Gun Talk

KJ and the Fiocchi team break down everything you need to know before dove season — from why your shotgun fit is costing you birds, to what happened when KJ showed up in Argentina expecting nothing and got buried in thousands of doves. Travis Franklin and Westin Easley also pull back the curtain on Fiocchi's new Golden Dove Duplex load and why stacked shot outperforms mixed every time.

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Taurus USA’s Caleb Giddings is back in the studio, and he's not pulling punches — on Taurus's past, the honest feedback that helped fix it, or why he'll take a revolver over a striker-fired 9mm any day. 

Ryan Gresham and Caleb cover everything from Bianchi Cup war stories and red dots on handguns to what your longest shot at home actually is and why you should know it before you need it. One of the more candid conversations you'll hear in the gun space.

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If you've ever watched a giant buck walk by the wrong tree, this one's for you. KJ sits down with the Latitude Outdoors crew — co-founder Alex Chopp and marketing director Cory Godar — plus Gunpowder Inc.'s Colton Cozza to break down saddle hunting from the ground up. What gear you actually need, how to build a system that works, and why guys who switch rarely go back.

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In This Hour:

-- The Centers For Disease Control just reposted to its website data about defensive gun uses which was hidden by the Biden Administration.  Cam Edwards from Bearing Arms explains.

--  Sometimes slow is what you need in a gunfight. Firearms trainer and former special forces operator Jeff Gonzales breaks down what's important and what's generally misunderstood.

--  Why are Flock license plate reader cameras popping up at gun stores and shooting ranges? 

Gun Talk 08-30-26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

-- Why do guns stop working? Noted gunsmith Dave Fink, from Finks Guns, explains what's required to keep your pistol running.

--  The Justice Department now has a process where those who lost their gun rights after conviction of a crime can get them back.

--  How to have the conversation about guns when a loved one shows signs of dementia. 

Gun Talk 08-30-26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- Will shooting competition matches hurt your survival chances in a gunfight?  Noted trainer Steve Tarani knows this question from both sides.

--  Preserve the memories of family members who have owned and used "family guns."

--  Rather than giving guns to grandchildren, consider gifting a shooting lesson or a school.

Gun Talk 8-30-26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

--  Dolly Parton not only carried a gun for protection, but she used it in self defense. 

--  How to store your carry gun at night.

--  How hot is too hot to shoot?

Gun Talk 8-30-26 After Show

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AWR Hawkins from Breitbart joins Ryan Gresham to cover a lot of ground — from Dolly Parton pulling a pistol in 1970s New York to the CDC data on defensive gun uses that got quietly buried and is now back. Up to 2.5 million defensive gun uses per year, the history of gun control as a tool of oppression, and why the fastest-growing demographic of gun owners might be the most important story in the 2A world right now.

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In This Hour:

-- You can take a class on shooting the AR-15 rifle and actually keep the brand new rifle.  Travis Gibson will be teaching this latest "Experience" at Range Ready Studios.

-- Every rifle needs a sling, but why does that apply to the AR-15?

--  Try targets that force you to find and identify the correct bullseye.

Gun Talk 08-23-26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

-- World Champion competition shooter Rob Leatham reveals how to shoot better.

-- A federal judge strikes down the ban on so-called "ghost guns." Bill Sack from the Second Amendment Foundation details what this means.

--  Despite a popular saying, slow and smooth is not fast.  It's just slow.

Gun Talk 08.23.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- This is the best year in history for the Second Amendment.  Noted scholar Stephen Halbrook explains why.

-- Smaller pistols may not be as powerful, but many have gravitated to them because they are easy to carry.

--  Despite the dire warnings from the gun-ban lobby, the FBI reports that murders are at an all-time low.

Gun Talk 08.23.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

--  Why do you miss when hitting is so easy?

--  Gun owners tend to not vote, so how can they be motivated to go to the polls?

--  What's the proper way to break in a new pistol?

Gun Talk 08-23-26 After Show


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CZ Firearms’ Jeff Gonzales didn't build Trident Concepts on wins. He built it on the students he lost. The former Navy SEAL and 25-year training veteran joins Ryan Gresham for a raw, honest conversation about what separates real instructors from chest-thumpers, why drawing faster isn't the answer, and why situational awareness will save your life long before your trigger finger does. If you carry a gun, this one matters.

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In This Hour:

--  No registration on suppressors!  In some states.  For some people. Dave Matheny, from Silencer Shop, explains what happened, who can buy cans without registration, and how to go about it.

-- Staccato makes great pistols, but it stirred up an online hornet's nest with a recent letter dumping half of its dealers.  CEO Buck Pierson tells what was behind the move.

