Vortex Nation Podcast
675 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWelcome to the Vortex Nation Podcast. Brought to you by lovers of hunting, shooting, public lands, the Second Amendment and dang good food.
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Ep. 180 | Is the 6.8 the “New” 6.5
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBThe new 6.8 Western is a Hot Topic (Jim’s Favorite Store) among cartridge connoisseurs. It’s so new, not a lot of folks have a ton of experience with it. On paper, it looks pretty darn good. Will it be the new 6.5? Is it everything the 270 WSM should have been. Will it knock critters down with authority at long range? Time will tell. Listen in to get our take on this new kid on the cartridge block. As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like cove...
#10MinuteTalk - The 45-70 Can Fight Wars, Adorn Mantles and Fill Your Freezer
April 27, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBIn this 10 minutes of cartridge fury, Ryan Muckenhirn shoots us straight on perhaps the most iconic straight wall cartridge - the 45-70. This fantastic and storied cartridge is one of Ryan’s personal favorites for myriad reasons. From its military adoption, to reloading and hunting, the 45-70 is straight-up cool! Listen in to find out how cool!
Ep. 179 | Hunting With Modern High Power Air Guns
April 26, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBSmall-bore, big-bore, iguanas to impala, modern air rifles aren’t just a youthful introduction to hunting and the shooting sports. Great for that – yes – but a whole lot more as well. These things can pack a wallop, are extremely high tech, and a world unto themselves. Mark and Jim sit down with long-time friend, hunting, firearms and air rifle expert, Mike Schoby, from the Outdoor Sportsman Group, to dive headfirst into the wormhole that is, the Modern Air Rife. As always, we want to hear ...
#10MinuteTalk – All Things Morel Mushrooms
April 20, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThere’s Morel to spring than Turkeys and Sheds. There’s morels! These tasty mushrooms are mysterious, delectable and can be dang hard to find…..Which is what makes it so cool when you do find them. Jim and Mark sit down with resident fungal expert and avid forager, Ryan Muckenhirn, to get the scoop on how to scoop up some of these culinary treasures.
Ep. 178 | The Rise of the AK in America w/Dissident Arms
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB“High end” and “AK 47”are two terms we don’t generally see together. Well, unless you’re talking about the gold-pated ones, but that doesn’t really count….The folks over at Dissident Arms have turned conventional wisdom on its head by taking all of the iconic and very positive attributes of the AK 47 and fully customized the platform, transforming it from reliable blaster to precision competition race-gun extraordinaire. They have also perfected AK 12 Gauge shotguns – which are unique and fl...
#10MinuteTalk – Reaping Turkeys – Should You Do it? with The Breaking Point
April 13, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBAction packed, effective, and with some obvious safety considerations a person needs to account for, “Reaping” turkeys is a tactic a person can consider keeping in their turkey tool box. As the name implies, using this method often results in a dead gobbler. Some folks say you should never do it and are violating every safety rule in the book. Others take several precautions and do it all the time – knowing they are accepting a level of risk. As with a lot of things in the good old USA, we’l...
Ep. 177 | Private Land Management for More Than Just Bigger Bucks! – Land and Legacy
April 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBA deer property can be so much more than, well, a deer property. But what’s be best way to create an ecosystem to maximize benefit for all wildlife - including you? Yes, you count as wildlife. Jim and Mark sit down with the team at Land and Legacy to discuss property management, their professional consulting work, habitat and more. Land and Legacy isn’t a one-trick pony. They travel the US and are familiar with landscapes from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. Each region and property is...
#10MinuteTalk - Bear Shot Placement/Methods of Take with Ryan Lampers
April 09, 2021 11:20 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThere’s more than one way to pursue a bear - spot-and-stalk, baiting, hounds. Choose your weapon too – bow, rifle, or muzzleloader. They all have their intricacies. The good news, all are challenging, fun, and hopefully reward you with a bear for the freezer. We go through all these options with Ryan Lampers in our final installment of our spring bear special. Listen in to the end for some great shot placement advice. It may not be what you’ve heard before.
