John Brasseur, VP Commercial Product Management, Sig Sauer USA. John has been the leader and manager of many of Sig’s recent product innovations. He is also a hunter and fisherman who loves to mess with land lovers like Kyle. God Bless America!!
Larry Vickers, from Vickers Tactical and Scott Reidy from Sig Academy. Larry and I served together for many years, this is a question and answer podcast of things I’ve been wanting to ask Larry. Scott gets in the mix as well, having been a friend of Larry’s for many years. Larry is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to firearms design and history. Enjoy. God Bless America!!
Jack Carr, Former SEAL and author of the amazing books, The Terminal List, True Believer, and soon to be released Savage Son. Jack is a real deal good dude. You are going to enjoy this one I know I did. God Bless America!!
Hunting Scimitar Oryx with Clay Abernathy, Wayne, and Steve from https://barjpsafaris.com/ a couple other honchos invited me to tag along. Adam Olivas, SEAL and owner of https://arcqos.com/ as well as Kevin Holland, former SEAL and fellow Unit member, also a member of Team Kryptek. These guys are intense, we had a blast. So much trash talking and bringing home a bunch of the best meat on the planet. God Bless America!!
Marine and Black Rifle Coffee brother, Logan Stark. His story is amazing, makes me proud to call him friend. Actually he calls me Dad, really don’t remember his Mom, but none-the-less we had a great conversation. Listen and heed, he has amazing insight. Please check out his documentary, For the 25, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkpNZWf8lw0 God Bless the Marines, God Bless Logan Stark, and God Bless America!!
Hunting cow elk in Wyoming with America’s finest. My old Unit mate, Chili Palmer
from FLIR, Commander Rorke Denver, Navy SEAL. I guess I should just say SEAL
since the Navy is the only service with hoodlums like Rorke. Air Force POL expert
John Burns aka Giggles, the main man at Wyoming Arms, and my fellow criminal and
all around good cat, Ryan Cleckner, also a former Army sniper who hails from 1st
Ranger Battalion. What a room full of great men. God Bless America!!
Austin Knudson, Roosevelt County Attorney, Former Speaker of the Montana House, and now running for Montana Attorney General. In his spare time he loads and shoots as much as he can. Seth Berglee, Montana House of Representatives and co-owner of Shield Arms, former Army Marksmanship Unit shooter, also dedicated predator hunter. Nephi Cole NSSF, Sean Davis, repeat offender from The Federalist. We headed out to hunt cow elk in the desert of Wyoming with lead bullets and large frame AR’s, then we ran into a couple politicians. Boy I sure wish all American politicians believed like these fellas. Great conversation. Maybe a little controversial. I had fun, I hope you do too. God Bless America!!
Aaron Davidson from Gunwerks in Cody, Wyoming. We get into the building of Gunwerks long range rifles. What is the distance to be an ethical hunter. Bullet performance versus distance parameters. How to get your daughter and wife on Elk. This was lots of fun, Kyle is doing some serious learning during this podcast. God Bless America!!
Alaska the Wild Frontier. Moose hunting with Troy Session from 60inchclub.com and Jeff Wall aka “the Moose Whisperer” or “Dragon Wing”. We have some fun on this one talking moose hunting and DIY hunts through Troy’s Hunt Planning business. Not politically correct, the way life outta be. God Bless America!!
Alaska, the Wild Frontier. Moose hunting with Troy Session from 60inchclub.com and Jeff Wall aka “the Moose Whisperer” or “Dragon Wing”. We have some fun on this one talking moose hunting and DIY hunts through Troy’s Hunt Planning business. Not politically correct, the way life outta be. God Bless America!!
Mike Hawkins from Indiana and Lukas Lamb swing by, Mike talks CMP Civilian Marksmanship Program and rifles of the past. We do discuss and screw up the description of a historical firearm. Mike and I are dyslexic I believe. Anyway, CMP is a great program that the left hasn’t shut down yet. Lukas scoots early, he had a date with destiny…God Bless America!!
James Williams, knife designer and lead Sensei at The System of Strategy. We also have his illegitimate son, Brian Williams, straight outta Nashville. Brian’s long lost Dad won’t let him get a word in edgewise but we have a great discussion about knives, Samurai’s and mindset. Check out James’s designs at www.systemofstrategy.com God Bless America!!
“This knife will cut this knife will KEAL!” Doug Marcaida Forged in Fire judge. DougMarcaida.com Not only is Doug a talented talent… he is an awesome martial artist with Filipino roots and living the American Dream. He is also a fellow veteran. I am proud to call this joker my friend. God Bless America!!
