Modern Self Protection Podcast

Are you prepared for crap to happen? Sooner or later it is going to happen to you! It happened to me today. My boss called and said we need you to practice more social distancing by taking a lay off. Nice!

Today is a Truck Talk Tuesday (TTT). Just you and me on a long drive sitting in the truck talking about guns and self-defense. I took a self defense friend of mine to his first shooting competition. He liked it, but when I watched him it reminded me that competition shooting and self defense shooting are very different things.

What is an MOA? And why should anyone care? It is very simple if you take the time to figure it out. In this easy 5 minute video you can learn what it is and why it’s important. If you already know, everyone needs a refresher. The simplicity can be overwhelming

When is the last time you took a look at the things in your life and what they says to criminals?

I’ve learned a lot in 20 years of carrying a gun. Something work and some don’t. But not only the gear, but also the mindset of what to carry and why. Yes, I do a modular system and it works for me.

A quick tip about carrying your EDC.. including a defensive tool always.

Two mental games you can play with yourself to improve your self defense anywhere at any time.

How does being tired effect your self defense? How can you be more aware even when you are tired?

I got rid of my speed sights because they weren't working for me. Check out the video to see why.

The little things you can do to improve your self defense without a lot of work. Easy stuff we know we all should be doing.

Chin is required to unload and lock up his gun every day for work. And for his special circumstance he actually obeys that rule. He needs a gun that he can load and unload everyday without having to worry about his ammo. We talk about why ammo could be the problem and things he could do about it, including getting a revolver and which one.

The stuff you may have missed and the stuff I can’t live without from SHOT Show 20202. I love the stuff that comes out every year at this time. And I love new stuff. I’m a gear head and have always been into the newest gear. This year there are some new and innovative stuff that I think I “need.”

Is it worth giving up some of your safety to go extra places? Is there a time it’s okay and a time it is not? How can you figure out the difference? In this podcast I’ll tell you how to do a risk assessment on your upcoming activity and let you make an informed decision on if you should or should not go. My point: Make an actual decision about the risk you will except and the ones you won’t. Don’t...

Do you really know your shotgun? What it can do and what the ammo can do? How well can you shoot your shotgun? Find out how to do it better in this podcast!

Quick, Five Minute tip about Black Friday.

Shooting the Sub2K is great! But is it a gun you can actually use for self defense?

Last week I had Surgery and it knocked me out for a couple days. When I was laid up, what to do about my personal security? What would you do?

Every piece of gear you use should be tested and understood by you. Then you should train, train, and train some more with that gear. It's only your life that depends on it.

Should you buy that used gun? Some things to think about.

How much time should you work on reloading your handgun for self defense? What technique to use? The history of the techniques.

Five Minute Friday! A quick tip about going to a firearms course. You should do it!

What I learned in Combat as a Marine in Iraq during the invasion. We where in the thick of it, and I was almost killed 3 times.

I train every day so that I can avoid the “justice” system here in the United States. The most pathetic part is that the US system maybe the most just in the world.

No one really wants to talk about firearms safety. We all just want it magically to happen to us and everyone around us. But, like everything else in life it takes work. What can you do if someone around you is being unsafe with a firearm?

Is it always a good idea to be armed? Is there a time when you would go unarmed? Why I chose to go to Las Vegas and not take a gun with me.