Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we play the game Conflicted, a survival-based card game that was designed to help you think about life in a post-apocalyptic world but before we dive into the game we spend the first 20 minutes catching up so if you wanna skip the fluff and get right into Conflicted then fast forward to 18:05.
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Today we have Brad Norton from Atlas Target Works and Cole Weick from Ballistic Defense on the show to talk business, training, and firearms. Brad is a one-man shop designing and fabricating quality AR500 steel targets at BGE friendly prices while Cole Weick used his 10 years of experience as a LE firearms instructor to open up his own firearm training facility called Ballistic Defense.
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we catch up on what we have been up to for the past couple weeks. Enjoy.
Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we have Mr.Pixel on the show to answer your questions about law enforcement officers, training, and the politics involved. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we get into the Las Vegas Shooting that left 59 dead and over 500 injured in the largest mass shooting in US history. This occurred early this week and besides sharing news links we have remained pretty quiet on the subject. As with all major events, the facts and details immediately after are usually wrong so we wanted to let the dust settle and come to the mic with as much reliable information as possible. While this is a show on the shooting it's not going to cover the details too much, instead, we will focus on the potential aftermath, the political knee-jerk reactions, and how we feel the 2A stands up in the light of this horrible tragedy. Enjoy.
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Today's Zeroed-In episode is coming to you on a Saturday and there is a good reason for that because it has been predicted that today starts the beginning of the end! A Christian Numerologist says that the beginning of the end of the world starts today and while he doesn't go into much detail, we thought we better get this episode out early just in case. In this episode, we also cover a 25-foot statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov, a 40 caliber 1911 - blasphemy! - and we wrap up this episode asking the question, "should training be a requirement to carry a firearm?". Enjoy!
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Today on the show we cover another Greg Ellifritz article titled, Distracting Questions which covers a couple different tactics that criminals use to distract and disarm their potential victims.
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Today we have Josh Courtney from Black Diamond Holsters and Opie from Opie In The Smokies on the show to talk about guns and to dive into their businesses. While Josh makes custom Kydex holsters and Opie makes limited edition patches, seemingly very different businesses, they work together to help promote each other's business and to help each other grow. These two dudes remind us of ourselves, two guys who love firearms and are trying to turn a "hobby" into a sustainable business. While we talk about their businesses, we mostly talk guns and training so there are a lot of good tidbits to dig out of this one so enjoy!
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Are you proficient with your firearm? Do you think you rise above your peers when it comes to your skill-sets? Do you think you can out shoot us? Let's find out - We have set up a series of challenges for our Black Site members to complete as a way to spur on some friendly competition.
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Today we have Gregg and Diane Rice on the show to talk about their non-profit organization The X-Count, whose programs focuses on fostering the future of youth shooting sports. We also have X-Count's level-1 trainer Chris Butler and his son Ben to speak about their involvement in legacy building - helping to build something that is greater than themselves. Enjoy!
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Former U.S. Navy SEAL and special warfare operator, O'Neill is best known for firing the head shots that killed Osama bin Laden during the raid on his Abbottabad compound on May 1, 2011 but the speech we are sharing with you today isn't about that raid. This speech focuses on the life lessons learned through blood, sweat, and tears of the more than 400 missions prior to the raid in Abbottabad. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we welcome Uncle Drew back to the podcast to talk about observation. After 10 years of active duty as an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Drew spent the next four years with the Joint Army-FBI Hazardous Disaster School as an instructor until he eventually became an EOD contractor for the US State Department in ’05. Drew teaches a class on observation so today he is sharing his knowledge on awareness and hypervigilance. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we continue our recent string of survivalism based topics by covering an article that claims 70-90% of the population would be dead within 3 months after an EMP attack. EMP or electromagnetic pulse is one way in which a terrorist group could effectively deliver a deadly blow to the United States since all our major infrastructure is dependent on electricity for it to work. Why is an EMP so deadly? Why are people unprepared for a world without electricity? What can we expect to happen if we are hit with an EMP? Let's find out!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we play the game Conflicted, a survival based card game that was designed to help you think about life in a post-apocalyptic world and his time we have long time listener and fellow BGE Keith, in the hot seat so let's find out if we think he is good enough for our survivalist group.
