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This episode is about competition shooting, IDPA Nationals, shooting instructors and more. Jon Hodoway is my guest.
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Ep. 249 – Bring A Knife To A Gunfight?
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This episode starts with listener voice mails. The main topic is about the so called myth of bringing a knife to a gunfight.
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Don’t bring a gun to a knife fight
Ep. 242 – Another Mixed Bag of Gun Talk
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This is a mixed bag of gun issues including purchasing guns, concealed carry laws, training, taking new people shooting and more.
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New Gun Laws from the 2013 Texas Legislature
Politics and Guns Podcast
Ep. 237 – 1911 Love
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This episode is all about 1911 type pistols. Jon Hodoway of Nighthawk Custom Training joins me to follow up the 1911 podcast we did several months ago. This time we get into great detail about the positives of the 1911 pistol platform. We discussed the advantages of the 1911 and some good 1911 guns to purchase in different price ranges. For those of you who regularly carry and shoot the 1911 pistol, you’ll enjoy this show quite a bit.
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MSP-25, How to properly rack the slide on a semi auto pistol…
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Ben Branam discusses how to properly rack the slide on a semi auto pistol. A lot of new shooters have difficulties with this. Especially new shooters who are women who don’t have a lot of hand strength. Even some men don’t properly rack the slide even though they have plenty of strength. Some even cause malfunctions by doing it incorrectly.
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Ep. 236 – The RoadGunner Instructor
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This week, Chaz from The Roadgunner Podcast joins me to discuss his path to becoming a firearms instructor. We also talked about different shooting techniques and shooting positions. I also answer some voice mails from listeners.
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Ep. 235 – Can You Cheat?
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Ben Branam and I discuss how to cheat in a gunfight. We discuss beginners vs. advanced shooters and what the major differences are. But at the end of the day, learning how to cheat to win, might just save your life.
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Ep. 229 – High Capacity Cookware? And More On AR’s and Training
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We need a ban on high capacity cookware. Also, what do you think about 80% AR lowers and military vs. civilian firearms training? Jon Hodoway is my guest to continue the discussion on these topics and more.
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Ep. 226 – Point Shooting Progressions
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Last weekend I hosted Roger Phillips’ class “Point Shooting Progressions.” Wow! What a huge game changer! Never again will I put such an importance on sights on a handgun. I’m not saying they aren’t necessary, but they are far less important now. We were literally making quality hits out to 11 yards without using sights. One student lost his front sight on the 2nd day and finished the class with no front sight! He still made very good hits and was quite accurate without his front sight. Some trainers dismiss the validity of point shooting and go so far as to call it a fraud. I say, “Those who say it can’t be done, should quit bothering those of us who are doing it.” This is a review of the course.
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MSP – 19, Close Range Gunfighting Testimonial
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This is a testimonial from a student at Close Range Gunfighting last summer. It’s sometimes good to hear other people’s experiences rather than listening to me talk about it. Many thanks to Damian for sharing his experience.
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Ep. 221 – Got Ammo?
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The ammo crisis is a real one. There’s no telling when ammo prices and supplies will get back to normal, if ever. I think it’s safe to say the firearms climate has changed. Even if sweeping gun control does not pass, the simple threat of it seems to send the markets into frenzy. This week, Jon Hodoway joins me to discuss unique ways to get ammo and whether it makes sense to standardize your calibers or not. He also has some advice for new gun purchasers.
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Ep. 219 – How to become a civilian firearms instructor
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I’ve received a lot of emails and other messages regarding questions from people who want to get into firearms instruction. So I decided to record a podcast about my journey and how it came about and what is required, in my opinion. A lot of people can call themselves an instructor, but it’s my view that you need to have a certain skill set or at least a decent amount of training before teaching others. One cannot teach, that which they do not know.
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MSP – 17 Listener Voice Mails
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This mid week podcast covers several listener voice mails. Subjects such as, ammo availability, storing handguns, cops in schools, training teachers to shoot, training with airsoft guns, .22lr pistols, threat response, training and all kinds of 2nd amendment issues and even Google! Thanks for downloading and listening.
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Ep. 217 – Civilian vs. Military Firearms Training
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This week is about the differences between military and civilian firearms training. Ben Branam joins me to discuss this topic. His military firearms training experiences clearly point out the advantages and disadvantages of both methods. There are some very good points and bad points about each. We discuss team tactics, defensive tactics and more. We also discuss how they can be applied in every day life.
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MSP – 16, Conversion Kits (.22lr)
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Due to the ammo shortage and high pricing, I’ve decided to start practicing and training more with .22lr. So I recently purchased 2 conversion kits. One for my Glock and one for my AR-15. This episode is a review of both kits and the reason behind purchasing them.
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