Long Range Pursuit

By Gunwerks

Sports & Recreation Outdoor

What's Long Range Pursuit about?

Long Range Pursuit Podcast, presented by Gunwerks, is the authoritative podcast on all things surrounding the science and techniques of long range hunting and shooting. Aaron Davidson and the Gunwerks crew along with a variety of industry expert guests discuss long range and precision rifle topics from hunting to competition tactics, ballistics, gun setup, gear selection, product design, gunsmithing, bullet performance, and a whole lot more.

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EP 132: Brian's AK Bear Hun...

12.29.2022

Alaska native Brian Poor spills the beans on all his Alaskan hunting adventures with his father. He's joined by Jeremy Winters who has a few stories of his own, along with Landon Michaels who is preparing for his first Alaskan ...

Long Range Pursuit episodes:

12.29.2022 EP 132: Brian's AK Bear Hunt Recap + Bonus Moose Alaska native Brian Poor spills the beans on all his Alaskan hunting adventures with his father. He's joined by Jeremy Winters who has a few stories of his own, along with Landon Michaels who is preparing for his first Alaskan ...
12.22.2022 EP 131: Live from Kodiak Island It's the whole Gunwerks hunting party on a boat, in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Kodiak Island. The guys provide an update on the adventure thus far; there has been epic fishing, a harrowing bear encounter, and sitka ...
12.15.2022 EP 130: Garrett, Carl, and Leander Talk Africa with John X Safaris John X Safaris CEO Carl Van Zyl joins Garrett Wall and client Leander Dueck to discuss the many hunting opportunities available in Africa with John X Safaris. Leander offers a unique perspective from the client side about how to prepare ...
12.06.2022 EP 129: Kodiak Island Hunt Prep Landon, Neal, Avery, and Josh discuss how they've each prepared for their upcoming sitka blacktail deer hunt on Kodiak Island. The crew touches on topics including gear choices for the Alaskan environment, balancing rifle and cartridge selection for deer hunting ...
11.01.2022 EP 128: Titanium Suppressors and the new 6IX+ From Gunwerks The guys introduce new titanium suppressors from Gunwerks, which offer identical performance to existing cans, but approximately 40% lighter. They also introduce a new model to bridge the gap between the original 6IX and 8IGHT suppressors. At only 6” in ...
10.26.2022 EP 127: Meet The New 7 PRC Aaron, Landon & Neal Introduce the new 7 PRC cartridge from Hornady. They discuss specs and ballistic performance and compare it to the variety of popul ar 7mm cartridges including the 7 SAUM, 7 Rem Mag, 7 LRM and 28 ...
10.13.2022 EP 126: Instructors Corner - Scope Magnification - What You Want and What You Need Gunwerks' Long Range University Instructors join Landon Michaels to discuss their insights about selecting the proper magnification for rifle optics. Jeremy Winter's and Brian poor both share similar views about high power magnification on big hunting calibers. This podcast provides ...
09.28.2022 EP 125: Instructor's Corner - Precision Rifle Matches With Brian & Chris Brian, Chris and the crew recap their experience shooting a local club precision rifle match. They discuss the the applicable and non-applicable aspects of match shooting to realisitc hunting scenarios and where engaging in the discipline can help make us ...
09.19.2022 EP 124: Guest - Thomas Haugland THLR.NO And Hunting Proficiency Aaron welcomes special guest, Thomas Haugland from Norway. Thomas operates a long range and precision shooting YouTube channel titled THLR.NO. Thomas' unique, analytical and practical approach to long range shooting and hunting brings a lot to the table. After a ...
09.01.2022 EP 123: Ask Aaron - What's Next For Revic Aaron and Landon review the state of things with Revic, the optics and ballistics arm of Gunwerks. They discuss the past few years of product development and launches, how pandemic supply chain issues have delayed some availability of components and ...
08.25.2022 EP 122: Instructor's Corner - Shooting From A Tripod Brian, Chris & Tanner discuss the application of tripods for shooting and hunting. They introduce tactics and tricks for getting the most stable position shooting from a tripod sitting, kneeling and standing as well as scenarios to practice and consider ...
08.18.2022 EP 121: Hunt Prep - Getting Your Gear Tuned Up For Hunting Season Mitch, Tanner, and Landon discuss how they prepare for the upcoming hunting season with gear familiarization, cleaning, tuneup and inventory leading into the first hunts of the year.
08.11.2022 EP 120: Instructor's Corner - Zeroing and Truing Your Rifle Brian, Chris & Tanner discuss rifle zeroing, including what range to zero your long range hunting rifle for and specific methodologies for starting out with a perfect zero. They discuss dialing in ballistic profiles and truing with your ballistics app ...
08.04.2022 EP 119: Ask Aaron - What's New In The Revic Ops Ballistic App Gunwerks CEO, Aaron Davidson provides an Inside-look into the development story behind the Revic Ops App. He shares some new features and improvements coming for 2022. He also answers common questions surrounding the different modules and parameters, such as, zero ...
