Bullets n Bourbon Podcast
Bullets n Bourbon Podcast is a weekly podcast sharing lessons from practical shooting disciplines to increase the average Marine’s lethality through marksmanship. @mfgundlach was an infantry unit leader who served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Marine Corps Shooting Team. He competes in 3 Gun and The Tactical Games. If you want to be a guest on the podcast, give us feedback, or just chat, shoot us a DM or email. This account does not represent the views of the United States Department of Defense, the United States Marine Corps, or the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
Episodes

Friday Jul 22, 2022
Sgt Shane Butler from the Army Marksmanship Unit
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
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?

Friday Jul 15, 2022
Sgt Austin Hill - Nerd or Surfer?
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
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?

Friday Jul 08, 2022
3man3gun and Maryland State USPSA Championship
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
In this episode Frank and I give our match debriefs from the 3man3gun Championship and the Maryland State USPSA Championship.

Friday Jul 01, 2022
2022 Duskin Match Recap
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
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

Friday Jun 24, 2022
3GIQ The Infectious Personality
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
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

Friday Jun 10, 2022
There will be Fud
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
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.

Friday Jun 03, 2022
I’m burnt out, now what.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In this episode, Frank and I discuss the elements of match burnout and what we do to combat it.

Friday May 27, 2022
Hot Fuzz
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
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.

Friday May 20, 2022
An Intelligent Hutch
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
In this episode, we Interviewed a good friend of mine Chris Hutchison. This was a very fun episode where we all got very passionate about what we were talking about and gained some good perspective on just being a good representative of the organizations we represent.
We covered:
-Training in Ranger Regiment and the Special Missions Unit.
-Benefits of training to the modern warfighter.
-Successes in getting other active-duty service members in the shooting sports.
-Training Philosophy.
-Goals.
-Upcoming matches.
-Duskin match
-Being a brand ambassador.

Friday May 13, 2022
A Captain, Unicorn, and Gunny Walk into a Podcast...
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
In this episode Frank and I sat down with Dan Horcharik, we had a great conversation covering a multitude of subjects.
-MCMC East and Championships.
-Starting a Shooting Club.
-Milestones and Goals.
-Adventure races.
-Closing the gap in fitness and marksmanship.
Dan also created his own Patreon site where he will be pushing out content to spread the good word. Give it a listen and we hope you enjoy it. https://www.patreon.com/horcharik