Concealed Carry Podcast - Guns | Training | Defense | CCW

Topic: The Past, the Present, and the Uncertain Future Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen take a little different angle for today’s episode, looking at the chaos of the last couple of years in the world, the uncertainty of the future, and where we see things going…both generally, and for our business. Should be an intriguing episode today! As always, any questions or suggestions for future...

Topic: Tracking and Analyzing Practice Data Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss ways and strategies to track and analyze practice data, and not only that, but how to get the cleanest data to help you truly understand your skill level. What gets measured can be improved. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and...

Topic: Legislative Updates – Magazines Banned in Washington Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how the state of Washington did follow through on the legislation we covered last time to limit magazine capacities greater than 10 rounds. This is a huge, senseless loss to the protection of constitutionally-guaranteed r...

Topic: News & Reviews – Donating Ammo to Ukraine Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new products coming to market, discuss some other relevant industry news including some new products from IWA 2022, we discuss some industry updates relevant to Ukraine, and we also provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in! As always...

Topic: 7 Clichés We Wish Would Go Away Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share (at least) 7 common gun industry clichés that just drive us bonkers! What are they? Do you use any of these?? I guess you’ll have to tune-in to find out. Should be a good one today! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/Vie...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Online Stalker Shot and Killed at the Doorstep Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. We cover some wild stories today, some of which seem almost too crazy to be true including one where a man broke into a home and killed the daughter of a man in an apparent attempt to take...

Topic: Grabbing the Gun From the Safe Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss how to practice in dry fire the “table start,” or grabbing the home defense pistol from the safe. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode! As always, any questions or suggestions for future ep...

Topic: Real-World Skills for CCWers with Wayne Dobbs Riley Bowman sits down with Wayne Dobbs to talk about his perspective on which skills concealed carriers should have and should be working to master. Wayne has spent his career in law enforcement and in diplomatic security protecting others and teaching others these relevant skills. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future epi...

Topic: 5 Years of Appendix Carry…What’s Changed? Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster revisit an episode we recorded over 5 years ago about appendix carry. We discuss the things we’ve changed our minds about since then as well as talk about what’s changed about the way we carry. We also touch a little on how the industry and the practice of concealed carry has changed in that...

Topic: 3 Types of Drills for Skill Development with Matt Little Riley Bowman brings back Matt Little from Greybeard Actual for another episode where we’re going to discuss how to use shooting drills appropriately to maximize skill development. This will be one you don’t want to miss…if you care about improving as a shooter! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episo...

Topic: Legislative Updates – Bankruptcy of the Gun Industry? Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one state is suddenly pushing hard to limit magazine capacities. We also discuss the likely ramifications of the recent Remington-Sandy Hook settlement and what it means for the rest of the industry. Plus other impor...

Topic: News & Reviews – Problems With Air Travel Through New York Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new products coming to market, discuss some other relevant industry news including a pretty disturbing story involving a world champion shooter, and we also provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in! As always, any...

Topic: Dry Firing the F.A.S.Test Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the Fundamentals, Accuracy, and Speed Test, a popular shooting drill. How to do it, how to practice it, etc. This was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode! As always, any questions or suggestions for future epis...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Carjackings and Robberies on the Rise Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. Last month’s JUSTIFIED SAVES episode featured a number of carjacking stories, and this one is no different with a sprinkling of armed robberies sprinkled in. What are you doing to prepare yoursel...

Topic: 2022 SHOT Show Recap Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share our takeaways from last week’s SHOT Show that our team attended. There were certainly ups and downs, but fortunately mostly ups! Tune in to hear about the latest and greatest new products and innovations coming to the industry! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedc...

Topic: News & Reviews – Our Take on the New .30 Super Carry Riley Bowman brings a unique format to the show for the first time, something we’re calling “The Random Show.” Meaning Riley’s going to cover a wide-array of topics and ideas, sometimes bringing on various guests or hosts. While we will tend to stay focused in the firearms/self-defense space, anything is...

Topic: News & Reviews – Our Take on the New .30 Super Carry Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We bring news stories about some new guns hitting the market soon, and we discuss the new .30 Super Carry from Federal and what it means, and we also provide our reviews on a couple of products! Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes...

Topic: Dry Fire – 3 Challenges and 7 Solutions Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about some of the challenges associated with dry fire practice and then propose a bunch of solutions for overcoming those. We can attribute obtaining much of our skill to regular, effective dry practice, now let’s make sure we’re doing it safely and maximizing our time doing it. Tune in! As always,...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Carjackings Extravaganza Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. We discuss the unique circumstance where recently two state congresswomen have been carjacked as crime continues to rise and become more bold. Also an important lesson and reminder of the importance of target ident...

Topic: Setting up Your Red Dot Pistol for Success with Scott Jedlinski Riley Bowman brings Scott Jedlinski back to the show to discuss red dot pistols. This is a fast-evolving world in the realm of pistols and associated equipment, so we’ll get an update from Scott on what he’s seeing in the industry and training community. If you’re considering or are already using a red dot opt...

Topic: How to See and What to Look For Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss vision and the importance of purposeful vision and its relevance to top performance under stress. Should we be incorporating more vision-related concepts into our training? Why is it important? As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Li...

Topic: 4 Reasons People Don’t Carry Medical Gear Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about why more people don’t carry medical or trauma gear. You’ve heard us talk before about how much more likely you are to need medical-related gear than a gun to save a life. So you better tune in and hear all the reasons why we think this is and how to overcome this if this describes you! As a...

Topic: Tips for Shooting While Moving Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss shooting while moving. How to do it, how to practice it, etc. This concept was recently featured on the latest Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@conce...

Topic: Deliberate Coaching with Brian Hill of Complete Combatant Riley Bowman interviews Brian Hill of The Complete Combatant about his approach to coaching, or teaching, as an instructor and how we can apply methods such as diagnostic skills, predictive analysis, and adapting to the student. I promise there are lessons applicable to even those of you who are not instructors. You will get a lot ou...

Topic: Legislative Updates – Constitutional Carry is Dead For This State Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one state’s governor recently vetoed Constitutional Carry legislation. Meanwhile, Constitutional Carry has a chance in another US state, and we need to help support its passage. As always, any quest...