My shooting partner Clark running Stage 16 at the Laramie NRL Hunter match earlier this season. 2 turkey targets at about 526 and 515 yards from 2 positions. This clip is from the largest, fastest-growing, and most popular find, range, and engage style long range shooting competition called NRL Hunter. We shoot in the teams division where we have 6 minutes to find our targets, range them, and engage them. Stages can be set up in three different configurations: 1 Target from 4 positions, 2 targets from 2 positions, and 4 targets from 1 position. A first round impact is 2 points and you move to the next target/position. If you miss, you can take a follow up shot worth one point. Either way you move to the next target or position after that shot. Max of 8 points on a stage for individuals and 16 for teams (both have to shoot). The Buffalo Bills Revenge match near Laramie, WY hosted was my favorite match last season. The terrain is incredible with lots of cool natural props to shoot from, tricky winds, and a really fun course of fire (usually has amazing food too). We’ll definitely be shooting it in the 2027 season. If you want to try out the sport, go to NRLHunter.org and view the 2-day Hunter schedule and the 1-day Games (basically the same, but single day more relaxed matches) matches. Games matches are added all the time, so keep an eye out. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have with a rifle.

Schedule is out for 2027 NRL Hunter season! Lots of matches! I’m running the Western Colorado Precision Hunter match at Cameo near Grand Junction, CO the end of February. It’s going to be an epic match!

~10” square at ~526yds off a tripod. Clark and I have improved in a lot of ways since the Price NRL Hunter match back in June. We still need to work on our tripod shooting though. It’s a big focus of our training during the off-season. Best change I made following this match was going suppressed with a Thunder Beast Magnus-S-RR. I do not miss the concussion of a brake. Can’t wait for next season. Schedule is coming out soon! In the meantime, get signed up for our 1-day NRL Hunter Games match at Cameo on November 28th. Only a few spots left! Details and registration: nrlhunter.org/matches/c96dc7…

I can’t wait for next @nrlhunter season! Schedule will be out soon! In the meantime, I’ll keep posting stages from last season. This was a fun stage (15) from the Grand Slam season finale match in Clovis, NM. A ram a bit past 700 yards from 4 positions. Clark and I are still deciding on our gear and setup for next season. A few things are settled though: • 6.5 creedmoor → .25 WAP (ackley improved 25 creed)  •  ⁨Pure Precision  SKLTN actions •  ⁨Thunderbeast⁩ Magnus-S-RR suppressors with RecoilX brakes •  @MDTTAC  Ckye-pod Triple Pull Bipods •  ⁨Armageddon Gear  Game changer shooting bags - Schmedium with heavy fill •  ⁨SG Pulse Pro Levels •  @Eberlestock new Prowl packs • Ten Second Precision data sleeves • Short Bus Precision Talking Timers (shortbusprecision.com/produc…) The rest is still TBD. Testing out some new LRFs, tripods, barrels, scopes, and chassis. We’ll see!

Fun stage from the @nrlhunter Grand Slam 2026 finale match. We had to find a bobcat and engage it from 4 positions. Ended up finding it at about 620 yards. This stage was a nice reprieve from some of the other stages. The target was pretty easy to find, the positions were simple and there wasn’t much wind. Was nice to stack up some points on this one. Most of the stages at the match were far less forgiving. Clark and I started recording these videos for ourselves and they started taking off on social. We like doing them because we learn a lot watching ourselves. I notice mistakes I make in every video I post. Hopefully sharing our competition journey on here helps you and perhaps inspires some of you to try out the sport.

Full stage run from an @nrlhunter match in Price, UT earlier this summer. It’s fun going back and editing videos from earlier in the season and seeing how we improved as the season progressed. One of the biggest changes we made after this match was our wind-call communication. We’d often say things like “favor right” or “hold on the chest.” Velayo suggested calling our actual hold in mils instead. It’s less subjective, forces you to pay attention to what you’re actually holding, and makes corrections after a miss more precise. That was a great change us as the season went on. I also made a rifle setup change after this match that I regret. Until this point I hadn’t changed anything with my equipment since I started competitive shooting in late summer 2024. I was really happy with my XLR Envy Pro, but I wanted to run suppressed and couldn’t make weight with a can. Instead of making a few minor changes, I switched to a Foundation Ezekiel, which freed up enough weight for a suppressor and MDT ckyepod triple-pull bipod. I shot the final three matches of the season with it and really wanted to love it, but I missed my Envy almost immediately. I really hesitate mentioning this because I really like Foundation as a company and what they stand for, but the amount of fore-end flex (particularly torsionally) really disappointed me. It felt like it was spring loaded when shooting off a bipod or tripod if I put even the slightest amount of force into the buttstock. I just wasn’t used to that coming from a chassis. One change I definitely don’t regret: going suppressed. The Thunderbeast Magnus-S-RR with Recoil X brake has been phenomenal. Not taking the concussion from a brake over an entire match makes a huge difference. After talking with Jaden at West Elk Precision, it looks like we have a way to get back into an Envy Pro next season without going to a carbon barrel or giving up my can and bipod. Excited to get it built! – at Price, UT

Shot some wolves at the NRL Hunter Grand Slam season championship match Stage 20 was our last stage of the match. 2 wolves at 405 and 365ish yards. Wind was a bit gusty but not too bad. It felt good to end on a good note. It was a tough match overall but a lot of fun. Excited for next season! We’re switching a few things up - new cartridge, new chassis, new barrels, possibly a new scope. Jaden Miller at West Elk Precision is cooking up something special for us! We’re hosting a 1-day NRL Hunter Games match in Grand Junction, CO at Cameo Shooting & Edu. Complex the Saturday after Thanksgiving! They are awesome for brand new and experienced competitors. Hit me up if you want to give it a try. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the stuff.