On the Horizon
Founder of Horizon Firearms, Derrick Ratliff, gathers guests to share outdoor industry expertise and memorable hunting adventures. Favorite topics include long-range shooting, custom rifles, the 22 Creedmoor caliber, outdoor experiences, hunting stories, family talk, and life lessons. Tune in as we aim to educate, inspire, and ignite your passion for the outdoors. Welcome to the On the Horizon podcast, where every shot is a masterpiece.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
This Ammo Changes Everything - 22 Creedmoor
The new 69gr and 65gr Hornady ammunition is changing the game in the 22 Creedmoor world. Fast, flat, accurate.
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The Cartridge the Industry Didn't See Coming: 22 Creedmoor
The 22 Creedmoor is what put Horizon on the map. Since 2014, Derrick has been working on perfecting the 22 Creedmoor cartridge and ultimately getting it SAAMI approved so it could be available in dea…
Episode 66: Inside Bas Rutten's Custom Rifle "El Guapo"
Bas Rutten sits down with us to break down the hidden details in his new custom Horizon Firearms rifle and what makes it truly one-of-a-kind. We also cover his upcoming film The Smashing Machine star…
Episode 65: Calculating the Accuracy of Your Rifle
Derrick is back in the studio with Trouper to talk more about rifle accuracy. Every component of a rifle matters because each one adds to or takes away from the accuracy of the rifle. We have the "Ac…
Episode 64: What is Accuracy?
We recommend watching this podcast as we will be analyzing visuals. You can watch the episode on our 22 Creeedmoor YouTube channel, What Is Rifle Accuracy? | On the Horizon Ep. 64.
For this On the Hor…
Episode 63: UFC, Combat Karate, and Even More Fighting with UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten
On this week's episode of the On the Horizon podcast, Derrick and Trouper are joined by UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten. Bas came by our office this week to have us design his own truly custom rifle and…
Episode 62: Comparing Cartridges with Zak May from Reloading Quest
On this week's podcast, Derrick sits down with Zak May from @ReloadingQuest to talk about the South Africa trip he went on with us and what he has been up to lately.
With a channel called Reloading …
Episode 61: Wrap up of our South Africa hunting trip with Colton Bagnoli
On this On the Horizon podcast episode, Derrick sits down to talk about his trip to South Africa with Colton Bagnoli, a hunting and outdoor writer.
Colton talks about how he became a writer for guns a…
Episode 59: More Thermal Hunting with Andre Del Bosque
On this week's On the Horizon episode, we are back in the recording studio to talk with Andre Del Bosque, former New York Yankee pitcher.
Andre tells us about how he went from playing baseball at a sm…
A Tour of Splitting Image Taxidermy in Africa | On the Horizon Ep. 56
On this week's On the Horizon episode, Derrick stops by Splitting Image Taxidermy in Gqeberha, Africa. Doug Cockcroft, the founder of Splitting Image, takes us through the facility and explains how h…
Your Questions Answered II | On the Horizon Ep. 55
On this week's On the Horizon Podcast episode, Derrick sits down to answer questions sent to us from our very own fans. Ammunition, 22 Creedmoor, fluted barrels, and many more rifle related questions…
Africa Hunting and Rifle Building with Pieter Malan | On the Horizon Ep. 54
On this week's On the Horizon podcast episode, Derrick is joined by Pieter Malan from Impact Shooting
This podcast was a bit difficult to record since Pieter is all the way in South Africa, so apologi…
Competitive Shooting with 3 Gun Kenzie | On the Horizon Ep. 53
On this week's On the Horizon podcast, Derrick is joined by Kenzie Fitzpatrick, also known as 3 Gun Kenzie.
Kenzie fills us in on her past and how she got to where she is today as a competitive shoote…
How we Create our Truly Custom Rifles with Michael Vestal | On the Horizon Ep. 49 PART 2
For this week's On the Horizon episode, Derrick and Michael sit down again in this PART 2 of our customs episodes to talk about our new and improved process for turning custom rifle dreams into reali…
Thermal Coyote Hunting with Colton Roelofs | On the Horizon Ep. 52
In this week's On the Horizon podcast episode, Derrick is joined by Colton Roelofs, professional coyote hunter.
Colton Roelofs is a coyote hunter, day and night, with 74 kills so far this year alone. …
Texas Hunting, Pistol Shooting, and Florida Hunting with J.R. Crosby | On the Horizon Ep. 51
On this week's episode of the On the Horizon podcast, Derrick is joined by Pro MMA fighter, J.R. Crosby.
J.R. is involved with a lot of things, including MMA fighting, teaching college courses in crim…
The Balance of Texas Hunting and MLB Baseball with Grayson Rodriguez | On the Horizon Ep. 50
On this week's On the Horizon episode, Derrick is joined by Texas hunter and MLB Orioles starting pitcher, Grayson Rodriguez.
Grayson is a native Texan from Nacogdoches, where he grew up with a love …
The Creation of Horizon's Custom Rifles with Michael Vestal | On the Horizon Ep. 49 PART 1
For this week’s On the Horizon episode, Derrick sits down with Horizon Firearms’ very own Research & Development Engineer, Michael Vestal. This is Part 1 of a two part series in which Derrick and Mic…
Texas Hunting and Texas Parks & Wildlife with Braxton Hicks | On the Horizon Ep. 48
This week’s episode features Braxton Hicks, one of the first employees at Horizon Firearms, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife R3 Coordinator for Hunting and Shooting Sports.
Braxton tells us all about …
DATA for the 22 Creedmoor Barrel Length vs. Speed Test | On the Horizon Ep. 43 PART 2
We're calling this week's episode PART 2 for our Barrel Length vs Speed Test.
As a quick recap, in that episode, Derrick takes a 26" 22 Creedmoor to the range so see what happens when the barrel is s…