Episode 70-40 Smith and What? with Erick Gelhaus

Thanks for being patient while I’ve been on the mend from the “vid”. Today I’m joined again by Erick Gelhaus of Cougar Mountain Solutions. I got several fan messages this week about .40S&W and what happened! Erick and I were on the front lines when that cartridge kind of came off the rails and our story is similar. It all stemmed from a series of events which effectively made 9mm reign king again. Enjoy the show and since I said the magic Gelhaus word…you know what to do.

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Episode 69-30 Super Carry w Riley Bowman

Continuing the SHOT ’22 recap Riley B. got to put in some work with the new 30SC. You guys and gals asked so ye shall receive the best information and opinion work I can muster about the newest offering in handgun caliber. Will it go the way of the 30 Luger and the 356TSW? Who’s to say? I was personally much more impressed after learning a little more about the development. Check out the link in the description to the YouTube video Riley did with the engineer behind the project.

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Episode 68-LE Range Day Recap SHOT Show 2022

DB and I just returned from SHOT Show. We spent the range day at Las Vegas Metro PD’s training facility demoing the latest and greatest new developments for our LE listeners. Dot’s, gauges and gucci gizmo’s that aren’t gucci at all! It was a wild ride and most importantly DB and I along with “Bubba” got to indulge in some serious In’n’Out cuisine. Enjoy!

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Episode 67-Becoming a Complete Combatant w Brian Hill

This week I am joined by Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant. We talk about becoming a better armed citizen and I get to pick his brain on Coaching as opposed to Instructing. This is probably the most cerebral podcast I’ve done and we make a number of comparisons of shooting, music and mma. No podcast next week tentatively due to SHOT Show but I’ll have plenty when we get back!

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Episode 66-Don’t Shoot Me!

Blue on Blue, Green on Green, Fratricide. It’s all bad! Today’s guest is Michael Lessman. Mike and I met at the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Round-Up at Gunsite several weeks ago and I learned about his company DSMSafety. Michael is a retired LEO and after reading about and studying incidents involving plain clothes and off duty officers involved in critical incidents he developed an identification system to help prevent friendly fire incidents. He’s now taking that same concept and launching a new product for the armed citizen.

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Episode 65-Gunshot Wounds and Emergency Rooms

Have you ever pondered what a projectile does to a human? In this episode I am joined by Troy. Troy spent 30+ years as an ER Doctor and has seen his share and then some of gunshot trauma’s. I spent the better part of my career responding to a Level 1 Trauma ER to all manner of gunshot wounds. We have a great chat about ballistic injuries and ER’s that we’ve seen and give you some takeaways about your defensive pistol and the expectations you may have about it’s performance. The subject matter this week may be a shade morbid but the information is valid for the armed citizen.

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Episode 64-“Soft Skills” for the Armed Citizen w John Murphy

Steve Moses is back and this time he is in the studio! I managed to get Steve on a day he was in OKC and wearing a cast. I have had a number of injuries over the years, hazards of the profession I guess, that have prevented me from being able to deploy into the public with my favorite carry rig. Steve and I discuss several factors you the armed citizen absolutely must consider if you’re the ‘wounded baby gazelle at the watering hole’ one of my favorite a DB’ism’s.

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Episode 63-Carrying While Injured w Steve Moses

Steve Moses is back and this time he is in the studio! I managed to get Steve on a day he was in OKC and wearing a cast. I have had a number of injuries over the years, hazards of the profession I guess, that have prevented me from being able to deploy into the public with my favorite carry rig. Steve and I discuss several factors you the armed citizen absolutely must consider if you’re the ‘wounded baby gazelle at the watering hole’ one of my favorite a DB’ism’s.

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Episode 62-Pat Rogers Revolver Round-up w DB

Hope ya missed us we’re back!!! I just returned from the longest solo road trip of my life and visited the one and only Gunsite Academy to fellowship and pay tribute to the late Pat Rogers. Darryl joins this week and we recap the weekend and all the awesome things that took place in Paulden AZ. If you have ever wanted to learn the art of the revolver this event is a great place to do it and to pay tribute to one of the most influential instructors of the last 100yrs.

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Episode 61-Christmas for Cops and Concealed Carriers w’Rob Beckman

Rob join’s us again this week. Have you ever wondered what to get that special gun guy or gun gal in your life for Christmas? This week we devote an entire episode to making sure you have a solid Christmas list for you 2A loving loved ones. Make a list, check it twice, press check it, holster it safely, scan for additional threats and maybe devote a few minutes a day to dry practice.

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