#10MinuteTalk - Eating Bear Meat with Ryan Lampers
April 09, 2021 11:10 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBFried bear, canned bear, bear tacos (burritos if you’re Jim), bear BQ sandwiches, bone-in bear hams - hungry yet? In this installment of our spring bear special, bear chef extraordinaire, Ryan Lampers, dispels bear meat myths, takes us through all the great attributes of bear meat, why it’s his favorite wild game, and hucks out a few of his go-to preparations. Tune in and get your salivatory glands fired up!
#10MinuteTalk - Finding Spring Bears with Ryan Lampers
April 09, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBHunting spring black bears is growing in popularity! But where the heck do you find these walking delicacies? What should you be looking for? Good questions! That’s why we grabbed spring bear/all-around outdoor expert, Ryan Lampers, to give us a zero-to-sixty crash course on that very topic. Terrain features, water features, food sources, what slope they will likely be on at different times throughout the spring and more are covered in first installment of our 10-minute talk spring bear spec...
#10MinuteTalk - Does Pistol Red Dot Height Matter?
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBRed Dots on pistols are becoming the norm – not the exception. So, what height should your dot sit? Mark and Jim get professional advice on this often-asked question.
Ep. 176 | Building an AR - Where to Spend Your Money and Where to Save
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBAR component and accessory options abound. Wading through them is part of the fun, but can be daunting at the same time. How can two seemingly identical parts have such an extreme price discrepancy? Jimmy and Mark bring in AR-Gurus Adam Maxwell and Reuben Aleckson to dissect the anatomy of an AR, and where to consider dropping coin like brass on a hot range, or where to save money like cartridges during an ammo crisis (that would never happen). Mark even brings in his plaid-lined wicker bas...
#10MinuteTalk – Vortex Wear is “Fit For Everywhere”
March 30, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBFor years, Vortex has been making optics for looking through. We still do that, but have jumped headfirst into making things for looking good in as well! Join us, as we chat with Brandon and Erin, who spearhead Vortex Wear, to get their take on our lifestyle apparel, the tech built into it, the “Why” behind it, and more. We also debate the hard-hitting topic of, “Are the new Sun Slayer Shorts dress shorts?” Few places are “clothing-optional” these days (probably a good thing). Vortex Wear ca...
Ep. 175 | Best Way to Carry a Pistol?
March 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWhat’s the best way to carry a pistol? Good question! Spoiler alert, there are several ways, but one might just be the best! Find out from expert instructors Adrian and Pete from the Vortex EDGE™ training center, as we tap into their years of professional experience, training, as well as a heck of a lot of trial and error. As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like covered on the Vortex Nation™ podcast by asking us on Instagram @vortexnationpodc...
Nebraska Coyote Series: We Shot One in Sub-Zero Temps!
March 24, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBJim, Mark, and Cooper put their coyote skills to the test during a -18 cold snap, live to tell the tale, and come out successful. They cover their semi-ridiculous 10-hour road trip west, the country they hunted, tactics used, and lessons learned. Perk up your ears and answer the call to listen in! As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like covered on the Vortex Nation podcast by asking us on Instagram @vortexnationpodcast
Nebraska Coyote Series: From Fleshing to Fashion - Understanding the Fur Market
March 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBMore than 40 years in the fur game, owner of the last fur auction house in the US (Fur Harvesters Auction Inc.), super interesting cat, and wealth of knowledge, Greg Schroeder is a damn national treasure! This country was built on the backs of trappers and the furbearers they sought. Greg takes us through his personal history, ranch fur vs. wild, jobs lost to automation, how the fur market works, fluctuations in fur prices, grading fur, fashion and some solid how-to/best practices/avoiding d...
Nebraska Coyote Series: Hunt Coyotes Like a Pro
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBCalling and hunting coyotes is fun, insanely challenging, has a wildlife management component, can make you a bit of coin, and insanely challenging. Yes, we said insanely changing twice on purpose! That was for effect. Coyotes are notoriously tough to trick and built to survive. To figure out how to knock a few of these crafty K-9’s down, Mark and Jim have once again enlisted the help of pedigreed coyote hunter Matt McHugh. This podcast was an absolute knowledge dump. From intentionally stop...