--  It's official.  You can now carry your gun into a post office.  BUT ... there are still limiations.

Gun Talk 08.16.26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

-- Ammo supplies are lower, but prices have not gone up. Are we about to see a jump in the cost of ammmunition? Dan Wolgin of Ammunition Depot dives into it.

--  His FN pistol just wasn't reliable.  Would the company fixed it?

--  Swapping out recoil springs on semi-auto pistols can change they way they feel and increase reliabilty.  Plus, it's cheap.

Gun Talk 08.16.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

--  Are top-quality optics worth the extra money? Kyle Brown runs down a few options from the Zeiss lineup.

--  The Twin Falls Idaho murders were stopped by good guys with guns, but they never actually hit the bad guy. 

--  When a wild hog charges, would you rather have a semi-auto rifle in a big caliber?

Gun Talk 08.16.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

-- It's time to return to short barrel lever action rifles.

--  The .338 ARC cartridge offers a bigger bullet option to the .300 Blackout.

--  Bear attacks on people appear to be increasing. Between bear spray and a handgun, what's the smart choice?

Gun Talk 8-16-26 After Show

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At 12:01 a.m., Silencer Shop handed over the first legally unregistered suppressors transferred in over 90 years. Silencer Shop CEO Dave Matheny joins Ryan Gresham to break down exactly what the court injunction means, who's covered, which states still have issues, what happens to pending Form 4s, and why your tax stamp is about to become a collector's item. This is the episode you need before you do anything.

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Caldwell’s Jarred “Box” Grove is back on Gun Talk Nation for a wide-ranging conversation with Ryan Gresham — starting with the gun room he's building into his new house (nearly a quarter of the square footage, with a 100-yard range off the back porch) and the real-world tradeoffs of designing a home around a serious collection. From there they get into Box's manufacturer's FFL and SOT, what it actually takes to deal in firearms and full-auto post samples the right way, and why the paperwork discipline matters as much as anything else in that world.

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Gabby Franco didn't just compete at the Sydney Olympics — she watched Venezuela strip its citizens of the right that got her there. Now she's got a master's in sports and performance psychology, and she's breaking down the mental game every shooter is missing. Process over outcome, visualization done right, and why awareness is the window to knowledge. This one hits different.

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In This Hour:

-- A federal judge in Texas ruled that requiring silencers (known as suppressors) to be registered under a 1934 law is now unconstitutional.  Bill Sack, Senior Director of Legal Operations at Second Amendment Foundation, explains the decision, and why it may not be the final word.

--  Is it safer to carry your defensive pistol with an empty chamber?  In the murders at the In-N-Out Burger store in Idaho the first person to respond was a former police officer chose to carry his handgun without a round in the chamber. After being shot in the...

In This Hour:

-- Why do so many think the John Browning designed 1911 pistol is still the greatest handgun ever?  Mark Keefe gives his thoughts.

--  Suddenly the public and the media are aware that good men and women shoot back at violent attackers, and by doing so, they save lives.

--  With the wins in the courts, could it be that the fight for Second Amendment rights is nearing the finish line?  Not a chance!

Gun Talk 08-09-26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- There are rules for carrying a gun.  Based on decades of experience, the rules cover safety, security, and how to not screw it up.

--  The Senate confirms Todd Blanche as the U.S. Attorney General. Is that good for Second Amendment rights?

--  How to keep a long gun inside your vehicle in a way that helps prevent theft.

Gun Talk 08-09-26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

-- Has the tide turned with people being willing to shoot the bad guys?

--  Why not a lever-action rifle for a self-defense "truck gun"?

--  Takeaways from the after action reports of the Twin Falls murders.

Gun Talk 08.09.26 After Show

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Gabby Franco didn't just compete at the Sydney Olympics — she watched Venezuela strip its citizens of the right that got her there. Now she's got a master's in sports and performance psychology, and she's breaking down the mental game every shooter is missing. Process over outcome, visualization done right, and why awareness is the window to knowledge. This one hits different.

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In This Hour:

--  One man with a pistol takes on a murderer who has a rifle in an Idaho parking lot.  What real traiing and being prepared looks like.

--  What's wrong with using a ported or comped barrel on your self defense pistol?

--  Gun sales may be down a bit, but the firearms industry doesn't sppear to be worried.

Gun Talk 08.02.26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

-- Firearms trainer Clark Aposhian breaks down what's known about the murderer in Idaho who was stopped by a good guy with a gun.

--  Colorado passes new laws designed to make it more difficult and more expensive to buy modern rifles.

--  Tips for learning to use an optic on a carry pistol.

