Episode 49- The 4 “P’s” of Operational Shooting with Wayne Dobbs

The stars have aligned and one of my Texas Hero Wayne Dobbs is joining me for an episode. We discuss what he calls the 4-P’s of operational shooting. By the end of this episode you should have a pretty good idea of what “operational shooting” shooting is and be able to evaluate your training by the 4-P’s. If you ever get the chance to train with 5th generation native Texan lawman Wayne Dobbs I highly recommend it.

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Episode 48- Knowledge Vs. Learning with DB

DB is back from a sabbatical and mentoring journey through the history of some modern day southern California gun fighters. Today we talk the difference in Knowledge and Learning. There seems to be a trend of ignoring knowledge from the past about the realities of armed defense. DB is a not only a historian but also possess a great deal of knowledge on the subject and from time to time needs to send the rest of us for a Reality Check!

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Episode 47- COP’s Can’t Shoot

Last week Lee Weems and I broke the internet a bit about the sub second draw….. This week we won’t discuss that too much anyway. You can check that out on Lee’s new podcast “That Weems Guy” on YouTube and Apple Podcast. This week we do our best to tackle the “COPs cant shoot” belief by some of the defensive carrier community. I can’t say it is a patently false statement but I will say there is a lot of context that gets left to the imagination. Enjoy this weeks episode, I’ll be taking some much needed range time this week!

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Episode 46- All About Th Scattergun

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 been and maybe more so for both the armed citizen and the LEO.

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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 a little trip down memory lane for two old cops with a lot of history on the semi-auto. So what’s your favorite auto caliber?

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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 and his spouse took to avoid a “Blue on Blue” Incident. Tune in and take some notes on steps you can take to avoid being engaged by the good guys.

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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 the Left”

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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 important to make the distinction between fighting with a gun and gunfighting.

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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. Spoiler Alert: Write down your carry guns serial number…..like right now!

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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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