Hunters HD Gold Behind the Lens 278 – Episode 278 Hunters HD Gold LIVE w/Jake Martens & Winners of the April Hunters HD Gold Cup Series

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Brian hosts Jake for a USPSA update. With membership at 45,364 and growing ~47 per day, Jake argued the board needs real long-term strategic planning and directors with governance expertise rather than the popularity-contest model — issues the May 18 board meeting will partially address through election timeline corrections. Factory Gun Nationals registration gets a new format starting Saturday, May 16 at 7 PM ET: everyone registering in the first 24 hours is automatically waitlisted in order, then approved in batches starting Monday, designed to prevent past system crashes. Multi-Gun Nationals returns to Forest Lake in July, and the World Speed Shooting Championship hits CMP Talladega on May 27 with Ruger back as title sponsor — sold out with 100+ guns waitlisted. Industry growth is strong (USPSA activity up ~22%, Steel Challenge ~19% YoY), credited to cross-discipline visibility, affordable gear, and red dots flattening the learning curve. Xavier Allen won the April app giveaway, while Robert Brown and Lee Nugent took the April Cup Series drawings. Premium subscribers have until June 16 to submit cowboy alias suggestions for Jake’s first SASS match. Brian closed by confirming he won’t run for Area 6 Director and previewed live coverage from AK Masters this weekend and the World Speed Shooting Championship.

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