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Title: Gun Podcasts
Post by: BAC on July 16, 2017, 06:35:23 PM
Trying to find some gun podcasts to listen to at work.  MB and Guntalk don't even get me halfway through 1 shift every week.  I've been trying some here and there, but most of them really suck.

Tried listening to a new one today.  The "expert" on the show recommended a CZ75 and Smith double action revolver (among others) for a handgun.  Fine choices, but he then went on to say that he won't recommend Glock because he "only recommends guns that were designed in this century."  Wait...what?  He may have even recommended a 1911, not sure.

If you have any that you really like and would recommend, please share.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 16, 2017, 07:25:57 PM
Nothing at all wrong with Glock. In fact, just about everything is right with it.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 16, 2017, 08:20:52 PM
Not really a gun podcast but I listen in to SOFREP from time to time.  Brute force...if it doesn't work your just not using enough......  It's some spec ops guys and the commentary and perspective on world events is unique.  A few spots back they had a podcast with Rob O'Neill.  Here is the main page:  https://sofrep.com/radio/ (https://sofrep.com/radio/)

This is the other one I listen to for daily financial information.  I'm actually a paid member and his stock advice has made $$$'s for me (don't expect his list without membership).  His insight into current events is spot on for me:  https://www.financialissues.org/ (https://www.financialissues.org/)

Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Ranger Dave on July 17, 2017, 06:34:45 AM
Might try the American Warrior podcast with Mike Seeklander.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 17, 2017, 07:13:49 AM
The main thing to keep in perspective with all of these "podcasts" and gun programs, is you are getting one mans opinion. I'm not saying it isn't valuable. Some of these guys have a lot of experience, and shoot a lot of guns. Many of them make their living doing it. But just remember it's their opinion. They are still injecting personal preference into what they say, and or recommend.

And you also don't know what, if any financial ties they have to their recommendations. When these guys get a big viewership, gun manufacturers like to use them to showcase their products. And rightfully so. It's very cheap and effective advertising. Did you ever read about a car in Motor Trend they didn't like? And so a lot of this becomes Ford, Chevy, Dodge car magazine stuff. So take it all with a grain of salt. Be informed, but buy what you like, and don't be swayed by someone else's opinion..... Unless you want to be.

Also, a lot of these guys just like to hear themselves talk. "Nut N' Fancy" comes to mind. I like the guy, and he is quite knowledgeable. But my God, this guy could make a 45 minute video on a couple of sling swivels. Actually, I like guys who just shoot the guns without injecting their opinions into it either way. Hickok .45 and Big Daddy Hoffman 1911 come to mind. They put a lot downrange with their weapons, and if issues arise, you'll see them just as if you were at the range with them when they happened. To me that is far more valuable than listening to some guy babble on for 25 minutes with a gun sitting on the table in front of him. While he tells you what he thinks of it. 
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: alfsauve on July 17, 2017, 07:28:47 PM
It's excruciating for me to listen to most "pod casts".   I have an extreme amount of ADD, though I mostly have it under control without meds.  (Where's my corkscrew?)  My mind wanders and I just want to get to the raw data or opinion without a lot of wasted time in between.   Don't get me started on how shows like Dateline drive me up the wall.   I managed to get through the show on Earhart the other night, only because it was "us" time with Miss Kitty. 




...recommended a CZ75 and Smith double action revolver (among others) for a handgun.  Fine choices, but he then went on to say that he won't recommend Glock because he "only recommends guns that were designed in this century."

I guess he doesn't realize that revolvers are bordering on being 500 years old.  The current S&W design hasn't changed a whole lot in 100 years.








Quote from: bilt
Nothing at all wrong with Glock. In fact, just about everything is right with it.

You and I differ 180 on this, but let's not hijack this thread for that.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: lee1000 on July 17, 2017, 11:06:22 PM
Check Cam and Company and the Jocko podcast.

Cam and Company is by Cam Edwards who is very witty. This is basically the NRA podcast

The Jocko podcast is run by former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink and it covers leadership, history, war stories and jujitsu. This podcast is very deep, very professional.

If you're into reloading they also have the Reloading Podcast.


