Talking Lead Podcast

Merry Christmas Leadheads!  Welcome back to the Nordic Components' Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 182 Training The Israel Defense Forces Way.  Fresh from our mind-blowing trip to the 1st ever CAA/Hartman "Train The Trainer The IDF WAY" course at the state-of-the-art ALTAIR training facilities in Florida we put together this highlight overview show for you.  Frequent guest of the Talking Lead Show and star of several of our YouTube videos, CEO of CAA & Hartman Optics, Lt. Col. Mikey Hartman joins us along with several of my fellow participants and the Firearms Industry's most prolific journalists, writers & videographers to walk you through our experiences:

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mikey Hartman – CEO of CAA, co-owner and founder of Hartman Optics and former Commander of the IDF Sharpshooting and Marksmanship School, Mikey has trained over 500,000 soldiers during his 22-year career in the IDF. Mikey joined the IDF at 19 years old and quickly became Israel’s IDF shooting champion. As a lieutenant in the IDF, he led the army’s marksmanship unit, established the IDF Sharpshooting and Marksmanship School and completely revamped the shooting instructors’ course. He also developed the IDF Shooting Doctrine.

Andre’ M. Dall’au is the Media Editor at Big 3 East is also a frequent contributor to various magazines and websites having hundreds of articles, photographs and videos – including one that has had over 22 million views on YouTube.

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David Fortier After a decade in the Military Aerospace industry David Fortier decided to make a switch. So in 1998 he began writing for the firearms industry and quickly became successful penning articles for a dozen popular titles. A Master Class competitor in NRA High Power, he received the prestigious Carl Zeiss Outdoors Writer of the Year award in 2004. http://www.firearmsnews.com/author/dfortier/

Kevin Landers is a combat veteran of 9 years as an Infantryman with multiple combat tours and awards to include a CIB.  After a medical discharge, As a side project, he decided to start Gear and Gun Reviews. A YouTube channel dedicated to bringing honest reviews, events, and behind the scenes looks at some of the most interesting products and innovations in the Firearms industry. https://www.facebook.com/gearandgunreviews/?fref=ts

Kevin Reichard as a father of 2, Kevin Reichard is an average American dad who takes the responsibility of protecting his family very seriously! Everyday concealed carry psychology, non-lethal alternatives, real world scenarios, concealed carry and EDC product reviews, Firearms Training and more are on the Youtube channel "Kevin the TacDaddy” and Gun News Weekly. Owner / Operator, TacDaddy.com EverydayCarryLIFE.com e-commerce websites. http://www.everydaycarrylife.com/

Timothy Yan is a freelance writer and Field Editor with articles published in Firearms News, Book of the AR15, Book, Book of the AK47, Be Ready! Magazine, and other Outdoor Sportsman Group (OSG) Special Interest Publications (SIP). He also run his own review website: Guns & Tech. A five year veteran of the US Marine Corps during which he served as a marksmanship instructor in the 1st Marine Division.

http://www.gunsandtech.com/

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Curtis R. Hallstrom Jr. is the producer of the VSO Gun Channel and Owner/CEO of VSO Media LLC (VSO), an RD/T&E, media production, and consulting firm servicing the firearm industry. While establishing VSO, he worked as a scientific analyst in multiple roles, including work as a subcontractor with a CBRNE research group. VSO is a regular media contributor to Full30.com and Big3 East Media.  https://www.patreon.com/VSO_GUN_CHANNEL

Jim Grant is a prolific firearms writer who has contributed to more than a dozen different publications including big names like Firearms News and Tactical Weapons.

Welcome back to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 181 Things To Consider When Registering Short Barreled Rifles.  This week frequent co-host from the VSO Gun Channel, Professor Curtis Hallstrom, joins Lefty in discussing some things to consider when you register a pistol as a short-barreled rifle and if you decide to back convert your SBR.  It's not as clear as you may think.

Before they dive down the SBR rabbit hole, the guys talk about their recent training course from CAA & Hartman Optics called "Train The Trainer" The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Way.  The course was held at an amazing facility in the Naples Florida area called ALTAIR Training Center.  Joined by 12 other media professionals Lefty and Curtis learned how to operate the CAA Micro RONI and Micro RONI Stabilizer, along with the, game changing,  Hartman Optic MH-1 reflex sight but with a twist...we had to do it the IDF way!

