Firearms Nation Podcast

Jennifer Fulford was a deputy sheriff back in 2004 when she went to a suspicious incident call. A child on the phone was stating strange men were in the house and on arrival she met up with the female homeowner who was acting strange. It turned out three men were inside committing an armed home invasion. Jennifer got into a gunfight with two of the men and despite being shot multiple times, she wa...

Jeremy Griffin is a classic entrepreneur who has put his resources into starting a new kind of shooting sport. Dropzone Gunner is basically an outdoor obstacle race with shooting mixed into it. Those races are very popular and people have a great time competing in them. So Jeremy thought why not include shooting and have people who never shot a gun before, get out and try it. You also get experien...

Mike Foley was just elected to be President of the USPSA or United States Practical Shooting Association. This organization has over 30,000 members and over 500 clubs throughout the nation. It is by far one of the biggest shooting sports out there and one that I compete in. Mike had a lot of accomplishments in his first four years and now is looking ahead to solidify his legacy. If you ever had an...

Rossen Hristov is an instructor at the Tactical Performance Center out in Utah. Rossen, who is originally from Bulgaria, met up with Ron Avery and the two hit it off when it came to understanding the path to become a better shooter. Both of them had a foundation in the martial arts and brought that over to Ron's scientific approach and teaching style. Rossen became an instructor with his backgroun...

This is an audio podcast of the live show I did with JJ Racaza. JJ is one of the fastest shooters around competing in USPSA, IPSC and Steel Challenge. JJ also worked in Federal Law Enforcement and was a firearms trainer as well. JJ now competes and teaches classes year round and also has his own gun store in Las Vegas. In this replay you'll here how JJ succeeds at shooting and he also takes a ton...

Frank Proctor is a veteran of Special Forces and served for over 20 years. Frank is also a competitive shooter in USPSA and started competing when he was in the Army. He quickly rose the ranks to grandmaster and found that his competitive skills helped him in the tactical arena. Once Frank retired, he started teaching full time. Over the years Frank's skillset helped him design several products an...

Shane Coley is captain of Team Glock. This year he is dominating USPSA Area matches on his way to compete in the National Championship in under two months. Shane was on Episode 52 of the Firearms Nation Podcast and also was a part of the last year's Summit. I wanted to share that episode so that people can see what hard work can do for getting better at your shooting. www.shooterssummit.com  

Riley Bowman runs ConcealedCarry.com and is the host of the Concealed Carry Podcast. Riley also has been a guest on the Firearms Nation Podcast as well as an instructor on the 2017 Shooter's Summit. I wanted to talk to Riley this week since I heard from a friend that they had some problems flying with their firearm and that is always a good discussion. Along the way, Riley and I also discuss the f...

This is a replay of the interview I did with Charlie Perez who is a grandmaster competitive shooter. Charlie was a guest before on the podcast when he released his book "The Path of Focused Effort". He has his own shooting and training company called Big Panda Performance where he helps other shooters get better at…shooting. Charlie is an all around nice guy and through a lot of self-discovery lea...

Josh Froelich is a World Champion.  He took the title at the 2018 IPSC World Shoot Shotgun.  Josh, who was a former MMA fighter, is a grandmaster shooter in USPSA for PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine).  Josh also competes in 3 Gun and dominates the competition wherever he goes. This is a replay from Josh's session at the 2018 Shooter's Summit. To learn more or to purchase any of the previous summits, g...

Kerry Davis is the man behind Dark Angel Medical. His company not only sells tourniquets, chest seals and pressure bandages, but pushes out a ton of training. In Kerry's mind, everyone should have a tourniquet and get the necessary training. In this podcast we discuss if tourniquets are still important considering in active shooter situations, most of the victims are being shot in the chest area a...

Jon Dufresne is a former US Army Ranger and now teaches firearms full time. Part of Jon's curriculum focuses on low light shooting and shooting with night vision. An often overlooked aspect of self-defense and law enforcement operations is developing the skills needed to succeed in low light and no light situations. Jon and I go deep into the technical aspects of low light so bring your notepad… L...

