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Review: The New Mantis Laser Academy

By Matthew Maruster / March 25, 2021

What is the Laser Academy from MantisX? Mantis Laser Academy is a laser, shot recording smartphone application with built-in training modes. The app is from the same well-known company that…

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Shooter Ready Challenge, March 2021

By Matthew Maruster / March 24, 2021

  We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 in an effort to help the average gun carrier take their skills to the next level. This…

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Episode 489 – Training During the Ammo Crisis

By Riley Bowman / March 24, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss training strategies and ideas for how to still build skill and maintain it during the current ammunition drought. You will come away with tips, tricks, and drills to maximize your training efficiency. Tune in!

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Shooting in Boulder Colorado, Pray For Those Involved

By Matthew Maruster / March 23, 2021

Concealed Carry’s Company Policy: Reporting on Mass Killings: Some loyal readers of our blogs and listeners of our podcast have reached out to ask when we will comment on the…

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Developing and Understanding A Strong Defensive Mindset

By Jacob Paulsen / March 19, 2021

You have been told countless times to exercise or develop a defensive mindset but what are the attributes of a concealed carry strong mindset? Here we look at the 6 elements that you need to employ to be mentally hard to kill

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Episode 488: One Common Thing Overlooked in a Gunfight

By Riley Bowman / March 19, 2021

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about the one thing that is overlooked by self-defenders involved in violent altercations. How to prevent that mistake

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3 Considerations For Off Body Carry

By Jacob Paulsen / March 18, 2021

Recently my amigo Josh wrote an article titled “Why I Hate Off Body Carry“. This is in part my response to those in our industry who label off-body carry as…

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Marijuana, Concealed Carry And Guns

By Matthew Maruster / March 17, 2021

Why is this important? Because although states have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medicinal and recreational use, the federal government still classifies marijuana as a schedule I drug which is defined as having no medicinal benefit.

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Episode 487: News and Gear Reviews – Taurus G3 Optics Ready Pistol

By Riley Bowman / March 17, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you the latest industry news stories including one with featuring some interesting gun industry statistics for the year 2020. Also, we’ll talk about the release of three new pistol options–all optics ready–from Walther, Springfield Armory, and Taurus. Plus we’ll share our latest gear reviews.

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Podcast Reaches 5 Million Downloads

By Matthew Maruster / March 16, 2021

When we started The Concealed Carry Podcast, we hoped we could rank amongst the highest firearms-related podcats on iTunes and Google Play. This past weekend we received statistics on the…

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How to Practice Clearing a Handgun Double Feed

By Riley Bowman / March 15, 2021

Most shooters know how to clear a double feed. I describe briefly how but more importantly want to focus on the best way to practice clearing the double-feed since the industry-standard methods all fall short and create bad training scars

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Gun Control, HR 8 and HR 1446 Pass House

By Matthew Maruster / March 12, 2021

HR 8 and HR 1446 Gun Control Bills Passed in House Believe it or not, the media and congress hyper-focus on anything related to COVID and comrade Faucci is starting…

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Episode 486: Reload Micro Drills

By Jacob Paulsen / March 11, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about the latest Shooter Ready Challenge as found at https://www.ShooterReadyChallenge.com. This time around we talk about reloads, how to practice them, and how to break them up into micro drills to maximize your performance growth! Tune in!

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A Farewell, and a Look Back

By Joshua Gillem / March 11, 2021

It’s official, friends. I’m rounding out my last week as the main writer/editor of this fantastic website and am officially about to pass the torch on to another set of…

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How to Buy A Used Gun

By Joshua Gillem / March 10, 2021

A while back I wrote a blog post about how to be successful at a gun show. To go along with that, because a lot of the guns you’d find…

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