Bullets n Bourbon Podcast

Tyler Arellano-A Good Steward

This week we talked to the coach of the Marine Corps Action Shooting Team, Sgt Tyler Arellano. In this episode we covered:
Bio information: hometown, previous units, path to the MCST, history of competitive shooting.
 
How the summer season has gone.
 
Balancing training for each weapon system.
 
Difficult concepts to coach into the summer shooters.
 
A weapon system that you are most confident within 3gun.
 
How many shotgun shells have been dropped?
 
Matches that are on the radar.

Simple solutions to improve!

In this episode, Frank and I discuss ways to improve marksmanship training in the military. This conversation was based on a conversation with an infantry unit leader who wanted some solutions to improve the marksmanship proficiency within his unit. They are cost-efficient and simple. 

Sgt Shane Butler from the Army Marksmanship Unit

Frank and I sat down with Shane Butler from the Army Marksmanship Unit in this episode. 
The topics we covered were:
Quick recap of the summer season so far as the rifle team moves into Nationals,
Describe your path to coming to the MCST
Tell us the story of what joining the Army was like?
What are some ancillary knowledge sets that you think enhance your abilities as a competitive shooter (hunting, reloading, ballistics, gunsmithing).
-What skillset in high power rifle transitions well into action, and vice versa?
-What’s changed in the way you view shooting from when you first joined the team
to now?
What part of the highpower course of fire do you find most enjoyable, and what part do you find most nerve racking?
What was your journey getting to the Army Marksmanship Unit, and what helped you achieve that goal?
What feelings and emotions did you have when you held the team trophy during interservice rifle up?
What is it like being surrounded by what most would consider champions?
What is the AMU’s schedule like, what major events do you participate in?
What’s your rifle dream team?

Sgt Austin Hill - Nerd or Surfer?

Frank and I had the pleasure to sit down with our friend Austin Hill. In this episode we discussed:
-Biographic information- MOS, first unit, path to the team, accolades
-Quick recap of the summer season so far- as the rifle team moves into Nationals,
-What skillset in high power rifle transitions well into action, and vice versa?
-What’s changed in the way you view shooting from when you first joined the team
to now?
-You’ve served in a victor unit, at PI training recruits, and now as a coach on the shooting team. What do you think needs to change about marksmanship instruction at entry level training? What do you think would be a good way to introduce higher level marksmanship at the battalion level?
-What are your goals during your time with the MCST?
-Could you describe the learning curve you experienced in getting into action shooting between 2021/22 championships?
-As technology and marksmanship disciplines evolve, where do you see the MCST in the future?
-What’s your rifle dream team?

3man3gun and Maryland State USPSA Championship

In this episode Frank and I give our match debriefs from the 3man3gun Championship and the Maryland State USPSA Championship.

2022 Duskin Match Recap

In this episode, Frank and I interviewed Donna Eberle and JK Khan, two very special individuals. they were the two responsible for the resurgence of the 2022 Duskin match.
In this episode we covered:
Introductions
Who was Mike Duskin?
Where and when did the Duskin match come to life?
Why is this match so special.
What makes this match so different from all the other 3-gun matches out there.
How long Donna has been helping with the Duskin match.
What relationships were important to establish to ensure the success of the match?
Strategy with stage design?
Level of difficulty.
Planning considerations.
Contingencies
Takeaways and lessons learned
What sets this match apart from all the other types of military memorial matches?
Shoutouts

3GIQ The Infectious Personality

In this episode, Frank and I interviewed Patrick Moody, a member of the Marine Corps Rifle Team. 
We discussed:
- Background
-Current season/Past Seasons
-Strides in action shooting between 2021-2022
-Perspectives
-Future plans
-New England Accent

There will be Fud

In this episode, we interviewed Ben Fouse who is a gunsmith and revolver shooter. The topics we covered are:
-Revolver Nationals
-Why revolver and how he picks his gear.
-Marine Corps weapons culture.
-1911/2011 gun builds.
-Future aspirations.

I’m burnt out, now what.

In this episode, Frank and I discuss the elements of match burnout and what we do to combat it.

Hot Fuzz

We sat down with a good friend Andy Brown, a former member of the shooting team who is now a sheriff's deputy in Indiana. In this discussion we covered:
Introductions
Who you are.
What do you do for a living?
-Time on the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
-Training while on the team, and current training plan.
-Transition from Marine to Law Enforcement Officer.
-Developing attainable goals.
-Tactical Games.