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Governor Pat McCrory signed NC H562 into law a couple days ago, so Ben and I decided to go through the bill section by section to give you a rundown of what is still in it after all of the runaround through the hullabaloo that happened with it in the NC House. It's still a good bill, but I want to make one thing clear here in the shownotes, as well as in the episode: The NC Pistol Purchase Permit is not going away, there were a couple changes to it, but it's still required. Also, we're not lawyers. I'm a college dropout, and Ben plays with computers or something for a living, so there's a good chance we messed something up. The idea here is to give you a general idea of what's in the bill so you can then go find the relevant sections of it, and have a read of it yourself. The ratified version of the bill that was signed by the Governor can be found here. The News Chucky Schumer and Amy Schumer held a press conference this week proposing that something be done to stop mass shootings. The internet exploded with

This week I sat down with Jon Patton of The Gun Collective and we talked about all sorts of stuff, from YouTube, stupid guns, the firearm industry, and a bunch more. 

This week we discuss how the shooting sports could rebrand the classification systems to better bring in new shooters. This topic was totally ripped off  inspired by a poster "GuanoLoco" in this thread on the Doodie Project forum. He's spot on. The News This week a bunch of folks went to go stand guard at military recruiting stations in the wake of the Chattanooga shooting. Unfortunately though, the folks that were actually there doing noble work were overshadowed by derp. One guy had an ND while playing show-and-tell with his rifle. The USPSA Board of Directors announced that Production Carry Optics will be a new provisional division through the end of the year. That's basically all we know, and it sounds like a bad idea. Gear that Doesn't Suck Prince Grip. It's basically the same stuff as ProGrip (as far as we can tell), and it's a good product if you feel like you need a little extra grip during sweaty, hot matches. It's good stuff, check it out. Plug of the Week If you aren't subscribed to the Q&A pod

This weeks episode was inspired by a question sent in by a friend who just recently had his 3rd anniversary in competitive shooting. He asked what we would change, or what we wish we had known early on in our competitive shooting careers. It spurred an interesting discussion. Local Shooting Sports News: Two matches coming up that you might want to be aware of: NC USPSA Sectional - October 2-4 at Sir Walter Gun Club in Creedmoor, NC. Details at NCsection.org Hawkeye Gun Club in Lake Lure, NC will be hosting their annual Autism charity match September 18-19th. It's for a great cause, and you can register here. Gear That Doesn't Suck This week Ben plugs Ben Stoeger's Practical Pistol book. Ben read it as a fairly experienced shooter, and didn't gain a ton from it, but he's been handing it off to a couple of newer folks recently, and they've been having their minds blown by it. If you're new, or if you want to read up on some more technique type stuff for practical pistol shooting, grab a copy of this one.   Plug

GUNS AND BOOZE – 142 This week we have a discussion about guns and booze. Last week sometime I posted this picture on the Triangle Tactical Facebook page, and there was an interesting discussion that took place. Some folks said that the guy should have his permit taken away and be locked up since it looks like he has a tall boy in front of him. Other folks made the point that only one drink isn’t really enough to impair someone, so maybe total abstinence from alcohol isn’t the right approach. In this episode we don’t really have any answers, but we did our best to bring up all of the aspects of the discussion. Let us know what you think. Housekeeping If you have a regular dryfire routine, you should probably build a dryfire target stand or two.Check out the blog post about them I did here. Gear that Doesn’t Suck Amazon has the Pocket Pro II shot timer (currently) at the lowest price it’s been at a long time. It’s the timer I like to be handed when I’m being the Range Officer at a match, and it’s the timer

This week Ben and I talk about how getting involved and working at a match will make you a better shooter. You'll be more prepared, know the rules better, and have a few other advantages too. Gear that Doesn't Suck The Belkin Conserve Socket is a great little timer to use on your brass tumbler if you're a reloader. It's better than a light timer, and it's cheap. I actually use it with both my brass tumbler and my slow cooker when I'm making a pork shoulder or something. Ben and I both use it for our tumblers, and it works great. Check it out. The News So, last week on the podcast we talked about some guys "open carrying" and racking shotguns in Georgia. We talked all about the laws in Georgia and stuff, and as it turns out... it happened in Mississippi. Sorry, we'll do better next time. On a similar note, we had a local guy walk into a mall carrying an AR and a bunch of tactical nylon. People freaked out. He got arrested. Listener Feedback Last week on the Q&A show we answered a question from a listener a

