Streamed Live Jan 11, ‘12:  Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun author Paul M. Barrett pulls up a GRRN bar stool to discuss his newly-released work. Much more than a “Rock yer Glock” book, it’s a look into a changing America through the prism of the revolutionary handgun. Mark and Doc’s interview reveals the history, biography, iconography, business, marketing and political facets of Paul’s complex work. The 15 years of research is clearly in evidence, as is the education and guidance of Massad Ayoob and Gail Pepin. It’s an exceptional interview and a highly recommended book.

The Run, Doc, Run!!! bio-break features the driving 2^nd Amendment themed Right to Bear song. Dave Bray, lead vocalist of Madison Rising (that’s James Madison) bellies up to the bar to tell of his group’s pro-American, pro-Freedom, pro-gun, hard-rockin’ message. Doc lays on his highest praise; “It doesn’t suck!”  Give their new self-titled album Madison Rising a listen on iTunes and Amazon.

Gail calls in, but Mas can’t talk; “He’s all tied up.”  The literal truth, suspects the Chatroom. In the rollicking aftershow, copies of Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun are won by Bob144(?) and VSpeck(?). It’s a great time! Listen to the podcast, then join us LIVE for the next Bar Stool Discussion, Jan 25^th 2012, at 9:00 PM EST, for even more fun, frivolity, and facts.

Show Links:

Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun

Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun [Audible Audio Edition]

Businessweek Search: Glock

Paul M. Barrett

Massad Ayoob

Massad Ayoob: About the Glock Cover Story in the Current Business Week

Gail Pepin

Madison Rising

James Madison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dKWBDdAN0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQ7ldhD05E

Today we look at the good ol’ revolver for survival applications, discuss a few of the calibers available in this platform and their respective advantages/disadvantages, and overall just converse about why the revolver can still be an appropriate survival tool for many situations.  Whether your focus is on personal defense or potential hunting applications, the revolver has a proven track record over a century and a half in length and should be considered in any conversation about survival sidearms.

Link to the news article I open with on today’s episode

Masaad Ayoob on Home Defense Handguns (focusing on revolvers)

How to do an emergency reload on a revolver

Selecting a caliber for your defensive revolver (I quote some of the stats on this page during the episode-Just FYI)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVWwOahGf8

(Clint Smith on the “Defensive Revolver”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpbFGhE8ql4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAk-Z2siM74

Show originally streamed live The 28th of December, 2011

Post-Christmas cheer abounds as Mark and Doc discuss the Holidays, gunny gifts given and received, and firearm related plans for the New Year. An elf from Northern Alberta relates the joy of finding a custom .243 rifle that Santa legally mailed to his doorstep. This promotes an examination of the widely varying inanities of Canadian and American gun laws. Wheelie love flows as Grant Cunningham’s highly recommended new Book of the Revolver is reviewed. Stockings of GRRN coal are distributed to politicians, agenda-driven bureaucrats, and the goofballs of Sons of Guns. Glasses of Barstool cheer are raised to Kathy Jackson, JP Grips, Midwest Gun Exchange, and the Appleseed Project. And…

Dressed as an elf all snug in her bed,
While visions of bayonetted computers dance in her head;
Gail doesn’t call in.

It’s an excellent Winter’s eve. A Happy New Year to All!

Notes: The Dec 14 ‘11 Barstool was cancelled due to Doc being under the weather and Mark’s family’s loss of a member of the Greatest Generation. Barstool #32 1/2 will not be released in order to encourage live participation in the Barstool Discussions.

Show Notes Provided by Charlie Foxtrot

Show Links:

New Barstool chatroom

New e-mail addresses: Mark “at” grrn “dot” us and Doc “at” grrn “dot” us

Gun Digest Book of the Revolver

The Cornered Cat: A Woman’s Guide to Concealed Carry

New JP Grips & Machine

Midwest Gun Exchange

Appleseed Project

News Links:

The Big Business of Concealed Carry

ATF Q&A

Gun Genie

‘Sons of Guns’ Stars Punished By the Feds for MAJOR Firearms Violations

Guns for Christmas: A new trend?

Court orders city of Madison to settle lawsuit with members of gun-rights group for $10,000

Suit over Postal Service gun ban proceeds

Americans want the 2nd Amendment under their Christmas Tree

It’s only the third day of 2012 and we already have a second new podcast joining the Gun Rights Radio Network. Ken Kowalski is hosting & producing The  Rimfire Podcast all the way from Afghanistan while he’s serving our country.