#10MinuteTalk - Is the .410 Becoming a Legit Hunting Round?
March 16, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBFrom small game, to turkey-takedown specialist, modern shotshell design and components have taken the .410 shotgun to new levels - leveling gobblers in its wake. This untraversable caliber (.410 is not a gauge) can be packaged in petite shotguns, making them super handy, lightweight and easy to carry. It’s the perfect for folks looking for those attributes and an ideal fit for smaller-statured hunters. The fact it kicks like a butterfly, is another big plus, particularly when talking turkey...
Ep. 174 | Dehydrating Meals – Tips, Tricks and Tasty Tactics
March 15, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBDehydrating fruits, vegetables, meats and entire meals is quite possibly the best way to preserve them for future use down the road. And if you’re looking for creative ways to optimize the wild game and fish you worked so hard to procure, a quality dehydrator, along with some know-how and experimentation, may just be your ticket to easy lunches at work (just add water), as well as customized backcountry meals and snacks. For the “Know How” portion of this podcast, Mark and Jim sit down with ...
#10MinuteTalk - Box Call vs. Slate Call
March 09, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBBox Call Vs Slate Call – Mark and Erik square off in an epic battle of squawk, while Jim does his best to incite unnecessary drama. For Mark, the decision is like trying to pick your favorite kid. Erik, on the other hand, is adamant the slate is the single and only call you will ever need. From sound-making versatility, ease of use, which one is louder, surface variants, strikers, call care, call prep and more, we go into detail on these two gobbler-getting noise-makers.
Ep. 173 | Long Range 1005 – The True Science Behind Ballistics with Applied Ballistics®
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBJust when you thought we’d gone as far as we could go with the “Long Range 100_” series, Chris Wienche and Mitchell Fitzpatrick from Applied Ballistics showed up and opened our eyes to a whole new layer of long range shooting and understanding of ballistics. Chances are, if you shoot any sort of long range, you use a ballistics calculator. The beauty in using one of these calculators is all the work has already been done for you and you don’t need to be a ballistician to hit the target. Long...
#10MinuteTalk - Mirage – What the hell is it and how does it affect me
March 02, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBMirage: What the hell is it? Where does it come from? How does it affect your optics? How do you deal with it, and can you use it to your advantage? Jim and Mark grab one of the smart guys at Vortex – Engineer, Seth Toy - to get life’s greatest questions answered.
Ep. 172 | How to Hunt Snow Geese – If You’re Up For the Challenge! - The Fowl Life
March 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBWhen spring finally hits, it’s time for snow – snow geese that is! These crafty birds are notoriously tough to dupe. You have to want and earn those magical big-number days - so we sit down with Chad and Clay Belding from The Fowl Life TV/This Life Ain’t For Everybody Podcast and multiple other great content platforms to find out how it’s done! From giant decoy spreads (more than 1000), how to lay them out, electronic calls and unplugged shotguns, to countless hours of windshield time and a ...
#10MinuteTalk - The Basics of Shooting Off a Tripod
February 23, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBPrecision rifle shooting, hunting scenarios, bolt guns or AR’s - Integrating a quality tripod purpose-built for shooting (which Vortex not coincidentally offers) into your system is like having a portable bench and third arm that never gets tired. How they attach to your rifle, positioning of the tripod’s legs, positioning of your legs, shooting techniques to optimize the platform, and more, Nick Laufenberg helps us cover some super interesting ground. Listen in only if you’re ok considering...
Ep. 171 | This Birding Enthusiast is Now a Hardcore Shooting Fanatic - Mike McDowell
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBMike McDowell, Vortex’s in-house expert for everything birds, bugs and binos, takes us through his journey into firearms, shooting and the “friends” he lost because of it along the way. Any time we chat with Mike, we can’t help but dive into super cool bird stuff. We inevitably do that, tell the story of the famed “Golden Crowned Sparrow Conspiracy” and his “involvement”, as well as cover his new-found passion for guns, shooting and how it affected his reputation in certain circles…It just m...
