Riley Bowman
Episode 129: Interview with Dane Peterson, The American Marksman
Earlier this year, Riley had the opportunity to compete at the American Marksman National Championship together with Dane Peterson the eventual winner of American Marksman. After Riley and Dane had the opportunity to shoot in the same 3-gun match at the Hornady Zombies in the Heartland match, they sat down to talk about the experience, the journey to the national championship, and the process Dane went through to become The American Marksman. We also touch on getting kids involved at a young age in the shooting sports, and we talk about the amazing rights and privileges we have in this country afforded us by the Second Amendment.
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Episode 128: How I Survived Being Shot in the Head – Part 2
Riley and Matthew Maruster conclude the second half of the interview together with Jarred Slocum, a former police officer with El Cajon Police Department a suburb of San Diego, California. In August of 2011 Jarred was shot in the head responding to a suspected domestic violence situation. Luckily he survived to tell the story which we had the exclusive privilege of bringing to you today through the Concealed Carry Podcast. There are many lessons to be learned from fateful incident. Hopefully this will give you some needed information that could save your life!
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Episode 128: How I Survived Being Shot in the Head – Part 1
Riley and Matthew Maruster together interview Jarred Slocum, a former police officer with El Cajon Police Department a suburb of San Diego, California. In August of 2011 Jarred was shot in the head responding to a suspected domestic violence situation. Luckily he survived to tell the story which we had the exclusive privilege of bringing to you today through the Concealed Carry Podcast. There are many lessons to be learned from fateful incident. Hopefully this will give you some needed information that could save your life!
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Episode 127: Neighbor Shoots Man Trying to Drown Twin Babies
Riley and Jacob share news today about Michigan possibly becoming the next state to have constitutional carry. Meanwhile the ninth circuit court upholds a ridiculous law that forces gun owners to pay for gun confiscation and buy-back programs, and how about this…a Pennsylvania law has been proposed to make gun owners a “protected class.” How’s that for interesting?! Also don’t miss the JUSTIFIED story about a neighbor that heeded the call to action that saved the lives of two twin infants…and potentially the lives of an entire family!
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Episode 126: Is Your Holster Dangerous? Part 2
Riley gets together with Matthew Maruster to continue their discussion about “dangerous holsters”. We talk about a couple of very popular holsters that seem to give some CCWers problems, and we talk about some concealed carry methods that can be more dangerous for gun carriers and highlight which ones shooters should spend more time training with to make certain their safety and shooting fundamentals are really solid before heading out the door.
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Episode 125: AZ Man Used Gun to Save Cop’s Life…Is Also Pro-Gun Control??
Riley and Jacob get into a number of great news stories today including a 10th District Circuit Court ruling that could change a lot of people’s lives, how 16,000 CCWers’ identities were compromised by a data hack of Florida State’s records, how the “gun control” in Canada is working (or not) and also a story about a father who mistook his daughter for an intruder and made a costly mistake. PLUS…we break down the story about the Arizona man that saved a cop’s life because he was able to use his gun…but he comes out in USA Today as being for gun control?! What is going on?
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Episode 124: Is Your Holster Dangerous? Part 1
Riley gets together with Matthew Maruster to talk about a video Matthew did recently about “dangerous” holsters. We share two experiences where people shot themselves due to problems with their holsters. To learn what these problems were and how to avoid being the next casualty, listen to this episode now!
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Caught Off Guard: 12 Situations for Self Defense Without a Gun
There are some situations that are more tactical or necessary, due to circumstance, to have the knowledge of how to defend yourself without a gun.
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Episode 123: Video From Gas Station Shootout and MORE
In today’s news: Ohio is considering legislation that reduces penalties for CCWers that make mistakes, New Jersey State Police is suing a major gun manufacturer over apparent faulty equipment, and ISIS may be considering using gun shows as a way to obtain weapons for an attack. Meanwhile, in Oregon, they passed a law recently that makes it easier for young people to get out and hunt. And you don’t want to miss the crazy story of a home invasion that ends up with an intruder shot and bleeding and the homeowner stabbed eight times!
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Episode 121: “Don’t Make Me Pull My Piece” Robber Gets a “Piece”
In today’s news: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signs campus carry legislation into law, Texas LTC permit prices are going down, Florida passes legislation that finally removes the 3-day waiting period on handgun purchases, and more. Plus we cover some fantastic JUSTIFIED stories today including one where a man stops an assault and robbery against his family and home from 5 thugs, another man stops a potential active shooting from taking place in a Texas bar. And don’t miss the story of the hotel clerk that when confronted by an armed robber that said “Don’t make me pull my piece” responded by drawing his own “piece!”
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Episode 120: Interview with Chris Bardugone from RAND CLP
Riley and Jacob got to spend a few minutes interviewing Chris Bardugone from RAND CLP about all the exciting stuff they are putting out that makes it easier to clean, protect and keep running reliably your firearms. We all love our guns, but we don’t always enjoy the work involved in keeping them in tip-top shape. RAND CLP keeps things cleaner and helps prevent fouling. Listen in to hear how!
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Episode 119: Rob Pincus – Training Philosophy and Avidity Arms PD10
Riley sat down together with Rob Pincus live during the 2017 NRA Show to talk about some of the things Rob is up to with Avidity Arms and the new PD10 pistol. We also talk with Rob about his experience as a judge on the show “Night of the Saint” as well as get some of his thoughts on the importance of training appropriately for real world situations. Listen in now…
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Episode 118: Interview With Sig Sauer Ammunition’s Dan Powers and Bud Fini
Riley sat down together with Sig Sauer’s Ammunition Division President Dan Powers and Executive Vice President Bud Fini to talk about the all things ammo! Sig Sauer is really staking a solid position in the ammunition industry especially amongst those gun manufacturers that also happen to make (or sell) their own brand of ammunition. This positioning is really a very deliberate step in the direction of Sig becoming “The Complete Systems Provider.” As far as we can tell, Sig Sauer seems to be taking a solid approach. Listen in now…
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Episode 117: 2017 NRA Show Recap & Highlights
We just returned from the 2017 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits held in Atlanta, Georgia. This years show was filled with tons of new product announcements and releases. We connected with a bunch of really great people. Today Riley and Cincinnati-based instructor, Rob Beckman, talk about the highlights from the show and which companies and products wowed them the most. There were some surprises along the way…oh, and we do make a little time to talk about a couple of interesting news stories plus one new JUSTIFIED story that teaches an important lesson. Listen in now!
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CMMG Debuts the MkG-45 GUARD, an AR15 Rifle Chambered in .45 ACP [VIDEO]
CMMG Inc. has announced something very new and exciting for the Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) market, an AR-15 platform rifle in .45 ACP. In a world where most PCC’s are chambered in 9mm Luger, this one is a game changer.
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