Survival Gun Show – Episode 14

December 2, 2011
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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 [...]

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Midwest Gun Exchange – Brad Rupert Interview

December 1, 2011
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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 [...]

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Survival Gun Show – Episode 13

November 25, 2011
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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 [...]

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Bar Stool Discussion LIVE – 032

November 22, 2011
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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 [...]

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Survival Gun Show – Episode 12

November 17, 2011
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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 [...]

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Bar Stool Discussion LIVE – 031

November 11, 2011
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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 [...]

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Survival Gun Show – Episode 11

November 4, 2011
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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. [...]

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Bar Stool Discussion LIVE – 030

November 2, 2011
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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 [...]

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