Gear that Doesn't Suck This week we talk about the Safariland ALS retention holster. If you need retention, this is the holster to get. The release mechanism uses your thumb in a very natural motion to release the pistol from the holster. It's high quality, and something you should definitely consider if you're an open carrier, or just feel like you need more retention. You can get the Safariland ALS here. The News Some fools were "open carrying" in Georgia last week. Carrying a shotgun, racking rounds into it, loading it, etc. In Walmart. They're lucky they didn't get shot. I'm not a fan of carrying to make a statement, so I think what these guys did was utterly stupid. Last week we mentioned that LuckyGunner won their court costs back after being sued by the Brady Bunch. They've decided to take that money (approx. $111,000) and donate it to pro-gun groups. How great is that? Plug of the Week Ben plugs the Active Response Training blog this week. You can find the blog at http://www.activeresponsetraining.net

This week Ben and I have a discussion about the upcoming race for USPSA President. Up to this point, I haven't really cared about it much, as I generally feel that things are going just fine with the sport, and as a somewhat casual shooter, I can't think of what needs to be fixed. Ben however has a much deeper understanding of these things than I do, and explains to me (and you) why it's important, and who is running on which platform, etc. I'm actually interested now, and I think even if you don't shoot USPSA, you'll find the discussion interesting. Housekeeping We apparently forgot to mention this on the podcast, but Ben and I were interviewed on the Action Shooting Radio podcast a few weeks ago. We talked about how to stay motivated to practice, and I thought it was a pretty good episode. You should check it out, it's episode 45 of their podcast. You can find them in iTunes here, Stitcher here, and the regular podcast feed address is here. Gear That Doesn't Suck We get asked a lot about getting into reload

Last week I was in Northern Michigan and I had a conversation with my Uncle about competitive shooting. He said that shooting a stage himself, and then having a friend shoot the stage after him wouldn't really interest him, but if there were some type of "man on man" type comeptition where more than one person was on the firing line at a time and they were shooting to both complete a goal against each other at the same time, that he would be interested in getting involved in a competition like that. Gear that Doesn't Suck At the H2O Fowl Farms IDPA match this weekend it was standard North Carolina summer weather: HOT. A friend showed up to the range with a instant canopy for our squad which was completely awesome to give us some shade between shooting and pasting. Here's a Coleman one on Amazon that you might want to consider for your range trips during the summer months. Coleman 10 x 10 Instant Canopy The News Apparently MTV has an NC based reality show (I had no idea) and the star of the show posted a pictu

This week, we catch up with Bob (formerly known as "the new shooter"). We first talked to Bob back on Episode 30 after he'd just shot his first match, caught up with him six months later on Episode 54 to talk about progressing as a competitor. Most recently, we brought him in to help us with Episode 100, our PPQ vs VP9 shootout. Today, he's back to talk about shooting competition even if you don't practice all the time like Ben and Luke. He has some thoughts about fitting competition in to life with family and other time commitments. He also talks level of participation, current level of skill, and how to enjoy shoot matches even if you're not planning to try and make Master class. The NewsThe main news story this week is Oklahoma passing a bill to allow authorized staff in K-12 schools to carry concealed at school. It still requires extra training and may not be adopted by all schools or school districts, but it's an excellent move forward for good guys with guns to stop bad guys with guns, especially protec

This week we talk a bunch about mental game for competitive shooting after getting a great email about it from a listener. Gear that Doesn't Suck George Leonard's Mastery - Ben talks about the book and why you should have it, and be continually reading it. Sponsor This week's show was sponsored by Andrew Branca's Law of Self Defense. Head over to his website and save 10% on books, seminars, and webinars when you use the code triangle at checkout. http://www.lawofselfdefense.com The News 171 concealed carry permits were revoked in Ohio after it was found out that the instructor wasn't teaching the classes, but instead just signing off on the certificates. No bueno. Charlotte, NC police are noticing a trend of vehicles with gun related stickers getting broken into. Something to think about. Tip of the Week Don't let strange stage props get in your head. Last week we watched some people melt down while shooting a clamshell target at the Shoot2Live IDPA match, and it's something we've both seen in the past with t

