Firearms Nation Podcast

Eric Grauffel is by far one of the best shooters in the world. He's won seven World Championships in Practical Shooting (IPSC) and shoots in several divisions. Eric always dominates the competition and is known for being a Terminator on the range. Eric is from France and was a guest on the 2017 Shooter's Summit. He also has been going at the fitness aspect of shooting and totally changed his progr...

BJ Norris is a World Champion. BJ shoots a bunch of shooting sports but is known for his killer speed at Steel Challenge. He has won numerous World Championships in that sport as well as top placements in USPSA, IDPA, IPSC, and 3 Gun. What does it take to be fast? In this replay of a recording I did in 2017, BJ goes into detail on how he practices, what type of guns he likes, and what it takes to...

Pat McNamara served over 22 years in special operations and worked in the Unit. Like so many of the top tier cadre, they focused heavily on the fundamentals of marksmanship followed up with major doses of competition. Pat is a highly motivated individual who inspires thousands of Instagram fans with his Sentinel Sermons and Basic Dude Skills clips. Pat has a podcast, The School of Badassery, and h...

Chili Palmer (his nickname) was one of the military advisors for the hit Netflix film "Extraction" starring Chris Hemsworth. If you haven't seen the movie yet, I have to say why not? If you are into excellent action movies with fantastic gunplay, then "Extraction" is for you. Too often Hollywood gets it wrong with things like taking the safety off a Glock or holding a pistol with a crazy grip. Wha...

Kyle Lamb is a former Army veteran who served the majority of time in Special Operations, and in the Unit (SOFD-D Delta Force). Most people just say "The Unit". During that time he served in Iraq, Bosnia, and fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. Once he left the military, Kyle starting teaching firearms instruction and also formed his gear company, Viking Tactics. Kyle has also written several shoot...

Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Once he retired from the Navy, Jack went on to pursue his second career goal of becoming a fiction writer. Jack released his first book, "The Terminal List" in 2018 and followed up with the highly successful "True Believer" in 2019. Both stories contained the same main character, James Reece who was also a Navy SEAL. The grea...

Steve Anderson is a firearms instructor as well as the host of the popular podcast "That Shooting Show". Steve has also written three books and dryfire practice and competition shooting. Recently Steve became a certified instructor of the Mental Management system developed by Lanny Bassham, who was an Olympic gold medalist and World champion. In this episode, I did a live Q&A with Steve and took t...

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This is the second part of the interview with the authors of the book "Match Mentality". In the first interview, I spoke with world champion Ben Stoeger and in this interview, I'm speaking with grandmaster shooter Joel Park. Joel is a competitive shooter in USPSA and also is a firearms instructor. One of the unique competitions Joel shoots are bowling pin matches. Bowling pin competitions are fast...

Ben Stoeger is a world champion pistol shooter. Ben is also a national champion many times over here in the USA and now teaches firearms classes as well. I've had Ben on the podcast before and he also was a Shooter's Summit instructor. One of Ben's passions is writing books and he believes it's important for instructors to write and get their thoughts out. Ben's latest book "Match Mentality" was c...

Adam Kinakin is the host and creator of the Tactical Breakdown Podcast. The Tactical Breakdown gives listeners a better understanding of training, tactics, and technology used by law enforcement, military and security professionals. The show also has partnered with Caliber Press to bring a monthly roundtable of experts to discuss issues facing the tactical world. This is a live show the airs the l...

This is a "Part II" episode from a previous session I did with Jon "MochaBear" Dufresne where he talked about low light shooting. We didn't get to cover using Night Vision goggles, so I finally was able to sit down and record it with him. If you haven't heard it, I'll link that show below. Jon, if you don't know about him, is a former US Army Ranger and now is a full-time firearms instructor. He t...

William Petty is a rising star in the tactical training arena. Petty, who is a law enforcement officer, has developed a highly popular vehicle tactics class that is now being taught by certified instructors around the country. We operate with and within vehicles all day long so it is necessary to understand the dynamics when it comes to winning a gunfight around a car. William was a speaker at the...

