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Ep. 181: "The Old Version of Yourself Has to Die" | Josh Botha
Josh Botha showed up to his first precision rifle match with a blind-magazine .204 Ruger and no idea what he was doing. A decade later, he's a four-time Team Canada World Championship competitor, senior designer at MDT (Modular Driven Technologies), founder of the BC Precision Rifle League, and the man behind North Star Precision Training. In this episode, Josh shares his journey from South Africa to England to BC, how archery led him into the precision rifle world, what it's really like inside MDT's culture, and the massive news about MDT acquiring Lone Peak Arms. We dig into the mental game of competitive shooting, the NRL Hunter format, wind reading, barriers to entry for new PRS shooters, the role of faith in business and life, and why one person stepping up can change everything. š This month we're giving away a SAI Mini Red Dot to an active Outpost listener - Silvercore Club members, activate the Outpost in your member portal to enter! š Connect with Josh: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbotha_/ Ā North Star Precision Training: northstarprecisiontraining@gmail.com and https://www.instagram.com/northstarprecision/Ā BC Precision Rifle League: https://www.instagram.com/bcprecisionrifle/MDT Sporting Goods: https://www.instagram.com/mdttac21/Optics - https://armament.com/ Ammo - https://www.norma-ammunition.com/ _____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8WĀ Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors ____ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & SAI Mini Red Dot Giveaway 1:30 Meet Josh Botha: Competitive Shooter & MDT Designer 2:16 Knocking Over Josh's Rifle at a PRS Match 4:24 Growing Up in South Africa & Moving to England 7:00 Family Moves to Canada: Landing on Canada Day 2006 8:33 BC as the Best of South Africa and England Combined 10:00 From BCIT Mechanical Engineering to "Pretensioneer" 11:55 MDT's People-First Culture and Hiring Philosophy 13:16 MDT's Origin Story: From Rooster33 to Martin's Vision 14:28 MDT Acquires Lone Peak Arms: What It Means 16:50 Passion vs. Career: Drawing the Line 18:48 How Archery Led Josh Into Precision Rifle 21:00 First PRS Match: A .204 Ruger and No Idea 22:00 The BC Sniper Match & Why the PRS Community Is Different 27:00 PRS Attracts "Weird Gear Math Nerds" ā And That's Great 28:00 The Mental Game: Almost All of It Is Mental Now 29:13 Conscious Competence to Subconscious Mastery 30:06 Wind Reading: The Great Equalizer 30:50 Barriers to Entry: Cost, Fear & PRS .22 Matches 33:50 Launching North Star Precision Training 37:00 Training Venues & The BC Long Range Problem 38:00 Biggest Mistakes New Precision Rifle Shooters Make 39:27 Dealing with Match Pressure & First-Stage Jitters 41:00 NRL Hunter: The Most Fun Match Format Explained 46:00 Gear vs. Skill: LRF Binos, Tripods & Weight Limits 48:03 MDT's Content & Media Strategy: Becoming a Media Company 52:00 Education as Marketing: Magpul, Glock & MDT 54:50 AI in the Firearms Industry: Spanish & French YouTube Channels 57:37 Suppressors: Will MDT Get In the Game? 59:00 Fighting for Suppressor Legalization in Canada 1:02:49 The Power of One Person to Create Change 1:07:55 Leveraging Mentors & Asking for Help 1:08:46 Faith at MDT: A Quiet But Real Foundation 1:11:05 Josh's Faith Journey & Losing His Mom 1:13:29 A Transformative Six Months: Growth Through Trials 1:16:27 What's Next: 4th World Championship & Rimfire in Lithuania 1:19:00 Building a World Championship Rimfire Rig 1:20:14 Product Design: When "Done" Meets "Perfect" 1:23:21 MDT's Most Popular Products (Magazines & Chamber Flags) 1:24:38 CAPRA: The Canadian Precision Rifle Association Board 1:26:39 Addressing Conflict of Interest Criticism 1:30:28 Growth of PRS in Canada: From 75 Members to National Teams 1:32:12 Where to Find Josh & Final Thoughts
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