Riley Bowman

Episode 251: Off-duty Federal Agent Shoots at Thief and Misses!

By Riley Bowman / August 29, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis 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 the case where a teenager defends himself against a potential kidnapping and carjacking with a gun!

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Episode 250: The 80/20 Rule of Gunfighting Skills

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew discuss the 80/20 rule as it relates to developing and maintaining skills that may or may not make a difference in a gunfight. What things should we be focusing on more of the time that makes the most difference? What sort of things do we commonly see people practice, but it will make little difference for them in reality while they have other things they still lack and need to work on first. Maximize your training and get 80% of the results from 20% of work!

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AR500 Quick Detachment and Deployable IFAK Review

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

If you order this IFAK you can choose from 4 different colors and you can choose which of 4 different Tourniquets you would like included. Remember that having the right gear is important but is only valuable if you have the skills to deploy and use that gear so seek out some good medical training as well.

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Episode 249: CCWer Misses 2 Out of 3 Shots While Defending a Child

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis 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 the case where a Good Samaritan draws and uses his gun in an attempt to save a baby from being killed by its father!

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Episode 248: Draw Fast…or Draw Slow??

By Riley Bowman / August 17, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew talk about drawing from the holster in a different context, and context is what it’s all about for today’s episode. It is super critical to be comfortable with handling your firearm and being able to consistently and quickly draw from the holster and put shots on target. But is draw speed everything? Are there other factors perhaps situational ones that must be considered as well? Good stuff in today’s episode, tune in!

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Episode 247: Parking Space Shooter Charged With Manslaughter

By Riley Bowman / August 15, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis 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 the case where a 16-year-old girl was forced to shoot and stop her mother’s boyfriend from killing her mom!

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Episode 246: All About Dummy Ammo for Dummies!

By Riley Bowman / August 15, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob talk about dummy ammunition for training, the different types and brands available, how to use it effectively, and where to find the best price on what is typically a fairly expensive product for what you get.

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Episode 245: CCWer Stops Shooting at Florida Back-to-School Event

By Riley Bowman / August 11, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis 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 the case where a Florida CCWer stopped a shooting at a back-to-school event that could have been so much worse!

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BONUS Episode: Jerry Miculek Talks About Gun Choice and Aging Eyes

By Riley Bowman / August 3, 2018

Today Riley plays back the interview he did recently with Jerry Miculek. Jerry has been shooting and dominating the sport for a long time. Chances are there isn’t anything he hasn’t seen! He has some great advice for newer shooters, talks about gun choice and selection, what sort of adaptations he’s had to make as his body has aged and his eyes have changed, and he shares the story of how he first got into competitive shooting.

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Episode 244: 9 Pro Shooting Tips From the Pros

By Riley Bowman / August 3, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob do a special episode where we bring in 10 guests to share their top tips and ideas for CCWers, guests like: Kyle Lamb, Mike Seeklander, Eve Flanigan, Jeff Gonzales, Chris Cheng, John Correia and more! These shooting tips are guaranteed to improve your shooting skills…if you’re willing to put in the time to master them!

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Episode 243: Homeowner Mistakenly Shot by Police After Shooting an Intruder

By Riley Bowman / July 31, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Today we will be talking about several important legislative updates that could impact you, and we’ll talk about two very unfortunate events in Colorado where people got shot that shouldn’t have. Plus a several valuable JUSTIFIED SAVE stories to share that you won’t want to miss!!

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BONUS Episode: The CCW Lifestyle with Klint Macro

By Riley Bowman / July 30, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob play back an interview they did with Klint Macro of Trigger Pressers Union and National Train a Teacher Day. Klint is big on the concealed carry lifestyle. We get into what that is, what it looks like for responsible gun owners and carriers. Klint will also be our special monthly Guardian Nation Live Broadcast Event and Q&A on July 31, 2018 at 7pm MT. Guardian Nation members can join by logging into their dashboard in the member’s area, clicking on the GN Live button, and finding the unique link to join the broadcast. 3 lucky winners will get a special prize just for being present during the broadcast!!

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Episode 242: MEGA Q&A Session!!!

By Riley Bowman / July 26, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew do a LONG OVERDUE Q&A session for podcast listeners. We will answer a BUNCH of listener-submitted questions that came in through the podcast question “hotline” as well as answer any questions from live Facebook viewers that we get. Tune in!!

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Episode 241: Man Killed Over a Parking Spot? Plus Other News…

By Riley Bowman / July 25, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Today we will be talking about some big legislative updates from several states, the faltering of gun rights leaders duped by a comedian, and an unfortunate shooting of a man that started over an argument about a parking space. Plus a ton of wild JUSTIFIED SAVE stories to share that you won’t want to miss!!

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Episode 240: Fighting is More Than Shooting a Gun With James Yeager

By Riley Bowman / July 23, 2018

Today Riley interviews James Yeager for the second time on the podcast together with special guest co-host, Buel Collins of Fiocchi Ammunition. We talk training, fighting, skill building, and James has some great advice for you instructors out there.

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