The most amazing thing about world champion JJ Racaza is not just his shooting ability, but his humility. He works hard to make sure his students understand his concepts, and he always takes the time to reveal the nuggets of instruction. Those nuggets are gold. I’ve trained three times with JJ and spoke to him on this podcast before. I feel like I grew as a shooter each time, however, this past class I had some amazing revelations about my shooting. Now I have to continue with the training. JJ started shooting as a teen and has won numerous championships in practical pistol and steel challenge. He also found time to serve in law enforcement as well as becoming a highly sought-after trainer. Links mentioned in the show: Last show with JJ JJ’s Instagram

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FNP 184 : JJ Racaza - New Concepts in Performance Shooting

Mike Simpson, “Doc”, is actually a medical doctor. He served in the US Army as a Ranger, in Special Forces, and went to medical school to become a doctor. Mike is more widely known for the hit reality show, “Hunting Hitler” with Tim Kennedy. Mike is the host of the “Mind of the Warrior” podcast and runs his own business called Greybeard Performance. Recently, Mike released his new book, “Honed” about bettering yourself in every way as a man over 40. It really is a very good book that benefits anyone at any age. Links mentioned in the show: Greybeard Performance Mind of the Warrior show episode on Afghanistan     

"Doc" Mike Simpson - Special Forces Vet and Author of "Honed"

 Mike Wood is back to talk about the post 2020 election world we are now in. How Antifa is still around and gearing up. What gun laws are like in places like Brazil and what some of the causes of revolver and semi-auto malfunctions. Great stuff from the prolific historian. If you want to follow Mike's blog click here: Revolver Guy Also, if you want to purchase Mike's book on the Newhall Shooting click here:                        

FNP 182 : Mike Wood - Updates on Antifa, Gun Laws and Malfunctions

   Dustin Salomon is a former Navy officer and contractor. He’s been shooting for almost his entire life and based on his time at the Naval Academy and as part of his duties as an officer, Dustin began developing a system of training people how to shoot. More importantly, how to remember how to shoot. Often we go to a training class and forget most of what was taught, but Dustin was able to break down specific training methods using brain studies to help students succeed. Dustin is the author of several books including: And his most recent book: Links mentioned on the podcast: https://www.buildingshooters.com/ Bear Creek Arsenal    

FNP 181 : Dustin Salomon - Author "Hitting in Combat"

Nathan Gorenstein was an investigative reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and author of a previous novel. He currently released his second book “The Guns of John Moses Browning” last month and now it’s at the top of the charts on Amazon. Browning is one of the legends of the firearms world and sometimes called the “Thomas Edison” of firearms. Browning is the father of the modern semi-auto handgun which are based off of his 1911 design. Not much was known about the man behind all these inventions until now with the release of the new book. Nathan and I discuss Browning and his genius. Links mentioned in the show: https://www.nathangorenstein.com/ Bear Creek Arsenal

FNP 180 : Nathan Gorenstein - The Guns of John Moses Browning

Lisa Song Sutton is a former Miss Nevada and Miss Las Vegas. She also is an entrenpanuer and ran for Congress during the 2020 election cycle. As a pro-2nd Amendment candidate, she chooses to practice and promote gun ownership, especially to other women. Lisa states it’s not only for self-defense, but it empowers women as well. Lisa has several successful companies in the Vegas metro area and now supports other 2nd Amendment candidates for future elections. Links mentioned in the show: Lisa’s website Bear Creek Arsenal   

FNP 179 : Lisa Song Sutton - 2nd Amendment Beauty Queen

Garrett-John Evans also know as Gazz, is a competitive shooter from South Africa. Gazz has one several of their national championships, although they have a bunch of them during the year. In addition Gazz was selected to be on the team going to the IPSC World Shoot later this year. Gazz also has a defensive shooting background and shares this information along with all sorts of shooting tips on a podcast called “Welcome to the Gun Show”. Gazz is part of the Steve Anderson shooting team and you can hear more about it on Steve’s podcast “That Shooting Show”. Links mentioned on the show: Gazz’s company DVC Tech Gazz’s Facebook Page “Awareness” episode of Welcome to the Gun Show Contact Gazz for training at: info@dvctech.co.za Show sponsor Bear Creek Arsenal   

FNP 178 : Garrett-John Evans - Shooting with Gazz

Tom Kubiniec reinvented the gun storage concept by studying the needs of the military and getting a contract to store their guns. It was such a successful venture, Tom took that knowledge to the civilian market along with the concept of decentralized gun storage. Tom was generous to offer a special 10% discount on new orders for thirty days. Go to www.secureitgunstorage.com and enter the code FNP10 to get your 10% off.