We give you just a taste of what the course entails because next week's show will be a full debrief with the other trainees and none other than the course developer and CEO of CAA & Hartman Optics, Lt. Col. Mikey Hartman.

Be sure to visit VSO Gun Channels Facebook page to find out how you can win a prize and help Mission 22 at the same time.

         

TLP 180 Night Hunting & We The People Book

It is time for the Nordic Components' Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 180 Night Hunting & We The People Book. Cobalt Kinetics 3 Gunner, Nick Atkinson, joins us this week with a couple of his friends, Rich & Zane, to talk about his new hunting channel on YouTube, Beast Master Hunting.  Beast Master Hunting mainly focuses on night hunts using thermal and night vision scopes but will also include day hunts.  The guys talk about some of their recent hunts and an upcoming hunt that Lefty will be joining them on.

As we mentioned in last week's episode TLP 179 Lefthand is featured in a new book called WE THE PEOPLE by Ben Phillipi.  Ben calls in to tell us about his book, about a few of the other people who are featured and their amazing stories and testaments of what the 2nd Amendment means to them.  Buy the WE THE PEOPLE book at amazon.com.

The Gunny brings the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train by to pick up a new batch of Jackwagons.  A Police Chief from Milwaukee makes the cut along with a couple of other well deserving soles.

Rich, with Ultimate Night Vision, has a very interesting Talking Lead Facts To Fight The Myths relating to thermal scopes.  Rich gives us one involving cattle...You don't want to miss the FTFM segment this week.

Welcome back to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 179 Manticore Arms, Remington Outdoors & Nikon.

We hope everyone had a relaxing and "treasurable" Thanksgiving.  If you missed TLP 178 go back and listen for some great discount codes for gear, accessories, components, clothes and more that are probably still valid like Frontier Tactical's discount code for 20% off until the end of the year: BLACKGUNBLACKDAY

This episode, after getting the power back on from Hurricane Matthew, we continue our Big 3 East interviews with our guests Sven Jonsson of Manticore Arms, Ben Bachmeyer with Remington Outdoors/AAC & Jake Meyer with Nikon Scopes.  Sven finally gets his chance to speak and give us the down-low on what all Manticore Arms has to offer.  Their mission is to develop original, durable, functional, appealing, affordable products .  Known for their  improved charging handle for the Steyr AUG and MSAR series of rifles, Manticore has also made a name for themselves by producing innovative accessories and components for the IWI Tavor, EVO Scorpion, AK47 & more.

Ben gets us caught up on the latest offerings in suppressors from Advanced Armament Corporation but keeps super secret squirrel on some of their upcoming products. Jake, however, doesn't mind dropping several new products they will be offering, including the handheld Monarch 7i VR Rangefinder with 6X magnification.    As usual Lefty gets off subject a few times to discuss with the guys Doppelgangers, cool morale patches, hurricane stories & more...

 

Listen now! Don't wait...The show you've been waiting for all year has arrived Leadheads!  The Nordic Components Talking Lead Show: TLP 178 Black Friday Cyber Monday Deals brought to you by Frontier Tactical.  We are bring you all the best deals in this bonus show featuring promotions you are not going to want to miss from: Glock, Modern Spartan Systems, X-steel Targets, Vanquest Gear, Royal Range USA, Renegade Ammo,  Aklys Defense, 1776 United, Snake River Shooting Products, VZ Grips, Palmetto State Armory, Triumph Systems, Nordic Components, On Target & more...and a huge promotion from and even bigger giveaway from Frontier Tactical.

Listen now! Don't wait or you will miss out on deals only available by listening to this episode.  Huge discounts on rifles, pistols, magazines, cleaning and lube supplies, uppers, lowers, suppressors, whiskey stones, t-shirts, ammunition, AR500 steel targets, exclusive coolers & cigar lighters, bags, cases, apparel, triggers, reloading supplies, reactive targets and more.

Somewhere in the show there is an opportunity for one quick and attentive LEADHEAD to win a prize valued at $495...

Welcome back to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show: TLP 177 Modern Spartans & More Big 3 East Coverage.  This week we announce the return of Modern Spartan Systems to the Talking Lead family of sponsors.   Marcus Kahn, CEO, of Modern Spartan Systems is on with Lefty to talk about the return and what they have been up to and how they have extended their product lines of cleaners and lubricants for firearms, automotive, manufacturing and even fishing!