Anyone that’s in to shooting has a rimfire firearm if not multiple ones. This is a great podcast for someone new getting into firearms or someone that wants to remember their childhood, starting out with a rimfire. If we’re actually like most of us you probably have a big selection of different rimfires rifles already or at least you should. Rimfires are just plain out fun and inexpensive to shoot.

You can find all of the contact information and subscription links for The Rimfire Podcast the GRRN page.

Also you can communicate with the host  and other listeners to this new podcast and all the others at the GRRN discussion forum.

The Rimfire Podcast Episode 11

Happy to announce that Walt White the host of “Shooting The Breeze podcast” has joined GRRN.

You can find all the important links and contact information  about the show at “Shooting the Breeze” GRRN page.

Shooting The Breeze Podcast – Episode 021

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMy-_79Vy-I

We would all like to thank everyone who signed up for a subscription or made a donation and entered the gun giveaway. The financial support of all of you is very important and we appreciate it.

Below is the list of winners from the giveaway that we streamed live starting at 12:30 PM New Year’s Day 2012. Doc Wesson used random.org to pick the winning numbers and you can listen to this special episode on mixlr.

 17 prizes Given Away:

Book: Journal on Firearms and Public Policy volume 21 Fall 2009
Winner: Harry - Richton Park, IL.

Book: Journal on Firearms and Public Policy Vol. 23 2011
Winner: Carl - Prescott, AZ

Book: Journal on Firearms and Public Policy Vol. 20 Fall 2008
Winner: Rafael -  Miami, FL

Book: Journal on Firearms and Public Policy Vol. 20 Fall 2008
Winner: John –  Waynesville NC

Book: Guns in the Workplace
Winner: Matthew –  Fenton, MI

Book: Guns in the Workplace
Winner: Harry –  Richton Park, IL.

Book: Armed & Female – Taking Control
Winner:  Miguel - Chicago, IL

Book: Assault on Weapons – The Campaign to Eliminate Your Guns
Winner: Bob –  Coos Bay, OR

Book: They Came for Your Guns They Came for Our Freedom
Winner: TBS Software - Topeka, KS

Book: Straight Shooting
Winner:  Bob - Coos Bay, OR

Book: Straight Shooting
Winner: Jeff –  Louisburg, KS

GunSlick Universal Combo-Cleaning Kit
Winner: Miguel – Chicago, IL

Software: MyGUN DB
Winner: Jonathan -  New Ipswich, NH

Software: MyGUN DB
Winner: Dan –  Lakewood, CA

Book: Keeping Your Family Safe – The Responsibilities of Firearms Ownership
Winner: Mike –  Puyallup, Wa

Book: The Founders’ View of the Right to Bear Arms
Winner: Mike –  Puyallup, Wa

Grand Prize Winner of the New Sig Sauer SP2022 9MM
James from Battle Creek, Michigan

Notice: No federal or state laws will be violated during the transfer.

Today we look in-depth at the topic of the Home Defense/Personal Defense Shotgun.  With many people these days having concerns about civil unrest or potential riots there is a lot of interest in determining the most effective tool for the protection of home and family.  In many ways the humble shotgun is the best fit for many looking for such a firearm, and we discuss some of the related considerations on today’s program.

A few links to explore on this topic:

http://www.gunsandammo.com/2005/09/10/the-home-defense-shotgun/

http://personalsecurityzone.com/shotgun_for_defense.htm

http://www.internetarmory.com/shotgun_defense.htm

NOTE: Here is a link to the news article I quoted at the beginning: Black Friday Gun Sales)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o19uQDce7OQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qAnaeNtTho

(By Eric Shelton, no less…. )

In this episode of the Bar Stool Discussion Doc Wesson and Mark Vanderberg talk with fellow GRRN podcaster Alex Haddox his new book.

Practical Home Security: A Guide to Safer Urban Living 

The book is available in multiple different editions and you can even get yourself a autographed copy at http://www.alexhaddox.com/book

Wow! Now that’s a true GRRN family.

Host of the Armed Citizen Podcast, Mick McArt and his family demonstrating how they take personal responsibility for their safety in the home.

The T-shirts the McArt’s are wearing can be purchased from the GRRN Store.