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Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: BAC on July 18, 2017, 02:24:37 AM
Thanks for the recommendations so far.  I will check some of them out.  I'd be interested in non-gun podcasts as well.

Really big fan of Mike Rowe's podcast, but it's only about 10 minutes long once a week (for the curious mind with a short attention span).  He has taken up where Paul Harvey left off.  Check it out if you feel so inclined.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Magoo541 on July 18, 2017, 09:49:36 PM
Team Never Quit!  Marcus Latrell & company's podcast. Interviews and never quit stories with some pretty cool people (and a few that are not) but all of them are good. 

I've been a Rush Limbaugh 24/7 member for years (MIL buys it for my birthday every year). Wallbuilders is a good constitution and Biblical influence on the US of A (my third favorite to Rush & Michael). Lead From the Front, SOFREP (a little off to me at times but some cool interviews), Reloading podcast, you can also get Sun Zhu, the Federalist Papers and other historical documents as podcasts.

I listen to a couple of powerlifting podcasts too but I doubt those would be of interest.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2017, 05:58:07 AM
Video's, not podcasts, but you could listen and get a lot from them, Forgotten Weapons puts up a 15 -30 minute video every day, and CandRsenal put up a 30-90 minute video every 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 19, 2017, 07:33:28 AM
<snip>  SOFREP (a little off to me at times but some cool interviews), <snip>.

I agree with you.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 19, 2017, 07:51:45 AM
I don't know about you guys, but since Trump was elected, I've pretty much turned off all news media. I just can't stomach the bias and bashing since he's been elected. Like most conservatives, Fox News was my channel of choice throughout the Presidential campaign. But now they have all but destroyed their prime time line up. The only one left is Hannity.

I never thought I would see the media in this country become this bad. And be so stupid to think the people don't see it. I'm so sick and tired of this whole Russia thing, along with how they're beating it to death on a never ending daily basis, I don't even turn on the "news" any more. Nothing is different. Just more non stop bashing. I hope the people don't become buffaloed by any of it. I would love to see the Democrats become all but extinct in 2018. The way they're acting since Hillary was handed her ass, they should be.   
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 19, 2017, 08:10:26 AM
I think the Republican leadership is worse than the Dimocruds.  Look at McCain...McConnell, Ryan and the ilk just like them.  Republicans hold the House and Senate and nothing really good is happening. 

Trumps economic initiatives and Obumercare rollback is all but dead.  The bills should have been ready to go years ago...but nothing.

I would not give spit for the Republican leadership.  Nancy Pelosi is better than the traitors McConnell and Ryan.  There is a reason enemy troops are given quarter and traitors are executed.  McConnell, Ryan, Graham, Cochran, McCain, etc. are worse than the Dimocruds and should step aside for the good of the country.  They need to be removed in the next primary....they almost got McConnell the last time but he pulled some dirty tricks....now another 5-1/2 years of that sellout. 

Those bastards have been playing us for years....it's time to vote them out of office and for them to align themselves in the Dimocrud party....it's what they do it's who they are.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2017, 08:10:58 AM
I don't know about you guys, but since Trump was elected, I've pretty much turned off all news media. I just can't stomach the bias and bashing since he's been elected. Like most conservatives, Fox News was my channel of choice throughout the Presidential campaign. But now they have all but destroyed their prime time line up. The only one left is Hannity.

I never thought I would see the media in this country become this bad. And be so stupid to think the people don't see it. I'm so sick and tired of this whole Russia thing, along with how they're beating it to death on a never ending daily basis, I don't even turn on the "news" any more. Nothing is different. Just more non stop bashing. I hope the people don't become buffaloed by any of it. I would love to see the Democrats become all but extinct in 2018. The way they're acting since Hillary was handed her ass, they should be.   


Trump should use Putin's media relations plan, shoot a couple, chuck a couple out windows and a lot of the hate would quiet right down.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 19, 2017, 08:13:44 AM
Tom....there you go.  Hung up on that "Kent State moment" thing again.  Just because Kent State pretty much stopped the anti-war movement in it's tracks do you really think that would work again?

Yeah.  It would. 

