On The Perf

The 2025 Battle For The South is in the books. Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell sit down to talk about the match, their performance, where not to say in Laurinburg North Carolina, and the most options ever presented on a jungle-run stage. It was good time. 

Today Adam and Adam take on a double header of listener questions. One: how to zero your match rifles, and different strategies for standard and max-point-blank zeros. Two: flying with all the equipment that open division 3 gun demands. 

With more than 25 years of competition shooting between them, Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell have seen and tried just about every piece of gear in the sport of 3 Gun from the pistol, rifle and shotgun, to all the support equipment all the way down the shoes. 

What would be there recommendations for someone starting into the sport with nothing at all? What gear would they run if they had all the options and all the money in the world? All the answers are in this episode. 

Today Adam and Adam talk about everyone's favorite off-season topic—dryfire. These are all the hows and whys of the most useful and least expensive training tool any competition shooter (or any shooter for that matter) has at their disposal. 

Riser and Maxwell discuss the Dissident Shotgun Match, which happens to be a qualifier for the IPSC Shotgun World Shoot in 2026. Neither of the Adams are very happy with their performance, one less so than the other. Have you ever bombed a match so badly that you sold your gear at the end of it? Well, one Adam did exactly that. 

What major matches are out there for 3 Gun, USPSA, PCSL, and NRL? What are we going to shoot? After requests from multiple people, we talk through each of our match schedules. More importantly for anyone who's interested in attending these matches, we talk through the flavor of each, so you know what to expect if you show up. 

Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell talk about their winter prep for the coming season. Reloading, dry fire, division changing, gear testing, and test driving cars with the seller's pistol secured to the transmission tunnel. It's a bit unorganized. Just like the off season.  

What can the law enforcement community learn from competition shooting? Quite a lot, actually. Adam and Adam take a deep dive into a listener question about the benefits of competition and competition-style training for our brothers in blue. 

On this episode, the Adams go deep on competition rifles. Barrels, bolts, comps, triggers, stocks, scopes, dots, accessories, and on and on. If you have any questions about what makes a winning rifle, the answers are here. 

Adam Riser and Adam Maxwell answer more listener questions: How to start the sport. Vision skills and target focus. Open division accessories. Predictive shooting. When to shoot the K zone. Best PCC to buy. Slings. Comped vs non-comped pistols. Stocks for ARs.