The Everyday Marksman

"The first job of a sniper is to be sneaky." In this clip, John Simpson recounts some of the fundamental skills required of a sniper, particularly around evading detection through good concealment and fieldcraft. John is a former special operations sniper turned instructor, and author of The Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship as well as many other books. You can listen to the whole interview here: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/podcast/stealing-from-yourself/

In this clip, John Simpson and I discuss why he used illustrations from 1889 to demonstrate proper rifle marksmanship positions. He also touches on what so many modern instructors get wrong. John is a former Special Forces sniper turned instructor, and author of The Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship. You can find the full interview here: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/podcast/stealing-from-yourself/

In this clip, my friend Ilya (@DarkLordOfOptics) discuss how prism scopes work compared to traditional scopes. The key is in how prisms fold and bounce light internally to allow for a longer focal length while maintaining a more compact scope body. It doesn't come without tradeoffs, though. You can watch the whole discussion here: https://youtu.be/rTLC_vvrI7Y

While talking with @amy.5567, we touched on pistol optics and their position in the current world. In this clip, she pointed out that she thinks they are great, but there are several reasons that she's not abandoning iron sights just yet.

In this clip, my friend John Simpson discusses the importance of eye dominance in precision shooting and advice to people who might be cross-dominant. John is a sniper instructor, having served in US Army Special Forces, and author of The Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship. The clip is a small piece of a larger interview which you can find here: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/podcast/stealing-from-yourself/

In this clip, my optical physicist friend Ilya Koshkin (@DarkLordOfOptics ) talks through an optic's field of view and how it impacts our shooting experience. The complete interview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLC_vvrI7Y

At some point, every current or aspiring shooting enthusiast will have to have a conversation about firearms in the home. I certainly fumbled on this with my wife early on. Not only was it a total shocker to her when she discovered it, but her first couple of shooting experiences were....terrible. In this episode of Marksman Live, join us to talk about how that experience went, what we learned, and how you can do better.

In session, I'm talking with Brent0331 about personal equipment. I've followed Brent for a long time, and he has an incredible amount of knowledge around various load carriage types from different countries. He also spends a lot of time teach others what they might be doing wrong with their gear.

In this stream, I'm diving a bit deeper into the underlying philosophy of The Everyday Marksman. While American's don't have a monopoly on good marksmanship and military feats, our culture is rather unique in just how embedded firearms have been in it's forging. We're at a strange point in our national history where even participating shooting culture is a political act, and that's a shame. Given our national story, I believe in a world where telling your friends and coworkers about a range session or competition shouldn't be any different than talking about attending a BJJ class. In this stream, I'm also going to do something I've never actually done: explain the Everyday Marksman logo and how its elements tie in with our philosophy.

Bullet Drop Compensating (BDC) reticles vs Precision, which is the right choice for you? In this session, we're having a round table discussion with Jeff Gurwitch, of Modern Tactical Shooting, and Ilya Koshkin from the Dark Lord of Optics. Be sure to stick around for the Q&A lightning round! Everyday Marksman main website: https://www.everydaymarksman.co/ Modern Tactical Shooting's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernTacticalShooting The Dark Lord of Optics channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ikoshkinDLO

In this initial livestream, I'm introducing myself, The Everyday Marksman, and answering questions about what I'm trying to accomplish here. we have an unexpected appearance by my friend Ilya, the Dark Lord of Optics, and dive into a few questions about making the most of your training time during an ammo crunch.