Podcast
S5E8: News & Reviews – Problems With Air Travel Through New York
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new products coming to market, discuss some other relevant industry news including a pretty disturbing story involving a world champion shooter, and we also provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in!
Read MoreS5E7 – Dry Firing the F.A.S.Test
Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the Fundamentals, Accuracy, and Speed Test, a popular shooting drill. How to do it, how to practice it, etc. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!
Read MoreS5E6: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Carjackings and Robberies on the Rise
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. Last month’s JUSTIFIED SAVES episode featured a number of carjacking stories, and this one is no different with a sprinkling of armed robberies sprinkled in. What are you doing to prepare yourself should such an event happen to you? Are you preparing yourself mentally and emotionally while also making sure you understand the law, so you don’t make a mistake??
Read MoreS5E5 – 2022 SHOT Show Recap
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share our takeaways from last week’s SHOT Show that our team attended. There were certainly ups and downs, but fortunately mostly ups! Tune in to hear about the latest and greatest new products and innovations coming to the industry!
Read MoreS5E4: The Random Show with Riley Bowman
Riley Bowman brings a unique format to the show for the first time, something we’re calling “The Random Show.” Meaning Riley’s going to cover a wide-array of topics and ideas, sometimes bringing on various guests or hosts. While we will tend to stay focused in the firearms/self-defense space, anything is on the table.
Read MoreS5E3: News & Reviews – Our Take on the New .30 Super Carry
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new guns hitting the market soon, and we discuss the new .30 Super Carry from Federal and what it means, and we also provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in!
Read MoreS5E2: Dry Fire – 3 Challenges and 7 Solutions
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about some of the challenges associated with dry fire practice and then propose a bunch of solutions for overcoming those. We can attribute obtaining much of our skill to regular, effective dry practice, now let’s make sure we’re doing it safely and maximizing our time doing it. Tune in!
Read MoreS5E1 – JUSTIFIED SAVES – Carjackings Extravaganza
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. We discuss the unique circumstance where recently two state congresswomen have been carjacked as crime continues to rise and become more bold. Also an important lesson and reminder of the importance of target identification and family communication. Tune in!
Read MoreS4E24: Setting up Your Red Dot Pistol for Success with Scott Jedlinski
Riley Bowman brings Scott Jedlinski back to the show to discuss red dot pistols. This is a fast evolving world in the realm of pistols and associated equipment, so we’ll get an update from Scott on what he’s seeing in the industry and training community. If you’re considering or are already using a red dot optic on a pistol, you’ll want to tune-in to today’s episode!
Read MoreS4E23: How to See and What to Look For
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss vision and the importance of purposeful vision and its relevance to top performance under stress. Should we be incorporating more vision-related concepts into our training? Why is it important?
Read MoreS4E22: 4 Reasons People Don’t Carry Medical Gear
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about why more people don’t carry medical or trauma gear. You’ve heard us talk before about how much more likely you are to need medical-related gear than a gun to save a life. So you better tune in and hear all the reasons why we think this is and how to overcome this if this describes you!
Read MoreS4E21: Tips for Shooting While Moving
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss shooting while moving. How to do it, how to practice it, etc. This concept was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!
Read MoreS4E20: Deliberate Coaching with Brian Hill of Complete Combatant
Riley interviews Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant about his approach to coaching, or teaching, as an instructor and how we can apply methods such as diagnostic skills, predictive analysis, and adapting to the student. I promise there are lessons applicable to even those of you who are not instructors.
Read MoreS4E19: Legislative Updates – Constitutional Carry is Dead For This State
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one state’s governor recently vetoed Constitutional Carry legislation. Meanwhile, Constitutional Carry has a chance in another US state, and we need to help support its passage.
Read MoreS4E18: From Green Beret to Teacher of Citizens – Chris Cypert
Riley Bowman interviews Chris Cypert of Citizens Defense Research. Chris is a recently retired US Army Green Beret medic with multiple deployments overseas. He now spends his life doing his best to be an awesome father and husband while teaching other citizens to be the best they can be as defenders and gun carriers. He comes with a unique and well-spoken perspective.
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