I was able to train with Yong Lee for the first time since I met him when we were on TEAM SIG.  This past weekend I took his first Advanced Pistol Optic Management course.  It was definitely an eye opener when it comes to shooting a red dot on a

My guest today is a senior editor at The Federalist and is also a nationally syndicated columnist.  His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and the Washington Post.  He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC and other talk shows or podcasts.  And finally, my

One of the distinct pleasures myself and a lot of other people enjoy is smoking a cigar while out on the range.  I see it a lot at shooting competitions.  I’ve also seen it after tactical classes.  There is something about the concept of enjoying the cigar with friends that

This week I was prepping for the 2018 IPSC US Nationals which was held at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, FL.  The match director was Shannon Smith who always puts on a terrific competition.  I recently had Shannon on my second YouTube live stream and this is the audio

This podcast is a little different than the normal fare as I discuss a dark time in the world’s history.  I was given a copy of the book, Gun control in the third reich several years ago and was moved after reading it.  The author, Stephen Halbrook, is a well

Steve Tarani is the first person to be interviewed twice on the Firearms Nation Podcast!  Steve is a rather imposing fellow, tall, strong and well versed in multiple ways to take you down.  He has studied numerous martial arts, mostly from the devastating knife arts of the Philippines and Indonesia

Shane Coley is the son of a law enforcement officer who grew up in Mississippi playing baseball and football.  But what Shane really liked was going to the range with dad and learning how to shoot.  Soon Shane began competing in USPSA and started winning matches.  That caught the eyes

Iain Harrison holds the title of being the first winner of the shooting reality TV show Top SHOT!  Iain used that victory to enter the world of firearms and began working in the industry doing PR at the laser grip company CrimsonTrace.  According to Iain, he was always the type