The Casual Shooter Podcast

Season 3, Episode 19: Carson Herding

Carson is a very impressive young man. He’s an Eagle Scout, has his private pilot’s license, is a full-time college student at Arizona State University, a Master class USPSA shooter and is training to compete at the Rifle World Championship in Norway. We cover a lot of topics. Enjoy!
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Season 3, Episode 18: Todd Woitzel

This week’s episode is with Todd Woitzel. Todd is the Match Director for the Cornhusker Classic in Area 3. He is very active in the realm of shooting competition, especially Steel Challenge. Our conversation covers a wide array of those competitions. Enjoy!
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Season 3, Episode 17: Chris St. Clair, Part 3

This is the final installment of my conversation with Chris. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year.
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Special Episode: Participation Comparison 2023 vs 2024

Welcome to our Friday episode, where we take a deep dive into recent stats from major matches in the shooting competition world. We compare participation numbers from 2023 and early 2024 across several categories, including CO, LO, Open, PCC, Limited Production, Single Stack, Revolver, and Limited 10.Intriguingly, we found a significant drop in CO participation by about 12%. However, Limited Optics has soared from just over 7% to nearly 22%—a whopping 287% increase. These two combined now make up more than half of all major match competitors. We also note a rise in PCC, albeit a modest one, from 11.3% to 14.6%. Meanwhile, participation in more traditional divisions like Open and Limited show a drop of 31% and 39% respectively.We observe small changes in Participation in Production and Limited Optics divisions whilst Regretfully, Single Stack saw a significant drop from 272 to 163, a 40% decrease and the Revolver division dipped by 26%. A significant find was that participation in Limited 10 dropped by 29%, making us pose a strong suggestion of its dissolution.As a disclaimer, remember that our analysis is based on only five major matches, so take these preliminary figures with a grain of salt. While the trends here give us an interesting glimpse at the shifting landscape, we'll continue to monitor participation figures throughout the year. Stay tuned for more episodes every three days for the following weeks, where we'll continue sharing insights from the shooting competition world. Have a great weekend and we look forward to catching up next week.

Season 3, Episode 16: Chris St. Clair, Part 2

This is part 2 of my 3-hour conversation with Chris. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year.
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Season 3, Episode 15: Chris St. Clair, Part 1

This is another 3-hour conversation broken up into 1-hour segments for easy listening. Chris is a shooter out of Wisconsin. He’s a Civil Engineer with a side gig as a Police Chief. He’s also running for the Area 5 Director this year.
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Season 3, Episode 14: Andy Erickson, Part 3

Andy comes by way of Area 3. When Scott Arnburg was removed as Area 3 Director, Andy threw his hat in the ring.We talk about his beginnings in competition shooting and how to correct issues with the USPSA. This 3-hour conversation is broken down into three 1-hour episodes. Enjoy!
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Season 3, Episode 13: Andy Erickson, Part 2

Andy comes by way of Area 3. When Scott Arnburg was removed as Area 3 Director, Andy threw his hat in the ring.We talk about his beginnings in competition shooting and how to correct issues with the USPSA. This 3-hour conversation is broken down into three 1-hour episodes. Enjoy!
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