Modern Self Protection Podcast

Are you always looking for the "new gun?" Do you fall into the shiny new syndrome? Do you ever get shiny new gun syndrome? I do. But is it good for you? When should you want a new gun. When should you get a new gun? Does it matter? Yes, it matters. The more you stick with one gun, the more you will know that one gun and the better you will be with it. Keep trading guns and you will never know ever...

Modern Self Protection Podcast, a self-defense podcast for normal people. Click the Image to Subscribe on iTunes Glocks have internal safeties but no external or manual safety. Are internal safeties on a handgun you carry for self-defense enough? Should you have a manual safety on your concealed carry handgun? The answer, like most things in our world is "it depends". See the rest of the show note...

"Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on." - Nick Fury the Avengers   If you watch the news things are bleak at best. No matter what happens out there we are done is what the news says. I've decided to not watch the news. Because what do they know?   I've reached out to a bunch of my friends and they have reached out to me. You are not alone about some of the...

How is your hope for the future? What is your plan for the future? Without hope, we won't do anything. You have to have hope for a better future. Admittedly, the future is tenuous at best. But it always has been. For at least 100 years people have been worried about the United States collapsing. As long as we, the American People, don't turn on each other, America will live forever. My worry is th...

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Yesterday somehow I only uploaded part of the podcast... here is the second half of the show. Thanks for listening and staying with me. Stay Safe,  Ben

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Click to Subscribe Subscribe Where were you when the planes hit on 9-11?  What did you feel that day?  How did those feelings change in the following weeks? I want you to remember that feeling of unity in the following couple weeks.  How the country stood up together against one thing.  Nothing else mattered.  All the petty BS went away… even when the media tried to bring it back, we rejected it....

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Click to Subscribe Subscribe Thirty-Round AR Mags should be loaded at 28 rounds. More and you risk your rifle malfunctioning. But how can you tell if there are 28 rounds in there?  Are there more or less? Here is an easy way to tell if you have loaded your 30-round AR Mags correctly. Stay Safe, Ben   Check out http://modernselfprotection.com for more great tips.

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Click to Subscribe Subscribe Face masks are becoming part of our world. Good, bad, or indifferent it seems they are here to stay. Should you wear one or not for your health? I have no idea. That isn't my area of expertise. I've read a lot about it, just like I hope you have over the last five months. But should you wear one for your physical security? I do. I'm always trying to blend into my surro...

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Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: Are you as prepared as you think you are?  Have you been tested?  Have you tested yourself?  Are you improving everything in your life? We all like to think we are prepared for anything.  And if you have your mindset right, you can get through anything.  You are prepared.  But can you do it better? The answer to everything in life is always yes.  You can do it b...

Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: How much do you practice your self-defense skills?  All of them?  Your handgun, rifle, knife, hand-to-hand, physical fitness, and avoidance all need practice, training, and work. Where do you start?  How can you be good enough?  How much time should you make to practice your skills?  How much training should you get? From my experience in 11-gun fights, you will...

Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: Jarrad Markel from Student of the Gun is my guest.  Jarrad is a great guy and has been working on Student of the Gun for almost 10 years, carrying a gun since he was legally able, was a professional MMA fighter for about 5 years, and started taking self-defense firearms courses when he was 16! Jarrad has a unique place in the world since his father is Paul Marke...

Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: Back to basics: Mindset.  Mindset is the most important skill you can learn.  You need to learn to be positive and that you can and will survive… and even win if it comes down to it. In a violent encounter, you need to have your mind in the right place to win.  In fact, it starts before you get into any encounter.  What is your mindset?  Are you in it to win it?...