FNP 177 : Tom Kubiniec - SecureIt Tactical Gun Storage

Jack Carr is back again with a new book, “The Devil’s Hand”. This time around the main character, James Reece, is fighting against time and bad guys to rescue the United States from a deadly virus. Jack incorporates recent events into a fantastic and scary thriller. Jack was a Navy SEAL and now writes novels for a living. His first book, “The Terminal List” is now a series ready to be launched on Amazon Prime with actor Chris Pratt as the main character. Jack is a great guy and willing to share his insights on current topics as well as how he made it as a successful author. Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.officialjackcarr.com/ Jack’s first interview on the Firearms Nation Podcast: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/13958462  

FNP 176 : Jack Carr - The Devil's Hand

Dave Matheny started out as a computer programer and then bought his first suppressor. That started him down a rabbit hole and he ended up with one of the largest suppressor or silencer retail companies in the business. That company, Silencer Shop, is a one stop shop to help customers go through the entire buying process for a suppressor including the paperwork with the ATF. If you ever wanted to purchase a suppressor, now is the time. In this show, Dave talks you through the process and tells you what kinds of suppressors you should be buy. Links mentioned on the show: Silencer Shop And visit this show’s sponsor, Bear Creek Arsenal and use code 5Nation for 5% off your first order.   

FNP 175 : Dave Matheny - Owner of Silencer Shop

Jeff Emrich competes in USPSA and came in 7th in the 2020 National Championship. His road to being a high level competitor goes back to his history of always excelling in sports. He tributes his quick success to the drive and practice he used to do in athletics that carried over into shooting a handgun in compeition. Recently, Jeff ran into a medical crossroad and almost had his dream of being a national champion taken away…not to mention almost dying. Listen to his compelling story this week on the show. Links mentioned on the podcast: Jeff’s Instagram Also, get 5% off your first order at Bear Creek Arsenal with code 5NATION.   

FNP 174 : Jeff Emrich - From Golf Pro to Shooting Guns

Paul Phegan comes from the Land Down Under. He is a National Champion in IPSC in Australia and part of their world team for the upcoming 2021 World Shoot. Paul has an interesting story when it comes to shooting since having a gun in Australia is very difficult. Also, with COVID and the ammo crisis, shooting matches and practice have changed. But what is great about Paul, is he shares his training secrets and explains what it took to be a National Champion. Links mentioned in the show: Paul’s Facebook page This show’s sponsor, Bear Creek Arsenal. Use code Nation5 for 5% off your first order.

FNP 173 : Paul Phegan - Aussie National Champion

I had Joel Park on the show last year after he and World Champion Ben Stoeger wrote their first book together “Match Mentality”. Now the duo teamed up again to write “Practical Shooting Training”. This new book is divided into four different shooting levels, from beginner training to someone who wants to be a National Champion. Not only does it give you a guide to follow but also has diagrams of what the targets will look like based on many different shooting problems. Joel competes and is also part of the Practical Shooting Training Group with Ben and Hwansik Kim. Recently, Joel also started a new podcast called Training Group Live. Links mentioned on the show: Joel’s Training Company Midwest Competitive Shooting Shop at Bear Creek Arsenal with code Nation5 for 5% off your first order. Download the Chapter “Why You Suck” from Joel’s New Book. Buy “Practical Shooting Training”

FNP 171 : Joel Park - Practical Shooting Training is His New Book

Scott Jedlinski or “Jedi” to those that know him, is the owner of Modern Samurai Project. MSP is Jedi’s training company and he travels throughout the year teaching shooting handgun primarily with a red dot. Red dots on handguns has become a tool that is invaluable and both civilians and law enforcement are changing over to them. Scott is an interesting person who does not have a police or military background but made it to Master class in USPSA and came up with a terrific training program. Scott talks about his past as well as working with Walther Arms to release their new pistol. Links mentioned on the show: Modern Samurai Project Walther Arms Our new advertiser (use code Nation5 for 5% off your order) Bear Creek Arsenal  

FNP 171 - Scott Jedlinski - A Modern Samurai with a Red Dot

Shannon Smith served in the US Army and was in the Ranger’s Regiment. Shannon also got into competitive shooting and worked his way up to currently being on Team USA for the upcoming World Shoot. Shannon has worked at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, FL for the past decade and is now heading off on his own. I’ve had Shannon on the show years ago and he was on the Shooter’s Summit. Shannon is as no-nonsense as they come and we definitely have an interesting conversation. Link mentioned on the show: http://www.shannonsmithshooting.com/   

FNP 170 - Shannon Smith - On His Own Again

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