Riley Bowman
Episode 461: The Death of the Pistol Brace?
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share the latest legislative news updates including stories about a case the SCOTUS has agreed to hear, how one man is in hot water for selling “wall hangers,” and what a future America might look like with a certain someone in the White House. Tune in!
Episode 460: Turns and Stuff
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster break down the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge at www.shooterreadychallenge.com which features the El Presidente drill this month. This provides a great opportunity to talk about turn-and-draws and draws with movement which will be the focus of our podcast today. These are critical skills, so tune in and don’t miss it!
Episode 459: News and Reviews – Backlogs in Ammo…and the Courts
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news including stories and updates on the NRA, gun ownership numbers in America, and hold ups in the courts and backlogs in ammo sales. Lots to cover today! Plus we’ll review a couple of products we’ve been using lately. Check it out, tune in!
Episode 458: MidwayUSA Foundation – Supporting Youth Shooting Sports
Riley Bowman interviews John Linquist from the MidwayUSA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting and getting youth into the shoot sports. I don’t think this comes as a surprise to anyone, especially considering the current political climate, but our youth are literally our future of the 2A in America. Let’s learn about how we can support them!
Episode 457: Outsider Looking in at Competitive Shooting
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about the recent USPSA 2020 Area 2 Championship they both attended–Riley as a competitor and Jacob as an observer. Riley picks Jacob’s brain on what he learned about competitive action shooting events and competitive shooters.
Episode 456: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Identify Your Target
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share recent JUSTIFIED SAVE–or Defensive Gun Use (DGU)–stories. We’ve got a bunch of great ones with lots of lessons for us ALL to learn and understand. Tune in!
Episode 455: Buying a Gun…Stuff That Doesn’t Matter
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about factors that people THINK matter when buying or choosing a gun…but actually don’t. Grip angle, bore axis, sight radius, and other topics will all come up in today’s episode.
Episode 451: News And Reviews – The Death of Remington
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news and a couple of product reviews as well. We’ll talk about the death of Remington, its bankruptcy and selling off of assets, what is going where. Meanwhile, another major brand is expanding its business and doing very well. We’ll check in on what the ATF is up to these days. And finally, we’ll get to a couple of products that excite us.
Episode 450: All About Eye Protection with Brian Conley of Hunters HD Gold
Riley Bowman interviews Brian Conley, founder of Hunters HD Gold, who is taking the shooting sports world by storm with his unique protective eyewear. We’re going to take a deep dive into what goes into quality eye protection not only in terms of the physical protection but also what goes into helping us to see BETTER which is vitally important to an activity where the better we can see, the better we can aim, the better we can get hits!
Episode 449: The One Thing That’s Made All the Difference in my Shooting
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen reunite for a power-packed episode discussing the ONE THING that’s helped us level-up in our shooting. If you pretty well have grip and trigger control figured out, and you’re looking for that thing that’s still eluding you, this just might be the episode for you!
Episode 448: Industry News and Gear Reviews – Holsters and Safes
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster tackle the latest industry news and also share a couple of product reviews of stuff we’ve been checking out recently. Riley reviews the PHLster Floodlight holster and Matthew reviews the Vara Safety Reach 2 quick access storage solution.
Episode 446: Single-hand Shooting Skills PLUS DGU Stories
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster cover recent JUSTIFIED SAVE stories which include some really interesting ones…situations that you almost can’t make up! Plus we share the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge where we discuss single-handed shooting with the primary hand.
Episode 445: Getting More People Involved in the Shooting Sports With Becky Yackley
Riley Bowman spends the hour with Becky Yackley, a pro shooter and mother to the family known as the Yackley 5. Becky, her husband Mark, and their three sons–Tim, Sean, and Andrew–regularly compete in 3-gun, USPSA, and other competitions while ALL notching many match wins, championships, and Top-5 finishes. Today, we will talk about getting more people involved in shooting sports, especially youth.
Episode 444: Natural Progression of Skill with “Super” Dave Harrington
Riley Bowman interviews “Super” Dave Harrington, a retired US Army Special Forces veteran, former military contractor, firearms instructor, and talented guitarist. Dave spent much of his career training our nation’s top soldiers how to fight and shoot at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School at Ft. Bragg. He knows a thing or two about how to develop skill for critical performance under pressure.
Episode 443: Our Take on Kenosha
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss and breakdown the events that have transpired in Kenosha, WI.