This week we wrap up a bunch of news stories that have been occupying our time over the last week.  The Supreme Court rules that felons don't immediately lose ownership of their guns upon conviction. They can find someone else to take custody of them and sell them, etc. The concealed carry law in Washington DC had a key provision struck down by Federal Judge Scullin. The part of the law that said applicants for a concealed carry permit must have a just cause for requesting the permit is what he went after, saying that is unconstitutional. USPSA Grand Master turned Louisiana State Representative Blake Miguez is working on an actual gun safety bill in the state. It's passed the LA state house so far.  PoliceOne posts a really derpy article about competitive shooting. "The reason being they aren't realistic and cause the shooter to form extremely bad habits that can get them killed on the street." Yawn. The Boy Scouts of America ban squirt guns (Auto-play ads in the link). Listen, if your Boy Scout troop is orga

We've recieved so much awesome listener feedback this week that we couldn't help but make an episode out of it.  Gear that Doesn't Suck: Kershaw Skyline - Ben's summer knife. Thin, lightweight, and pretty good. It's not a top of the line knife, but it get's the job done. He took the clip off his and it just rides in the bottom of his pocket.  The News: Last week we talked about the Garland, TX shooting, where at the time the news said that the bad guys with rifles were taken down by a single officer with his duty pistol. Now it's coming out that the officer engaged the jihadis, but was quickly backed up by the local swat team that was on site for the event.  Everytown has begun running a bunch of ads on TV here in NC against HB562 where they make it sound like it will eliminate all background checks for handgun sales in the state. More here. Plug of the Week: A recent episode of Ballistic Radio with Claude Werner as the guest. They talk about a lot of stuff regarding mindset, practice, and standards. We both

Gear That Doesn't Suck Streamlight Stylus Pro - Great little flashlight for everyday usage. It's small, well put together, and the batteries last a long time. It's not a flashlight that'll turn night into day, but it's bright enough. Nice form factor. Main Topic 3 big announcements this week.  1. We're doing another run of t-shirts. This time they're lightweight athletic type shirts which are great for wearing while shooting in the summer. You can find them at triangletactical.net/shirts. They're $20 plus shipping, with a blank front, and the Triangle Tactical logo on the rear.  2. We're going to start opening up some slots for advertisers on the podcast. If you have a product or business that is 1. relevant to our audience, and 2. doesn't suck, hit me up at luke@triangletactical.net and we can talk. 3. The biggest news is that we're going daily with the podcast. Actually, we're launching a completely separate podcast which I'm calling Triangle Tactical Q&A. We're running out of time in the regular show t

This week Ben and I talk about the importance of practicing little things, in small steps, one at a time. Seems like there's a divide among the shooting community where some trainers tend to have students practice large, complex drills, and other folks (generally the more competition minded) tend to break things down a bit more. We've both found that breaking things down for a bit, and then putting them back together tends to work well. Gear That Doesn't Suck New segment this week! We get asked a lot about different pieces of gear, and what our thoughts are on different things, so we're going to be promoting a piece of gear on every show that we've used and can recommend. This week we talk a bit about the Howard Leight Impact Sport Electric Earmuffs that we've both been using for a few years. They're inexpensive, rather durable (I finally broke mine after about 4 years of use) and they work well. The News: Some guy shot himself in the restroom at a Chick-fil-a. Apparently his Glock "went off" while he was pul

When people get into competitive shooting, they inevitably fall into the trap of buying more gear to try and get better, instead of putting in the time to practice and become a better shooter. We've both been down this road, and now that we're on the other side of it we've realized that for the most part, the modifications just aren't worth the money invested. However, there are a couple modifications that you'll probably need on most guns that you choose to shoot in competition. - Sights. With the exception of just a couple pistols, most guns will need a set of sights to really be competitive. Ben says that you really can't spend too much money on a good set of sights. They're the only thing you're looking at on the gun when shooting it, so they're pretty important. - Trigger. Basically, you need a trigger that doesn't suck. It doesn't have to be this super tricked out such and such that the elite tactical III% operators use, it just needs to be good enough. Short-ish, crisp-ish, somewhere under 5-6lbs is a

This week we have a bit of a rant, where we talk a bit about people who shoot competition, who are anti-competition. We're not slamming the people that are just there to have a good time, but rather the folks who brag about not practicing, or rag on the people who do practice and want to get better. Contact: luke@triangletactical.net ben@triangletactical.net (919) 295-6128