Modern Self Protection Podcast

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today:  Shooting Suppressed Guns.  How’s that work?  Does it help? Is it worth it? I shot a competition using suppressed guns last week at my local range, LoneStar Handgun, here in San Antonio and had a blast. Every time I go out I’m always trying to learn something.  I got to shoot, for time, and score, a full auto MP5, Remington 700 .3...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailFun Fun Fun Today:  What’s in your car that could be used against you or your family? Sanitize your car by going through it and taking out anything that could lead someone to your family or give them personal information that could be used to harm you or your family.  While you are at it, look with a police officer’s eyes and take out anyt...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today:  Extreme CQB (Close Quarters Battle) is not something to take lightly.  It is one of the worst fights you could ever get into.  Having someone holding you that is trying to kill you is more then frightening, it can paralyze you with fear.  You only have a moment to act.  What should you do? I’d love to tell you; do this technique...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today:  I talk about my experience over the Labor Day Weekend in Rockport TX one week after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the town. I talked straight from memory and tried to put it in chronological order.  I recorded this the day after we got back. It messed with me and I didn’t get everything right, but I think you’ll get the gist of what...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Are you prepared? Are you really prepared for anything?  Hurricane Harvey rolled though Texas and then came back for more.  The storm went through and devastated a bunch of small towns along the gulf just missing some of the bigger ones. When it came back for more it slammed the Houston area.  Houston is one of the biggest cities i...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today:  Today we discuss a bunch of indicators about you actually being under attack.  We also spend time on what point an actual attack begins and how you can keep that from happening. Avoidance is always the best.  At what point has a bad guy picked you as a victim?  Is there anything you can do about it?  How can you keep from being s...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  I get together with Bob Mayne and Paul Carlson to talk about the Sig P320.  We talk about hard questions, like: Would you still carry one if you had one? During the discussion we talk about: - Dropping any gun - Manufacturing - What should Sig Do - Do we allow P320s in our classes right now - What do we think about Sig and how they...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailFun Fun Fun Today:  Plate Carriers for Law Enforcement and civilian self defense use is on the rise and within a reasonable price now that you could actually own one with plates. But which one should you get? And what should you fill it with? What carrier should you get? Or what style at least to start with.  Then what plates and armor sho...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailFun Fun Fun Today: This is a Truck Talk Tuesday.  Just out of my mind and into the recorder like we were having a conversation in while traveling. I’m talking about the Firearms Safety Rules.  The 4 handed down from Jeff Cooper himself.  Should they change?  I’ve been thinking a lot about Number 2; “Never point the weapon at anything you d...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  I review the Sig 320 RX and Sig 320 X-Five new guns.  Spoiler alert: I liked them. I start with a quick history of the guns.  Then jump into my first thoughts on the original 320 when it came out. Then I talk about the 320 RX in great detail.  This was a spectacular gun and if you are thinking about getting one, listen to the podca...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday: Do you carry a bigger gun when you travel?  I have a truck gun that I carry anytime I’m out of town.  Do you add to your self defense carry stuff before you leave for a long trip? Do you think about it before you leave? This is a Truck Talk Tuesday.  Just out of my mind and into the recorder like we were having a conversation in whi...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today: Do you Carry Enough Gun to handle what may come your way?  Maybe, maybe not.  The bigger gun we can carry is generally better, but practicality has to be part of our lives also. Carry as much gun as you can get away with for any given circumstance. That will mean different things to different people at different times.  What can y...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today: Truck Talk Tuesday: I’m in the truck talking about one topic, no outline, just you and me talking on a long drive. Stupid Gun Tricks, we all have seen them go wrong, like here, a Girl Shoots Boyfriend for YouTube Stunt.  I know you aren’t that dumb, but we have all done things we probably shouldn’t have with guns and other dangero...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday: Truck Talk Tuesday: I’m in the truck talking about one topic, no outline, just you and me talking on a long drive. Test Everything! Don’t believe even the best of trainers until you test it for yourself.  Whether it’s gun takeaways, shooting techniques, or how equipment works, test it for yourself and then form an opinion and a plan...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  The American society has a great divide in it.  Us v Them that has nothing to do with  who we are, but how we are being manipulated by others that want something from us.  This divide in American Culture has been growing for years as we scream past each other, instead of talk to our neighbors.  Now that same divide is starting in t...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Truck Talk Tuesday we talk about the NRA’s Honor and Carry Guard Program.  Is it any good?  Should you want a class or insurance from them? How is the NRA acting now that it is officially in the training business to make money? The Honor Guard is their new (and improved?) training program with high end former military guys leading...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailFun Fun Fun Today:  Terrorism will continue to work in America for one simple reason: the people are not ready to do what is necessary to combat it. Some of you are ready for the fight, to help law enforcement, and stand up for what is right even when it’s hard.  Most people in America are not.  They just want “someone” to do “something” a...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailTruck Talk Tuesday (TTT): A shorter podcast with just one quick topic to keep you thinking about your self defense. Today:  Brass Check/Chamber Check/Press Checks; Whatever you want to call it, should you do it? When should you do it? When shouldn’t you do it? Quote of the day, “Do you even Brass Check, Bro?” Almost every instructor has an...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Intelligence drives all military operations. Your intelligence gathering should drive your self defense, before, during, and after an incident. Don’t ever stop gathering information to make a getter decision to make yourself and your family safer.  That information should be gather and used before someone tries to hurt you, while s...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  I talk with Caleb Causey and Karl Rehn about medical training and readiness. Do you know the basics?  Can you save someone that is bleeding out in front of you?  Don’t wait until something happens and try to fake it.  Get some training and be ready for a medical emergency.  It could be your life or a loved one’s life you save.   An...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailFun Fun Fun Today:  Calling 911 is a part of our world.  If you have never done it you should.  Like everything in the world, it takes practice to be good at it. During this podcast we go over two 911 calls.  One went well even though the operator was kind of being a pain.  The second one went badly even though the operator was doing a goo...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  The new Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 was announced at SHOT Show in January of this year.  From Smith’s web site “…the M&P M2.0 delivers an entirely new platform, introducing innovative features in nearly every aspect of the pistol, including trigger, grip, frame, and finish.“ Not sure that is the case, but it is pretty cool. This podcast...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  We talk about defending yourself at home.  Not just defending your home.  We defend what’s important in your home.  Your stuff isn’t really important, you and your family are.  The people is what we want to protect. This podcast talks all about protecting the people in your home with a simple self defense plan, helps harden your ho...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by Email  Today:  How fast matters in a gun fight? What speed matters? And how can you measure that time?  Speed is relevant to the bad guy.  So how fast do you need to be? Rob Morse called in a Voice Mail about the conversation Paul Carlson and I had about how fast should you shoot on the last podcast.  He brought up a great point about awareness...

Click to download from iTunes Click Here Get Notes by EmailToday:  Paul Carlson talks about speed between shots for self defense shooting. Does it really matter? What should you spend your time on to improve? Check out the podcast to find out. Announcements Upcoming Courses April 29-30, 2017 Beyond Concealed Carry Enhanced Self Defense Pistol Course inDallas TX Sign Up Here!  Get More Information...