The Big Tex Ordnance Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Joe Dawson from  @bruiserindustriesllc1811   dropped by to talk to the crew fresh off of a two day scoped carbine class to discuss all things Joe. He shares lessons learned as a Navy SEAL, competitive long range shooter, instructor, and  Instagram commentator. We also delve into why he prefers the 80% solution and the trend of internet validation. For more information visit https:...

Send us Fan Mail Hot off the   Bruiser Industries Scoped Carbine 1 class the crew took the chance to sit down and discuss our thought on Joe's coursework. Find out if we smash or pass! This podcast brought to you by Btogear.com We will link the class once we get it on the schedule!  Support the show Find out more about Big Tex Ordnance at bigtexordnance.com

Send us Fan Mail Ike and Chris sit down with Xander from Ammoguy.net to discuss all thing ammo and small business related. Ammoguy.net is an online ammunition dealer with a storefront in Katy, Texas.  For more information check out  Ammoguy.net . Thanks to our sponsor  @BTOGear   , be sure to check out BTOgear.com Support the show Find out more about Big Tex Ordnance at bigtexordnance.com

Send us Fan Mail Ike & Chris sit down with former Apache Helicopter Pilot, Back Country Firefighter, and current Director of Operations of Heligunner Whitney Lindsey while at the Lethal Weapons Texas event at the Ranch. Whitney has interesting backstory and daily job that we think is pretty cool. If you would like to find out more information about Heligunner check out their website here helig...

Send us Fan Mail The crew gets to sit down with Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts and talk about all the things. Steve answers all the hard questions such as "What's the best light for a shotgun." He also gets into the weeds about optics, AR's, lever guns, and a little history lesson as well.  You can find out more about Steve at sentinelconcepts.com . As always this episode is...

Send us Fan Mail  In our last SHOT Show 2023 installment Ike and Ian got to chat with the crew from Blue Alpha, one of our favorite manufactures based out of Georgia!  We discuss how Blue Alpha was founded and how they rapidly scaled from a home based business to over 40 employees!  A few of their products are discussed in depth as well as how they run their business. You can find out more about B...

Send us Fan Mail Ever since we started the BTO Podcast one name has continually been requested, Jim Hodge...  The crew got to sit down and speak at length with Jim about who is Jim Hodge and why's and how's behind Hodge Defense Systems Inc.  We even manage to work in a few questions from our Facebook Group. We hope you enjoy this episode!  You can also find Hodge Defense Systems products...

Send us Fan Mail Our friend Alex Hartmann of Ridgeline Defense stopped by the shop to talk all things training and what he and his merry band of misfits are up to. If you have never heard of Ridgeline it's time to fix yourself and check out this great episode.  We discuss the inns and outs of scoped rifle classes and why we think this is not just a "trend that is going away". As alw...

Send us Fan Mail The crew sits down with the man behind "Deadbird Society" and discuss how Paul stumbled onto a cultlike phenomenon. We also discuss SOC-F and how both BTO and DBS both help further the cause of this outstanding organization.  For more information on Deadbird Society please visit https://deadbird-society.myshopify.com/ and for more information on SOC-F visit https://soc-f...

Send us Fan Mail Ike and Ian sit down with Dave Wilson of D. Wilson Manufacturing and talk about how he became the pin and weld king of the world. The crew talks about everything from parkerizing parks in his college dorm, spicey full auto 8.6s, and a 1940's Willies Jeep.    If you want to find out more about D Wilson check out https://www.dwilsonmfg.com/ This episode of the BTO Podcast is br...

Send us Fan Mail Another great SHOT Show episode! Ike and Ian sit down with Frank of the Tasker Network and Tom from Northstar Tactical and discuss the current trends in the 2A and training communities. This episode is brought to you by BTOgear.com and Big Tex Ordnance ! As always you can watch the full version of this video on our Youtube Channel !  Episode 30 Share, Train, and Engage- Frank &amp...

Send us Fan Mail  We had a chance to sit down and talk with Cory Star of Modlite Systems about the company, products, and what Modlite has coming in the near future. There is some great information in this one specifically about upcoming products and a few other cool things in development. Let us know what you think of the show in the comments or leave a review. You can also watch this podcast on...