Steve Anderson is a well know instructor in the competition shooting world. He has also been a guest of this podcast and the Shooter's Summit many times. In 2019, Steve's coaching career went into overdrive and now he is booked across America every weekend teaching a class. Steve also had the opportunity to go teach in South Africa recently and I wanted to know more about that experience. We all s...

Patrick Kelley has been shooting for a long time. He is an avid competitor, mostly known his shooting on the TV show "3 Gun Nation". Patrick starting shooting bowling pins and bullseyes and quick moved on to practical shooting. Patrick has an active YouTube channel and still competes at various 3 Gun matches. He is a brand ambassador for his many sponsors and one of the nicest guys in the shooting...

Andrew Branca is a lawyer who specializes in self-defense cases. Andrew has been a guest before on both the podcast as well as the Shooter's Summit. On this show, we get into some updates in the legal system and then talk about defending your castle and the legalities around it. There are a lot of myths when it comes to defending yourself with a firearm, that's why it's important to listen and lea...

Hilton Yam is a retired FBI Agent who spent a career putting away violent criminals and teaching firearms. He got started in shooting by competing in IPSC and learning about firearms from Bruce Gray. Along the way, Hilton began his work on 1911 guns and eventually formed his company, 10-8 Performance. That company went on to produce handgun sights for a variety of common handguns like Glock and Sm...

Christian Sailer just won the USPSA Area 6 Championship and is only 18 years old. He's on his way to becoming a National Champion and from there he hope to win at the upcoming World Shoot. Christian only started shooting a couple of years ago but he comes from a hardcore baseball background and treats his shooting like any sport. Christian talks a lot about how he practices, the daily grind at col...

Wayne Black is a security expert. His company, Wayne Black and Associates handles executive protection, security and investigations for a lot of high profile clients. Some of those clients also include churches and synagogues who now face threats every day. With the recent attacks on our religious institutions, I reached out to Wayne (who's been a guest on episode 19) to come on again and discuss...

Kita Busse is a movement coach for shooting who mostly teaches competitive shooters how to move better. Kita's company 180 Firearms Training teaches all over the world and Kita has an extremely busy schedule. Kita also competes in USPSA and provides feedback on videos sent to her where she can diagnose movement issues and body problems. To get in touch with Kita, use the links below: https://www.f...

Keith Garcia is a champion 3 Gun competitor with mad skills when it comes to shooting. I've been fortunate to have Keith on as a guest for several of the Shooting Summits as well as live YouTube events. This recording is the audio from my last live show this past week. In today's episode, Keith not only took questions but we discuss shooting matches, different strategies for getting better at shoo...

Dave Spaulding was a part of law enforcement for 36 years. During that time he was on his agency's SWAT team, worked narcotics and was a trainer. Dave has gone to multiple schools and taught at law enforcement conferences and seminars. When Dave retired, he went on to become a full time instructor and opened his own training company, Handgun Combatives. In addition, Dave has written for numerous g...

Mike Green worked as detective for the NYPD for many years. During that time he handled a lot of cases as well as developed a skill set when dealing with the criminal element. Mike used those skills to write a book on surviving travel to New York City. In my discussion with Mike, I learn what it takes to be a detective, what is was like to respond to the Twin Towers on 9-11, and how he became a bo...

Keith Tyler is a law enforcement officer out West and a competitive shooter in USPSA. He's reached the rank of Grandmaster and is also a firearms instructor. Keith has designed a unique program for his training academy that lasts seven months long. One of the nice things about Keith is his focus on the process of shooting to get his students (and himself) better. Leave some feedback in a review on...

Nick Yanutola -  is a Grandmaster in Production.  Nick started in IDPA and quickly shot up the ranks and won High Overall at the Carolina Cup in 2014.   He also made Grandmaster that same year and has since taken top 16 at many USPSA National Championships.  Nick also has been a frequent guest on the popular podcast Practical Pistol Show with World Champion Ben Stoeger. Please leave a review on iT...

  Welcome back to the Firearms Nation Podcast.   I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Sheepdog Nation Podcast and was very intrigued by the host, Autumn Clifford.   Autumn is a nine year law enforcement officer and started a podcast to get her thoughts out into the world and ended up gaining a following.   Now her podcast also has guests on each week.   Furthermore, she started a membership...