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 again and after the steam stopped coming out of our ears from the abject recklessness of this concept we put our heads together for a Podcast. We called on our combined years of actual knowledge on the subject to tell you the listener SHOOTING TO WOUND IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

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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 Michael Burgess of M&S Range Therapy so enjoy this teaser of what it takes to Become an Effective Gunfighter.

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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 uniquely LE related function.

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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 shooting schools in the Marine Corps. Justin and I talk about how an LEO and a Civilian can get dialed in with your pistol and some exercises you the armed populace can use to assess your performance. Here is my personal favorite courtesy of Justin
5 Yard Roundup-Target- B8 Repair Center Distance 5 Yards/ 10 Rounds of ammunition-Par Time- 2.5 Seconds all Strings
Stage 1- Draw Fire 1 shot from the holster
Stage 2- From Low Ready Fire 4 rounds
Stage 3- Low Ready/ Strong Hand Only fire 3 Rounds
Stage 4- Low Ready/ Off gun hand Fire 2 Rounds
Score Possible 100 Points, Hits outside the 8 Ring are Zero Value

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Episode 35- Martial Arts for the Armed Citizen with Cecil Burch

Cecil Burch or as I affectionately call him the “Jits Hippy” joins the podcast this week to talk about his lifelong study of Martial Arts. Cecil is a nationally known instructor and owner of Immediate Action Combatives. We talk about Jiu Jitsu for cops and armed citizens and some go to Combative Sports that will benefit you as an armed citizen.

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Episode 34- 4/19/1995

Today marks the 26th anniversary of the OKC Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. My guest today is Gary Eastridge of CCWSafe and FTA. While he was a police officer he was assigned to the Murrah building for the duration. This episode digs on the emotions pretty deep. I won’t give anymore away for now. Listen to the lessons learned from someone who was there. 4-19-95 Never Forget

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Episode 33- Dots, Dogma and Glocks.

Spencer Keepers is back, shooting Glocks, and running a DOT???? So in this weeks episode a Cop and a Concealed Carrier, both instructors, dive in to the dot. We talk pro’s and con’s for cops and defensive shooters and to give you some training considerations on both sides. And yes they both still love their DA guns and irons so no need for panic.

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Episode 32- Don’t Fuss, Don’t Cuss and DON’T Press the Fight

Rob Garrett is a prolific gun-writer in the defensive handgun world. Rob is also what can only be described as a modern historian in all things handgun and training. Rob wrote an article in Combat Handguns in June of 1984 on how to not get in a confrontation with responding officer’s to your incident. So grab a glass of Georgia Sweet Tea, tune in, don’t fuss with the cops, don’t cuss the bad guys and don’t press the fight if your involved in an incident!

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