Firearms Nation Podcast

  Julie Golob is a professional shooter who is sponsored by Smith and Wesson.  She grew up competing in practical shooting and was selected to be a part of the elite Army Marksmanship Unit whose mission was too recruit and enhance various units inside the Army with their shooting.  Julie left the military and competes now in USPSA, IDPA, 3 Gun and NRA Action Pistol.  Julie also finds time to be a...

John McClain is a funny guy.  He is known for wearing very loud golf pants on the shooting range not to intimidate his competitors, but rather to have…fun.  What a concept?  Having fun while shooting.  This tactic also is proven to help people during competition.  John started late getting into firearms but once he started shooting at the range, he knew this was for him.  Now John is a grandmaster...

Iain Harrison holds the title of being the first winner of the shooting reality TV show Top SHOT!  Iain used that victory to enter the world of firearms and began working in the industry doing PR at the laser grip company CrimsonTrace.  According to Iain, he was always the type of person who took advantage of being at the right place at the right time and was chosen to be the editor-in-chief at th...

For the past three years at SHOT Show, I've been lucky to sit down with Michael Bane who is a media mogul in the shooting world.  Michael produces pretty much all of the top gun shows on the Outdoor Channel like, BEST DEFENSE, GUN STORIES with Joe Mantegna, SHOOTING GALLERY as well as his podcast and webshow on DOWN RANGE TV.  In addition, Michael is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to firearms...

Mike Foley is the President of the US Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) going on his third year.  The first year he had to deal with the problems from the previous administration.  Year two started his agenda and now in year three, this is Mike's presidency.  There are several pressing issues that the 30,000 plus members are very concerned about.  Mike took the time at the 2018 SHOT Show to s...

Adam Kraut is running for the NRA Board of Directors.  Adam is a lawyer and worked at a gun store before he got into the arena of political action.  Adam has shot firearms since he was a child and currently works on concealed carry issues in his state. The election is in about two months so I wanted to discuss some of the issues with Adam to get his take on it.  Adam is younger than most of the cu...

My guest today is Dave Hartman who is the host of the 3Gun Show podcast https://3gunshow.com/  which is a weekly show covering matches as well as interviewing the people in the 3 Gun world.  Dave had a corporate job out of college and after a 3 gun match one day, he decided to throw it all away and travel the county shooting and interviewing people.  He's been travelling for 3 years now and the ho...

  Ava Flanell is the host of the Gun Funny Podcast and is the owner and instructor at Elite Firearms and Training in Colorado.  Ava became an instructor after leaving the fast paced world of New York City and move back to Colorado after her mother (who was also a firearms instructor) passed away.  Ava learned to shoot from her mother and took on the mantle of becoming a very successful firearms in...

  Kerry Davis  also know as "Pocket Doc" is a former ER Medic in the United States Air Force, from 1991 to 2007.  While he was serving, he also was stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC as a flight medic.  Once he retired from the Air Force, he became a civilian paramedic and then worked as a RN in a critical care and emergency room.  Kerry is also a shooter who previously taught for Magpul Dynamics and curr...

This is a 2017 Shooter's Summit replay on a fascinating topic..the 4th Rule in gun safety.  Col. Jeff Cooper created the 4 Rules that appear at every gun range, firearms book or DVD and even on some YouTube videos.  Violate any of the rules and you could have a catastrophic event.  Wayne talks about the 4th rule (Be aware of what's in front of your target and beyond it) and why it's so important t...

BJ Norris is a several time World Champion and National Champion in Steel Challenge.  He started shooting at the age of 11 and went on to win the Junior National Championship three years later. He is also a world record holder for having the fastest score in history in a Steel Challenge World Championship in the Limited division.  Currently, BJ works for Freedom Munitions as the marketing manager....

Arik Levy is well...me.  I was fortunate enough to be a guest on the Concealed Carry Podcast with Riley Bowman.  You might remember Riley as a guest on my podcast and he'll also be one of the 31 speakers on the 2017 Shooter's Summit! The 2017 Shooter's Summit will launch on Dec. 17th till the 23rd.  Sign up now so you won't miss a session.  Go to www.shooterssummit.com  today to register.

