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S12E16: Is Competitive Shooting Bad for Defense?
Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss 4 recent events with both good and bad outcomes dealing with defense at the doorway of the home. What are the legal issues you need to know and understand? How can you make the best decisions about potential threats at the doorway when all you have is split seconds to decide? Tune in to learn more!
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New Video Series: Competitive Shooting Primer Now Available for Guardian Nation Members
Exclusive 9-part video series: Riley Bowman’s Competitive Shooting Primer now available for Guardian Nation members. Learn USPSA fundamentals, stage strategy, target transitions, and movement techniques from expert instruction
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S7E21: Transitions on Single Value Targets
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the idea of practicing TQ application in dry fire practice. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!
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S7E16: Iron Sights or Red Dots? with Tim Herron Part 2
Riley Bowman brings on Tim Herron to discuss a topic that has been popular as of late…red dots or iron sights on handguns. Tim is a USPSA Grand Master and is a national-level top competitor in Single Stack Division. He KNOWS irons sights really well. He also trains hundreds of shooters each year through his training at TimHerronShooting.com. Riley is a bit more comfortable with red dots, but spent the last 6 weeks shooting iron sights getting ready for Production Division Nationals and will bring his perspective as well.
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S7E16: Iron Sights or Red Dots? with Tim Herron Part 1
Riley Bowman brings on Tim Herron to discuss a topic that has been popular as of late…red dots or iron sights on handguns. Tim is a USPSA Grand Master and is a national-level top competitor in Single Stack Division. He KNOWS irons sights really well. He also trains hundreds of shooters each year through his training at TimHerronShooting.com. Riley is a bit more comfortable with red dots, but spent the last 6 weeks shooting iron sights getting ready for Production Division Nationals and will bring his perspective as well.
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Episode 472: Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast, Right? feat. Tim Herron
Today, Riley Bowman will have special guest Tim Herron of TimHerronShooting.com on the show to talk about breaking down the shot process, training, and how to attain peak pistol-shooting performance. Tim is a multi-division USPSA Grand Master who just recently won the 2020 USPSA Area 2 Championship. He is also a passionate full-time instructor traveling the country to help competitive and defensive shooters alike bust through performance roadblocks and get on the path to reach their full potential.
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Episode 458: MidwayUSA Foundation – Supporting Youth Shooting Sports
Riley Bowman interviews John Linquist from the MidwayUSA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting and getting youth into the shoot sports. I don’t think this comes as a surprise to anyone, especially considering the current political climate, but our youth are literally our future of the 2A in America. Let’s learn about how we can support them!
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Episode 445: Getting More People Involved in the Shooting Sports With Becky Yackley
Riley Bowman spends the hour with Becky Yackley, a pro shooter and mother to the family known as the Yackley 5. Becky, her husband Mark, and their three sons–Tim, Sean, and Andrew–regularly compete in 3-gun, USPSA, and other competitions while ALL notching many match wins, championships, and Top-5 finishes. Today, we will talk about getting more people involved in shooting sports, especially youth.
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Episode 387: Evolution of Handgun Design – The Grayguns Story with Bruce Gray
Today is Day 5 in a marathon of power-packed podcast episodes Riley Bowman had the opportunity to record while at SHOT Show 2020. This one features Bruce Gray of Grayguns. Bruce is one of the most highly-respected gunsmiths in the U.S. having built, worked on, and customized handguns for over forty years. He’s also a highly skilled shooter and practical pistol competitor. We dive into how his business came to be, some of the growing pains, and some of the history of modern handgun design and development. We also bring on his Director of Gunsmithing, Keith Hosey, and his Director of Production, Jordon Castro, to talk about the products and services Grayguns provides.
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Episode 309: Tables Turned – Buel Collins of Fiocchi Interviews Riley!
Today, the tables are turned on Riley when Buel Collins, Marketing Director of Fiocchi Ammunition, asked if he could host the program and interview Riley! What ensued was sometimes hilarious and oftentimes…interesting…haha! The guys discuss competition shooting, defensive shooting, and what each camp can learn from the other. You’re not gonna want to miss this episode!
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Episode 308: Stress and Shooting – Sean Burrows
Today, Riley interviews Sean Burrows of the HK Shooting Team and talk about managing stress in high-stress situations and what competitive shooting has taught Sean about carrying concealed and also how it has changed the way he CCW’s. Sean is an accomplished pro shooter and he also dedicates time to firearms instruction and teaching CCW courses. Tune in and share your thoughts and questions with us as well!
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Episode 230: Getting Kids Into Shooting From a Young Age
Today Riley and Matthew interview Nami and her dad. She is a 12-year-old girl who is being taught from an early age about firearm safety, shooting, and is getting into competition shooting as well. Nami and her parents have also received some criticism for encouraging her to pursue the firearms sports. We’ll ask about that as well.
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Springfield Armory’s Night Of The SAINT Review
Springfield Armory wants you to know that anyone can use an AR-15. They set out to prove it by sticking a group of six ladies in the middle of nowhere…
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