The New Shooter Podcast

Rob Pincus of I.C.E. Training Company talks about their newly-developed School Attacker Response Course, which is being offered for free by a coalition of professional personal defense instructors to public school faculty and staff in order to give them practical alternatives to the "Hide & Hope" strategies that are commonly being provided. Rob is also the managing editor of the Personal Defense Network and developer of the Combat Focus Shooting program.

Paramedic and emergency medicine & shooting instructor Brannon Schell of NorCal MedTac talks about emergency medicine & defensive firearm training for civilians. He also co-hosts California Gun Talk, a radio show that airs every Wednesday from 7-9pm on KSCO in Santa Cruz, CA and streaming live online worldwide.

Almost every state in the USA requires a hunter education course to get a hunting license. This is about the basic procedure and what's covered. We also look at a situation in which California's gun control laws can harm public safety (other than the obvious harm of denying people the constitutionally-protected right to carry their own rescue equipment). Dear veterans: this is totally inadequate, but thank you. I appreciate the sacrifices you've made and the honor with which you've made them. Happy birthday, Marines! Thank you all. Special shout out to Ernie, Daniel, Dave, and Ken.

I review the 4-inch Ruger GP-100 .38 Special/.357 Magnum revolver and talk about not heeding bad advice from gun store idiots.

In this episode we go over the basics of skeet, a shotgun sport in which you shoot clay pigeons out of the air.

Author and self defense instructor Rory Miller of Chiron Training talks about training, self defense, violence dynamics, conflict communications, martial arts, liability, identity, and the seven things he thinks are essential for effective self defense training. Miller’s books include Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected (which I personally consider required reading for life), Force Decisions: A Citizen’s Guide – Understanding How Police Determine Appropriate Use of Force, Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence, Talking Them Through: Crisis Communications with the Emotionally Disturbed and Mentally Ill. You can find these and others on Amazon and SmashWords. He also blogs at chirontraining.blogspot.com.

Gun store owner, gunsmith, and NRA instructor Chris Ruger of Ruger's Custom Guns in Kingston, NY talks about buying, owning, shooting, and carrying guns in New York--one of the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to self defense and defensive weapons of any kind.

I talk about what I think it takes to be a good shooter—mindset—and review Howard Leight Impact Sport Electronic Earmuffs and the Concealment Solutions Sidewinder OWB holster.

I talk with Ernie Hernandez of Master At Arms Security Solutions about firearms & personal defense training. Ernie is a law enforcement, security, and tactical instructor, my NRA Training Counselor, and a retired US Marine. Food For Thought is another excellent essay by Marko Kloos called The Ethics of Going Armed. Plus gun show feedback from Chauncey in Hawaii, Judd Davis, host of The Frugal Shooter Podcast, and Jason Phelps, host of the Empty Mags Podcast.

Going to a gun show in the San Francisco Bay area, how to circumvent California’s one handgun per 30 days rule, a lightning product review, and the best voicemail I've ever heard.

Firearms trainer John Farnam of Defense Training International talks about defensive training, advice for new shooters & new instructors, firearms safety, every day carry, changes in gun culture, and more. I review the Black Mamba IWB holster by Concealment Solutions and some egg nog, plus a training tip.

This episode is an audio diary about the defensive urban rifle and defensive shotgun course I took with John Farnam of Defense Training International. This episode's Food For Thought section is "Violence Is Golden" by Jack Donovan. And thanks to Mike Gillen for the feedback!

I caught up with Daniel Shaw, host of the Gunfighter Cast podcast, at the GunDudes-hosted Massad Ayoob Group MAG-40 class in Salt Lake City, UT. In addition to having one of the best gun podcasts out there, Daniel is an active duty US Marine combat veteran who trains Marines to shoot. We talk about military vs civilian rules of engagement, the MAG-40 class, what to look for in instructors, and how to get the most out of your firearms training. Plus Kyle's 10/22, an essay on guns & civilization by Marko Kloos, range etiquette, and egg nog reviews!

Phase 1 of a Ruger 10/22 .22 rifle customization project. Did the Volquartsen parts & Clark's Custom stock do what I thought they would? Was it easy? Was it worth it? Plus a LISTENER SPECIAL on the Teludyne Tech StraightJacket Barrel System for Ruger 10/22s!

The mental game of shooting, reviews of the Remington Supercell Shotgun Recoil Pad, gov't-length 1911 guide rod, GunVault GV2000 gun safe, Concealment Solutions' Black Mamba IWB holster. LISTENER SPECIAL on the Teludyne Tech StraightJacket Barrel System for Ruger 10/22s! Plus other good places to check out and getting started teaching NRA basic gun classes.