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5 Things Missing From Your Range Bag That Tell Me You Aren’t That Serious

By Jacob Paulsen / September 2, 2025

Walk into any shooting range on a busy Saturday, and you’ll see them everywhere: shooters with expensive guns, premium optics, and all the latest tactical gear. But peek into their…

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Myth Busted: Revolvers Don’t Fail

By Joshua Gillem / December 16, 2021

I’m sure I’m about to ruffle some feathers on this one, and that’s okay. What I’m about to say is factually true, and that’s all that matters. There are tons…

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S2E8: The Mother of All Malfunctions

By Riley Bowman / June 3, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the latest Shooter Ready Challenge video from https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com. This month’s challenge is about type 3 malfunctions, also known as double-feeds. We’ll discuss a couple of different methodologies for solving these types of malfunctions and explore efficiency opportunities. Tune in!

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S2E1: Breaking Down Type 1 Malfunctions

By Riley Bowman / May 11, 2021

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss Type 1 or Failure-to-Fire Malfunctions, how they relate to us as CCWers and how we can effectively practice them.

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Barrel Blok – Everyone Should Own This Tool

By Jacob Paulsen / October 24, 2018

I’m a fairly open-minded guy and tend to look at almost all gear as having its time and its place. Rarely do I find something and think, “every gun owner…

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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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Episode 250: The 80/20 Rule of Gunfighting Skills

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew discuss the 80/20 rule as it relates to developing and maintaining skills that may or may not make a difference in a gunfight. What things should we be focusing on more of the time that makes the most difference? What sort of things do we commonly see people practice, but it will make little difference for them in reality while they have other things they still lack and need to work on first. Maximize your training and get 80% of the results from 20% of work!

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Episode 246: All About Dummy Ammo for Dummies!

By Riley Bowman / August 15, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob talk about dummy ammunition for training, the different types and brands available, how to use it effectively, and where to find the best price on what is typically a fairly expensive product for what you get.

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.22 Hang Fire Turns Man Away From Guns For Over A Decade

By Jacob Paulsen / November 24, 2015

At one point he pulled the trigger back and nothing happened. He wasn’t sure if it was out of ammunition or if something else was wrong but after a moment we dismissed it and he handed the gun to me.

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