#10MinuteTalk - Metal and Polymer Mags: Why Two Types?
February 16, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBPolymer Vs. Metal Magazines. Is one better than the other? If so, why? Jimmy and Mark tap into frequent magazine user/competitive shooter/Military and LE Account Manager/amateur historian, Adam Maxwell, to get his take on the pros and cons of each. Sometimes, to get the answers we seek, you have to go back to the beginning. And for Adam, that is always “The Cold War”.
Ep. 170 | Steve Rinella’s Near Death Experiences
February 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBSteve Rinella - Writer, author, host of MeatEater TV, expert outdoorsman, true conservationist, talented story teller and tons of other complementary traits, sits down with Jimmy and Mark to share some of his “highlight-reel” near-death experiences incurred along the way of this crazy thing we call life. From icy water, to icy roads, with a fair bit of humor (you can always laugh about it later if you live to tell the tale) and a whole lot more, this was a fun one you won’t want to miss! We...
#10MinuteTalk - Vacuum vs. Chamber Sealer - What’s the big diff?
February 09, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBCaught or shot, game and fish might as well be gold bricks in your freezer. So it’s good to make sure it’s prepped for long-term storage. Vacuum and Chamber sealers are two of the best ways to do just that. Jim and Mark go through the benefits of both styles, where they shine, and what style may fit your needs best.
Ep. 169 | Wind, Weather and Ballistics in the Palm of your Hand
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWind, weather, ballistics, technology and more! Jim, Mark, and Reuben sit down with Kestrel long-timer Katie Godfrey to chat through these fascinating devices, their evolution, and Kestrel’s jump into the shooting/ballistics arena. From sailing, rowing, Coxswain’s and how fast air comes out of your hand dryer, to all the tech that goes into these pocket-sized weather statin/ballistic solution marvels, Kestrels are very cool, very interesting and very important for any long-range shooter. As...
#10MinuteTalk – Should You Free Float Your Barrel?
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB“Free Floating” your barrel seems like the popular thing to do. Whether it’s AR’s, or bolt guns, it seems as though any non-free-floated barrel is automatically doomed to a life of complete and utter inaccuracy… Right? Ryan Muckenhirn, Jimmy and Mark discuss free floated barrels and whether or not it really is the all-or-nothing way to extracting maximum accuracy out of your rifle - and if a rifle that’s not free floated can even shoot well at all.
Ep. 168 | Budget Rifles – What You’re Getting and What You’re Missing?
February 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBA “ Budget Rifle” doesn’t always mean budget performance. In fact, in many cases, quite the opposite. Consumers today are blessed with solid options from major manufacturers that deliver accuracy, durability and shootability rivaling their pinky-up counterparts. Jimmy and Mark grab Ryan Muckenhirn and Reuben Aleckson to cover the finer points of these utilitarian powerhouses. What makes a budget rifle a budget rifle? What are you getting? What are you missing out on? Will it do everything yo...
#10MinuteTalk - One Riflescope Magnification for the Rest of Your Life
January 26, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBLook, if you only had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment…Wait, in this podcast you only get one magnification for the rest of your life. So what’s it going to be? Jim and Mark take this hypothetical to a group of Hunters, 3-Gunners and Precision rifle shooters to get their take on the single magnification to do it all. You might be surprised by the answers.
Ep. 167 | Night Hunting Coyotes – Guns, Gear, Tactics, and More
January 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBIncrease your coyote encounters by 10X – Take to the night. Jim and Mark sit down with two-time world coyote calling champion (using his voice) and expert night hunter Matt McHugh to soak up every last ounce of his night hunting expertise. Hunting personally and guiding, Matt spends approximately 150 nights afield each year chasing these crafty critters. To say he speaks from experience is an understatement. We cover calling setups, thermal, night vision, firearms platforms, cartridges, tri...
