Checkout our conversation with Joel Russo, owner, founder and chief designer at Terminus Actions. 

You can find them at www.TerminusActions.com 

We cover;

• Why 3 lug actions are FAR superior to 2 lug versions
• The optimal tolerance for a smooooth bolt throw
• Why your bolt has flutes (the answer might surprise you...)
• How Terminus have refined their machining process to make the ultimate rifle action
• Why Titanium is NOT all it's cracked up to be
• What rifles is he running right now (turns out one man's 'junk' is another man's GOLD)
• Joel's words to live by - on character, and being authentic

Big thanks to Joel, and big thanks to you for tuning in, hope you enjoy!

See us at:

www.tier-one-usa.com

or

www.tier-one.eu

Checkout Ryan Charlton, UK PRS Competitor, Highland Outdoors rep, IPRF Shooting Team Member and generally passionate shooting man - Instagram @TheRyanCharlton

We're kicking off Season 2 with a conversation with Ryan Charlton;

• A Brit who travelled to the USA to shoot his first ever PRS match
• Building the foundations of a Precision Rifle scene in the UK
• How to break your finger playing football

PLUS

• The imminent move to lead-free bullets: Is this the end...?
• The future of .22 competitions
• Talking about hunting and the issue with game in the UK - how to get more people to eat it, how we can reduce waste etc.
• Favourite rifle setups, new products...and more!

This episode's very special guest is Gary Larson, founder, host and creative genius behind the Guardian Long Range precision rifle matches. 

The Guardian started in 2014 and is now up to 8 matches across the USA, it runs as a non profit organisation and is one of the absolute best environments to shoot in. 

Tier One is a proud sponsor of the Guardian Long Range matches. 

We cover a ton of stuff in this chat including:

• Gary's experiences in the foster care system from 12 years old, and his inspiration for founding the Guardian
• The incredible work the Guardian is doing to promote shooting sports
• Running matches in an abandoned nuclear facility  -  some of the coolest stages you'll see in a precision rifle match
• How to launch and run a successful match, even with no prior experience (like Gary!)
• The biggest mistakes and problems Gary had to overcome along the path
• How to get started in precision rifle

You can check out the Guardian at: https://guardianlongrange.com/

Or reach Gary at: info@guardianlongrange.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guardianlongrange/

#its4thekids

www.tier-one-usa.com

www.tier-one.eu

Want to hunt Ibex in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan? Want to create a brand, from scratch, that turns into a world beater and becomes the go-to brand of choice for the world's most elite military units?

Our guest Craig Coote, CEO of Tier One has done these things and more - in this podcast we'll dive into the detail behind precision manufacture in the gun industry and mountain hunting in the wilds of central Asia; 

• Where does increased accuracy down range actually come from?
• Why are most firearms and accessory manufacturers using inferior machines to produce so called 'precision' products?
• How to prepare for the mountain hunt of a lifetime - what gear to take, what to expect, and how to make sure you have fun!
• The story behind Tier One
• What's in the pipeline - new products, new technology
• There's a massive REVOLUTION coming in manufacturing techniques - what is it and how is it going to change the industry forever

All this and more in this episode of the Tier One podcast, brought to you by Tier One - The world's finest rifle accessories. 

https://www.instagram.com/tieroneeu/

facebook.com/TierOneEU/

Sick of the ammo shortage?

Want to improve your accuracy, consistently, with your current rifle?

Jake Mushaney from Unknown Munitions is going to walk you through the process of making your own ammo like a pro.

Check out www.unknownmunitions.com // www.instagram.com/unknownmunitions

You’ll learn:

What’s the biggest mistake home reloaders make, and how to avoid it

What to spend your money, and what you can save on

Demystifying ES, SD and other mind-fogging acronyms

The most important factors in ammo manufacture that influence accuracy and precision

The exact process Jake uses to make premium ammo, and which you can follow to the letter at home

Unknown Munitions makes very high-end, custom ammunition for discerning hunters, professionals and competitors. There’s a science behind making an excellent round and in this episode Jake cuts through the crap to bring you the bare bones, repeatable process for making your own top quality ammo.

Enjoy!

www.tier-one.usa.com

Colton is a SWAT team sniper, magazine editor for Western Hunter, gear tester (you name it, he's probably tested it), avid hunter, and all round decent guy. 

www.instagram.com/papwinkle/

We cover in this interview:

• How to get into the shooting industry
• What's the advantage of a custom rifle build, how does it compare to off the shelf options?
• What brands consistently produce high quality products, and how to you define quality when you have access to just about every product out there?
• How to select the right glass, and how important it is!
• Hunting Elk in Montana
• Bourbon recommendations from an aficionado

Thanks for tuning in!

www.tier-one-usa.com

On this episode we talk with Tomo about his work running guided mountain hunts in the mountains of Croatia and middle Asia. 