Send us Fan Mail The crew sat down with Sofia Aimee, an up and coming firearms and self defense advocate to talk about her journey in the firearms industry. You can find out more about Sofia on Instagram and Youtube   @fit4fia or on the She Shield Podcast! Support the show Find out more about Big Tex Ordnance at bigtexordnance.com

Send us Fan Mail The BTO crew got to sit down with our friends Chris Sizelove (Blue Force Gear)  and Jack Lewis (Ambrosia Terrebonne/ SOLGW) at SHOT show 2023 and discuss the current state of the gun industry from their point of view.  Chris is a former US Army Ranger and current doer of all the things at Blue Force Gear. Jack is a former Navy submariner, deep water diver and current peace officer...

Send us Fan Mail Another SHOT show 2023 BTO Podcast installment this time featuring Jack and Keith from GAT Marketing.  Between the funny stories the guys give an interesting look at the marketing side of the gun world. For more information on GAT Marketing visit https://gatmarketing.com/ This podcast is brought to you by Big Tex Ordnance!  Support the show Find out more about Big Tex Ordnance at...

Send us Fan Mail The BTO team sit down with Michael ( Raven Concealment), Jerry ( Rat Mountain Design) and Matt ( Victory First) and talk about their past and present SHOT show experiences.  This is a real glimpse behind the curtain of the firearms industry.  You can find out more about our guest at: https://rcsgear.com/ https://ratmountaindesign.com/    https://victory-first.com/ As always you ca...

Send us Fan Mail Join Ike and Chris as they set down with Scot Jedlinski and Hunter Freeland of the Modern Samurai Project to talk about why misses are ok!   Tons of great knowledge bombs and bad jokes in this one! If you would like to find out more about Scott visit  https://www.modernsamuraiproject.com/ Don't forget you can watch this episode on Youtube! Please leave us a comment or a revie...

Send us Fan Mail The BTO crew sit down with firearm and tactics instructor Bryan Veliz of Slytac Training to talk about his background, training, and future of his newly relaunched training company.  As special thanks for BTO Podcast listeners - Bryan gave us this code- 10% off open enrollment classes - "BTOPODCAST" https://www.slytactraining.com/#/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/...

Send us Fan Mail This is our last episode recorded at Shooter's Symposium 22 where we sit down with Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics and Kyle Grothues of Son's of Liberty Gun Works! The camera work on this episode is rather meh so I would hop over to your favorite podcast player and download the episode. https://bigtexordnancepodcast.buzzspr... For more information on Aaron check out https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Strategy is the Craft of the Warrior -  Mr. Clark - Citizens Defense Research On this weeks episode Ike and the rest of the BTO crew sit down with their long time friend and mentor  K.A. Clark from Citizens Defense Research. We discuss philosophy, training, performance based shooting , and give Ian a lesson on the elite Rogers Shooting School test.  There might be an in depth disc...

Send us Fan Mail Ike and Chris sit down with Tony and Klay, the team behind Klash Bash and the upcoming Lethal Weapons Texas event! This is one of the funniest and informative episodes to date! If you want to find out more about Lethal Weapons TX check out the link below. https://www.lethalweaponstx.com Check out Klay's Youtube Channel here  @KLAYCO47   Check out Third Pin Threads for sweet A...

Send us Fan Mail Gun Nerds Assemble!  Henry & Josh- 9 Hole Reviews / Slate Black Industries  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  This episode the crew sits down with Henry and Josh from the Youtube channel 9 Hole Reviews to discuss their unique historical take on firearms. We dive deep into the gun nerd side of the pool on this one. If you would like to find out more about 9 Hole Reviews chec...

Send us Fan Mail Ike and Chris travel to San Antonio to chat with Mike & Kyle about how SOLGW came about and became the company we know today. This interview was conducted on site at what Sons affectionally call "The Green Dragon Tavern South". Mike gets in depth on technical aspects of part section, quality control, and the ATF. Please leave us a review or head over to the Facebook...

Send us Fan Mail Our fried Alex aka "The Suited Shootist" stops by to talk to Ike and the crew at BTO.  We discuss the finer point of not looking like a walking 5.11 advertisement and the challenges associated with being a responsible armed individual in a sometime non permissive world. You can find out more about Alex and the Suited Shootist at https://thesuitedshootist.home.blog/ Want...

Send us Fan Mail Quality Local Firearms Training - Craig Summers Templar Defense Ike and the crew sit down with friend and local firearms trainer/ class host Craig Summers of Templar Defense. "Templar Defense is a Houston based provider of firearms safety, education and training. We believe the right to self preservation and self defense is a fundamental human right given to us by our creator...