Does Gear Make the Hunter? | Gun Talk Hunt
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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
This deep dive into modern hunting gear explores:
- The real impact of tripods, bipods, and ball heads on shooting stability
- How competition shooting techniques are changing the way hunters prepare and shoot
- Why rear tripod support is becoming an essential skill for accurate field shots
- The difference between consumer-grade and purpose-built gear for hunters
- Weight vs performance: how to build a lightweight yet capable kit
- How PRS/NRL shooters are influencing modern backcountry hunting setups
- Why practicing with your gear is just as important as buying it
Whether you're prepping for your first elk hunt out West or leveling up your long-range shooting skills, this episode is packed with real-world tips, gear recommendations, and tactical insight you can apply today.
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About Gun Talk Hunt
Gun Talk Media's Gun Talk Hunt, with Kevin “KJ” Jarnagin, pairs decades of experience with today’s latest tools and technology to help you succeed in the field. Whether it runs or flies - no matter what game you pursue - Gun Talk Hunt is a multi-platform podcast that gives today’s hunters a voice in the digital world.
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| 0:00.0 | Does the gear make the hunter or does the hunter make the gear? |
| 0:03.3 | We're talking with a great panel today all about gear to make a better Western hunt. |
| 0:09.5 | I'm KJ. You've found the right place. |
| 0:14.8 | We go all over this little blue orb, sharing stories and tactics about chasing wild game. |
| 0:20.9 | Now, let's get on the hunt. |
| 0:27.1 | All right, welcome in Gun Talk Hunters. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm your host, KJ, and hey, another great panel today. |
| 0:32.8 | This episode is brought to you by Remington Ammo, Savage Arms, Range Ready Studios, and Timney Triggers. |
| 0:38.8 | Let's jump right into it because we're talking about gear and there's no better gear to talk about when heading out West or on your next NRL competition than Mike Hearn. Mike, welcome in, Dave. |
| 0:51.4 | Thanks for having me. Uh, no problem. It's, It's completely everybody else's pleasure to have you on here. |
| 0:57.4 | Maybe not mine. |
| 0:58.0 | No, I'm just kidding. |
| 0:59.4 | I can't be mean to you because you're like the nicest mountain goat I know. |
| 1:04.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:05.1 | So you're working with Tricer, and they're a relatively new player in the in the in the in the hunting world in the |
| 1:14.5 | prs and nrl world how much of a difference does gear make when you're talking about |
| 1:21.5 | hunting out west i mean gear guys can get away with less of a quality equipment. |
| 1:30.8 | I would rather, if a guy has a budget for gear, spend less money on gear and spend money |
| 1:36.1 | on getting out there and getting in the field. |
| 1:37.8 | But nice gear is always nice to have. |
| 1:41.2 | Well, and I will say this, nice gear, nice gear typically cost. |
| 1:46.6 | Like when you're talking about like high-end tripods or your bipods or whatever it |
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