On today’s episode of the Survival Gun Show we discuss “pocket pistols” in .380 ACP.  That is, those teensy, weensy little handguns designed for deep cover purposes.  What is the utility of such a tool in a Survival/Preparedness context?  Well, if the first rule of a gun fight is to have a gun then these are the easiest class of gun to have with you at all times.

A couple of the models we discuss are:

The Keltec P3at

The Kahr pistols

Ruger LCP

Don’t forget surplus options such as the Makarov, PA63, and CZ82/83.

Here is a handy comparison guide (that I refer to on the episode: http://www.mouseguns.com/PocketAutoComparison.jpg )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aroWUQuPtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JWmBlmLTzQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5EDIWhzvQ

]]> http://gunrightsradio.com/blog/2011/12/02/survival-gun-show-episode-14/feed/ 0 380 ACP,kahr,keltec,makarov,pocket pistols,ruger On today's episode of the Survival Gun Show we discuss "pocket pistols" in .380 ACP.  That is, those teensy, weensy little handguns designed for deep cover purposes.  What is the utility of such a tool in a Survival/Preparedness context?  Well, On today's episode of the Survival Gun Show we discuss "pocket pistols" in .380 ACP.  That is, those teensy, weensy little handguns designed for deep cover purposes.  What is the utility of such a tool in a Survival/Preparedness context?  Well, if the first rule of a gun fight is to have a gun then these are the easiest class of gun to have with you at all times. A couple of the models we discuss are: The Keltec P3at The Kahr pistols Ruger LCP Don't forget surplus options such as the Makarov, PA63, and CZ82/83. Here is a handy comparison guide (that I refer to on the episode: http://www.mouseguns.com/PocketAutoComparison.jpg ) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aroWUQuPtU httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JWmBlmLTzQ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5EDIWhzvQ Mark Vanderberg clean 25:45 http://gunrightsradio.com/blog/2011/12/01/midwest-gun-exchange-brad-rupert-interview/ http://gunrightsradio.com/blog/2011/12/01/midwest-gun-exchange-brad-rupert-interview/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:33:48 +0000 Mark Vanderberg http://gunrightsradio.com/?p=1170

The Sunday after Thanksgiving 2011 Mark Vanderberg did one of the things he really enjoys doing visiting a local gun shop to see what’s new and available. While  at Midwest Gun Exchange he had an opportunity to interview General Manager Brad Rupert.

We talked about the items that were going to be hot for this Christmas season and what items are selling best during this hunting season in Indiana. And where will he get a little bit of insight into the retail firearms store.

If you are ever in northern Indiana specially if you’re passing through the toll road that runs east and west through the northern part of the state you may want to plan on taking a small detour at what a large firearms retailer looks like.

MGE is the exclusive wholesaler of the Colt Classic Remake of the 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun

MGE facebook

Since the first time I read about them in Mel Tappan’s book “Survival Guns” I have been interested in the idea of “chamber inserts” and “sub-caliber devices” for survival purposes.  These are cartridge-sized adapters which allow shooters to use other types of ammo (generally pistol rounds of the same bore size or smaller) in their guns safely as long as the bore diameters/pressures, etc. are suitable enough to be tolerated.  On this episode we discuss the potential applications for such accessories, look at some of the caliber pairings that seem to work best, and consider other factors to keep in mind.  At the end we also do a quick overview of the different classifications of NFA firearms and their potential usefulness in a Preparedness context.

Below are some links to products of this type:

http://www3.telus.net/gamegetter/

http://www.mcace.com/adapters.htm

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=489745

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Search.aspx?filter=chamber+inserts

http://store.dinaarms.com/product_p/12ga22lr.htm

Here are links to .22 uppers available for ARs, Glocks, Berettas, 1911, etc.:

http://cmmginc.secure-mall.com/category/Dedicated-22LR-Uppers-184

http://combatrifle.net/22conversions.htm (drop-in bolt carrier in .22 LR)

http://glockstore.com/pgroup_descrip/20_Training+Devices/2560_.22+LR+Conversion+Kit/

http://www.22lrconversions.com/ber-pg.htm

http://www.marvelprecision.com/

And to the “bump-fire” stock mentioned during the NFA overview:

http://militarygunsupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1082

In addition, here are a couple of Youtube videos to provide a little more in-depth understanding of how these things work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0y8oWtPcIM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNFDDrPoRsU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1fVvHlYp0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48RHUEU3A7I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6tORrODJE

Show notes provided by: Charlie Foxtrot

On the day National Reciprocity passes the House(!), advocate and author Chris Knox pulls up a barstool to discuss how far the pro-gun agenda has come since the bad ol’ days of the ‘60s. Chris describes his father Neal’s essential leadership in the early years of the movement, as well as the Knox boys’ continuing drive to keep and restore our 2nd Amendment Rights.