#10MinuteTalk – Binocular vs Monocular Rangefinders
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat rangefinder is right for you? Rangefinding binocular or monocular style? Do you bowhunt or rifle hunt – or both? How far are you shooting? Paul Neess “The Neess” sits down with Jim and Mark to break down the pros and cons of the different styles of rangfinding optics, in a variety of scenarios, for a variety of hunters. Tune in, identify your primary needs and make the best choice.
#10MinuteTalk - Choosing the Right Rangefinder
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat rangefinder is right for you? Rangefinding binocular or monocular style? Do you bowhunt or rifle hunt – or both? How far are you shooting? Paul Neess “The Neess” sits down with Jim and Mark to break down the pros and cons of the different styles of rangfinding optics, in a variety of scenarios, for a variety of hunters. Tune in, identify your primary needs and make the best choice.
Ep. 166 | Rapid Fire Q&A with the Janis Putelis of MeatEater
January 18, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBJim and Mark get the distinct privilege of having Janis Putelis from MeatEater in the office and take the opportunity to “dive into the mind of a Janis”. We cover blacktail hunting together with Steve on POW, freediving for Sea cucumbers, his hunting origin story (he has two), going from ski instructor to elk guide, behind the scenes MeatEater stuff and more. Habitual handkerchief use, a shared love of the wild turkey, getting surprised by ducks, Janis’s Latvian roots and more - this was a s...
Ep. 165 | Which Tripod is Right for You?
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWhat has three legs, a head, and is arguably one of the most important pieces of equipment you can have on a glass-intensive hunt or at the range? Tripods, of course! Mark and Jimmy hang out with the very tripod-obsessed Ryan Muckenhirn to talk about why these pieces of equipment are so important, how you can choose which type of tripod is best for you, and not only glassing off tripods, but also shooting off them as well! Best of all, we get to talk all about the entirely 100% brand new lin...
Ep. 164 | LPVO, Red Dot, or Prism for your AR?
January 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 78 MBLooking for an optic for your AR? Maybe you already have one set up, but you’re curious about the other options and what makes them so special? Jimmy and Mark sat down with Reuben and Adam, our in-house AR junkies, to talk all about red dots, magnifiers, prism scopes, LPVO’s, offset red dots, etc. What’s so special about each one of these categories? Why would someone want to pick one over the other? Does one option reign supreme as the best overall way to go? Are any of them potentially jus...
Ep. 163 | How Rangefinders Really Work
January 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWhat’s the deal with rangefinders? We did an episode a long while back on some really important tips, tricks and how-to’s when it comes to understanding how they’re used in the field and maximizing their performance (See Ep. 65), but this time we figured it would be best to go even deeper into understanding HOW they actually work. What we all take for granted as an easy “Point and shoot” tool to give us extremely valuable information for our accuracy down range involves some pretty incredibl...
#10MinuteTalk – Optic/Ring Height
January 05, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBYou’ve got the gun, you’ve got the rifle, now you need to get the best rings to hold them together… But what height? That’s the question we address here in this episode with Reuben Aleckson across the table from Jimmy and Mark. Full disclosure, if you’re looking for a definitive answer for your particular gun and scope combo, this isn’t going to be it, unfortunately. That said, we do go into all the reasons why that is such a difficult goal to achieve and all the aspects of your setup you sh...
Ep. 162 | The Life of a Special Operations Medic
January 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBJimmy and Ryan Muckenhirn are joined by former special operations medic, James Davenport, and DJ Struntz of North American Rescue to talk all about James’ incredibly interesting life in the armed forces serving as a medic in some of the most hostile environments on the planet. We should note that if anyone out there gets lightheaded from listening to someone talk about traumatic injury and blood, you may not want to listen to this one while operating any heavy machinery! James tells us about...
#10MinuteTalk – 6-Mils-To-a-Grand: The 28 Nosler
December 31, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBA cartridge screaming out of the barrel so fast it only takes six Mils of adjustment to get to a grand? That can only mean one thing - we’re talking about the Nosler family of cartridges, and to be even more specific, the 28 Nosler! These cartridges are well known for achieving some impressive velocities and being very flat shooting, but with a guy like Ryan Muckenhirn at the table for the discussion, surely there’s even more to learn about these cool rounds!
