Ballistic Radio

“There’s always a battle in product management in the companies in the firearms business of, ‘Hey, I want this product to do this,’ and...

“I honestly couldn’t tell you why I didn’t put more emphasis on the medical stuff. My mom’s a nurse, one of my aunt’s is...

“Every time we do something new, people’s lives depend on it.” — Tom   It’s a show about holsters! If you are wondering about...

“I used to hear in my former profession, ‘the best way to learn is experience,’ and after having a few bad ones I realized...

“If you are known as a menace to your neighborhood and then you have the best shooting–it is the best textbook, self-defense shooting in...

“So, putting the finger on the trigger starts, at position three, which–to me–sounds too early but in actuality because the rest of the draw...

“There are certain scenarios where yeah, you can get away with [carrying empty chamber] and you’ll be fine and there are other scenarios where...

“When we think of scenarios as civilians… we tend to think of them in very black and white terms… When we start seeing the...

“‘Why would somebody want to hurt me?’ The correct answer to that is, who cares? It doesn’t matter why they want to hurt you,...

"...There's no law that you can pass that stops people from murdering each other." - Oconee County Georgia Sheriff Scott Berry Sheriff Scott Berry from Oconee County Georgia and his Chief Deputy, Lee Weems, join John and Andy for tonight's show. They discuss gun control, confiscation, the change in public perception of Law Enforcement officers, as well as the Sheriff canceling Valentine's day, and issuing Glock 18C's at their department. Additionally, phone troubles strike, and John enters panic mode...

"...Another one of those things that I think competitive shooting breeds that's helpful for the tactical shooter is being aggressive with seeing. Not just letting your eyes and your mind hang out in one place but driving onto the next thing and receiving that next piece of information so that you can process it, then react to it." - Frank Proctor   John and Andy kick off season 2 of Ballistic Radio with Frank Proctor from Way of The Gun. They discuss everything from "Why shoot competition" to the need for knowing your personal limitations with any given platform. Additionally John gives some updates on the FNS-9L 50,000 round endurance test as well as the state of the 20,000 round Knight's Armament SR-15 MOD2 test.

"If you don't have that interactivity component in your firearms training I think if the problem in the real world goes beyond something as simple as bad guy, gun, shoot, clean. If there's any level of ambiguity then we see some really big drop-offs..." - Craig Douglas. For the season 1 finale 4 Lucky fans win prize packages valued at $600. John hosts Craig Douglas and they discuss; Live fire versus force on force training and the value obtained in FoF, how to prevent good guys shooting other good guys, the importance of the surreptitious draw, and 3 things that Craig does on a daily basis to help avoid conflict in the first place.

For their 50th episode John and Andy welcome Adrian Chavez of Salient Arms International onto the show, after the originally scheduled guest cancels due to illness. They discuss improved performance through innovation, as well as answering the burning question...When will Salient Arms' webpage be done?

"I think a lot more attention should be paid internally to what is my role in the world? What am I walking out my front door to do, and does my gear match that role, and does my choice match the sort of threat envelope that I will encounter?..." - William Aprill   This week John and Andy re-welcome 2013's most popular guest, William Aprill. They discuss people's Schemas of self-defense, and how often times people try to fit the world into their pre-conceived notion of how things are, instead of adapting to the actual realities of the threats they are likely to face. William announces the dates for the long awaited Paul-E-Palooza II Memorial Training Conference before discussing victim selection, and how to become a no-go to a violent criminal actor.

"Gunfighting is problem solving at speed..." -Erik Lund Fueled by too much caffeine John gives Andy the introduction he's always deserved before welcoming Team FNH Pro-shooter Erik Lund onto the show. They discuss a myriad of topics including setting up a carbine for home defense, why the pistol is a complimentary weapon not a secondary one, as well as the practical differences between competition shooters and tactical ones. Additionally in the final segment Erik brings to light a very under looked hole in most people's self-defense plan.