I wanted to replay an earlier episode (number 64) of the podcast on the 12 year anniversary of when Officer Jared Reston was shot multiple times in a shooting. Jared is a true warrior who overcame the odds and won the gunfight. Lots of lessons to learn… Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in a gunfight?  Chances are if you are listening to this podcast you might carry a gun on a daily ba...

Michael Bane is one of the top producers in the gun entertainment business. For over 20 years, he has created and sometimes hosted several of the top gun centric television shows on the Outdoor Channel including, "Shooting Gallery", "Gun Stories with Joe Mantegna", and "Best Defense". Michael also has over 600 episodes of his Down Range Radio and now, for 2020 Michael is launching a new podcast. "...

This is a replay of episode 110 from back in May 2019. After the horrible attack at the church in White Settlement, Texas I felt compelled to re-release this episode specifically since it deals with how to protect your church and synagogues. Two institutions under attack. Wayne Black is a security expert. His company, Wayne Black and Associates handles executive protection, security, and investiga...

So long 2019 and hello 2020. In this final episode of the year, I look back at the top three episodes (in terms of downloads) in the past three months. JJ Racazza, Ron Avery and Yong Lee. All top competitive shooters and all were involved in law enforcement (interesting…) JJ Racazza is a world champion shooter and is always at the top of the leader board. I took a class from JJ and he taught an in...

This episode comes from the 2016 Shooter's Summit. I was asked about releasing this episode into the wild from a fan of the show. Bennie Cooley has been a legend in the 3 Gun community with some of the top stars of both 3 Gun and modern warriors all learning and training with him. Bennie is a no-nonsense type of guy with lots of great knowledge on shooting as well as staying alive in a gunfight. I...

This is the audio replay of the Live Q&A I did with Frank Proctor. Frank is a former special operations soldier and firearms instructor. Frank also competes in USPSA at the grandmaster level. We discuss shooting, firearms as well as take questions from the live session on YouTube. Here is a link to the video of this session: Frank Proctor Live Q&A Here is Frank's website: http://www.frankproctorsh...

Ernest Langdon Served 12 years on active duty in the US Marine Corps.  Throughout that career, he was stationed in Panama as well as the Persian Gulf.  Some of his duties included being the Chief Instructor for the 2nd Marine Division Scout Sniper School and at the High Risk Personnel Course.  He also was the Platoon Sergeant for a Close Quarter Battle and Designated Marksman team and Sniper Plato...

Steve Anderson is known as the "Dry Fire Guy" and has published three successful books. Steve has also been a frequent guest on the Firearms Nation Podcast as well as the Shooter's Summit. Steve is a friend and coach and I've taken two of his standard classes. Recently, Steve announced that he is starting an Advanced Class to further his training philosophy. If you haven't caught his podcast, "Tha...

Adam Kraut has been a guest before on the Firearms Nation Podcast. He is an attorney who fights for gun rights and previously ran for the board at the National Rifle Association. Currently, Adam is now the Director of Legal Strategy at the Firearms Policy Coalition. The Coalition fights legal battles, mostly for our 2nd Amendment rights. In this episode we get into the current struggle for gun rig...

Bob Vogel is one of the best shooters in the country. Not only has he earned World Championships, but he was also a police officer for many years and a SWAT team member. Bob currently teaches full time all over the world and competes at a ton of major matches in USPSA and IPSC. This interview comes from the 2018 Shooter's Summit where we talk about what it takes to be a better shooter and how to r...

Mike Wood is the son of a 30 year veteran of California Highway Patrol and Mike wrote the book "Newhall Shooting-A Tactical Analysis". This book breaks down the horrific shooting of four CHP officers and what was learned. Mike also is a firearms instructor and columnist for PoliceOne.com. His column is called Tactical Analysis and I found an article that I thought was insightful. The article was o...

John Currie is the everyman reviewer over at PewPewTactical.com, a gun and gear related blog. John also works as the Social Media Director so basically, he plays with guns and then posts it up on Facebook! Pew Pew Tactical has a ton of info from gun reviews to "how-to" guides on how to conceal carry for women. It's extremely people friendly and makes checking out the top carry guns a fun way of re...