"Gee, Mikey could shoot his eye out!", and suddenly it's no fun for the rich kids to riot and party that issue anymore.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2017, 08:25:01 AM
The only "tragedy" at Kent State was that the National Guard ran out of ammo.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 19, 2017, 08:33:21 AM
I think the Republican leadership is worse than the Dimocruds.  Look at McCain...McConnell, Ryan and the ilk just like them.

Here I couldn't agree more. Until the Republicans get rid of McCain, McConnell, and Ryan, they're going nowhere. For Christ's sake, they ended up with fewer votes on the healthcare bill at the end, than when they started. What kind of "leadership" is that? 
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 19, 2017, 08:34:31 AM
The only "tragedy" at Kent State was that the National Guard ran out of ammo.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  So true!
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 19, 2017, 10:20:05 PM
Here I couldn't agree more. Until the Republicans get rid of McCain, McConnell, and Ryan, they're going nowhere. For Christ's sake, they ended up with fewer votes on the healthcare bill at the end, than when they started. What kind of "leadership" is that?

Well, looks like McCain is out now.  Thank goodness he doesn't have to rely on Obamacare like we serfs.

I would have preferred he leave a different way....but I won't be missing his "statesmen" skills or anything else he offered. 

He should resign immediately so he can be replaced.  However, I am betting he won't resign because Brewer would put a conservative in the seat instead of a RINO.

My 2 cents.  I know you guys are sensitive and such so I hope I didn't sugar coat it too much for you.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 05:21:00 AM
Jan Brewer is no longer governor in Arizona. Doug Ducey is.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 07:38:28 AM
So is Ducey a RINO or a decent guy?
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 07:57:24 AM
So is Ducey a RINO or a decent guy?

Too early to judge. He hasn't had anything put on his desk that's considered controversial yet. I don't think he is as much of a hard core conservative as Brewer is. But I don't see him as a "danger" to anything Second Amendment related. I'm more worried about Paul Penzone. He's a liberal Democrat that beat Joe Arpaio for Maricopa County Sheriff in the last election. He has already started rolling back a lot of Arpaio's illegal immigration policies to try and satisfy the sniveling liberals and minorities who bitched and moaned how "cruel" Arpaio was.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 08:04:31 AM
But here's my concern, will Ducey replace McCain (assuming the POS will step down) with a conservative or a RINO?   As you well know we need the RINO's to realign themselves where they belong in the Dimcrud party.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 10:27:52 AM
But here's my concern, will Ducey replace McCain (assuming the POS will step down) with a conservative or a RINO?

It's hard to tell. A lot of times these guys are not who or what they appear to be. Look at Jeff Flake. He won based on the "fact" everyone thought he represented a hard line conservative platform. He is far from it. He's been all over the map on many issues, health care among them. He's too easily swayed.

That asshole Joe Manchin is another one. He's supposed to be a "conservative Democrat". The NRA was even bull$h!tted into giving him a A+ rating. Remember his supposed "pro gun" stance in that silly commercial, that showed him shooting at a target of Obama, or some such? He flip flopped on gun control right after Sandy Hook. I don't trust his ass any further than I could throw it.

So Ducey could get B.S.'ed politically into appointing someone who could turn out to be nothing but a conservative back stabber, once he or she gets in. We'll have to bite our nails and wait and see. With all that said, I don't see how he could put anyone in there worse than McCain, who has been no friend to Trump. The Democrats are going to hate to see McCain go.

Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 11:26:10 AM
<snip>

The Democrats are going to hate to see McCain go.


Truer words were never spoken.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 20, 2017, 12:07:48 PM
There are some people who garner sympathy when they face misfortune.
John McCain is not one of them.
People like me, who think his mother should have smothered him are not going to feel bad for this RINO POS.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: BAC on July 20, 2017, 12:40:45 PM
Is there a podcast about John McCain or...?
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 12:49:38 PM
There are some people who garner sympathy when they face misfortune.
John McCain is not one of them.
People like me, who think his mother should have smothered him are not going to feel bad for this RINO POS.

