Reality Shots once again caught up with a newly ousted Top Shot contestant this week to discuss life before, during and after the show. This time it's Maggie Reese, the final woman to be eliminated from Season 2.

American Rifleman: Was it one of your goals after being chosen for Top Shot to be a role model for women shooters?

Maggie Reese: Honestly, I didn't think about being a role model to other women. I went on Top Shot to challenge myself and try something out of my comfort zone. But I am happy to know that has been inspiring to other women to go out and try something new as well. I've received a lot of e-mails from women saying that they are going out to the shooting range for the first time because of watching Top Shot. I feel really great about that.

AR: How do you think viewers of the show will perceive both women being eliminated early?

MR: I think fans of the show understand that 15 people have to go home before one can win. The odds were stacked against the ladies from the beginning with there being only two of us and 14 men.  But we were all initially cast for a reason and I think the viewers respect that.

AR: It seemed as if you were more compassionate to Jay's situation and more reluctant than other team members to confront him about what was perceived as overbearing behavior. Talk a little bit about how you felt about Jay as a shooter and as a teammate during the your time in house.

MR: I really believe that on Top Shot, you need your team to survive in order to get to the individual portion at the end and hopefully win. For that reason, I respected that others might have strengths and skills that I don't and I was willing to trust in my teammates and rely on them in competition.  I saw Jay as someone who helped me when I asked for it and who also performed well in the challenges. But, it was during the practice session with the M1A that I saw he was not working well with the rest of the team and I saw that as being detrimental to all of us, myself included.  That's why I voted for him over Kyle to go into the elimination round. But when he came back, I didn't want negativity to permeate throughout the group and be destructive to the team in the challenges.  I just wanted to focus on what was important to all of us and that was winning.

AR: Did we miss any conflict between you and the other contestants or were you generally settling disputes?

MR: Truthfully, there was very little conflict in the competition. Of course, there are going to be stressful moments during the challenges. But, overall I think most of us got along very well and respected one another as shooters.

AR: Do you feel like you didn't get to show the fans your true shooting talents or are you satisfied with your performance in the challenges involving firearms?

MR: Of course I would have liked to go further in the competition and to have shot more firearms.  Everyone on Top Shot is hoping to have their moment to "shine" where they get to shoot the weapon they excel at the most. Everyone wants to prove why they were picked to be there in the first place.  Jay had that opportunity with the archery challenge. I was very disappointed to have missed the race gun challenge. But Top shot is not about excelling at one thing, it's about adapting to many.

AR: What does the future hold for you in 3-gun and other shooting competitions?

MR: I've got a major 3-gun competition at the end of this month and a full schedule for the rest of the year. In October, I will be competing in IPSC World Shoot (which only happens every three years) as a member of the Ladies Production Team.

MR: Who do you think has the best chance to win?

AR: I think Blue Team's Ashley Spurlin has the best mindset and focus in the competitions. I fully expect him to be the last man standing.

American Rifleman social media followers also submitted questions for Maggie:

Alex Esplin (via Twitter): Do you think fatigue from practice was detrimental to the challenge?

MR: I think fatigue played a major role in the elimination challenge. I struggled physically to draw the bow back and could never get it to full extension. But I accept that my poor performance in the team challenge put me in that position to begin with.

Aaron McClosky (via Facebook): What fundamentals changed most under stress?

MR: Wow, great question, Aaron! For me, when I shot a weapon that I was not familiar with, I became so focused on the mundane aspects of it's operation that I lost "sight" (pun intended) of the fundamentals like good sight alignment and follow through.

Karen Janicek (via Facebook): There is a lot of tension on the Blue Team, following the last challenge. Do you think they will be able to pull it together?

MR: I hope they can! The Blue Team has a lot a great shooters who deserve to make it to the end.  They just need to work together as a group to maximize everyone's strengths and overcome others' weaknesses. I hope they appreciate that they need each other as a team to get to the individual portion at the end.

Patrick Graham (via Facebook): Will you continue to shoot 3-gun?

AR: Of course! I have a full competition schedule for the year ahead. You can follow me on my Facebook page "Top Shot Season 2 - Maggie Reese" and hear all about my other shooting adventures.

Jacob Podgurski (via Facebook): Are you married?

MR: No, but I have a wonderful boyfriend who is also a competitive shooter.