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The Reason Why We Created The Door Ambush

By Joshua Gillem / February 5, 2019

We recently put together a training video called Door Ambush. We created it because there is a huge hole in the industry as far as preparing your home and training…

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Episode 290: Tactical and Competitive Shooting Tips With Chad Enos and Pat Kelley

By Riley Bowman / February 3, 2019

Today Riley releases the interview from SHOT Show 2019 he had the pleasure of doing at the Kel-Tec booth together with Chad Enos and Patrick Kelley. These are two solid dudes in the industry, Chad the Marketing Director for Kel-Tec and a talented competitive shooter, and Patrick a mainstay in the shooting world, one of the best all-around shooters in the industry. We get into shooting fundamentals, tactics, competitive shooting, gear, and training with holsters. Plus we take a look at the two new product offerings from Kel-Tec, the CP33 and the KS-7 shotgun. Leave us your thoughts about this fun interview!

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Episode 288: Why I’m Leaving the NRA – Maj Toure

By Riley Bowman / January 17, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew interview the founder of Black Guns Matter, Maj Toure. He’s the man that’s on a mission to educate people about guns, violence and gun safety. His messaging and training is focused on the urban population hubs where crime is often its highest, communities that often have a dearth of gun range and training opportunities. Much of his fundraising is to support his ability to offer these courses at no cost to their participants. Maj also details why he will not be renewing his NRA membership this year after many years of supporting the organization.

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Guardian Nation Live With Chris Cerino

By Joshua Gillem / December 18, 2018

Here we go again with another Guardian Nation Live Broadcast, this time around with Chris Cerino. I recently had the chance to take a combat pistol class from Cerino and…

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SIRT Training Pistol

By Brian McLaughlin / December 17, 2018

Our 12 Days of Giveaways is nearing its finish (12/9/18 – 12/20/18), but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still enter to win the remaining prizes that we have left. There…

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Newbold Targets

By Joshua Gillem / December 15, 2018

The 12 Days of Giveaways is currently in full swing (12/9/18 – 12/20/18), and there are still several chances for you to win one of a handful of products from…

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MantisX Training Tool

By Joshua Gillem / December 14, 2018

Our 12 Days of Giveaways is about half over at this point in the game (12/9/2018) – 12/20/2018), but there are still several chances to win excellent products for doing…

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Grim Reaper Tactical, Ammo for the Fight Ahead

By Brian McLaughlin / December 13, 2018

Our 12 Days of Giveaways is just about halfway through (12/9/18 – 12/20/18), but there is still plenty of time to enter to win one of the remaining, awesome prizes.…

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Cerino’s Combat Pistol Review

By Joshua Gillem / December 4, 2018

So I recently had the pleasure of taking Chris Cerino’s Combat Pistol Course down here in sunny North Carolina. I say sunny as a pun, because it rained the entire…

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Episode 278: Making Everyday Carry…LIFE!

By Riley Bowman / December 1, 2018

Today Riley talks with Buel Collins of Fiocchi Ammunition USA about important considerations and suggestions as it relates to making everyday carry of a firearm and other defensive tools truly a part of your life. We get deep into mindset, tactics, skills and gear. And we lay it out there and tell some of the more embarrassing parts of our early days of packing heat!

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Handgun Lasers: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

By Eve Flanigan / November 29, 2018

Laser attachments are often a selling point for a new gun, as well as a pricey add-on that many people choose. Is a laser really superior to traditional sights including…

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Episode 276: Body Language and Behavior With a Gun – Barret Kendrick & Deryck Poole

By Riley Bowman / November 26, 2018

Today Riley interviews Barret Kendrick and Deryck Poole, senior instructors with I.C.E. Training. Barret is also the founder of Bearco Training, and Deryck is also the founder of Echo-5 Training Group. These two talented and experienced instructors have some absolute truth bombs about home defense strategies and also how to lessen the likelihood you get mistaken for a bad guy by really looking closely at how your body language and behavior causes you to be perceived by others. Don’t miss it, listen in!

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The Lyman Targ-Dot Challenge Kicked my Butt

By Eve Flanigan / November 20, 2018

This was going to be another article about those drills I love so much: Mini-challenges that pit you against you in a test of accuracy and/or time. There are a…

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November 2018 Guardian Nation Gear Box Unveiling

By Joshua Gillem / November 19, 2018

Well, it’s November, which can only mean one thing … The Guardian Nation Gear Box is either about to go out or people are already getting it. I always like…

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LASR X: An Update To An Already Awesome Training Tool

By Joshua Gillem / November 19, 2018

One of our favorite dry fire training tools just got better. L.A.S.R X now works with all devices, whereas the previous version only worked with certain devices like Windows operating…

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