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Vortex Nation Podcast

Welcome to the Vortex Nation Podcast. Brought to you by lovers of hunting, shooting, public lands, the Second Amendment and dang good food.

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Ep. 06 | Long Range Shooting 1001 - The Foundation

Ep. 06 | Long Range Shooting 1001 - The Foundation

Shooting a tiny bullet at a small piece of steel 1000 yards away might look easy when the pro's do it, but there's a lot... Read more

18 Jul 2018

1hr

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Ep. 95 | Which Optics For Which Hunt? Midwest, West, Southwest, and Alaska

Ep. 95 | Which Optics For Which Hunt? Midwest, West, Southwest, and Alaska

The hunter in pursuit of whitetail east of the Mississippi requires a different arsenal of optics than the elk or mule d... Read more

14 Oct 2019

1hr 14mins

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Ep. 116 | Choosing the Right Riflescope

Ep. 116 | Choosing the Right Riflescope

So right off the bat, we should tell you this isn’t going to be a series of “If/then” statements about “If you do _____,... Read more

23 Mar 2020

1hr 19mins

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Ep. 84 | Binoculars: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Ep. 84 | Binoculars: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Mike McDowell, our in-house binocular expert and collector, sits down with Jimmy and Mark to discuss the topic of binocu... Read more

15 Jul 2019

1hr 22mins

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Ep. 28 | Reticles: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Ep. 28 | Reticles: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Let’s face it – without reticles, riflescopes would just be gun-mounted spotting scopes. Reticles are supremely importan... Read more

29 Oct 2018

1hr 6mins

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Ep. 23 | Reloading 101: What is it and Should You do it?

Ep. 23 | Reloading 101: What is it and Should You do it?

Some do it for therapy, some for precision and others for mass quantity. Reloading or just regular loading ammunition is... Read more

8 Oct 2018

58mins

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Ep. 45 | Reloading 201 - Powders, Bullets, BC and More

Ep. 45 | Reloading 201 - Powders, Bullets, BC and More

There could be infinitely many more podcasts dedicated to reloading and its seemingly countless talking points, but we d... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr 20mins

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Ep. 101 | The 6.5 Revolution

Ep. 101 | The 6.5 Revolution

You’ve seen it at the range, your local gun store, long range matches, and now you’re even seeing it in the military - i... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 22mins

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Ep. 70 | Long Range 1004: ELR

Ep. 70 | Long Range 1004: ELR

How much farther can we take the long range 100_ series? There are plenty more long range topics to cover out here, but ... Read more

29 Apr 2019

1hr 31mins

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Ep. 75 | Gas Guns Vs. Bolt Guns for Long Range

Ep. 75 | Gas Guns Vs. Bolt Guns for Long Range

The long-standing perception amongst shooters is that bolt guns hands-down out shoot gas guns in terms of accuracy and l... Read more

15 May 2019

1hr 1min

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Ep. 11 | Long Range Shooting 1002

Ep. 11 | Long Range Shooting 1002

Jimmy, Ryan Muckenhirn, Paul Ness and Scott Parks further expand upon the topic of long range shooting from our first "L... Read more

20 Aug 2018

55mins

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Ep. 102 | Riflescopes – Everything you ever wanted to know (Part 1)

Ep. 102 | Riflescopes – Everything you ever wanted to know (Part 1)

We didn’t expect to need two parts for this topic, but there’s just so dang much to talk about when it comes to riflesco... Read more

9 Dec 2019

1hr 14mins

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Ep. 57 | Long Range 1003: We Got the F-Class Guys

Ep. 57 | Long Range 1003: We Got the F-Class Guys

Our original intent was to have just a podcast about the sport of F-Class shooting, but when you get these brainiacs (Ia... Read more

13 Mar 2019

1hr 35mins

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Ep. 113 | Make Your Rifle Fit You – Not the Other Way Around

Ep. 113 | Make Your Rifle Fit You – Not the Other Way Around

Reuben and Scott Parks (Back from our Long Range series some time ago!) join Jimmy and Mark to discuss the topic of maki... Read more

2 Mar 2020

1hr 13mins

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Ep. 60 | Why Suppressed?

Ep. 60 | Why Suppressed?

Why suppressed? Consider the fact that if you’re listening to this podcast, that’s courtesy of your functioning ears, wh... Read more

25 Mar 2019

1hr 16mins

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Ep. 106 | Remi Warren Talks Survival in the Wilderness

Ep. 106 | Remi Warren Talks Survival in the Wilderness

Remi Warren is an all-around badass, so when we get the chance to podcast with him following up a bizarre conversation o... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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Ep. 120 | All Things Rimfire and Long Range .22’s!

Ep. 120 | All Things Rimfire and Long Range .22’s!

Could the .22LR actually be considered “America’s cartridge”? Ryan Muckenhirn and new guest Seth Toy (From our engineeri... Read more

20 Apr 2020

1hr 19mins

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Ep. 107 | Let’s Talk LPVO’s (Low Power Variable Optics)

Ep. 107 | Let’s Talk LPVO’s (Low Power Variable Optics)

Adam Maxwell and Rob Morell join Jimmy and Mark to talk all about LPVO’s (Riflescopes that go from 1x to a higher magnif... Read more

13 Jan 2020

1hr 23mins

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Ep. 111 | To SBR or Not to SBR?

Ep. 111 | To SBR or Not to SBR?

Jimmy and Mark are joined by Reuben Aleckson and Adam Maxwell to talk SBR’s (Short Barreled Rifles). Why are they so hot... Read more

10 Feb 2020

1hr 7mins

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Ep. 105 | Barrels – The Most Important Part of Your Gun?

Ep. 105 | Barrels – The Most Important Part of Your Gun?

Ian Klemm, previous guest from some some of our most popular podcasts of all time in the Long Range series, joins Mark a... Read more

30 Dec 2019

1hr 13mins

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