Joshua Gillem

SHOP Talk With Riley: How to Practice Drawing From a Holster

By Joshua Gillem / March 5, 2019

In this episode of SHOP Talk with Riley, he goes into depth on how to practice drawing from a holster. This is one of the most important aspects of practicing…

Oklahoma Adds Constitutional Carry

By Joshua Gillem / February 28, 2019

Oklahoma just joined the ranks of 14 other states across the Union who abolished the concealed carry permit in favor of the Second Amendment. “The Second Amendment is my concealed carry permit” will now be an accurate statement in the Sooner State as of November 1st, 2019.

SHOP Talk With Riley: EDC Gear When You Can’t Have Your Gun

By Joshua Gillem / February 26, 2019

Here is another edition of SHOP Talk with Riley Bowman. In this episode, Riley shares what he carries behind enemy lines when he’s in a state where it is unlawful…

How To Up Your Skills as a Shooter

By Joshua Gillem / February 22, 2019

How often should you be training? How about every day? While going to the range and doing some good old fashioned live fire training is always a good idea, there…

Man Shot 3 Times by Woman He Tried to Rob

By Joshua Gillem / February 21, 2019

A Cincinnati prosecutor declined to charge the store owner in the death of a man attempting to rob her store in January.

The robbery occurred at 4:30 p.m. at the Glenway Pony Keg in Cincinnati, Ohio when James Douglas entered and told the store owner he would kill her if she didn’t give him all the money. She complied with his instructions and took the money out of the cash register and handed it to him.

Mossberg MC1sc Review: Initial Impressions

By Joshua Gillem / February 20, 2019

Welcome to my Mossberg MC1sc review. What follows are my initial, first impressions of shooting 150 rounds through a gun they sent me. This review is far from over as…

All About Gun Cleaning: SHOP Talk with Riley Bowman

By Joshua Gillem / February 19, 2019

Our SHOP Talk series has gotten a ton of great feedback from everyone who watches these live shows. So, we’ve decided to make it a regular thing. This time around,…

SHOT Show 2019 Wrapup

By Joshua Gillem / February 14, 2019

SHOT Show 2019 is behind us, and what a crazy time it was. I’ve got a few of these shows under my belt now, but can say that this was…

All About Gun Belts: SHOP Talk With Riley Bowman

By Joshua Gillem / February 13, 2019

The importance of using a gun belt in your every day carry setup cannot be overstated. When I first started carrying a concealed gun, I did what most folks do:…

NSSF’s Suppressor Study [Infographic]

By Joshua Gillem / February 12, 2019

I’m a media member of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). They do a lot of good for the outdoor community and the shooting sports at large. One of the…

Stoeger STR-9 Pistol at SHOT Show 2019

By Joshua Gillem / February 11, 2019

Stoeger is known for their great shotguns (<–like this one). One thing they don’t do much of, are pistols. All that changed at SHOT Show 2019 with the introduction of their…

The Reason Why We Created The Door Ambush

By Joshua Gillem / February 5, 2019

We recently put together a training video called Door Ambush. We created it because there is a huge hole in the industry as far as preparing your home and training…

Defending Against Burglars Through The Front Door

By Joshua Gillem / February 4, 2019

Many burglaries that take place have a point of entry into the home right through the front door. And in fact, every 14.6 seconds a home in America is violated…

New Hi Point Prototype

By Joshua Gillem / February 1, 2019

While there isn’t much info out there on this new, nameless prototype, it is currently slated to have a threaded barrel, the option to install a red dot sight, and will have an accessory rail for that flashlight or laser.

New From Next Level Training at SHOT Show 2019

By Joshua Gillem / January 30, 2019

There are a ton of dry fire tools out there, some better than others. But, one of our favorite tools available is from Next Level Training. We like their gear so much we sell their stuff in our online store. You can see the gear we sell for them, by pushing on that link.