Sean Davis from the Federalist.com we talk book reviews and our night out on the town. Great Gatsby, 1984, so disturbing. God Bless America!!
Leo Espinoza from Tops Knives told me if we didn’t do a podcast he was gonna choke me out. Blade Show 2019 with Leo and Craig Powell from Tops Knives, made in America. We discuss the making of the VTAC Bloodline series as well as other knife designs. I always learn from Leo, a very humble man that knows his way around knife manufacturing. From cleaning the crapper to being the boss man, he can do it all. God Bless America!!
While running from gunfire in Atlanta, I stopped to visit Jason Teague, Law Officer, hunter, shooter, writer, and all around crazy dude. Jason is the sexy model in my second book, Stay in the Fight!! We talk guns, hunting, life. We dig into a Hostage Rescue operation where the Fireman Hostages were saved and Jason was shot. Interesting mindset and post shooting takeaways. God Bless Law Enforcement and God Bless America!!
Medal of Honor recipient, CSM Bennie G. Adkins, Special Forces solider and American hero. This quiet man or men like him are the reason many of us decided to join the US Army’s Special Forces. CSM Adkins earned his MOH while fighting in the A Shau Valley in 1966. He is also the author of “A Tiger Among Us.” He was awarded his MOH in 2014. This man is the true “Quiet Professional”. He sets me straight during this podcast. What an honor. God Bless CSM Adkins, the men of Special Forces, and the United States of America!!
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Team Sig’s Max Michel and Steve Gilcreast. Max is crushing all comers with his Carry Optics Sig P320. Born in the Bayou, raised by an alligator, survived on crayfish. Well actually not true, but you get the idea. Max and Steve talk shooting, 82nd Airborne, Army Shooting Team, and their time in the military as well as the art of the gun. Two good friends and great shooters. God Bless America!!
Bruce Pettet CEO and President of Leupold & Stevens, Inc. Beaverton, Oregon. Not only is Bruce the leader at Leupold, he is a dedicated hunter and outdoorsman. We talk scopes, of course. We also talk hunting, goat hunting, elk hunting. We also get Bruce’s take on bullets. Leupold, made right here in America, by American’s. God Bless America!!
Doc Mike Shertz from www.crisis-medicine.com and his good friend Bill Keller join us after a rainy day class in Oregon. Mike and Bill are both Special Forces soldiers with tons of experience in making wounds and fixing Warriors. These fellas are the real deal. If you are looking for medical training these would be the guys to see. God Bless America!!
Stopped by Warriors Heart in Texas to see Tom Spooner and Teddy Lanier. Of course Mat Best heard about the get together and decided to crash our party. We had some fun here. In all seriousness, thanks to Warriors Heart my friend Teddy has his life back. Thanks to Mat and his bride for a great donation to the cause as well. Check out Mat at Black Rifle Coffee or Article 15 Clothing. If you are looking for a good place to spend money for a great cause please check out https://www.warriorsheartfoundation.org/ God Bless America!!
On location filming Guns and Ammo TV with Tom Beckstrand and Patrick Sweeney. These men are both gun writers that I have had the privilege of hanging out with. We cover some serious ground on this podcast. Lots of knowledge shared and definitely some trash talking going on here. Enjoy the podcast. God Bless America!!
“Victory or Death” 26 December 1776. Grab your kids, this one is for the whole family. Victory or Death was the password that General George Washington chose for the crossing of the Delaware and the ensuing Battle of Trenton, Assunpink Creek, and Princeton, NJ. Lukas and I decided that history has been well received on our podcast, we wanted to try a 100% history podcast to see what you think. If you like it the beatings will continue. Lukas and I had fun, it was nice to be able to sit down with my son and learn together. God Bless America!!
Blacksmithing in Ohio with Rich McDonald (LongKnivesandLeather.com), Mike Hawkins(Bone implant designer), and John LaBella(All around great friend and awesome dude). Rich McDonald teaches my son Lukas and me to forge tomahawk heads as well as how to fit a handle, heat treat, it was an excellent class. I get to sit down with three dudes who love the old world arts of forging and rifle building. This was a lot of fun. God Bless America!!
US Army Marksmanship shooters, SFC Brandon Green, SFC Josh Richmond, and SFC Joel Turner. Brandon is a winning member of the United States Palma Team and has won every thing possible with a Service Rifle. Josh Richmond has competed in International Shotgun competition to include shooting in the Olympics several times, also winning a ton of matches. Joel Turner is a former US Army Ranger and one of the top 3-gun shooters in the world. I feel a little outgunned on this show, these young men proudly represent all of the United States of America on the shooting world stage. Humble soldiers who are the best in their craft. God Bless America!!