07.28.2022 EP 118: Hunt Prep - Getting Your Rifle Ready For Hunting Season Hunting season is rapidly approaching and it’s time to start preparing our rifles for the upcoming season. Mitch, Landon, and Tanner discuss pre-hunting season rifle preparation methods to provide you with utmost confidence in yourself and your rifle when it's ...
07.21.2022 EP 117: Instructor's Corner - Ensign Ranch & Mountain Shooting Competition Mitch and Jeremy have just returned from the Mountain Shooting Competition held at the Ensign Ranch in Utah. They discuss the evolution of the course, while touching on some of the unique mountain shooting experiences that this venue offers. They ...
07.14.2022 EP 116: Ask Aaron - Get The Most Out Of Your Rangefinder Are you using your rangefinder to its maximum potential? Dive in with Aaron and Landon as they discuss the different settings and techniques required to achieve the highest level of performance with your rangefinder. They explain beam divergence, different targeting ...
07.07.2022 EP 115: Instructor's Corner - Cleaning Your Rifle Should I clean my rifle? When do I clean my rifle? How do I clean my rifle? These are questions we get asked all the time. The training team sits down to discuss all of the do's and don'ts associated ...
07.05.2022 EP 114: Ask Aaron - The NXT Receiver & NEXUS Rifle System Aaron and Landon are back in the podcast room to answer your most common questions revolving around the NXT Receiver & NEXUS Rifle System. They dive into the story behind the development of the NXT and explain how it will ...
06.22.2022 EP 113: Guest - LRU & Hunting With Sierra Langbell Landon & Neal are joined by guest, Sierra Langbell, while she’s in Cody attending the Long Range University. Sierra recaps her previous experience in New Mexico, attending the Gunwerks LRU and Antelope hunt. She shares her takeaways from the course, ...
06.16.2022 EP 112: Instructors Corner - Reintroducing The Wizard & New Sheep Mountain Classes Brian, Ian, and Landon reintroduce the legend himself, Jeremy Winters (aka the Wizard), as a member of the training team for Long Range University. They dive into the new Sheep Mountain classes for 2022: Marksmanship Proficiency & Mountain Shooting Techniques. ...
06.02.2022 EP 111: Instructor's Corner - What's In Our Packs What gear to bring into the back country is a question we often ask ourselves. In today's episode of Long Range Pursuit Podcast, Gunwerks Gunners, Brian Poor, Ian Miner, and Landon Michaels do a pack dump, covering their favorite optics, ...
05.25.2022 EP 110: The NEXUS Rifle System - Behind The Design It’s impossible to know exactly what went into the NEXUS rifle system just by looking at the pictures. Dive into the story behind the whole project with Gunwerks CEO, Aaron Davidson & Gunwerks Engineers, Josh Moore and Avery Smieja, where ...
05.17.2022 EP 109: Ask Aaron - Gunwerks Shop Tour Aaron and Jaci tour the Gunwerks manfuacturing facility in Cody, WY and discuss the efforts and measures taken to produce the world's finest long range rifle systems. They explore the impact vertical integration and heavy investment in CNC machining has ...
05.12.2022 EP 108: Guest - eBike Hunting With Jake Roach From QuietKat Aaron introduces the newest Skunkwerks edition rifle from Gunwerks, The TRAK, which was built as the ultimate ebike hunting kit. Aaron discusses the rising trend of eBike hunting with QuietKat President, Jake Roach. They explore advantages gained from putting an ...
04.19.2022 EP 107: Ask Aaron - The Art Of Manufacturing In this behind-the-scenes discussion, Aaron & Jaci geek out on manfuacturing and operations. They discuss challenges encountered and measures taken to overcome them over the years as Gunwerks has continued to grow and become more sophisticated in building the world's ...
04.08.2022 EP 106: Instructor’s Corner - Shooter Spotter Roles Brian, Ian & Landon discuss the essential role a spotter plays in the execution of a long range shot. They go through a few real world examples and lay out specific recommendations for communication between the shooter and spotter. They ...
03.25.2022 EP 105: Guest - Archery & Long Range Rifle with James Yates Longtime friends and hunting partners catch up and pick up the age old rifle vs bow debate - with a twist. After getting into archery and doing their first archery hunt together in 2013, Landon and James have hunted all ...
03.16.2022 EP 104: Q&A With The Sales Team (Continued) The sales guys are back with another Q&A; while on the road back from the Dallas Safari Club convention & expo. The team covers questions previously submitted, including: What are some western hunts you can do now? If you could ...
03.08.2022 EP 103: Guest - Joseph von Benedikt On Big Rounds & Alaska Hunting Landon and Brian are joined by Joseph von Benedikt at the 2022 Hunt Expo to talk big rounds, hunting in Alaska and compare/contrast applications for various hunting cartridges.
03.01.2022 EP 102: Instructor’s Corner - Charity Hunts & New Training Venues Brian, Ian and Landon catch up leading into the start of the 2022 Long Range University schedule. Ian recounts stories from recent charity hunts at the NRA Whittington Center in conjunction with Gunwerks, Safari Club International & the AO1 Foundation. ...