Later, there’s some Tech-Talk, Rossrt33 wins a White Dog Holster, while the chatroom Barflies buzz around several topics, including some interesting handguns and what everyone’s been reading (it’s a very literate bunch.) Gail once again destroys some technology and doesn’t call in.

Listen as Chris, Mark, and Doc celebrate World Alcohol Awareness Week (always know where your beer is pointing!)

GUN MANUFACTURES BEING BOUGHT UP BY SOROS?? (NOT TRUE)

Show Links:

 MSNBC’s Alex Wagner: Get Rid Of Second Amendment (audio clip)

MSNBC Analyst and Hard News Anchors Attack Second Amendment

Doc’s Gun Nation website

Gun Rights Advocates Podcast  Chirs Knox Interview Episode #123 from July 17, 2009

Chris Knox’s Shotgun News “Knox Report” Column

Chis and Jeff Knox’s Firearms Coalition

Neal Knox — The Gun Rights War

New Holster Maker – White Dog Holsters

White Dog Holsters – Facebook

Amazon launches free e-book borrowing for Prime members

Alan Ellis has donated five copies of “My Gun DB” to be given away to random donors of GRRN.

Interesting New Blog – BalloonGoesUp 

Many might think that old military surplus bolt action rifles have little place in a modern survival armory.  They lack the higher capacity of most magazine-fed semi-autos, they are slower to operate and they are typically chambered in “overly-powerful” calibers.

Your humble host begs to differ, however…  In many ways a good ex-military turnbolt is a good option for survivalist/prepper types for the following reasons:

1) You can often find them for very little money (at the moment Mosin-Nagants are still selling for under $100 in many places)

2) They are extremely robust and reliable

3) They tend to be quite accurate

4) They generally fire a very powerful cartridge which makes them a good option for hunting medium/large game and for long-range needs

On this episode I talk about a few of the designs available and some of their history, advantages and disadvantages for survival use, and what to look for in a surplus rifle.

More on this topic can be found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_action

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin_nagant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_springfield

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_enfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PQUDmINoPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck66O0osLhQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG6OeVnoQrc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y6nk9R1a3E

Another episode that almost did not happen for two reasons first Mark has been sick for several days before this episode and Doc was trying to find someone to replace him on short notice. Doc failed so Mark had to do the show because the show must go on. Then technical difficulties at the beginning of the show almost did not allow Mark even to call in and when he did nobody could hear him. Though in the end the show did go on and pretty much stayed on schedule with a short un-recorded after show but we think you will really enjoy episode 31.

Show Notes:

Stitcher

Gun Rights Radio Network Store

South Carolina Sheriff Chuck Wright Wants Women to Carry a Gun to Defend Themselves

Bring Chuck Home

SASS Western Regional in Lucerne Valley, California.

.22 Short Range Green (Lead-Free)

.22 Short

.22 CB

300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm)

Some Army Dude Wins A Small, Local Shooting Match With 300 Blackout

300 AAC Blackout Subsonic Velocity Data

Obama voters, Muslims need not apply for gun course

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFkYeMIXZY

The Saiga family of rifles is essentially the modern offspring of the AK-47 in a sporting package and today we discuss their usefulness to Survivalist/Prepper-types.  Available in several rifle calibers as well as a few shotgun gauges, Saigas are a relatively low-priced option (at least in most of their configurations) for a combination defensive/hunting tool.

My experience with Saigas is mostly limited to their .223 and .308 versions, but I’ve come to think they are a great option for certain purposes (which I discuss on the program).

The best site around for learning about Saigas is: http://forum.saiga-12.com/

You can also find additional information at Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q69lNr4C25U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27-ieaQwnyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlPEvqbuRKI

Master Gunsmith Fred Zeglin discusses his groundbreaking Gunsmithing Radio podcast, his past work experience, current business, future podcasting plans, and… pumpkin ales. NCBuckeye follows to tell about his new and very interesting Balloon Goes Up prepper blog and forum. JP Grips graciously provides a free 10/22 barrel threading for a lucky chatroom participant: TexasScooter. A little bragging is in order as Mark introduces the newest addition to his family (a bouncing baby 22LR.) Podmistress Gail bayonets a few more technology daemons and phones in to relate how GunDude Carl came to be her Lil’ Brass Bitch, and then chortles about the GunDudette’s hilarious verbal emasculation of their lesser halves on the ProArms BroadCast. Finally, Massad rumbles in to put the finishing touches on an excellent 2.5+ hours of information, talk, and laughter.

