When the Balloon Goes Up! Podcast – Concealed Carry, Home Defense and Shooting Industry News
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My first solo podcast
Some scheduling conflicts meant that this this weeks podcast is a solo affair... Hans Solo. But there were a couple of topics that I wanted to discuss a little further anyway, so it all worked out. At the beginning of the podcast I explained why Hans joi
White Dog Holsters Owner Devin Wulle
In this episode, Devin tells the story of the company, explains what sets his holsters apart and describes his method of making the holsters. White Dog Holsters is a small family owned company that makes custom Kydex holsters in a variety colors, cants a
A Girl and A Gun’s Founder Julianna Crowder
A Girl and A Gun is the fastest growing women's shooting club in the country. It was founded by our guest, Texas CHL Instructor, Julianna Crowder, to get women to the range and participating in the shooting sports and interest in self-defense. Julianna i
Paul Carlson from the Safety Solutions Podcast, final session
We continue our discussion about training scars from competitions. This time we focus on moving while shooting, use of cover and the elephant in the room... training with a timer. Paul Carlson is the owner of the Safety Solutions Academy in North East
Zack Carlson from Lone Wolf Distributors, Gun Guy Radio, This Week In Guns and Fat 2 Fit HQ
Zack Carlson is the Director of Marketing at Lone Wolf Dist., co-host of Gun Guy Radio and Fat 2 Fit HQ, and a frequent contributor of The Week in Guns. He started in the firearms industry as a small internet retailer (We like those ;) ) and joined Lone
IDPA’s Joyce Wilson talks about recent IDPA rule book change
***NOTE - THE NEW RULE BOOK HAS BEEN POSTED FOR COMMENT AND OUR FIRST THOUGHTS ARE POSTED HERE*** Â Joyce Wilson is the executive director of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and has led the organization through many recent changes.
Paul G. Markel of Student of the Gun
Paul G. Markel has worn many hats during his lifetime. He has been a U.S. Marine, Police Officer, Professional Bodyguard, and Small Arms and Tactics Instructor. He has written professionally for law enforcement and firearms periodicals for nearly tw
More on training scars with Paul Carlson from Safety Solutions Academy
We continue our discussion about training scars from competitions. This time we focus on competition reloads and the difference in mental focus between a competition shooter and a defensive shooters. Paul Carlson is the owner of the Safety Solutions Aca
Caleb Giddings of Gun Nuts Media
Caleb Giddings is the "President and Boss Man" of Gun Nuts Media, Vice President of GunUp.com, a gun writer, reality tv personality and competition shooter that competes in USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, the Pro Am and Bianchi Cup and has been known to
Charter Arms President, Nick Ecker on the company history, CT laws and the 9mm Pitbull revolver
This week I spoke with Charter Arms President, Nick Ecker about the company history, the recent laws past in Charter Arms home state of Connecticut and the innovative 9mm Pitbull Revolver. Charter Arms revolvers are 100% American made and nearly all of t