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Student of the Gun Radio

No Bear Spray & Long Range Gear | SOTG 1342

Student of the Gun Radio

Jarrad Markel

Politics, Sports, Wilderness, News

5.0 • 2 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

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Most long-range shooting myths are just that—myths. What you really need to hit long-distance targets isn't a fancy laser level or a digital wind meter; it's practical knowledge, quality gear, and consistent training.
If you're tired of wasting money on gadgets that promise perfection but deliver distraction, this episode is your wake-up call.

Professor Paul dismantles the obsession with high-tech accessories, revealing how you can shoot confidently at a thousand yards with simple tools—like a solid scope, reliable ammunition, and disciplined practice.

No more chasing the latest "must-have" gadgets that distract from what truly matters. Instead, learn how to leverage real skill over shiny gear, and why the person behind the rifle is the ultimate variable.

We break down:

  • The truth about scope leveling and why analog bubbles and digital laser levels are often overkill

  • The matching importance of wind at the shooter and target, and how flags can deceive even seasoned shooters

  • How to avoid the trap of automatic reflexive firing by engaging your brain—because safety and accuracy depend on purposeful decisions

  • The misconception that extensive gear equals better performance and how training and mindset are the real game changers

  • Why you — yes, you — can shoot farther and more precisely than you think, with less money and fewer gadgets

You'll discover the critical importance of mental focus, deliberate training, and understanding your own physiology—especially the role of the prefrontal cortex and habit formation—in long-range shooting success. Ignoring this leaves you vulnerable to complacency, missed opportunities, and even deadly mistakes.

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0:00.0

All right, ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages.

0:03.9

It is time for another soon-to-be award-winning episode of Student of the Gun Radio.

0:10.5

Yes, indeed.

0:12.0

So we've got, you're like, no bears spray.

0:16.1

You read the title of your bear spray, no bear spray?

0:18.9

Like we shouldn't use it or we're not allowed

0:21.2

mm-hmm yep that uh what do you really need for long range shooting

0:31.3

like what do you mean like a rifle and ammo and stuff well i don't know if if you watch uh or if you are on the socialist media

0:39.9

or on the internet or whatever uh you might be a little confused as to what you really need

0:46.4

to uh to shoot long range and we're gonna we're gonna talk about that during the tech talk today

0:52.7

we've got a coffee corner we're gonna talk about brains yeah we're going to talk about that during the tech talk today. We've got a coffee corner. We're going to talk about brains.

0:57.1

Yeah, we're going to talk about you's engaging your brain.

1:00.6

And then we're going to talk about whether or not you have the right to self-defense when you're in the park.

1:09.3

What?

1:10.1

Yeah.

1:17.2

So all of that and more on today's super cool episode of Student of the Gun Radio.

1:20.3

So yesterday night.

1:27.5

Yesterday night. Last evening right before we put the kids down for bed. Muriel, we were outside.

1:30.2

And Miriel, she had put one boot on that belonged to Ruth.

1:36.4

And so those of you that don't know, Muriel's my youngest daughter and Ruth is my oldest

1:40.5

daughter.

1:41.3

So Miriel put one boot on that belonged to Ruth. So it was a little too big.

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