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3 MORE Lessons From Concealed Carry Renewal Classes
Three more lessons from concealed carry renewal classes: outdated or ultra-small guns, overconfidence without skill awareness, and why most carriers are curious about pistol optics but haven’t made the switch.
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S11E8: Gear Trends – Dots, Lights, Malfunctions, and More
In this episode of the Concealed Carry Podcast, we discuss gear trends from a recent training class, highlighting popular firearms and the increasing use of optics. I, Riley Bowman, and co-host Jacob Paulsen examine reasons participants chose different equipment than their everyday carry, addressing the dual benefits of familiar versus new gear.
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S8E8: Maximizing Your Learning at Training Events with Mickey Schuch
Jacob sits down with Mickey Schuch of CarryTrainer to discuss different types of training events, the values of each, and some tips to maximize your return on the investment. They talk about Mickey’s S12 event as well as the annual Guardian Conference and how different these events can be.
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S7E10: Takeaways and Lessons Learned From the 2022 Guardian Conference
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share our main takeaways and lessons learned from the 2022 Guardian Conference. We recently returned from the event where over 100 people attended for 3 days of world class training and instruction. Next year’s event is also already scheduled and super early bird signups are taking place!
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S3E8: Spend Less – Learn More – Get the T-shirt
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the 2021 Guardian Conference in Oklahoma City on September 17-19. We have a HUGE announcement regarding the event. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this episode. Plus we’ll talk about ways you can train more, pay less, and get better.
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Episode 469: The Mantis Elite Marksman
Jacob welcomes Ratigan back as a guest to help discuss a series of free training courses Jacob just completed via the Mantis app; and what he learned from them. Tune in to understand how you too may benefit from Jacob’s takeaways or from completing the training program yourself.
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What I Learned, Mantis Elite Marksman
I’ve been familiar with Mantis since they had their “popup” booth at SHOT Show in 2016. We’ve been resellers of the product here on our site since 2017. About a…
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The Importance and Value of A Visual “Go” Indicator For Defensive Training
As an industry, we’ve become accustomed to auditory “go signals” in our competitive and defensive firearm training. This generally takes the form of an instructor or range officer standing behind…
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Episode 422: 11 Tips To Getting The Most Out of Your Next Class
Jacob & Matthew discuss the little things you can do to 5X the value you get from the next class you take. These are the things we consistently see our students NOT doing that they really should do.
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Are Online Concealed Carry Permits a Scam?
More than half of US states will accept a permit that is obtained by taking an online only concealed carry class. This article explores how that works and how your state laws may or may not apply.
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Getting The Most Out Of Your Upcoming Firearm Course
Today I have some ideas to share that will increase the ROI you get out of your class by helping you better prepare BEFORE your class and debrief yourself AFTER your class. By doing these things well I promise you will get a lot more value out of your investment in time and money.
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3 Things To Do IMMEDIATELY After Your Concealed Carry Class
The very next day after your class you can do a few simple things that will help prevent failure and maximize your chances for absolute success in firearm related defense. Don’t waste time waiting for your permit by neglecting to do these three things immediately following your class.
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Why the NRA is Moving to Online Training
Most major industries and programs have some sort of online presence where they have taken something that used to require a face-to-face meeting and found a way to turn it to an online program that creates ease on both the consumer and the company. The NRA has recently taken this step with its online training programs.
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How to Take the NRA’s Basics of Pistol Shooting Course
This new course allows that you take the first portion of the class online and complete phase 2 of the course in person with your instructor at the range. The below tutorial will cover how to get started and complete phase 1 of the course.
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Enhanced Permits and Their Role in Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Some states are now issuing both enhanced and basic concealed carry permits but what does this mean and how does it help you carry concealed in more places?
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