This is a short preview of some of the content you'll get on the 2017 Shooter's Summit.  Over 30 of the top firearms instructors discuss all sorts of topics:  competitive shooting, every day carry, shooting around vehicles, getting women into shooting and much more.   Some of the instructors include: Brian Enos, Ben Stoeger, Bob Vogel, Eric Grauffel, Steve Anderson, William Petty, Rob Pincus, Hana...

Randy Lee is the president and gunsmith at Apex Tactical, a company that specializes in gun parts for pistols.   Apex took off when they introduced a replacement sear for the Smith and Wesson M&P pistol line which made those gun shoot much better with a better trigger pull.   From that moment on, Apex Tactical was always the go to part for any M&P and now Glock, CZ and even FN.   Apex further thei...

This is a replay from the 2016 Shooter's Summit with 4 division Grandmaster in USPSA, Yong Lee.  Yong is also a full time law enforcement officer, firearms instructor and SWAT team leader.  He is certified as an instructor for the Force Science Institute and teaches officers not only how to shoot better but survive a gunfight. The 2017 Shooter's Summit is going to be released on December 17th thro...

Scott Jedlinski also known as "Jedi" which is a very cool nickname to have, better than "gopher"..Scott is the brains and teacher for the Modern Samurai Project which is his training company.   His primary focus is teaching students the fundamentals of shooting their handguns with mini red dot sights or RDS.   Red dots on handguns are here and will be the future of shooting.   Jedi also competes i...

Alan Normandy is the brains and CEO of Battle Comp Enterprises which makes one of the most successful muzzle devices for AR-15 rifles.   It's called, well, the Battle Comp which is short for compensator.   For the uninitiated, having a compensator allows gas to leave the rifle in a designed fashion.   The Battle Comp made the rifle shoot with minimal muzzle rise and had a decent flash reducer.   T...

Brian Wilson, not the singer, is the brain in charge at UM Tactical, a firearms accessory company.   Brian is an insightful designer who worked in both the auto and home industries before falling into the world of firearms.   By finding a solution to mounting a red dot on his handgun led him to rethinking parts on guns to make them run better. Along the way UM Tactical has won numerous design awar...

My guest today has had an amazing shooting career…at the age of 19.   Ashley Rheuark is a USPSA National Champion as well as a IDPA Distinguished Master.   Ashley shoots not only USPSA and IDPA, but is a very strong competitor in 3-Gun.   Since she became sponsored by the legendary Taran Butler, her talents thrived in competition, slamming down rifle stages like men two decades older than her.   T...

I have to tell you there are not many people that make me feel old, but when I was talking to today's guest, well that thought came into my mind.   The young Mason Lane, who is one of the top competitors in the country, has accomplished so many titles and yet is only in his early twenties.   You would think that someone so young would be arrogant and misbehaved but Mason comes from a disciplined f...

What is it like to be a world champion?   How much focus and dedication goes into performing at that level.   Could you do it?   Could you do it knowing this might be the last time you were able to go to a world championship? Most competitive shooters in action pistol or USPSA (if you live in the US) know my guest as one of the best production class (that's the somewhat stock guns) shooters.   Ben...

How do you go from being a computer playing kid to number 2 at a National Championship?   My guest today is Hwansik Kim, a 29 student raised in S. Korea.   Hwansik or "Chic" as his friends call him picked up a real firearm only four years ago and started competing a year later.   Today, he is sitting back after a great year taking 2nd at Optics Nationals and 5th at Iron Sight Nationals.   What kin...

The name Blackwater brings out the mystic of the money for hired mercenary, traveling to a far land to get involved in things best left to tough men.   The thrill a minute job speeding through the streets of a non-permissive environment trying to protect your client while being shot at.   Who signs up for this kind of work?   What are the job requirements? My guest today worked for the notorious B...

My guest this week is Shannon Smith.   Shannon just got back from the 2017 World Shoot in France.   The IPSC World Shoot takes place every three years and it's comparable to the Olympics of the action shooting world.   Shannon is a grand master shooter in USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association) shooting both open division (that's the race guns with red dots on them) and limited divisi...

My guest this week is Aaron Cowan.   Aaron served in the Army and National Guard as an infantryman.   There he served as a rifleman and designated marksman in addition to learning small unit tactics and close quarter combat techniques.   After his service, Aaron became a private security contractor where he protected convoys, worked on personal protection details and also provided security during...