https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/8a0b35c8-0f82-4525-9ee3-5ed072e82a23 Recording note: We experienced a technical issue with the video recording partway through this episode. The audio was unaffected, so we placed a still shot when the video interruption paused so you can still hear the rest of the full conversation on your preferred podcast streaming platform or just stick with it with no visual here on YT. Most shooters don’t have a gear problem. They have a diagnosis problem. In this episode of Making Shooters Better, Terry Vaughan reunites with fellow Top Shot Season 4 competitor Frank Melloni for a wide-ranging conversation about what actually leads to improvement behind the gun. Frank is the president of Renaissance Firearms Instruction and brings experience as an instructor, competitive shooter, precision rifleman, handloader, hunter, product evaluator, and firearms writer with more than 1,100 published articles. Over more than a decade of teaching, competing, testing equipment, and continuing his own training, Frank has developed a practical perspective on what separates productive practice from simply shooting more. In this episode, Terry and Frank discuss: • Why being self-taught can build useful instincts—and bad habits • Why humility is one of the most valuable qualities a shooter or instructor can have • How learning from multiple instructors can broaden your skills • What competition reveals when time and pressure enter the equation • How handloading and precision shooting teach you to remove variables • When better equipment can genuinely improve performance • When new gear is simply masking a training issue • Why measurable drills matter more than sending rounds downrange without a goal • How dry fire can help reinforce fundamentals between live-fire sessions • Why shorter, more frequent training sessions may be more productive than occasional marathon range days • The value of continuing to learn, regardless of your current experience level One of Frank’s biggest lessons is simple: the moment you believe there is nothing left to learn is the moment your improvement stops. If you want to become a more capable shooter by training with greater purpose—not simply buying more equipment—this conversation is worth your time. Watch the episode, subscribe to the Laser Ammo channel for more Making Shooters Better conversations, and follow Frank Melloni and Renaissance Firearms Instruction: Website: https://renaissancefirearmsinstruction.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renaissancefirearmsinstruction/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=renaissance%20firearms%20instruction Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/frank-melloni #MakingShootersBetter #LaserAmmo #FrankMelloni #FirearmsTraining #ShootingTraining #DryFireTraining #PrecisionShooting #CompetitiveShooting #TopShot Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:25 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/5746210d-885d-44b2-9be0-92bf1e4d34df.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/8a0b35c8-0f82-4525-9ee3-5ed072e82a23 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.