Joining me this week is Tim Chandler from Justified Defensive Concepts. Tim and I dive deep on the Scattergun, Boomstick, Shotty, Street Howitzer or whatever you call the Shotgun. Find out why it has fallen from prominence as the LEO shoulder gun of choice and how it is as valid now as it has ever […]
Episode 45- All About the Auto’s
I started in to the realm of LE work when the 40 S&W was the ruler of the roost for the modern officer. This episode Hany and I talk a little history on our old preferred duty pistols, common calibers and the reason behind them, and our fondness for other obscure semi-auto calibers. This is […]
Episode 44- Don’t Get Shot By the Police-Revisited
Jacob Paulsen joins me this week to talk about a recent and very tragic incident from Arvada Colorado. As an armed citizen we discuss some considerations you can take to avoid being engaged by responding police. I tell you about an incident I experienced with a plain clothes off duty officer and what steps he […]
Episode 43- “A Lil to the Left”
Hany returns to tie up the #1 guest hosting spot with DB. Today we discuss something that no matter if your a cop or a concealed carrier is a common thing with our beloved Glocks. We tell you how we address the issue and give you some insight on why you shot “A Lil to […]
Episode 42- “Know Thy Self” Becoming An Effective Gunfighter Part 2.
Darryl Bolke is back again for a follow on to the S Dave episode. As an LEO we are often in the “Prisoner Taking” role or the “People Management” role in our daily duties. DB and I unpack several differences between “Gunfighting” and “Fighting when a gun is involved”. As a defensive carrier it is […]
Episode 41- Beckman’s got some more questions Officer.
Rob Beckman is back! So, what happens to my pistol if I’m in a car wreck? What if I’m conscious in the back of an ambulance? What if a cop confiscate’s my gun? All valid questions for sure. Today you get my two cents on how to prepare for these situations and a lot more. […]
Episode 40- To Wound or not to wound……A Reality Check with DB
This podcast topic quite possibly takes the Darwin Training Award for this century. An agency has decided that training shooting to “wound” is now somewhere on the scale of reasonably necessary…..I do believe I have seen and heard it all at this point. For those armed citizens out there, just don’t. Darryl Bolke joins me […]
Episode 39- Becoming an Effective Gunfighter
Super Dave Harrington of Combat Speed joins me again this week. As S Dave puts it we split the proverbial atom about being an effective gunfighter. Things like “where do I start” and “what does it mean”. Dave is rolling out his latest training program later this year in North Carolina with our past guest […]
Episode 38- INTERNAL AFFAIRS what you didn’t know.
I.A. as it is known in “Cop” lingo is an integral piece of a law enforcement agency’s pillar of public trust. Rob Garrett joins me once again to shed light on exactly what it is that Internal Affairs unit’s actually do. As an armed citizen I hope this episode gives you some insight into this […]
Episode 37- Getting Dyal’d in with Your Pistol
How do you determine your proficiency with your defensive EDC gear?Justin Dyal and I have ran in the same circles of shooters for many years and finally met for a chat, albeit via zoom but still ideas and knowledge were shared. Justin is a retired USMC Lt.Colonel and program manager/developer for many of the top […]