Bullet Points

In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast Rusty & Maxwell catch up after a big few weeks.

We kick off with the news that's rocked the nation: KFC reportedly dropping Pepsi for Coke. Then it's a full debrief on a two week hunting trip in New South Wales with the Kullbota, including 21 pigs (one of them a 93 kilo sow), red and fallow deer, foxes, a pig lost on night one and a 600 metre shot. We also cover a night out with Steve Hurt that ended with a rifle that wouldn't hit anything (stripped rail bolts), Henty Field Days, a $235 bolt stuff and what we'd change on the Kullbota.

Then it's thermal talk, with a pile of new releases landing at once, Pulsar's new range, why a thermal can look better six months after you buy it, and why the old box shape might have been the smarter design all along. We finish with Foxtastic planning, Shot Expo, the Formula 1 and 48 hours of food poisoning in a Sydney hotel room. Plus the very important question of whether Coke or Pepsi looks cooler under thermal.

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Fresh off our Nocpix thermal night in store, we dragged Tim from Groundforce upstairs, hit record and hoped for the best. Rusty was running late, nobody was officially hosting and the lights cut out halfway through. So yeah, a pretty standard episode.

Tim has worked with most of the big thermal brands. He gives us his take on why Pulsar fell behind the Chinese brands and which Nocpix model is outselling the rest by a mile. He also explains why the look of a thermal sells it more than people like to admit, and how firmware updates are keeping people loyal to a brand. Then he tells us about the time he was dropped in a tree stand in a Polish forest at night by a guide who spoke no English. There were badgers, there were wolves, and nobody told him when he’d be picked up. To wrap it up he explains how he just got his solo skydiving licence, and we work out which of us is never jumping out of a plane.

Episode 42 is a full debrief on our first go at the Royal Adelaide Show. That’s nine days in one tent, a very different crowd to a gun show, and a lot of lessons learned.
We cover the tent we paid for and weren’t allowed to use, how 15 torches on the stand turned into 200, and the customer return that ended with Mark getting the exact torch he’d been eyeing off. We also get into some of the more creative reasons people gave for wanting a thermal (aliens made the list), why UV torches are great for finding opals and fake cash, and what happens when you take a 55 metre ride on the Warrior during your lunch break.
Then we look ahead to SHOT Show in Vegas, with go-karts, Top Golf and some serious debate over which supercar to take for five laps. We finish with a taste of the salted caramel whiskey that kept us going through the show.
00:00 Intro
01:00 The Royal Adelaide Show
02:02 The tent saga
05:38 Torches, torches, torches
06:39 The torch that got away
08:35 ZeroTech prototype binos
11:32 “What would you use binos for?”
15:31 Aliens, opals and UV torches
20:27 Rides at the show
24:04 “You guys are in Adelaide?”
28:14 Off to SHOT Show
34:22 Picking supercars in Vegas
37:55 IWA in Germany
39:27 Salted caramel whiskey

In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we're joined by Jason Godfrey! We chat with Jason about hunting, thermals, reloading and travel. Jason also tells us how the Foxtastic Weekend sent him gangbusters into thermals, and why a crane on the back of his ute has made processing deer in the paddock a whole lot easier. We also get an update on Maxwell's Kullbota and the travel plans Rusty and Maxwell have made together for next year!

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In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we're joined by Taylor Kol! We get into how we all first crossed paths through the precision rifle shooting (including some interesting stories from that time). We also dive into Taylors history with shooting, motocross and acting.

Then we go deeper into the gear talk. Including how competition shooting has driven innovation in hunting equipment, from bags and tripods to purpose-built thermal rifles, and why the old-school shooters who've just put in the reps can outshoot anyone with fancier gear.

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In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we are joined by Aaron de Visser! We chat with Aaron about how AI is starting to show up in the shooting world. From smart wind meters to thermal optics that clean up your image automatically. Aaron shares his path into PRS shooting, starting with a hunting rifle, all the way to his fully custom Tikka T1 build. We somehow also end up deep in a conversation about pizza ovens, 60-second pizzas, and the ultimate topping combo.

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In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast Rusty & Maxwell catch up after a busy few weeks. We get an update on Maxwell's Kullbota project, some new night optics Maxwell has been testing, Rusty's travel plans for the next 12 months as well as a new Scoped Out branded Hot Sauce?

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In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we are joined by Tim March from Maxord Precision Rifle Systems. We chat about his journey into the shooting world and how he fell into the rabbit hole of chasing precision, his goal to hit a target 2 miles, as well as some real in-depth reloading and precision shooting knowledge.

If you're into precision rifles, reloading, or even some car chats, this one's for you.

In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we are joined by Stewart who you may recognise if you've ever been into the Scoped Out store. We chat about Stews history getting into shooting, starting work with Scoped Out, learning everything he can about thermal optics as well as an update on Maxwells new side by side project & dog training.

In this episode of the Bullet Points Podcast we are joined by Stuart Gillahan. We chat about his history of getting into hunting, copping abuse on social media, the modern thermal market as well as some fun stories from his trips to New Zealand. This is one you don't want to miss!