Bullets n Bourbon Podcast
Bullets n Bourbon Podcast is a weekly podcast sharing lessons from practical shooting disciplines to increase the average Marine’s lethality through marksmanship. @mfgundlach was an infantry unit leader who served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Marine Corps Shooting Team. He competes in 3 Gun and The Tactical Games. If you want to be a guest on the podcast, give us feedback, or just chat, shoot us a DM or email. This account does not represent the views of the United States Department of Defense, the United States Marine Corps, or the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
Episodes

Friday Jun 10, 2022
There will be Fud
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In this episode, we interviewed Ben Fouse who is a gunsmith and revolver shooter. The topics we covered are:
-Revolver Nationals
-Why revolver and how he picks his gear.
-Marine Corps weapons culture.
-1911/2011 gun builds.
-Future aspirations.

Friday Jun 03, 2022
I’m burnt out, now what.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In this episode, Frank and I discuss the elements of match burnout and what we do to combat it.

Friday May 27, 2022
Hot Fuzz
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
We sat down with a good friend Andy Brown, a former member of the shooting team who is now a sheriff's deputy in Indiana. In this discussion we covered:
Introductions
Who you are.
What do you do for a living?
-Time on the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
-Training while on the team, and current training plan.
-Transition from Marine to Law Enforcement Officer.
-Developing attainable goals.
-Tactical Games.

Friday May 20, 2022
An Intelligent Hutch
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
In this episode, we Interviewed a good friend of mine Chris Hutchison. This was a very fun episode where we all got very passionate about what we were talking about and gained some good perspective on just being a good representative of the organizations we represent.
We covered:
-Training in Ranger Regiment and the Special Missions Unit.
-Benefits of training to the modern warfighter.
-Successes in getting other active-duty service members in the shooting sports.
-Training Philosophy.
-Goals.
-Upcoming matches.
-Duskin match
-Being a brand ambassador.

Friday May 13, 2022
A Captain, Unicorn, and Gunny Walk into a Podcast...
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
In this episode Frank and I sat down with Dan Horcharik, we had a great conversation covering a multitude of subjects.
-MCMC East and Championships.
-Starting a Shooting Club.
-Milestones and Goals.
-Adventure races.
-Closing the gap in fitness and marksmanship.
Dan also created his own Patreon site where he will be pushing out content to spread the good word. Give it a listen and we hope you enjoy it. https://www.patreon.com/horcharik

Friday May 06, 2022
Oh Captain, My Captain
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
In this episode, we sat down with Chris Scott and got updated on:
-What he's been doing since we last spoke.
-AMTP?
-Marine Corps Championships.
-What it's like being a cyborg!
-Most memorable trip.
-Most memorable match.

Friday Apr 29, 2022
George Dorbert-Second Responders can shoot too!
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
In this episode, I sat down with George Dorbert, a firefighter from Maryland. George has been a good friend and competitor in the 3gun community, and he exemplifies what it is to be a competitor and mentor for those starting out.
-Goals
-Training
-Battle for the South
-Upcoming matches
-Sponsors
-Words of wisdom
After this episode, all episodes will include my good friend and co-host Frank Gao.

Friday Apr 22, 2022
Parker Tomasi and his Mental Strategy
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Introduction: hometown, military history, current billet
Can you detail your journey to becoming a distinguished rifleman for us?
How early does your preparation process start for a match? How does your mental preparation differ between a local and national level match?
The path to any achievement worth celebrating involves some form of disappointment along the way. Can you describe a loss or setback, how you overcame it, and how it made you a better shooter?
Support systems are important, especially for those of us involved with a demanding and intense competitive scene. Can you describe how you balance family, work, and your hobbies? For any Marines out there struggling with that balance, how do you recommend approaching that conversation with a spouse/significant other?
Now that you've distinguished in rifle, what's the next milestone, and how do you plan to prepare for that goal?
You and I recently got done shooting MCMC East and Championships back to back. What are your takeaways from that experience, and any other thoughts on those events?
You come from a traditional high power background. What are your thoughts as to the viability of bullseye shooting in promoting lethality amongst Marine Corps riflemen?
Instagram:
@tomasi_shooting
@tankusthefrankus
@mfgundlach

Friday Apr 15, 2022
Marine Corps Championships
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
In today's episode, Capt Frank Gao and I discuss this year's Marine Corps Championships and give it a very objective review.

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Frank and Jared’s Tactical Games and MCMC
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
-Introductions
-How long have you been a competitive shooter?
-What disciplines do you shoot?
-Can you talk about how you got into the tactical games?
-How did you and Frank prepare for the WV Games in terms of shooting and fitness?
-Recap of the events:
Axel Bar two-man carry
Farmer’s carry while partner is shooting, and sandbag over yoke
5-mile run
Yoke, Sandbag, Farmer Carry
Sled, sandbag, husafell stone relay
El Cartel
-How do you feel you did, based on your level of preparation and experience?
-How do you recommend Marines who are interested in Tactical Games prepare (timeline, shooting, body maintenance, game day maintenance)
-You shot your first MCMC at Stone Bay, any thoughts on those two weeks?
-What are some lessons you learned from TTG WV and MCMC East that you are going to incorporate into your personal fitness and shooting training?
-You are PCS’ing to 3rdMarDiv this summer- what are some aspects from TTG and the MCMC that you plan on bringing to your unit?
-Anything else you’d like to leave listeners with?