Firearms Nation

Brian Wilson – Build a Better Mousetrap

Brian Wilson, not the singer, is the brain in charge at UM Tactical, a firearms accessory company.  Brian is an insightful designer who worked in both the auto and home industries before falling into the world of firearms.  By finding a solution to mounting a red dot on ...

By |2017-11-03T04:36:47+00:00November 3, 2017|0 Comments

Mason Lane – The Kid Can Shoot!

I have to tell you there are not many people that make me feel old, but when I was talking to today’s guest, well that thought came into my mind.  The young Mason Lane, who is one of the top competitors in the country, has accomplished so many ...

By |2017-10-20T03:21:19+00:00October 20, 2017|0 Comments

Ben Stoeger – The World Champion

What is it like to be a world champion?  How much focus and dedication goes into performing at that level.  Could you do it?  Could you do it knowing this might be the last time you were able to go to a world championship? Most competitive shooters in ...

By |2017-10-12T19:02:04+00:00October 12, 2017|0 Comments

Hwansik Kim – Faith Based Shooting

How do you go from being a computer playing kid to number 2 at a National Championship?  My guest today is Hwansik Kim, a 29 student raised in S. Korea.  Hwansik or “Chic” as his friends call him picked up a real firearm only four years ago and ...

By |2017-10-06T11:27:23+00:00October 5, 2017|0 Comments

Shannon Smith – The Match Manager

My guest this week is Shannon Smith.  Shannon just got back from the 2017 World Shoot in France.  The IPSC World Shoot takes place every three years and it’s comparable to the Olympics of the action shooting world.  Shannon is a grand master shooter in USPSA (United States ...

By |2017-09-21T04:23:51+00:00September 21, 2017|1 Comment

Aaron Cowan – Red Dot Sights for Everyone

My guest this week is Aaron Cowan.  Aaron served in the Army and National Guard as an infantryman.  There he served as a rifleman and designated marksman in addition to learning small unit tactics and close quarter combat techniques.  After his service, Aaron became a private security contractor ...

By |2017-09-15T15:06:25+00:00September 15, 2017|0 Comments

Caleb Giddings

My guest this week is Caleb Giddings.  Most people first met Caleb when he was a contestant on the first season of the History Channel’s Top Shot series.  Before he was on the show, Caleb served in the Coast Guard and was a competitor in a variety of ...

By |2017-09-06T00:43:23+00:00September 6, 2017|0 Comments

Shawn Ryan – The Vigilant Guardian

My guest this week is former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan.  Shawn served in both Iraq and Afghanistan on SEAL Teams 2 and 8.  Once he finished his deployments he left the Navy and took a contractor position working for the CIA overseas.  Shawn has 14 years of combat ...

By |2017-08-29T18:59:42+00:00August 29, 2017|0 Comments

Aaron Barruga – Using Guerrilla Tactics

My guest this week is special forces veteran and firearms instructor Aaron Barruga.  After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan Aaron branched out to form his own training company, Guerrilla Approach.  He wants students to push themselves out of their comfort zone because that’s where the real learning begins. ...

By |2017-08-22T16:14:06+00:00August 22, 2017|0 Comments

Mike Hughes – Next Level Thinking

Mike Hughes is a force to reckon with.  He played college football before he went on to become a patent attorney.  Along the way he got into pistol competitions and soon developed a dry fire tool called the Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger Training Pistol or SIRT pistol for ...

By |2017-08-15T16:04:03+00:00August 15, 2017|0 Comments