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Episode-994- Why the Shotgun is the Ultimate Survival Weapon

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Every day I hear from people who are worried that society will break down.  Some fear it will be a big old TEOTWAWKI and others are more concerned about a regional SHTF scenario where they may be on their own for perhaps a few days to a few weeks. Most of these people are considering some sort of semi auto rifle with the two most prominent of course being the AR or AK platform.  Often they are considering the AK because they read or heard how an AK can fire if dipped in mud.  Well I ain’t here to settle … Continue reading →

Episode-737- Frank Sharpe Jr. on Emerging Threats

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Frank Sharpe Jr. of Fortress Defense Consultants joins us the point man on our interview blitz.  Frank is a sponsor of TSP and has been a firearms instructor for over 10 years. As a senior staff instructor for Defense Training International (DTI). Frank has trained thousands of citizens, police, and military in the art of defensive firearms, and is the author of the DTI Instructors’ Standards Manual. Frank specializes in the effective instruction of female students and regularly speaks on defensive issues for women’s groups and community watch organizations. Join us today to learn from Frank’s years of experience including … Continue reading →

Episode-620- Frank Sharpe Jr. on Armed and Unarmed Self Defense

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Frank Sharpe Jr. is the founder and owner of Fortress Self defense, a top notch institution for training in both armed and unarmed combat. The cadre of Fortress Self Defense Consultants has a combined total of over 75 years of teaching experience, their goal is to offer you the best training possible! Their curriculum consists of state-of-the-art techniques and a practical application philosophy, and we strive to equip our students with the skills they need to achieve victory in a self-defense encounter. If you are going to be armed and exercise your second amendment rights you have a responsibility to … Continue reading →

Episode-599- The In’s and Out’s of Handgun Selection

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I have had a lot of requests to do a show bout handguns and selection there of.  I have actually been reluctant to do it for a few reasons.  First that no subject is more full of opinion and more opinions that don’t really matter than this subject.  Many guns and many calibers are so close in performance that debating one over the other has little meaning. Next is that Eric Shelton does a great show almost exclusively devoted to handguns called The Handgun Podcast.  With more than 130 episodes of that show odds are you can hear more about … Continue reading →

Episode-464- Listener Feedback for 6-28-10

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Today we have another round of your questions, comments, suggestions and feedback.  Today we discuss topics such as getting reluctant spouses to the gun range, a scientist that says humans are going extinct, GMO Salmon coming to the dinner table and more. Join me today as we discuss… Humans to be extinct in 100 years of less, so says on scientist Getting a worried spouse on board with gun ownership Considering buying a home and the interaction of location and gas prices Collapsible rain barrels from Sportsman’s Guide, these look damn cool! Building a back up power system Where to … Continue reading →

Episode-423- Thoughts on the Use of Deadly Force

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I get a ton of questions on “guns for survival situations”, “handguns for self defense”, the “best knife if you need to defend yourself with a blade” and more like that all the time.  Of course I believe in being armed to what ever level your local laws allow, I am all for defending yourself with lethal force if you need to and I do think being trained with your weapons is a great idea.    Yet the number of such questions has led me to ask do people really think about the ramifications of being faced with a lethal force … Continue reading →

Episode-416- Dealing With Violent Confrontations

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After spending a week with Val Riazanov on systema and Russian martial arts and filming the new DVD series I thought it might be a good day to do a show on dealing with potentially violent confrontations. Join me today as we discuss… First a correction on my error from yesterday – the RRR is NOT a private army Real violence vs. movie violence The morals of the criminal, he has none Professional = death when it comes to killing The first rule is avoiding the confrontation If you can’t avoid it focus on deescalation If deescalation fails at times … Continue reading →

Episode-380- Rifles, Shotguns and Handguns for Modern Survival

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Today we look at a variety of actions, calibers, gauges and platforms of both modern and traditional firearms.  Don’t be offended if your favorite model number doesn’t come up the show is only about an hour long.   Our focus today is more on how to think about firearms and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Tune in today to hear about… There is no perfect gun for _________, ever Thoughts on shotguns including The Single Shot The Pump Action The Double Guns The Semi Autos Thoughts on rifles including The BOSS rifle (break action single shot) Levers … Continue reading →

Episode-377- The Why Behind Concealed Carry

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I think a lot of people have misconceptions (both positive and negative) about concealed carry.   It is a bit more limited then many seem to believe in some situations.  Additionally it is far safer than many who are opposed to carrying believe. I am also running a discount special on the Members Support Brigade from now until midnight Feb. 14th 2010.  For Details Click Here Join me today as we discuss… The origins of the 2nd Amendment The real story of the how and why of the Bill of Rights they don’t teach in schools If you need to exercise … Continue reading →

Episode-255- Mixed Bag Wednesday for The Survival Podcast

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I decided to cover a varitey of subjects today and shake things up a bit.  We will talk today about local currency, the Discovery Channel’s show “The Colony”, a simple man who is a hero, more on home defense long arms and an “attack fox” (no I am not kidding about the fox). Tune in today to hear… The assclown of the day are the economists that say the recession is over Francisco Reyes – Our Hero of the day, a simple man who saved two lives What can we learn about local currencies or “scripts” like the “Pittsboro Plenty“ … Continue reading →