#10MinuteTalk – The .257 Roberts: The Classic Quarter-Bore
December 30, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBIn a cartridge-era dominated by data tables filled with racy exterior ballistics, is there any room for modesty anymore? The fellas take 10 to pay mind to a fantastic-classic not soon forgotten in hunting camp: The light-recoiling, soft-spoken, and absolutely adequate for North American medium-game .257 Roberts.
#10MinuteTalk – The Incredibly Efficient 6.5 Grendel
December 29, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe “cutest” cartridge in our holiday series, the 6.5 Grendel, is not to be overlooked because of its size. As our in-house cartridge expert Ryan Muckenhirn discusses with Jimmy and Mark, this little guy is as sweet-shooting as they come with an incredibly efficient design, super light recoil and excellent packaging in an AR platform.
#10MinuteTalk – Evil Roy – Weatherby’s Mighty .300
December 28, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAfter nearly being threatened by one particular listener (You know who you are) for our lack of a 10 Minute Talk around the Weatherby cartridges, Jimmy, Mark and Ryan Muckenhirn finally discuss these unmistakable, round-shouldered magnums, with the 300 Weatherby being our specific focus. We also learn why Ryan calls his 300 Weatherby “Evil Roy”!
#10MinuteTalk – Sharp (Shoulder) Shooting – The .280 Ackley Improved
December 27, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBJimmy and Mark chat with cartridge man Ryan Muckenhirn about a series of cartridges with one of the most iconic silhouettes - the sharp-shouldered Ackley Improved cartridges. In this case, we speak most specifically to the .280 AI, being one of P.O. Ackley’s earliest mainstream wildcats, and its long journey to becoming an increasingly popular SAAMI spec’d round.
#10MinuteTalk – O’Connor’s Special – The .270 Winchester
December 26, 2020 14:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBBy overwhelming demand, we bring you a 10 Minute Talk on the ol’ standby – the .270 Winchester… How have we not done this one yet?? Jimmy and Mark chat with Mr. Ryan Muckenhirn all about what is certainly one of America’s most classic deer cartridges. We address not only where it came from and what made it so special to begin with, but also what it’s future might be as the round seems to be gaining in popularity with the long range community with the development of some new, high-stepping pr...
#10MinuteTalk - The “why” behind extreme distance rangefinders
December 22, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWhy the hell would a person need to range 5000 yards or beyond anyway?...We’ll tell ya. Jimmy and Mark sit down with Paul Neess (AKA “The Neess”) and Ryan Muckenhirn to dissect this interesting question. In some ways the extreme ranging horsepower of an optic like our Fury HD 5000 is akin to when we practice shooting at long range – the fact the unit can hit 5000 well, makes closer work like 2500 yards a chip shot in regard to speed, pinpoint-precision and distance reading accuracy. A perso...
Ep. 161 | Cold Weather Clothing and Shelter
December 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBJimmy and Mark are joined by Ryan Muckenhirn to discuss staying warm in the dead of the late season winter hunts. We discuss everything from clothing to shelter, understanding of course that everyone has their own personal preference for how they like to stay warm, but it never hurts to get a few new ideas now and then. Mark obviously brings up the incredible merits of the puffy jacket (Which we all agree on here), Ryan discusses his extremely well-thought-out cold weather shelter setup, and...
Introducing the 6.5 BC – a Wildcat Special: The 6.5 BC takes its first wild game!
December 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourIncredibly, the crew has developed a load that not only functions but does so well enough to be worthy of taking on an antelope hunt in Wyoming. In true dirtbag fashion, Mark, Jimmy and our video man Cooper loaded up the Subaru for a turn and burn trip to a unit with limited public land in hopes to shoot at least one doe antelope each. As the title implies, the cartridge worked as intended, but to hear just how it all went down you’ll have to tune in! What do you guys want to see in the futu...