Riley Bowman

S2E15: Efficiency in the Draw Stroke

By Riley Bowman / June 29, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss how to gain efficiency in the draw stroke which happens to be the topic of the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!

S2E14: Top 5 Forks in Shooting Road…That Were Mistakes! with Hany Mahmoud

By Riley Bowman / June 24, 2021

Riley Bowman interviews Hany Mahmoud–law enforcement officer, firearms instructor, all-around good guy! Hany’s going to share with us the 5 common mistakes made by a lot of shooters and gun carriers. We’re also going to talk about what he’ll be teaching at the 2021 Guardian Conference in Oklahoma City.

S2E13: News and Gear Reviews – New Guns From Mossberg and Rock Island

By Riley Bowman / June 22, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news with new firearm releases from two major companies plus updates on an important court case. Plus we share with you our reviews of two products we recently tried.

S2E12: Reasons You Shouldn’t Carry A Spare Magazine or Invest in Better Gear

By Riley Bowman / June 17, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss priorities…priorities in gear, priorities in training. Should you carry that spare mag? Or should you carry a tourniquet? Should you invest in a “better” gun? Or should you take that 2-day shooting class coming to your local area? All great things to consider, so TUNE IN!!!

S2E11: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Brother Against Brother

By Riley Bowman / June 15, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the last month’s JUSTIFIED SAVE–or Defensive Gun Use (DGU)–stories including some big-time lessons learned, some things that went great…and other things that went terribly… Tune in!

S2E10: Your Car is NOT a Holster…or a Safe

By Riley Bowman / June 10, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss problems associated with using car holsters and/or storage solutions–safety issues, theft issues, circumstances involving children, and also potential problems with law enforcement interactions. Tune in!

S2E9: Legislative Updates – ATF is Trying to Expand its Powers

By Riley Bowman / June 9, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you the latest legislative news including updates on the Caniglia Supreme Court ruling, Constitutional Carry in Texas, campus carry laws in Montana, and how the ATF is looking to expand its regulatory powers over how firearm frames and receivers are defined and what that could mean for the future of the Second Amendment. Tune in!

S2E8: The Mother of All Malfunctions

By Riley Bowman / June 3, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the latest Shooter Ready Challenge video from https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com. This month’s challenge is about type 3 malfunctions, also known as double-feeds. We’ll discuss a couple of different methodologies for solving these types of malfunctions and explore efficiency opportunities. Tune in!

S2E7: Getting Your FFL…Should You?? with Ryan Cleckner

By Riley Bowman / June 1, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman interviews Ryan Cleckner from RocketFFL.com, former special operations sniper team leader, firearms attorney, instructor, author of the book “Long Range Shooting Handbook” and host of the Going Ballistic podcast. We talk about what’s involved in becoming a federally licensed firearms dealer, why some people choose to do it, and why you wouldn’t want to do it. Tune in!

S2E6: 50 Percent of the US is Unregulated in This One Thing

By Riley Bowman / May 27, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the one area in the law that 50 percent of the United States is unregulated in–Permitless Concealed Carry. What does this mean for the future of our Second Amendment? What does this mean for training of CCWers? What can we do to be responsible concealed carriers? Tune in!

S2E5: News and Gear Reviews – New Micro-Compact From Taurus…the GX4

By Riley Bowman / May 25, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent news from within the industry including some big stuff from the Supreme Court, gun confiscations in California, lawsuits, and a new micro-compact entry to the market from Taurus…the GX4. Tune in!!

S2E4: 4 Rules For Holsters

By Riley Bowman / May 20, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss “4 Rules for Holsters” to help you select the best holsters for your EDC needs that allow you to be effective in accessing your gun in defense but also to keep you safe! Tune in!!

S2E3: JUSTIFIED SAVES – When Trying to Be a Good Samaritan Fails

By Riley Bowman / May 18, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around the country, especially ones where we feel there are good lessons to be learned. This is one of our most popular podcast series, so don’t miss it! Tune in!

S2E2: Shoot or Don’t Shoot? That is the Question – Steve Moses

By Riley Bowman / May 13, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman brings on the show a special guest, Steve Moses of Palisade Training Group, a fantastic and very articulate instructor. Steve has a well-rounded background of experience of understanding and teaching how to deal with every day conflict between people. I promise you are going to enjoy this interview!

S2E1: Breaking Down Type 1 Malfunctions

By Riley Bowman / May 11, 2021

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss Type 1 or Failure-to-Fire Malfunctions, how they relate to us as CCWers and how we can effectively practice them.