The Off Duty On Duty Podcast

Today my guest is John Hearne from Two Pillars Training. I recently attended his 9 hour lecture “Who Wins, Who Loses and Why”. If you carry a firearm for self defense, you NEED to hear this lecture. Thanks for listening and check out today’s sponsors. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: GUNS.Com – Buy, Sell, Trade and Much More! MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your fir...

Every range session should have a purpose and be specific to address your individual skill sets. Today I’m joined by industry luminary Wayne Dobbs to discuss 3 of our favorite shooting drills. We believe every cop should use these drill and be proficient at them. Do you need to get a practice session in? Then tune in and take notes! Sponsors of Today’s Episode: HandGun Drills – &...

Today I’m joined by one of my old work colleagues Phil Paz. Phil is now twice retired Military Vet and Policeman who is currently a professional actor. This episode is dedicated to my fellow pensioners that are finding difficulty with their new purpose and overcoming some of the damage from the profession. If you’re thinking about retiring you need to hear this! Sponsors of Today&#8217...

Jacob Paulsen of Concealed Carry Inc joins the podcast this week to interview me. Three questions he has wanted to ask but couldn’t due to my previous employment will be answered and discussed. Some may surprise you so tune in and brace for some hard truths about police work in todays world. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app...

Ah the 100th episode of Hany’s (The Joke that lives on) podcast for your entertainment this week. Caleb Giddings of Taurus USA joins me today and we just had a conversation. Nothing tactical or concealed carry related just a gun guys deep thoughts on guns, training, trainers, revolvers and general gun guy stuff. Thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode as we celebrate 100 podcasts! Sponsor...

Steve Moses is back for the second time with guest Sherri Thomson. Sherri is a retired FT Worth Police Department detective spending decades working sex crimes and human trafficking cases. I learned so much from Sherri I hope you find it informative as well. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app-guided coaching to improve each shot! B...

Joining me today is Steve Moses and Guy S. We discuss the pros and cons of carrying a smaller pistol. We tackle this from the concealed carrier and the police officer. If you are devoted to carrying a gun daily you will benefit from hearing the virtues of a smaller gun for certain applications. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app-gu...

Erick G from Cougar Mountain Solutions joins me this week to discuss 3 critical training components of running a red dot equipped pistol. Erick has been a Gunsite Academy Instructor for over 20 years and was responsible for the development of the Red Dot Specific Gunsite 250 Class. If you are carrying a pistol with a red dot sight you need to hear what Erick has to say. Sponsors of Today’s E...

How does a defensive load come to market? With all the big players in the market how does a niche group get an ammo company to build them the ammo they want? Rob Garrett, Mark Fricke and I went through this process with Georgia Arms Ammunition on the Snub Nose Load. It was a fun process and the intended result was achieved. Special thanks to Curtis at GA Ammunition for trusting the revolver round-...

If you flew F-15’s would the military ask you or to buy a Cessna for flight hours? Why do we expect police to perform their tasks with minimal training? Chuck Haggard was recently consulted as a witness involving Law Enforcement training and standards, more accurately a lack there of. Chuck believes as gun toting citizen or LEO you need to train to be your own expert witness. Sponsors of Tod...

Are you a trigger pinner? Click banger? Have you spent an inordinate amount of time holding the trigger back in an effort to improve your marksmanship skills? Well you are right and wrong. DB returns to talk about this hotly debated topic and much more. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app-guided coaching to improve each shot! Barrel...

Today we explore some of the less conventional carry techniques and positions. Hany joins me as we tackle some information on shoulder holsters, purse carry and much more! Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app-guided coaching to improve each shot! Barrel Blok – BarrelBlok is America’s Best-Selling Firearms Safety and Train...

There have been three recent training incidents involving live ammunition in the news recently. Two of them were tragically fatal. Training accidents are preventable with the proper precautions. Erick Gelhaus from Cougar Mountain Solutions , American Cop Magazine and Gunsite Academy joins me today to discuss how these senseless incidents can be stopped. We also talk about several products a traine...

