Vortex Edge Podcast

May 18 2023 21 ep. 36 mins 50

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Welcome to the Vortex Edge Podcast brought to you by firearms instructors who love training, guns, gear, and most importantly, helping shooters of all levels improve their skills and confidence with firearms.

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Ep. 20| Most Important Factors in Long-Range Hit Probability

May 18 2023 30 mins

In this episode, instructor Justin Lipska sheds some light on the actual importance of standard deviation, achieving sub-MOA accuracy, getting a proper muzzle velocity, and knowing the exact range of your target in terms of their real effect on long-range hit probability. Using ballistic software to play out various scenarios, we determined what variables are truly most important i

Ep. 19 | How to Sight-In an AR-15 the Right Way

May 11 2023 28 mins

We've talked about sighting in your pistol and long-range rifle, so now we need to round out the trio! In this episode, instructor Pete Schreier explains the process of sighting in an AR-15 properly. AR's are incredibly versatile. Depending on the setup, one gun can essentially accomplish any task from hunting to defending freedom, so ensuring your optic is sighted in properly is e

Ep. 18 | New to NODS - Complete Night Vision Helmet Setup

May 04 2023 60 mins

Figuring out how to set up your helmet for night vision at first can be a tall task. Getting the night vision itself is confusing enough for a beginner, but integrating it seamlessly into your helmet for ease of use and proper fit to your head/face/eyes is its own challenge. In this episode, instructor Mike Griffin dives into all things related to the helmet when it comes to night

Ep. 17 | Pistol vs AR for Home Defense

Apr 27 2023 44 mins

What's the best home defense firearm? Another simple question that can only be answered with the less-than-straight-forward answer of "It depends". In this episode, instructor Brennan Brennecke and Jimmy discuss the pro's and con's of a home defense pistol vs a home defense AR-15. Sorry shotgun, you didn't make the cut! Of course, choosing "both" is never out of the question, but i

Ep. 16 | Ballistics for Nerds - Wind

Apr 20 2023 48 mins

If you listened to "Ballistics for Beginners" or already have a basic understanding of long-range ballistics, you know there's a lot of factors at play with every single shot, and even the smallest of inconsistencies can cause frustrating misses. Arguably the most difficult variable we deal with in long-range shooting and ballistic solutions is wind. In this episode, Instructor Jus

Ep. 15 | Ballistics for Beginners

Apr 13 2023 40 mins

If you're new to long-range shooting, the idea of "ballistics", or quite simply - how to get your bullet to a target far away, is complicated to say the least. In this episode, Instructor Justin Lipska goes through some of the key elements you need to understand in order to start getting in the ballpark of hitting targets at distance. We cover terminology, how to gather the necessa

Ep. 14 | Do the Four Firearms Safety Rules Apply in "Real Life"?

Apr 06 2023 30 mins

You may have seen the "Four Firearms Safety Rules" on a poster in a range somewhere, but have you ever really thought about how these apply in real-life situations from self-defensive scenarios to professional duty use, competition, and more? There's really never a time where these rules should be broken, nor is there a circumstance where following the four firearms safety rules wo

Ep. 13 | Breaking Down "Different Types" of Long-Range Rifles

Mar 30 2023 38 mins

There are many rifles that can shoot "long-range" but not all are created equal. In this episode, Instructor Corey Eliasson talks about the different types of long-range rifles from lightweight long-range-capable hunting rifles to heavier, dedicated competition or tactical precision rifles. We often see people trying to stretch one of these types of rifles into the other's role, or

Ep. 12 | Weak Hand Shooting - Practical Skill or Party Trick?

Mar 23 2023 28 mins

Shooting with your weak hand/side - is it a skill worth dedicating a lot of your training time toward? In this episode, Instructor Chris Urrutia talks about reasons why one might need to shoot with their non-dominant side, how to train for those instances, and how much time you should plan to dedicate toward this type of training for competition and/or tactical use.

Ep. 11 | New to NODS - Digital vs Analog Night Vision

Mar 16 2023 38 mins

Digital technology continues to improve as time goes on and now we have really impressive digital night vision, but is it as good as analog? What even is "Digital" and "Analog" night vision in the first place? In this episode, Instructor Mike Griffin talks in-depth about what makes each of these types of night vision unique, their pros and cons, and which is best overall depending