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Shooter Ready Challenge, March 2021

By Matthew Maruster / March 24, 2021

  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 to the next level. This…

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Episode 469: The Mantis Elite Marksman

By Jacob Paulsen / January 12, 2021

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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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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Episode 460: Turns and Stuff

By Riley Bowman / November 30, 2020

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster break down the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge at www.shooterreadychallenge.com which features the El Presidente drill this month. This provides a great opportunity to talk about turn-and-draws and draws with movement which will be the focus of our podcast today. These are critical skills, so tune in and don’t miss it!

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Are You Using This Feature on Your SIRT Training Gun?

By Matthew Maruster / November 3, 2020

If you own a SIRT training pistol from Next Level Training, you likely have already seen why so many respected firearms instructors use and recommend this piece of gear. If…

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The Ultimate SIRT Training Pistol Buyer’s Guide

By Jacob Paulsen / September 29, 2020

Are you are working to increase your shooting skills and think a SIRT training pistol may be in your future? If so, you’ll want to purchase the SIRT that is…

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Episode 427: Reloading a Pistol

By Riley Bowman / June 27, 2020

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss this month’s Shooter Ready Challenge which involves reloads. They may not be very common in a civilian setting for defensive pistolcraft, but they’re still good to know and to practice. We’ll talk about tips and techniques, but don’t forget to participate in www.ShooterReadyChallenge.com for a chance to win free access to LASR X and free ammo!

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Episode 407: News and Gear Reviews – Drive-thru Gun Sales

By Riley Bowman / April 20, 2020

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share this month’s industry news stories and wrap it up with gear reviews of stuff we’ve been playing with recently. The gun industry is declared as being “essential,” the ATF has to update their playbook for gun dealers in the new world of COVID-19, Shannon Watts throws a hissy fit, and we also discuss the controversial early morning raid of Duncan Lemp. It’s going to be a doozy! Plus our review of the new Wilson Combat P320 grip module and the Pig Lube Range Kit!

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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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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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Episode 304: Using Micro-Drills to Up Your Shooting Game

By Riley Bowman / March 25, 2019

Today, Riley and Jacob talk about a little known secret to DRAMATICALLY improving your shooting performance, and it has to do with “Micro-Drills.” What are they? And how can you use them most effectively??

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SHOP Talk With Riley: How to Practice Drawing From a Holster

By Joshua Gillem / March 5, 2019

In this episode of SHOP Talk with Riley, he goes into depth on how to practice drawing from a holster. This is one of the most important aspects of practicing…

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways – 2018

By Jacob Paulsen / December 7, 2018

I’m pleased to announce our first ever 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. This kicks off next week on December 9th and what follows are some of the relevant details! WHAT…

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Check Out The New SIRT Training Knife

By Joshua Gillem / November 6, 2018

If you’ve ever had to do any kind of training with a knife or have ever learned how to defend yourself from a knife-wielding attacker, you know that the training…

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