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The 3 Most Common Safety Violations At The Gun Range

By Jacob Paulsen / September 26, 2025

Discover the three most common gun range safety violations—unsafe reholstering, poor muzzle direction, and lingering fingers—and how to avoid them.

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S9E20: Timing Your Counter Ambush – The Surreptitious Draw

By Riley Bowman / January 17, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Doc McLaughlin discuss today a lesser-appreciated skill of knowing how and when to utilize the surreptitious draw. Also known as a covert draw, stealth draw, or even tactical draw, it comes down to timing and understanding when it’s your turn. What are some key guidelines to follow

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S8E4: Drawing Your Pistol With Cold Weather Gear

By Riley Bowman / February 15, 2023

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the idea of practicing drawing your pistol when wearing things like coats, jackets, and hoodie. 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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S7E5: Drawing From Behind a Table or Steering Wheel

By Riley Bowman / August 16, 2022

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss how to draw from a seated position from behind a table or steering wheel. 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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S6E15: Refining Your Index

By Riley Bowman / June 23, 2022

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the concept of index, what it is, and what we can do to work on it and improve it. 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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S5E18: Tracking and Analyzing Practice Data

By Riley Bowman / April 6, 2022

Riley and Matthew discuss ways and strategies to track and analyze practice data, and not only that, but how to get the cleanest data to help you truly understand your skill level.

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S3E12: Sub-Second Draws and Your Priorities with Bryan Eastridge

By Riley Bowman / August 31, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Bryan Eastridge, Host of the Off Duty / On Duty Podcast, take on a topic that can be controversial at times…just how fast do you need to draw? And how do we properly prioritize our training and practice time to gain the most benefit?

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S3E6: One-Handed Draw

By Riley Bowman / August 5, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss some tips and techniques about how to draw your pistol with only one hand which happens to be the topic of the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!

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Shooter Ready Challenge, July 2021

By Matthew Maruster / July 28, 2021

  July 2021 Shooter Ready Challenge We’ve been publishing dry fire training and challenge videos since October 2019 in an effort to help the average gun carrier take their skills…

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S2E17: 7 Criteria For A Quick Access Safe

By Riley Bowman / July 6, 2021

Jacob and Matthew talk about the unique criteria to use when shopping for quick access safes. The majority of the safes on the market don’t set you up for success so this discussion will help you navigate the marketplace and be prepared to respond effectively in an emergency.

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S2E15: Efficiency in the Draw Stroke

By Riley Bowman / June 29, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss how to gain efficiency in the draw stroke which happens to be the topic of the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode!

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S2E10: Your Car is NOT a Holster…or a Safe

By Riley Bowman / June 10, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss problems associated with using car holsters and/or storage solutions–safety issues, theft issues, circumstances involving children, and also potential problems with law enforcement interactions. Tune in!

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How to Draw a Gun From Concealed VIDEO

By Jacob Paulsen / March 26, 2021

There are several common places to carry a concealed firearm and as many different types of holsters to use. Despite your own chosen configuration the core elements of a functional and quality draw are the same. We will explore each in great detail below.

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Episode 474: Required Shooting Skills For CCWers

By Riley Bowman / February 2, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss which shooting skills concealed carriers really need, and which drills and standards to use to measure the competency level of those skills. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this content today!

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Episode 467: Using a Shot Timer in Dry Fire

By Riley Bowman / January 5, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about dry fire strategies and specifically how to incorporate a shot timer into dry fire as is shown in the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge video found at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com.

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