DB and I went long today to answer the question what does the public expect from the police. Enjoy! The previous release somehow was deleted this is the re-posting of the episode. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: MantisX – Attach the MantisX to your firearm and receive app-guided coaching to improve each shot! Barrel Blok – BarrelBlok is America’s Best-Selling Firearms Safety a...

Hany is back again. Hany is a long time “1911 Guy”. The 1911 platform has exceeded its original expectations and evolved many times over the years and continues to be a preferred platform. I have a long history with the 1911 and 2011 as well. In this episode we discuss the pro’s and con’s for the LE crowd and the Armed citizen crowd. Are you considering jumping in to a 1911...

The Firearms Trainers Association is a company that I support and also one that supports me by providing instructor coverage. In today’s episode we talk to Gary and Steve from FTA-Protect to offer answers to some of the more frequently asked questions and dispel some myth’s etc. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: KSG Armory – KSG was founded on the core idea of making quality hol...

Legendary Lawman Chuck Haggard from Agile Training and Consulting joins me today to talk about OC, the devils hot sauce, liquid fire etc. Chuck was on the ground floor of the LE world when it began to be implemented and knows far more than the average bear about what it is and how it works. If you are on the fence about carrying OC tune in! Thanks for listening and check out our sponsor links belo...

Doug Deaton is a retired LEO and the proprietor of RDR Texas a Private Investigation firm focused on Expert Witness Opinion and Crisis Management. Doug and I discussed what we believe will be a new challenge to those teaching self defense with a firearm, legal Culpability. In other words you could be held responsible for the material you teach and how it is implemented and may incur liability if t...

Erick G from Cougar Mountain Solutions joins me today to talk the “Operational” aspects of pistol mounted red dot sights. Erick is about the only instructor I’ve seen talk about the operational considerations of using a pistol red dot. Erick was also the developer of the Gunsite 250 Red Dot Class. We are now 30 years into pistol red dots and have finally seen the integration comi...

Bolke is back. DB and I talk mainly about force decisions. Force decisions are where things go bad in the defensive gun community and the LEO world. It is also the area very few trainers spend any time addressing. So instead of how fast, how many rounds etc. we are devoting this episode to conveying how to make a good force decision if confronted with a perilous situation. Sponsors of Today’...

John Daub joins me today. We often hear the phrase “train like you fight” but how manyh people actually do it? John and I shot a few classes at Taccon together and I’ve always admired that he carry’s on the range what he carries every day from the gun to the holster and all points in between. John has been in the process of evaluating a minimum competency for concealed carr...

Steve Moses returns this week to give us his insight into church safety and security. Steve has managed security teams for over 20 years in some of the largest mega-churches in the Dallas area. We cover everything from the parking lot to the sanctuary in this episode. If you have a security team at your church or are a member of a security team you won’t want to miss this episode! Sponsors o...

Bryan just returned from Tom Givens Rangemaster Instructor Course hosted by Apache Solutions in Yadkinville North Carolina. It was such a good course our old pal Hany decided to let Rob be the host of the show for a change of pace. If you are an instructor or have considered becoming one, the rangemaster course is one I can’t recommend enough. Sponsors of Today’s Episode: EDC Belt Comp...

This Episode was not scheduled in advance. After the events of Uvalde TX I was reached out to by several listeners that recommended I get ahold of our old pal DB. DB spent many years running a security team for a very high end private school in Southern California where many of the richest families in Hollywood sent their children. I let DB take the reins and run with this one. Many people are sur...

So many different bullet weights, designs and velocities so how do I pick defensive ammunition? Mark Fricke is a retired cop, firearms instructor and historian of all things ballistic. Mark and I devote this episode to giving you the tools to select ammunition. We answer questions like what is DOJ/NIJ ammo testing and what does it mean? Sorry for the delays in getting content out I have been out i...