I pretty much agree. If Jane Fonda got brain cancer, I'd feel about the same for her as I do for him.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 20, 2017, 02:08:40 PM
I hoped he'd die before he got sick, I'm not going to suddenly change my tune when it becomes a possibility.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 02:16:49 PM
Is there a podcast about John McCain or...?

It's called drift, Brian...

I listen to a few political types.

Gutfeld is funny, had Unca Ted on a few weeks ago.  Sometimes it's lame too. 

The Five has one too, Watters, Gutfeld, Perino, Guilfoyle an a token lefty talk news o the day...
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 03:28:39 PM
It's called drift, Brian...

I listen to a few political types.

Gutfeld is funny, had Unca Ted on a few weeks ago.  Sometimes it's lame too. 

The Five has one too, Watters, Gutfeld, Perino, Guilfoyle an a token lefty talk news o the day...

And don't forget "Outnumbered" on Fox. They've got 4 cackling bimbo's, with one token guy that's the unlucky bastard who has to sit there and listen to them for an hour.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: BAC on July 20, 2017, 03:32:16 PM
Tonight I'm going to try a couple history podcasts I found on Spotify.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 04:12:23 PM
Tom Gresham's gun talk is his radio gig's podcast.  It's good too.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 04:15:02 PM
And don't forget "Outnumbered" on Fox. They've got 4 cackling bimbo's, with one token guy that's the unlucky bastard who has to sit there and listen to them for an hour.

I must admit, I watch some of these programs BECAUSE of the hot ladies!
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: billt on July 20, 2017, 04:40:37 PM
I must admit, I watch some of these programs BECAUSE of the hot ladies!

Just be sure to press the "Mute" button!
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 04:56:18 PM
Just be sure to press the "Mute" button!

Yea, there should more dancing!
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 05:26:20 PM
Yea, there should more dancing!

You guys....next thing you are going to say is they oughta' have stripper poles to hang on to when dishing out the news......
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 05:44:52 PM
You guys....next thing you are going to say is they oughta' have stripper poles to hang on to when dishing out the news......

I volunteer to lube up the thighs so the pole don't squeak!
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 09:05:35 PM
Teflon the poles.....
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 09:12:55 PM
Teflon the poles.....
Now yer just suckin all the fun out of it...
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 20, 2017, 09:19:20 PM
Just tryin' to help you out.  Don't want you to catch a heart attack or run into a stroke....
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 20, 2017, 09:49:45 PM
Yea, like I'm old or sumpin...  I've been run over by a van!  I'm bulletproof...
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Big Frank on July 21, 2017, 12:10:53 AM
I can't recall ever listening to a podcast of any type ever, not even MB's. I'd much rather watch videos than listen to someone talking. When I was working I was required to wear earplugs during all work hours and radios, MP3 players, etc. weren't allowed. Otherwise I might have listened back then, but now that I'm not working I watch videos, and not from any specific source. If I watched any regularly it might be Forgotten Weapons or Hickok45 on YouTube, maybe even FPSRussia if I was desperate, but that would be after I run out of movies and TV shows to watch. I'm still interested in what you guys listen to.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 21, 2017, 05:32:51 AM
The thing I like about podcasts is that I can listen to them when I'm piddling around.  If I'm cleaning guns, or soldering some wire or just doing something that is more or less mindless I can listen while I work.  Video's...I guess I could just listen to them whilst working away but I've never used them in a setting where I am actually doing something.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Timothy on July 21, 2017, 04:06:07 PM
I got hooked listening on my 50 mile commutes.  The radio in New England blows and streaming services were eating up my data plan.

Finding something to listen to while driving is nice.
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: Rastus on July 21, 2017, 04:42:19 PM
That exactly right Timothy.  I forgot about that since my commutes for the last 2 decades have had me in a job where I was on the phone about work from doorstep to doorstep.  I used to save up 1/2 dozen or so of MB's podcasts for my trip down home....10 hours one way. 
Title: Re: Gun Podcasts
Post by: BAC on July 21, 2017, 05:14:07 PM
Been listening to The WW2 Podcast with a chap called Angus Wallace since last night.  Pretty good so far.  He has a lot of authors on to talk about their books about WW2 stories.