Gun Talk 08.02.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- Bullets and bear guns.  Tim Sundles of Buffalo Bore Ammunition talks about what really works to stop a bear, and how internet "experts" focus on the wrong things.

--  It the proper term silencer or suppresor, or does it really matter?

--  How do you become a better shot?

Gun Talk 08.02.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

-- Good guy stops murderer in Twin Falls, Idaho.

--  Why would a gun maker offer a special "California" model?

--  Why not the AK-47 for a self defense "truck gun?"

Gun Talk 08.02.26 After Show



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In This Hour:

--  Are background checks an infringement on Second Amendment rights? Why are denials wront 99% of the time? Dan Wos provides a different take.

--  Take a shooting class and get a new shotgun?  Gun Talk's Director of Training Chris Cerino details a new "Experience" class where students come away with the newest Benelli shotgun.

--  Walk away and live.  Takeaways from the gunfight training scenarios in the First Person Defender series on the new TV channel Shooting Sports Life.

Gun Talk 7-26-26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

--  The verdict is in, and electronic pistol and rifle sights have arrived. Eotech's John Bailey explains LED versus holographic sights, as well as closed emiter versus open.

--  At a mini-mart two men argue about a place in a checkout line, and it leads to a shooting. Luke McCoy of USA Carry breaks it down.

--  When you roll on the ground you discover what's wrong with your gun, holster and other gear. 

Gun Talk 07.26.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- A powerful and dependable flashlight can save your life.  Trevor Osterhof of Surefire runs down the best ways to use a tactical light.

--  Why would anyone carry a .22 rimfire handgun for defense?

--  Regular shooting sessions with friends is not only fun, but it can be great training.

Gun Talk 07.26.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

--  When you carry a gun, you have to work even harder to avoid a fight. 

--  He bought a gun at an auction, but now he questions if it's authentic

--  Sportsman's banquets often auction guns.  Sometimes there's a surprise waiting.

Gun Talk 07.26.26 After Show

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Cam Edwards has spent 22 years covering the Second Amendment — and right now, he says, the fight has never mattered more. Ryan Gresham sits down with the host of Cam & Company to break down how Virginia went from purple to East California in one session, why your "safe" state could be next, and why the Supreme Court's upcoming assault weapons case might be the most important 2A decision since Heller. 

Plus, the phone call that changed Cam's life — and why groundhogs are about to meet a suppressor.

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In This Hour:

--  All-copper bullets for hunting aren't new, but they are now being widely accepted.  Jeff Hoffman from Black Hills Ammunition reveals what he has learned in their ballistic lab.

--  The ban on AR-15 rifles in New Jersey had been crushed by the Third Circuit.  Mark Smith from the Four Boxes Diner does a deep dive into the decision and what it means.

--  Realistic preparation for hunting seasons.

Gun Talk 07.19.26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

--  Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, explores a half-century of gun rights avtivism and where we are today.

--  How can gun owners get in front of the major issues and why just saying "NO" isn't a solid plan.  Chris Cheng beings a different perspective.

--  In the debate about 9mm versus .45 caliber pistols, there's a smaller camp of shooters who take the middle ground with the .40 S&W cartridge. 

Gun Talk 07.19.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- A quick and easy way to advance gun rights. Sean Maloney explains the "Comment Period" available on ATF proposals.

--  Why would anyone have an AR-15 rifle for personal protection?

--  The .45-70 rifle cartridge has been around for more than 100 years, and it's still popular with hunters.  How has it stayed relevant this long?

Gun Talk 07.19.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

--  The momentum for destroying bans on classes of guns continues/

-- Why own several AR-15s?

--  One federal court just ruled that bans on so-called "High Capacity" magazines are unconstitutional. Will the Supreme Court rule that way?

Gun Talk 07.19.26 After Show

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Most red dots do one thing well. Leupold set out to do two — optical clarity and military-grade ruggedness — in the same package. Ryan Gresham sits down with Leupold Red Dot Product Manager Nic Kytlica to break down the new LCO Pro F2 carbine optic, why it took a dedicated team to bring it to life, and what makes it genuinely different from everything else on the market. Plus bolt guns vs. gas guns, red dot vs. LPVO, and hitting a thousand-yard target with nothing but a 1x red dot and 55-grain 223.

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In This Hour:

-- A federal circuit court just ruled that a ban on AR-15 rifles is constitutional, even though the U.S. Supreme Court will hear that very subject later this year. Stephen Gutowski of The Reload sets the stage for where this part of the Second Amendment battle sits, and explains that bans on America's most popular rifle are on life support.

--  You can buy a pistol for $500 or for $5000.  Some say there's no need for expensive guns, but others line up to buy them.

--  What goes into expensive guns tha...