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Episode 254: It’s Not the Odds, It’s the Stakes!

By Riley Bowman / September 7, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew do another listener Q&A session. 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. Some topics that will be covered are: night sights, handgun retention, and choosing and vetting good instructors. Tune in!

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Unarmed Self-Defense Best Practices

By Joshua Gillem / September 7, 2018

There is a fine line between self-defense and murder. More on this in a minute. But first … Unless you plan to break the law, which we CANNOT recommend, current…

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Blackpoint Tactical DualPoint Holster Review [VIDEO]

By Matthew Maruster / September 6, 2018

What would drive me to do a holster review, after I have done like 30 in the past? Well, this holster rocks. That’s why. The DualPoint holster is a hard-sided, Kydex holster…

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Wilderness Tactical Ankle Cargo Cuff/Ankle IFAK Review [Video]

By Riley Bowman / September 5, 2018

For almost a year I’ve been using the Ankle IFAK from Wilderness Tactical. This IFAK was originally designed and made by a company called US Palm. They are no longer in business…

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Decoding the Ammo Box, Part 2: +P Ammunition

By Eve Flanigan / September 5, 2018

Recently I discussed the basics of terminology on the end of the ammo box. In it, I casually described so-called +P and +P+ ammunition. It’s pretty common to see this…

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Episode 253: Man Charged With Crimes For Shooting a “Ghost”

By Riley Bowman / September 4, 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 man has just seconds to react to a threat in a case of road rage/mistaken identity.

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NRA Carry Guard Expo 2018 Preview

By Joshua Gillem / September 4, 2018

We like to go to all the bigger shows: NRAAM, SHOT Show, USCCA’s Concealed Carry Expo, and of course, the latest one, NRA’s Carry Guard Expo. This year, the show…

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The Big Mistake Of Not Having A Dedicated Range Bag

By Jacob Paulsen / September 4, 2018

  One thing that all of us eventually learn as gun owners is the value and the necessity of having a dedicated and made for the purpose range bag. Sometimes…

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You Can Buy Hollow Point Bullets To Load Your Own Self-Defense Ammo. But Should You?

By Joshua Gillem / August 31, 2018

Reloading ammunition is ever increasing in popularity. Us gun-loving folks are worried that some day anti-gun legislators will make it very hard to find ammunition. And, in fact, some states…

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Episode 252: The ULTIMATE Concealed Carry Beginner’s Guide Part 2

By Riley Bowman / August 30, 2018

Today Riley, Jacob and Matthew bring back the ULTIMATE Concealed Carry Beginner’s Guide series, that was never quite a series because we did Part 1 and then waited 114 episodes to record Part 2!! Well here it is with everything you’ve wanted to know about triggers, night sights, safeties, carry ammo and more!

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Minimum Viable Ammo for Self Defense

By Joshua Gillem / August 30, 2018

More and more there are fights breaking out within the gun industry over some of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard. Some of these topics range from 1911 VS Glock,…

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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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NPR Reports 90% of “School Shootings” Never Happened

By Bryan Mcintyre / August 29, 2018

This spring the Department of Education released a report on the number of school shootings that occur every year. The report claimed that from August 2015 through June 2016, a…

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Ambidextrous, IWB/OWB Appendix Holster from Mission First Tactical [VIDEO]

By Matthew Maruster / August 29, 2018

The holster market is so crowded, that companies are trying to innovate new designs in order to stand out from the rest. Mission First Tactical is not a holster company per…

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Guardian Nation Live Broadcast with Warrior Poet, John Lovell

By Joshua Gillem / August 28, 2018

Our Guardian Nation Live Broadcast is this week, August 30th at 7pm MST, and this time it’s featuring Warrior Poet, John Lovell. Who is he and why should this excite…

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