ProArms Podcast

The ProArms Podcast Team visits the SHOT Show in Orlando Florida and review some of the new products.

Finally we present our much awaited, much requested episode on Crimson Trace Laser Grips and Sights. We all use them for a variety of purposes and hope we can answer some of our listener questions here. First we’ll start off with a link to crimson trace so you can see just what we are talking about: http://www.crimsontrace.com/ Chris Christian could not be with us on the day we recorded so we are posting what he had to say here: Many shooters find that with just minimal practice the CTC sights can be instinctual to use in a stress situation. You know that I’m a well trained shooter, practice regularly, and am always among the Most Accurate at the one or two IDPA matches I shoot each month. I know what iron sights look like, and how to use them I also have CTCs on three "working" guns. The CTCs are zeroed, but I don’t practice with the lasers much at all ( I may go months without firing a single round with them).Virtually all my practice is with my iron sighted match guns. NOW.. WITH ALL THAT SAID... When I went through LFI 1 last year we did the video "Shoot/Don’t Shoot" drills. Steve’s J-frame (empty) with CTC was the gun we used. There is a significant degree of stress facing the video with the whole class watching. Your conscious mind is attempting to evaluate the situation and take the proper course of action. The first scenario I faced was the old fart with the crowbar at the back of the house who suddenly turns and charges you with it raised. It happens very fast! I quickly double tapped him in the upper COM (Sniper’s Triangle, Golden Triangle, whatever you want to call it). Steve commented " Good hits." I knew they were because I could see the laser. BUT I DO NOT CONSCIOUSLY REMEMBER SEEING THE IRON SIGHTS. When that threat materialized quickly, under stress, the gun was properly presented to the target and that bright red dot became my immediate sub-conscious focus point. It overrode years of iron sight training. It completely dominated my sub-conscious mind and the double tap hits were instinctive. If the laser had not been present I would have made hits with the iron sights... but not as fast, and not as accurately. My experience... and my opinion... is that a shooter with some level of training will bring the gun on target, and seek some degree of sight picture/sight alignment. If the laser isn’t visible due to light levels or background it is a non-factor, ignored by the sub-conscious, and iron sight training takes over. If the laser is brightly visible it seems to AUTOMATICALLY OVERRIDE that... sub-consciously... and becomes the focal point. And, it doesn’t seem to take a lot of training to have that occur. When things happen quick & close that bright red dot will drive the sub-conscious mind, Just a thought. Chris

Finally we present our much awaited, much requested episode on Crimson Trace Laser Grips and Sights. We all use them for a variety of purposes and hope we can answer some of our listener questions here. First we’ll start off with a link to crimson trace so you can see just what we are talking […]

This is Part 2 or our episode on the Home Defense Shotgun.   Mas’ shotgun primer/refresher from Backwoods Home Magazine.

It’s our last episode of the year and it is Magnum sized, so big that we had to divide it into two parts so be sure that you get both parts! (A double-barreled podcast, so to speak.) In response to lots of listener feedback and questions we thought that we would discuss the shotgun for […]

The ProArms team discusses giving gifts for the holiday season and beyond.  First Herman talks about how to legally give a firearm as a gift to a friend, relative or a minor.  The whole team discusses some of their gift suggestions for people who loves to shoot.

The ProArms Team discusses the 10mm. Mas covers the History of the 10mm and the group discusses the various guns and cartridges available. Next we listen to a gentleman who was involved with the Harold Fish case from Arizona. Harold Fish defended himself from an irate attacker, while walking on the Arizona Trail, with a […]

The ProArms Podcast Team Reviews the “High-End” 1911 Pistols

The ProArms team tries something different for this episode. Normally our producer (me) spends a lot of time editing each podcast, taking out the umms, ahhhs, creaks and any bad words that might occur. This time we are presenting it to you in all its unedited glory. Don’t worry; it still has a PG rating. […]

ProArms is on the road again, this time in Arizona. First a couple of friends join Gail on a visit to Robar. Then Gail visits with a Galco representative and finally we hear a young man who has overcome great medical and physical challenges to become a champion shooter.

ProArms is on the road again, this time in Arizona. First a couple of friends join Gail on a visit to Robar. Then Gail visits with a Galco representative and finally we hear a young man who has overcome great medical and physical challenges to become a champion shooter.

The ProArms Team takes a look at the ubiquitous Glock pistol in all its incarnations. Present for this Discussion are: John, Terri, Mas, Steve, Herman, Mike, Gail and Claudette the Rottweiler.  Since its inception the Glock has proven itself to be a very popular pistol in the Military, Law Enforcement and civilian markets. All the […]

The ProArms Team takes a look at the ubiquitous Glock pistol in all its incarnations. Present for this Discussion are: John, Terri, Mas, Steve, Herman, Mike, Gail and Claudette the Rottweiler.  Since its inception the Glock has proven itself to be a very popular pistol in the Military, Law Enforcement and civilian markets. All the participants have not only “taught and shot” the Glocks extensively, but all have substantial experience carrying them.  All likewise have considerable experience shooting matches (and frequently winning) with Glocks in calibers 9mm, .40, .45 ACP, and even .45 GAP.  Two have carried them on police duty, and one has been involved in court cases that focused on shootings with Glock pistols. We also go into the Glock Shooting Sports Foundation (GSSF) matches, and include an exclusive interview with The Man Himself, Chris Edwards, head of GSSF! If all you know about Glock is what you hear in the movies like this quote from Die Hard 2: “That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me! You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn't show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it costs more than you make here in a month!” You defiantly need to listen to this podcast. There are lots of links for this episode so I’m just going to list them here: Steve’s Article on Glock Maintenance Advantage Arms Robar Tarnhelm Commonoli TruGlo TacGrip GSSF

The ProArms podcast is on the road again. This time we visit the Blue Trail Range in Connecticut. The range has been in existence for over 60 years and now they have been under siege by a developer who wants to shut down the range. Gail talks with range owner David Lyman about the problems […]

Steve is back and in this episode the ProArms Team runs the Smith & Wesson M&P auto pistols through their paces at a local IDPA match.  Mas gives us a history of the M&P and other polymer pistols made by S&W. Chris, who has been a big M&P fan  for quite some time, gives us […]