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Today on the Wasted Ammo podcast we talk all about our experience and lessons learned from our bug out simulation. The original plan was to hike the full 33-mile route from Steve's house to the bug out location but we were advised against this by the community (rightfully so) so we split the simulation in half for our first go. We ended up rucking for about 17 miles and while it was hard, it was also done in ideal conditions - no family, no threats, no extra weight from tactical gear and the weather was perfect at 74 degrees and sunny. After this experience, we definitely have a greater appreciation for just how much bugging-out would suck in an SHTF scenario and hopefully this knowledge helps us make the right choice if the time comes. Enjoy!
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The new killing tool for the terrorist is a vehicle - It's cheap, easily accessible and effective, so you better be prepared and know how to survive a vehicular terrorist attack. Enjoy!
Monday is Memorial Day and what better way to honor our fallen soldiers than to share a speech of service, sacrifice, and God from a better man than us - Lt.Gen. (Ret.) W.G. Boykin. Boykin was one of the elite warriors chosen in 1978 to make up the first unit in America's ultra-secretive and deadly Delta Force. He then became commander of the unit, and later still, commander of all U.S. Army Special Forces. His thirty-six years in the military included a tour at the Central Intelligence Agency and clandestine missions around the world. Jerry retired in 2007, serving his last four years as the deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we Zero-In on gun related news articles and listener feedback. Join us today as we talk about the sentencing of the videographer who pulled a firearm on Black Lives Matter protesters, an article about the top 19 items that will be valuable after SHTF, and we wrap up this episode saying farewell to Bob Owens, editor of BearingArms.com.
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we play the game Conflicted, a survival based card game that was designed to help you think about life in a post-apocalyptic world and his time, our wives join in on the conversation! Keep in mind that our wives do not carry the same mindset that we do so these cards are definitely eye opening and hopefully, it starts making them think, what if?
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we Zero-In on the Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms Illinois FFL carve-out fiasco. Last week, the Illinois State Senate passed bill SB-1657 by a one-vote margin. While the bill will now move on to the House, if signed by Governor the new law will mandate state licensing for all Illinois gun dealers. The lobbyist for the Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association (IFMA), Jay Keller, traded that group’s opposition to the bill in exchange for a carve-out, removing large firearm manufacturers from the licensing requirements. Now the question is, just how much did Springfield and Rock River know? Either way, this move was a huge FU to the 2A, the gun community, and liberty as a whole. We shall see what happens next and if these companies can save face and regain the trust of gun owners as they move forward. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we have Eric Woodard from Rebel Silencers on the show to talk about affordable silence. Eric joined the Army at 17 after 9/11 and served for 10 years with four Iraq deployments. While in the Army and beyond Eric started and succeeded in several business ventures including 199Trust.com. With a keen eye for marketing and business management, Eric founded Rebel Silencers with a goal of leading in and normalizing an ever-growing domestic sound suppressor market. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we cover a couple tips that will help you out when bugging out in a vehicle. When SHTF and it's time for you to gather the family and bug out, most of us hope we can drive to our BOL without issue but it's important to be prepared and ready for anything and there are some complications and factors to take into account when it comes to using your bug out vehicle. Enjoy!
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we have Graig Davis, inventor, and owner of NeoMag, the original backup magazine holder that inconspicuously clips inside your pocket. Join us today as Graig tells us why and how NeoMag came about, what weighs heavy on his mind about the product, what it's like creating a product in the firearm space, how important it is to connect with the gun community and finally, we take Graig back to the beginning to find out how he got into firearms to begin with.
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Today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast we share an article from Askaprepper.com titled, 10 Awesome Food Ideas For Your Bug Out Bag. We found this article while doing some research for our bug-out simulation that we will be doing in the near future. We are planning on bugging out to our BOL, which is around 32 miles from our current location. Since this might possibly be an over-night hike, we have to beef up our bags with some high-quality food to properly fuel us for this trip.
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Join us today on the Wasted Ammo Podcast as we share a recording of former Navy Seal Chad Williams giving a speech on 7 leadership principles that he extracted from the SEAL creed. Enjoy!
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