Concealed Carry Podcast - Guns | Training | Defense | CCW

Topic: 4 Trigger Types and Choosing the Right One For YOU Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen go back to our roots and break down a simple topic about different handgun trigger types and what’s relevant for gun carriers to know about them. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press P...

Topic: Speed or Accuracy? How Do We Get Both? Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster take on an interesting topic regarding speed or accuracy. The most recent Shooter Ready Challenge available at www. ShooterReadyChallenge.com talks about the different modes of practice and what it takes to get better at ALL things. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be subm...

Topic: Required Shooting Skills For CCWers Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss which shooting skills concealed carriers really need, and which drills and standards to use to measure the competency level of those skills. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this content today! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!...

Topic: A New Dawn – May The Odds Ever be in Your Favor Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you the latest legislative news and updates. Joe Biden was just sworn-in as our 46th President, and let the Hunger Games begin. Lots of legislation both good–and bad–being proposed across America. Join us to stay on top of these important updates! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PL...

Topic: Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast, Right? feat. Tim Herron Today, Riley Bowman will have special guest Tim Herron of TimHerronShooting.com on the show to talk about breaking down the shot process, training, and how to attain peak pistol-shooting performance. Tim is a multi-division USPSA Grand Master who just recently won the 2020 USPSA Area 2 Championship. He is also a passionate full-time in...

Topic: News and Gear Reviews – Range Ruck Backpack Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster cover the latest Industry News and share a couple of Gear Reviews as well. New guns and accessories coming to the market, ammo price increases (surprise!), and drama on the internet. Tune in! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to w...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – A Wild Month in DGU’s Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVE news stories from around the nation, and boy, has the last month been an interesting one. Several stories are not like your typical defensive gun use (DGU) incidents, so you won’t want to miss this one! Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future...

Topic: The Mantis Elite Marksman Jacob welcomes Ratigan back as a guest to help discuss a series of free training courses Jacob just completed via the Mantis app; and what he learned from them. Tune in to understand how you too may benefit from Jacob’s takeaways or from completing the training program yourself. Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio...

Topic: 2020 Year in Review, 2021 Preview Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about the past year as it relates to the podcast and ConcealedCarry.com, our successes, our challenges, and also what we’re looking forward to in the year 2021!! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY o...

Topic: Using a Shot Timer in Dry Fire Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about dry fire strategies and specifically how to incorporate a shot timer into dry fire as is shown in the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge video found at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com. Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to wa...

Topic: Merry Christmas from the Concealed Carry Podcast Merry Christmas! Here are some gifts from us to you. Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below. If you enjoyed the podcast the biggest compliment you could give us would be to subscribe to future episodes via a podcast app on your phone or v...

Topic: The Polymer80 Fiasco Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you our monthly legislative news updates. We’re going to share some good things happening in Ohio, less good things in Virginia, and how some people are getting creative using Obama-era finance laws to help shore up financial institution protections for gun-related businesses. Plus we’ll break down the Polymer80 rai...

Topic: The Path of Focused Effort with Charlie Perez Today, Riley Bowman interviews USPSA Grand Master Charlie Perez to talk about training methodologies and what he calls “The Path of Focused Effort.” It should be a GREAT episode, so tune in! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to watch the live recording! {"...

Topic: Santa Was a Bad Boy and Other News Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news and information. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to watch the live recording! {"@context...

Topic: Optimizing Performance Practically with AJ Zito Today, Riley Bowman interviews AJ Zito of Practical Performance to discuss methods and means we can enhance and optimize our training and performance in a way that’s practical. AJ is a USPSA Master shooter, as well as a multi-division Master in IDPA. He is an active competitive shooter, firearms instructor, and custom gunsmith specializi...

Topic: Good Guy Charged With Felony – Cops Ignore Calls For Help Matthew and Jacob review a number of defensive gun uses from the last few weeks. Sheriff deputy’s ignore a man’s calls for help and a good guy trying to protect his neighbor is charged with a felony. These and other stories covered in today’s show! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to...

Topic: The Death of the Pistol Brace? Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share the latest legislative news updates including stories about a case the SCOTUS has agreed to hear, how one man is in hot water for selling “wall hangers,” and what a future America might look like with a certain someone in the White House. Tune in! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to lis...

Topic: Turns and Stuff Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster break down the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge at www.shooterreadychallenge.com which features the El Presidente drill this month. This provides a great opportunity to talk about turn-and-draws and draws with movement which will be the focus of our podcast today. These are critical skills, so tune in and don’t miss it! Two Options...

Topic: News and Reviews – Backlogs in Ammo…and the Courts Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news including stories and updates on the NRA, gun ownership numbers in America, and hold ups in the courts and backlogs in ammo sales. Lots to cover today! Plus we’ll review a couple of products we’ve been using lately. Check it out, tune in! Two Options to...

Topic: MidwayUSA Foundation – Supporting Youth Shooting Sports Riley Bowman interviews John Linquist from the MidwayUSA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting and getting youth into the shoot sports. I don’t think this comes as a surprise to anyone, especially considering the current political climate, but our youth are literally our future of the 2A in America. Let...

Topic: Outsider Looking in at Competitive Shooting Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about the recent USPSA 2020 Area 2 Championship they both attended–Riley as a competitor and Jacob as an observer. Riley picks Jacob’s brain on what he learned about competitive action shooting events and competitive shooters. Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to th...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Identify Your Target Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share recent JUSTIFIED SAVE–or Defensive Gun Use (DGU)–stories. We’ve got a bunch of great ones with lots of lessons for us ALL to learn and understand. Tune in! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to watch the live rec...

Topic: Buying a Gun…Stuff That Doesn’t Matter Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster talk about factors that people THINK matter when buying or choosing a gun…but actually don’t. Grip angle, bore axis, sight radius, and other topics will all come up in today’s episode. Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the vide...

Topic: Support Hand Only Shooting PLUS Big Changes Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge–Support Hand Only Shooting. Plus we outline some exciting new changes coming to the podcast all in an effort to further enhance the quality of the show and all the other content we provide! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to th...

Topic: Performance When it Counts with Greybeard Actual, Matt Little Riley Bowman sits down and talks with Matt Little of Greybeard Actual. Matt has a unique life experience of having worked actively and retired from US Army Special Forces and a major metropolitan SWAT team while also being a Master-class USPSA competitor. Matt’s truly one of those that has “been there, done that&#8221...