You’re invited to listen as Mark, Doc, and the Gun Rights Radio Network Barflies celebrate World Menopause Day (I’ll drink because of that!)

Show Links:

Gunsmithing Radio

Z-Hat Custom Barrel Works

Blue Moon Brewing Company

Buffalo Bill’s Brewery

When the Balloon Goes Up! 

Remington Pump Action Model 572™ Fieldmaster

Ruger LCP “Coyote Special”

071 The Gun Dudes’ Wives!!!

Massad Ayoob Group

The winner was picked randomly out of five entries we received during the live show and the fifth entry was the winner which was Scooter from the GRRN discussion forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEGEQCY34JQ

It’s easy to focus on various firearms platforms and discuss the survival utility of different designs, and frankly it can be a fun conversation.  However, it’s possible to overlook one of the key components of a gun “package” which is the ammunition that makes it useful.  While it makes a lot of sense to stock up on as much ammo as you can possibly afford, it also seems like a worthwhile idea to consider what you might have to do if the situation arises down the road where you have expended all of your ammunition supplies and have to come up with creative solutions.

So on this episode of the Survival Gun Show we discus “Armageddon Ammunition”, as Chip likes to call it.  That is, three strategies to allow you to reload ammo when traditional methods have failed or run out.

The first idea is using cast bullets, the second is swaging empty .22LR cases to serve as bullet jackets, and the third is adapting matches as gunpowder and priming compound replacements.  This is a fairly long episode (just over 42 minutes) as we delve into these various ideas. (NOTE: It probably goes without saying but if you do decide to try any of these methods do so with extreme caution and make certain in advance that they do not violate any local ordinances). 

For more information check out the following links:

On cast bullets:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/
http://www.lasc.us/IndexBrennan.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn-l0Ahzgoc

On bullet swaging:

http://www.corbins.com/howto.htm

http://www.corbins.com/jackets.htm#rfjm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pwl4x-Lb-g

On matchstick gunpowder/primer compound substitution:

http://www.hipointfirearmsforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261755

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsl4WUklqM

Show Notes by: Charlie Foxtrot

Summary:

Visionary freedom advocate Charles Heller of Liberty Watch Radio and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) joins Mark and Doc for a spirited, far-ranging Bar Stool Discussion on National Vodka Day. Charles defines his personal philosophy and his many efforts in support of the 2nd Amendment.  He also discusses favorite firearms and accessories, and provides driving efficiency tips. Cornered Cat Kathy Jackson graces the very active chatroom.

Links:
Email: CharlesHeller@JPFO.org

Liberty Watch Radio

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO)

GRPC

Cornered Cat

The Gun Rabbi

Shot Show

This podcast brought to you by Ethanol: Giving Your Brain The Night Off!

The AR-15 Rifle….  You either love it or you hate it, but in Survival/Preparedness circles you are sure to encounter this plastic-and-aluminum firearm marvel.  On this episode Chip discusses the good and the bad of the AR platform, some of the reasons why they’ve become so popular, and some aspects of the .223/5.56mm caliber that make it a serviceable choice for a survival firearm.  (NOTE: I also respond to some listener emails in the first part of the episode relating to Episode #7 regarding Sporting Rifles vs. Semi-autos).

If you would like more information about these “black rifles” (as they’re sometimes called) the following links might be helpful, but the truth is the internet is chalk-full of information at the AR and the trick is determining the useful material mixed in amongst the occasionally misinformed opinions:

http://www.ar15.com/ (Expect to spend some hours there reading through the forums if you really, REALLY want to know all you can about the AR15).

http://www.m4carbine.net/

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=133434 (Kev’s article on the AR15 over at Survivalistboards.com)

http://survivalpreps.blogspot.com/2008/07/choosing-ar-15.html

(A Google search for “AR15″ will generate gazillions of pages on the topic so your info search has only just begun… )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oHx6qdteFY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aaqA9X4L0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdBiZfv1jSs