Making Shooters Better
Making Shooters Better is where real shooter stories turn into smarter training and preparation for everyone. Each episode dives into the journeys, wins, and lessons of competitors, instructors, and innovators from across the firearms world.
Hosted by Terry Vaughan—former British Royal Marine Commando, Top Shot competitor, and firearms instructor—this show delivers more than talk. You’ll get the mindset, methods, and motivation to train sharper and perform better, on and off the range!
Making Shooters Better
Latest Episodes
Part 2 Captured: One Marine's Fight to Survive the Iranian Revolution
What happens after hope starts to slip?In Part 2, Ken Kraus takes us deeper inside one of the most feared prisons of the Iranian Revolution—a place where time disappears, rules don’t apply, and survival is no longer guaranteed.The...
Part 1 Captured: One Marine's Fight to Survive the Iranian Revolution
What happens when the post you’re sworn to protect becomes the place you’re taken from?In this first part of a two-part episode, former U.S. Marine Ken Kraus takes us inside the opening moments of the 1979 Iranian Revolution—from standin...
She Had a Bounty on Her Head in One of the World’s Most Dangerous Cities—What Kept Her Alive Isn’t What You Think
This episode isn’t about the Secret Service.It’s not about psychology.It’s about who you become when pressure shows up uninvited.Dr. Mary Beth Wilkas Janke has lived in environments where hesitation has consequences—pullin...
She Was Afraid of Guns… Now She’s Leading a Movement Changing Who Shoots—and Why
She didn’t grow up around guns.Didn’t want one in her home.And for years… she fought against the idea entirely.Then one moment changed everything.What started as fear turned into curiosity.Curiosity turned into compete...
How Behavioral Threat Experts See What Others Miss (And How to Start Seeing It Yourself)
Most people rely on instinct when something feels off—but instinct without clarity doesn’t lead to action. And if you’re carrying a gun but don’t see the threat coming, it doesn’t matter what you’re carrying.In this episode, Behavioral T...