02.22.2022 EP 101: The Future Of Gunwerks Episode 100 celebrated the history of Gunwerks. In 101, we look forward to the future of Gunwerks and the sport of long range hunting & shooting. Aaron shares his vision and some sneak peeks at what might be coming in ...
02.17.2022 EP 100: Reminiscing On The Good Ol’ Days Of Gunwerks For the 100th episode of Long Range Pursuit Podcast, Aaron and Garrett reminisce on the good old days. They discuss how Gunwerks first came to be, how they started operations, the challenges they faced, and the growth, experiences and vision ...
02.02.2022 EP 99: Instructor’s Corner - 2022 Long Range University Curriculum Updates Brian, Ian and Landon talk about the new things coming to LRU. New courses have been added along with an entirely new training track for Marksmanship Skills in addition to the Ballistic Science courses we’ve been teaching for years. As ...
01.25.2022 EP 98: Sales Team Q&A Part 1 Bennett, Dustin and Chris are headed back from DSC and dive into to answer the questions you sent in, including: "How to make your cheaper rifle shoot better?" "What is a mistake many long range hunters make when harvesting game?" ...
01.18.2022 EP 97: Guest - Dax McCarty Wagonhound Outfitters Garrett Wall sits down with Dax McCarty from Wagon Hound Outfitters to talk Wyoming Elk hunting and applications. Learn the tips and tricks to nonresident limited quota and general elk hunting in Wyoming.
01.12.2022 EP 96: Banter Hour - Pake It 'Til You Make It The sales crew introduces a new member of their team, Pake Taylor. They talk about dream builds, dogs, dream tags and what's coming from Gunwerks for 2022.
12.28.2021 EP 95: Banter Hour - Show Season and Year End Goodness Dustin and Chris sit down and recap NFR Cowboy Christmas tradeshow and announce the winner of the BR4 Giveaway. They also dig deeper into the upcoming trade show season.
12.21.2021 EP 94: Guest - Knox Williams And New Suppressor eForm 4 Aaron Davidson and Knox Williams, President of the American Suppressor Association, dig deep into everything suppressors, walking through the tax stamp process for suppressors as well as the new ATF eForm 4 (being implemented December 23, 2021) and what it ...
12.07.2021 EP 93: Instructor's Corner - Calling Wind Making a wind call is often the most difficult aspect of executing a long range shot. Brian, Ian, and Landon discuss the process and techniques for estimating wind and compensating for its effects on bullet travel when long range shooting.
11.30.2021 EP 92: Ask Aaron - Guns That Don't Shoot Not all guns shoot. The dirty little secret of rifle manufacturing is that no matter the steps taken in manufacturing, every gun builder ends up with some rifles that just don't shoot tight groups (Although the ratio of shooters to ...
11.23.2021 EP 91: Banter Hour - Cowboy Christmas & Post Season the sales guys are back with more banter! Catch up with them on what they have been doing during hunting season and what to expect as we dive back into show season for this year's NFR/Cowboy Christmas expo in Las ...
11.16.2021 EP 90: Instructor's Corner - Train & Hunt Cibolo Ranch, TX Ian, Brian, Dustin and Landon dive into the details of LRU's newest training venue, the historic Cibolo Ranch in west Texas. From the history, food, hunts, to the new shooting platform they dig into everything that makes this venue something ...
10.21.2021 EP 89: Ask Aaron - Choosing A Bullet For Long Range Hunting The question of bullet choice comes up daily in various forms. In this Ask Aaron episode, Aaron breaks down the 3 primary bullet types used in modern long range hunting, the strengths and weaknesses for different applications of each. We ...
10.14.2021 EP 88: Banter Hour - Rifles That Got Us Started The sales guys are back and they talk about what the difference is between their first "old reliable" and a Gunwerks rifle system and what made them make the final switch.
10.07.2021 EP 87: Instructor's Corner - Benefits of BDC Turrets Brian, Ian & Landon discuss the various turret & drop compensation methods employed in long range hunting. They discuss the merits of BDC, or yardage based turrets in hunting scenarios despite the drawbacks and how those shortcomings can be eliminated ...
09.30.2021 EP 86: Ask Aaron - Aaron's Ideal Rifle Build And The Future Of Long Range We get the question all the time: What does Aaron Davidson shoot, or what is is favorite caliber? In this episode, Aaron attempts to answer this question. We dive into ideal builds for different game and hunting scenarios, technology and ...
09.23.2021 EP 85: Banter Hour - Soul Sucking Hunts The sales guys talk hunts coming up and hunts in the past. They go over their best and worst hunts that in the end, always are memorable.
09.13.2021 EP 84: Nevada Elk Hunt Winner Announced! Winner! Winner! Elk for dinner! The sales guys call our winner of the in-stock NV Elk Hunt. They talk briefly about what it took for him to make the move upgrading to a Gunwerks rifle as well as his excitement ...
09.08.2021 EP 83: Instructor's Corner - Lessons Learned Antelope Hunting Landon, Ian, and Brian relate experiences hunting antelope in New Mexico with Long Range University clients. They discuss the application of training and knowledge learned at LRU and the good, bad and ugly how it translates to field application and ...

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