Riley Bowman
Episode 306: Beyond the One Percent – Karl Rehn
Today, Riley interviews Karl Rehn of KR Training and talk about training and practice, pistol red dots, and his new book “Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training.” Plus we discuss the idea of going Beyond the One Percent and how one accomplishes that. Karl is one of the brightest minds in the shooting and firearms instruction industry, and he’s a fantastic shooter to boot–a USPSA Grandmaster.
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Episode 305: Passing Gun Control Without Actually Passing New Gun Laws
Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Legislative Updates Edition and we’re talking about some important stories including about how certain members of Congress are going after guns by attacking banks and the finance industry. Plus we introduce a new segment “2- Minute Warning” where we quickly highlight some important legislation from around the country.
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Episode 304: Using Micro-Drills to Up Your Shooting Game
Today, Riley and Jacob talk about a little known secret to DRAMATICALLY improving your shooting performance, and it has to do with “Micro-Drills.” What are they? And how can you use them most effectively??
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Episode 303: Breaking Down the New Zealand Mosque Shooting
Today, Riley and Matthew discuss the recent mass shooting that took place in New Zealand at a mosque. What can we learn from this? What can we do to better prepare? Is there anything we can do to prevent these from happening?
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Episode 302: The Ultimate Guide to Gun Safes
Today, Riley, Jacob and Rob Beckman talk about everything you need to know about gun safes, handgun vaults, quick access solutions and more!! Tune in to learn what you’ve been missing where it comes to properly storing your firearms!
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Episode 301: Gun Industry Political Contributions Went Where?
Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Industry News Edition and we’re talking about a study that supposedly shows mass shootings are linked to lax gun control laws. We also talk about and share where some of your favorite gun companies’ money is going for political causes. What are your thoughts? Join in and listen!
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300 EPISODES!! Our Favorite Moments, Interviews, and Topics
Today, Riley, Jacob and Matthew all talk about and share their favorite moments, interviews and topics from the past 300 episodes of the podcast. We even share some embarrassing ones as well!!
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Episode 299: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Police Officer Shot and Killed in Apparent Self-Defense
Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in one story where a one man was justified in shooting and killing an Idaho police officer, and we also share the tough lesson learned by one man who tried to confront car thieves.
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Episode 298: 3 Gun Mods That Make Sense…and 3 that DO NOT
Today, Riley and Matthew discuss 3 modifications to a handgun that makes sense or have some practicality. We also discuss 3 common ones that aren’t as practical, or in some cases, are not recommended. You may agree or disagree so chime in and let us know your thoughts!
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Episode 297: Legislative Updates – One State That Finally Gets it Wrong!
Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Legislative Updates Edition and we’re talking about some important stories about one state that finally gets it wrong and passes universal background checks. Also a major city decides to discriminate against NRA supporters. Finally, we learn for a fact about the hypocrisy of anti-gunners who do everything in their power to restrict law-abiding citizens but give a pass to illegal immigrants. What are your thoughts? Join in and listen!
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Episode 296: The Best and Worst of SHOT Show 2019
Today, Riley and Matthew discuss our favorite and least favorite things we saw at SHOT Show just a few weeks ago.
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Episode 295: “Why I Carry 145 Rounds on the Job” – The Story of Tim Gramins
Today, Riley interviews Tim Gramins, an Illinois law enforcement officer who was involved in a harrowing fight for his life from a gang member that was intent on killing. Officer Gramins ultimately prevailed, but only after shooting the suspect more than a dozen times including at least 6 rounds that were fatal wounds, and yet somehow the thug kept on coming. Tim talks with us about what this shootout taught him, what prepared him for that day, and what about it caused him to make some changes to his loadout and current preparation.
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Benchmade Assists Local PD With Destroying Guns, Irks Loyal Customers
Through a social media post on the Oregon City Police Department’s Facebook page people learned late yesterday of a recent event where the popular Benchmade Knife Company assisted the department…
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Episode 294: The Enemy Within the NRA, Adam Kraut
Today Riley and Matthew interview Adam Kraut, attorney-at-law and host of “The Legal Brief” on The Gun Collective. Adam works on legal cases surrounding firearm and Second Amendment law. Right now his firm is leading the charge on suing the Federal government on the recent bumpstock ban ATF ruling. Adam is also running for the NRA Board of Directors for the third time.
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Episode 293: “You Don’t Need a Handgun”
Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Industry News Edition and we’re talking about some intriguing stories about how one Florida school is protecting its students with armed guards. But we also get into an opinion piece that tries to make the case that no one needs a handgun. What are your thoughts?
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