Riley Bowman

REVIEW: XS Sights R3D Night Sights [VIDEO]

By Riley Bowman / November 24, 2021

XS Sights has been well known in the industry for their Big Dot sights dating back to their Ashley Emerson and Ed Pastusek days in the late nineties. While I…

S4E13: News and Gear Reviews – Springfield Armory SA-35

By Riley Bowman / November 23, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring updates regarding the Rittenhouse case, the Alec Baldwin shooting, and discuss the errors the FBI makes with regards to background checks. We also share a couple of new gun releases and provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in!

S4E12: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Be Careful What You Say to the Media

By Riley Bowman / November 18, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. Not only is the justified use of deadly force important to understand and execute, but we also need to be prepared for the aftermath, and that includes talking to the media. Tune in!

S4E11: Achieving Max Cold Performance with Charlie Perez

By Riley Bowman / November 16, 2021

Riley Bowman interviews Charlie Perez of Big Panda Performance to discuss how we can get max performance WHEN IT COUNTS…or from the first round fired…cold. As defensive shooters, this is CRITICAL because we only get one chance. Something for everyone, so tune in!

S4E10: Beyond OODA with Varg Freeborn

By Riley Bowman / November 11, 2021

Riley Bowman interviews Varg Freeborn, author of the books Violence of Mind and Beyond OODA. We’re going to get into what situational awareness REALLY is about as understood by a man who has truly lived a life of violence. This episode has the potential to change the course of your life, so tune in!

S4E9: Throttle Control – What is it? And How Can We Practice it in Dry Fire?

By Riley Bowman / November 10, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss Throttle Control, what it is, what it isn’t, and how we can practice it in dry fire. This concept was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge.

S4E7: Rapid Fire with Matthew Maruster

By Riley Bowman / November 8, 2021

Riley Bowman puts Matthew Maruster in the hot seat with another installment of our “Rapid Fire” series. This fun and unique format gives you the opportunity to learn more about Matthew and his thoughts on a variety of topics where he is required to respond to nearly 40 questions with only 60 seconds each.

S4E6: Lessons Learned From the 2021 USPSA Nationals

By Riley Bowman / October 28, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss lessons learned from Riley’s recent return from the 2021 USPSA Carry Optics Nationals. Many of these lessons are directly applicable to shooting skill for concealed carry folks even if you do not compete.

S4E5: Legislative Updates – This County Now Prohibits Concealed Carry on County Property

By Riley Bowman / October 26, 2021

Riley and Matthew discuss the recent Legislative News including stories about how one North Carolina county just voted to prohibit concealed carry on county property even when most county employees support concealed carry.

S4E4: Aimee Langdon – From Discovery to Domination

By Riley Bowman / October 25, 2021

Riley Bowman interviews Aimee Langdon from Langdon Tactical Technology about their new resource, LTT Discover. See what a major gun manufacturer and customizer is doing to reach more gun owners and those just starting their journey.

S4E3: News and Gear Reviews – Armed Citizens Did THIS More Often Than Police

By Riley Bowman / October 22, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We talk about some very interesting statistics regarding armed citizens and how often they use their guns in defense. We also share a couple of new gun releases and provide our reviews on a couple of products!

S4E2: The Gun Safety Rule Riley and Jacob Argued About

By Riley Bowman / October 12, 2021

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen relive that one time when they argued pretty extensively about one of the firearm safety rules. We’ll discuss the safety rules and spill the beans on what they found so controversial.

S4E1: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Stopping a Hostage Situation Cost This Young Man’s Life

By Riley Bowman / October 7, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. Unfortunately, there were quite a few failures in this round-up of stories today. Let’s learn how to be better–do better.

S3E15: 5 Lessons for Life with Jacob Paulsen

By Riley Bowman / September 30, 2021

Riley and Jacob discuss the last month of events that have resulted in a number of challenges for the Concealed Carry Podcast team and especially for Jacob. From this has come many lessons learned that we hope will benefit each of you as well.

S3E14: Maximizing Your Growth at a 3-Day Training Conference

By Riley Bowman / September 30, 2021

We’re BACK!!! Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about the 2021 Guardian Conference that we recently returned from and share our top takeaways for you to get the MOST out of your training experience should you attend a multi-day training conference or any training course for that matter.