Artemis Hunting - check them out and go on the hunt you always dreamt of. Animals include Mouflon Sheep, Marco Polo, Ibex, Deer and tons more:

https://www.instagram.com/artemishunting_tomo/

https://www.artemis-hunting.com/

We cover in this episode

• Hunting Mouflon sheep, Chamois, Marco Polo in the mountains of Europe and Middle Asia
• How to prepare for a mountain hunt - rifle selection, practice, and benchmarks to hit before you set out on your hunt
• How a Navy Seal overcame 4 missed opportunities on the mountain to finally bag the animal he had dreamt about since childhood

And more...!

We got over an hour of conversation with Tomo but still had so many questions to ask him, hopefully we can dive even deeper on another episode. Thanks Tomo!

This episode we chat with Caylen Wojcik - ex-US Marine sniper, currently a long range rifle instructor and founder of Modern Day Sniper, a hugely successful podcast and training company. 

Check them out at www.moderndaysniper.com

Caylen is an awesome guy, very knowledgeable and keen to share his skills and knowledge with shooters of all skill levels. 

We cover:

• Mindfulness behind the rifle - how awareness and open mindedness are the real key to improvement
• How to snipe an infected sheep in Windy Valley with an audience - and you've only got 2 rounds...
• The Sniper's Hide drill
• Caylen's words to live by...

In this episode we chat with Nick Gebhardt from Zero Compromise Optics about what makes their scopes so impressive

We cover;

• Where the company came from and how it started
• How executives from Kahles and Nightforce ended up forming a new entity
• God is in the detail - the small improvements to traditional scope features that add up to huge improvements in quality and longevity 
• How to custom build your own amazing rifle stock!
• Training with a .22 and how it can make you a much better rifleman (this is a common theme across our interviews, worth taking notice!)

Check out Zero Compromise Optic at www.zcompoptic.com

Check out Frank's new book, Precision Rifle Marksmanship: The Fundamentals - A Marine Sniper's Guide to Long Range Shooting:

Amazon

Find Frank on:

www.snipershide.com

Points covered:

• What critical piece of your setup to spend money on
• Dry firing, drills that will massively improve your accuracy
• WTF - Frank's mantra
• The future of the long range sport and industry

Check us out at www.tier-one.usa.com

Episode 004 - Part 1

In this two-parter we chat with Frank Galli, founder of Snipershide.com and an incredible long range shooter and instructor. 

Frank covers the following for us in this segment:

• His early career and founding snipershide.com in 2000
• How PRS style matches were pioneered by Frank and his colleagues and PRS itself was fleshed out and founded on the snipershide website
• Weaponized math - Frank's own methodology, super interesting and totally innovative
• How to properly true your ballistic calculator and the BIGGEST MISTAKE people make when they buy new gear.
• What is essential gear for long range, and how to choose from the insane amount of gear out there. 

Check out Frank at snipershide.com and on Instagram @shlowlight

Feat. Nick Bazzone, competitive shooter and SNCOIC at the US Marines Mountain Sniper School. 

Covering, in order:

• Wind readings - using mirages, reading the landscape
• Getting started in PRS - what is it, how does it work, what rifle should you start with?
• The weight issue...is not an issue
• How does Nick train for PRS match performance? 
• Isolating training (not kung flu isolation)
• The perils of mountain training...keep your gear under positive control!!
• Practising smooth transitions
• To dial or not to dial
• You do not have to be fit for PRS (but it helps)
• Paper drills - timing it - How important is muscle memory in PRS?
• The 3 things you must know when you step up to the stage
• Train ups - what they entail
• What's the future of PRS?
• Words to live by

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nick.bazzone

web: www.tier-one-usa.com 

Episode 002

Featuring Chas Bales, founder and CEO of Warhorse Development, making some of the world's best shooting bags. 

Supplied to elite military units across the world and a favourite of PRS competitors in the USA 

www.warhorsedevelopment.com

Points covered:

• Why did you start Warhorse, what's the back story?
• What's the story behind the bag names?
• What makes a good bag
• The Big Medicine PRS competition & train up https://www.warhorsedevelopment.com/product-page/big-medicine-precision-rifle-challenge-prs
• What's coming up for Warhorse - a new sling is in the works...
• Chas' words to live by

Artwork by: https://www.facebook.com/niitootsskinaa/

www.tier-one-usa.com

Episode 001

Featuring Rex Tibor from Rex Reviews & www.RexDefense.com

Points covered, in order:

Getting started shooting as a 4yr old in the badlands 

Developing a good feel for the rifle 

What's a good, solid baseline setup for long range shooting? 

Does practice help or hinder? Who makes a good shooter? The answer might surprise you... 

The Y chromosome factor - how this ruins your shooting! 

The slobber factor 

Breaking through the ice... 

Technical analysis: you have never figured it out & how to advance the science. 

Bullet stability - heating of the barrel - cutting the chamber manually means every rifle is different - twist rate isn't everything - listening to the bullet from halfway down the range

Learning from old artillery manuals - the incredible value of forgotten ballistic knowledge 

Rex's seminars in 2020 

Temperature effects on rifle setups 

Rex's words to live by

Training:

www.rexdefense.com

Rex Reviews YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TiborasaurusRex

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/rex_reviews

https://www.instagram.com/rexdefense