Episodes 236
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Brought to you by award-winning writer and TV host Gary Lewis, Gary Lewis Outdoorsman (formerly Ballistic Chronicles) tells the stories of great hunts, provides insights into the firearms industry, discusses custom rifles, wildcat calibers and hunting for mule deer, elk, blacktail deer,  whitetails, bear and coyotes. Other topics include hunting trucks, steelhead fishing, upland bird hunting and dog training. 

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S6E236 Barrel Life, Destroy Your Barrel in 10 Seconds & Ammunition Demystified with Jeff Siewert

Mar 01, 2026 53m

How to burn out a rifle barrel in 10 seconds. How barrels are drilled and rifled and why it matters. What really happens in a rifle barrel. We talk to Jeff Siewert, author of Ammunition Demystified,…

S6E235 Elk Hunting, Oregon Public Land, Carnivore Diet & the 30-06 with James Flaherty

Feb 24, 2026 1h 6m

We talk to James Flaherty about his hunting journey with a rifle on public land in the Oregon Cascades, calling elk in rifle season. James started hunting with a 243 and a Nosler 95-grain Partition…

S6E234 The Nosler Partition Changed Everything, the Legendary Moose Hunt with John Nosler

Feb 23, 2026 21m

This is our sixth year of podcasting. Every year at this time we like to replay this story. John Nosler founded Nosler Bullets in 1948. Then Bob Nosler brought the company back to full family…

S6E233 Ending Meat, Mailing Handguns to Yourself & More Missed Connections with Chris Sulak & Ron Alvarez

Feb 23, 2026 1h 41m

We sit down with Chris Sulak aka CJ the DJ and dry camper Ron Alvarez to talk about a new initiative petition in Oregon, the 1847 Colt Walker, mailing a handgun to yourself, Ozempic, Bill Gates…

S6E232 6 Polar Bear Hunts & a 7mm Magnum with Lance Lupton

Feb 22, 2026 1h 12m

He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to Lance Lupton who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. We hear…

S6E232 6 Polar Bear Hunts & a 7mm Magnum with Lance Lupton

Feb 14, 2026 1h 22m

He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to a hunter who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. A life member of…

S6E231 27 Deer, 27 Bullets, the 7mm-08 & Survival Common Sense with Leon Pantenburg

Feb 10, 2026 51m

Today we meet up with Leon Pantenburg to talk the 7mm-08. Leon was an early adopter of this cartridge in 1982 and has taken 27 deer with 27 bullets. Leon is a writer and an expert on surviving in the…

S5E230 The View from Central Oregon, Corner Crossing and the 338 Ultra Mag with Matt Smith

Feb 07, 2026 39m

We talk to Matt Smith from Bend, Oregon, a hunter, a rifle loony, ballistics expert, cattleman and president of William Smith Properties about this thing called corner crossing. At issue is the…

S5E229 Moonlight Elk & A Woman Who Hunts Alone

Jan 17, 2026 1h 11m

We talk to Christie Green from Santa Fe about her journey as a hunter, carrying a Mauser in 308 Winchester. We hear how she makes her way in the lifestyle that gave her freedom. We go deep talking…

S5E228 Sitka Blacktail Deer & Subsistence Living In Alaska

Jan 14, 2026 48m

We talk to Don Busse about hunting blacktail deer on Prince of Wales Island and discuss the subsistence lifestyle. How many deer it takes to feed a family, how many salmon you can eat in a year and…

S5E227 Wing Shooting in Saskatchewan with Duck Creek Outfitters

Jan 14, 2026 58m

We talk to Sykes Mitchell for a report on pintails and snow geese in the Central Flyway and talk mallard shooting, fishing for peacock bass and hunting tahr in New Zealand. Sykes is the owner of Duck…

S5E226 Rooster Rush Pheasant-nomics + Sweet 16 Gauge Shotguns with Casey Weismantel

Dec 10, 2025 48m

Just back from South Dakota we talk pheasant hunting in the late season when birds are kegged up in the grass and the cattails. Our guest is Casey Weismantel from https://huntfishsd.com/ If you want…

S5E225 Missouri Bucks & Nosler Whitetail Country 7mm-08 with Trevor Barclay

Nov 27, 2025 37m

Just back from Missouri we recap our hunt 4 days for 4 bucks. Trevor Barclay was using the 7mm-08 Remington and made a good shot on a buck with the flat shooting cartridge. We talk about why this…

S5E224 Rabbit Gun Revamp & Eat Off The Land with Sharon Trammell

Nov 20, 2025 57m

It's a critter gitter makeover. A lot of us have old bolt action 22s or shotguns that could benefit from some tender treatment. Here's how to get started. It's fall turkey season and time to hunt…

S5E223 King Chukar and the Cheatgrass Cowboys with Matt Hardinge

Nov 04, 2025 51m

Around here, November means we are getting into chukar season. Ten ply tires, mud up to the windows and dogs with sore feet. We talk to Matt Hardinge about public land chukar hunting in the West.…

S5E222 Closing The Deal On Coyotes With Marc Larese

Oct 30, 2025 32m

Coyote hunter by day, guitar tech by night. It’s our favorite coyote-sniping guitar tech Marc Larese from Tennessee, in this episode talking coyote hunting. This one is about how to get that coyote…

S5E221 Late Season Blacktail & Cross Dominance with Justyn Schmidt

Oct 20, 2025 46m

It’s October, it’s all happening, people. We’re right in the middle of deer season and duck season, so we talk to Justyn Schmidt, communications manager for Warne Scope Mounts and a deer, elk and…

S5E220 Hunting Saskatchewan for Ducks, Geese and Cranes with Sykes Mitchell

Oct 03, 2025 40m

We talk to Sykes Mitchell, the owner of Duck Creek Outfitters, based in Saskatchewan. Mitchell is proprietor of Duck Creek Outfitters in Saskatchewan, hunting snow geese in the spring, and ducks,…

S5E219 Modernizing The Gun Room, A Hunter’s Perspective with Tom Kubiniec

Oct 01, 2025 58m

We talk to Tom Kubiniec about heavy metal guitar, hunting rifles and the evolution of gun storage, from special forces to the civilian market - modernizing the gun room from a hunter’s perspective.…

S5E218 Relentless: Bob Nosler, Rhythm, Blues and Ballistic Tips

Sep 16, 2025 16m

In this episode we talk about Bob Nosler and his commitment to freedom and the shooting sports. Bob devoted his life, with a quiet confidence, commitment to American manufacturing and belief in…

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