marksman Mindset: A Deeper Dive

Nov 29 2023 18 mins

When I re-launched the Everyday Marksman site in 2018, I thought it was important to have a core topic area around Mindset. Inspired by the work of Lanny Bassham and others, it's important that I kept at least some focus on the idea of training the mind to perform just as much as practicing marksmanship and buying gear. Over time, many of the interviews I've done and books I've re

The Martial Marksman’s Training Philosophy: Simple, Not Easy

Oct 31 2023 18 mins

In the last episode, I discussed the Martial Marksman ideal and how it relates to the various topics I talk about here. One of the challenges that anyone going down this path quickly runs into is the fact that there is a lot of "stuff" to learn and practice. It's one thing for a professional soldier to do these things, but it's a very different beast for Everyday Marksmen like you