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Episode 442: Draw on the Move PLUS Legislative Updates

By Riley Bowman / September 4, 2020

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the latest “Shooter Ready Challenge” which is about drawing your gun while initiating movement. There’s some great takeaways from this topic that directly apply to many civilian DGU’s. Plus we share the latest legislative updates from around the country.

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How To Retain Your Shooting Skills During AmmoPocalypse 2020

By Joshua Gillem / September 2, 2020

Defensive shooting skills are perishable if they’re not used and practiced on a regular basis. What this means, is that if you don’t practice what you’ve learned your skills will…

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Episode 435: Shooting Multiple Threats

By Riley Bowman / August 5, 2020

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about the idea of having multiple threats or targets to shoot. It is very relevant in today’s current environment where we’re seeing more and more individuals getting involved in defending themselves from mobs of people. We’ll tie this into this month’s “Shooter Ready Challenge” where we do a drill called the 2-2-4-2-2. Tune in!

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Enjoy Your Dry Fire Training – Laser Ammo [REVIEW]

By Matthew Maruster / July 28, 2020

I know for sure that proper dry fire and laser training will undoubtedly make you a more proficient gun handler. Do you NEED to purchase lasers in order to train? Probably not, because dry fire is still extremely useful. Do you WANT to

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Things You Can Learn From Watching Yourself Train

By Joshua Gillem / July 8, 2020

One way that sports teams get better when they’re training for a championship game or something similar, is to pull out the old footage of the team playing and practicing.…

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Episode 400: New Gun Owner’s Checklist

By Jacob Paulsen / March 24, 2020

So…you bought a gun…now what? Today, Riley Bowman, Jacob Paulsen, and Matthew Maruster get the whole gang together to talk about where and how to get started as gun owners. Even if you’ve owned guns your entire life, chances are there’s something in this episode you didn’t think of or know about.

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Shooter Ready Challenge: 6 Plate Rack – March 2020

By Jacob Paulsen / March 21, 2020

The Shooter Ready Challenge is Back! The Shooter Ready Challenge is a fun but educational monthly challenge for shooters of all skill levels. Think of it as a Virtual Practice…

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Take Your Defensive Shooting To The Next Level With Low-Light Dry Fire Practice

By Joshua Gillem / March 2, 2020

A sad reality is that many gun ranges will not allow shooters to practice after hours. When I say after hours, I mean in low light conditions. The problem with…

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LASR VS iDryfire – Software For Detecting Laser Shots in Dry Fire Practice

By Jacob Paulsen / January 10, 2020

In Pittsburgh last year at the USCCA Expo I was stopped at a booth as I walked past it. The man working the booth asked me to please try their…

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Supplementing Live Fire Training At Home

By Jacob Paulsen / November 15, 2019

While we want firearms and training with them to be part of our lifestyle the truth is that we are all busy. Getting to the range once per week is a huge challenge for most of us.

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Shooter Ready Challenge, Month 1

By Joshua Gillem / October 8, 2019

I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to the first ever Shooter Ready Challenge. Each month we’ll be releasing these dry fire challenges that are designed to help…

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LASR VS Mantis X – Comparing These Training Tools

By Jacob Paulsen / August 6, 2019

How do these two popular firearm training tools stack up? What do they each bring to the table? Read now to understand the differences between MantisX and LASR and how you might choose between them.

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Why Dry Fire Helps

By Joshua Gillem / July 31, 2019

I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t dry firing as much as the rest of the team was–not until lately, that is. It’s not that I didn’t see…

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[Video] Cool Fire Trainer Review – Dry Fire Laser Recoil Tool

By Jacob Paulsen / July 22, 2019

Table of Contents: What Is The Cool Fire Trainer? Where Does it Fit In A Dry Fire Toolbox? Why You Need This Tool Some Drawbacks Cool Fire Trainer Video Review…

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Episode 334: Dry Fire Guns and Gun Tools

By Riley Bowman / July 16, 2019

Today Jacob and Matthew discuss about 15 different tools that you either attach to your gun or use as a dedicated gun for dry fire training. This is meant to put ALL the various gear and products in context relative to each other and cover the various pros and cons so one can identify the next tool they need to obtain to up their dry fire game! Join in and listen!

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