Next we continue our coverage of the 2016 Fall Big 3 East Media Event with Sven of Manticore Arms, Jerry and Jared of Triumph Systems, Tony Lambraia of Ultimate Training Munitions and Youtuber, Kevin Landers of Gear and Gun Reviews.  As the conversation gets rolling we learn about beard care, Jared graduated high school, Jerry's wife avidly uses NextLevel Training's SIRT pistol in conjunction with Triumph Systems' Pivotal Trainer, Pop Packs and X-Steel Targets AR500 steel targets work great together,  A Threat Down "clown" target may or may not be in the works, training is imperative, Sven loves pie and yeah, so everyone was so interested in Triumph's awesome target systems they rightly dominated the discussion until...Tony Lambraia with UTM drops in to discuss the latest goings-ons with them and, yes, a collaboration they will be doing with none other than Triumph Systems.

We did get a chance to catch up with Kevin later during his coverage of the 2016 International SWAT Round-Up competition in Orlando Florida.  Kevin gives us Leadheads his "Man-On-The-Street" coverage of the event.  Make sure to check out Gear and Gun Reviews on Youtube for great coverage of the SWAT Round-Up, Big 3 East and more...Yes, Sven did finally get a chance to talk about Manticore Arms but that will be in an upcoming #badasseryness episode.

Don't forget to leave us feedback on iTunes and be sure to use the Talking Lead discount code LEADHEAD at our sponsor's websites:  Nordic Components, X-Steel Targets, Dipstick Hydrographics, Frontier Tactical, Modern Spartan Systems and more...

 

Take a break from all the Election gibber-jabber and joins us!  Welcome to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show: TLP 176 We Like Talking Everything With Shawn.  This week Aaron, I mean Shawn, with We Like Shooting joins Lefty and man oh man do they have a lot to talk about!

After Lefthand figures out which episode it is the guys get right into it. Lefty has to let Shawn down because he didn't win anything in our recent big Talking Lead & Friends Giveaway.  Shawn and Lefty talk about their recent coverage and experiences at the Iraqveteran8888 Range Day and Big 3 East Fall event.  Shawn shares a story about eating non-toxic targets with Jared Ogden of Triumph Systems Targets.

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable? Who cares, they look amazing when binary explosives are introduced to them.   The Talking Lead Jackwagon Train makes another stop to haul off another slew of deserving Jackwagons including Springfield Armory!?

This being Shawn's first official time on the show alone, Lefty hits him with the Talking Lead New Guy questions.  Some revealing facts are learned about Shawn and Bears!

The World Series, Sig Sauer Pellet Guns, The Election, Monthly Subscription Boxes, Springfield's new rifle the Saint, NRA vs NRA-ILA, Talking Lead Fact To Fight The Myth and more on this episode.

    

Welcome back Leadheads to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show: Episode TLP 175 Aklys Defense Surviving The Flood

Joe & Zach with Aklys Defense join Lefthand this week to get us caught up on their recovery progress since the recent Louisiana floods that devastated their shop.  Thankfully they are almost back to 100% and still cranking out their signature line of silencers/suppressors like the Kopis .22 cal suppressor,  the Pilum 9mm suppressor and the Orion .30 cal heavy duty suppressor capable of allowing use on multiple hosts from .300RUM down to 5.56mm.  Unfortunately Charlie couldn't join us this week but he says "Hey Leadheads!"

The Talking Lead Jackwagon Train rolls in to haul off a new batch of deserving passengers.  Among this week's class of Jackwagons are, hypersensitive man-ginas over the Walking Dead Jeffrey Dean Morgan "Negan Violence".  We also find room for none other than, former Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura.

Later in the show Joe gives us a new Talking Lead Fact To Fight The Myth regarding .30 cal ballistics.  The guys discuss their plans for the National Shooting Sports Foundation SHOT Show coming up January.  Lefthand discovers that there are podcasts out there other than Talking Lead...whaaaaat!?...and then they all get "squirreled" by underground face book pages.

Welcome to the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show episode TLP 174 Glock, PSA, Eagle, VZ Grips, 2A Guys.  As the title suggests we have a bunch to talk about this week as we continue the Talking Lead coverage of the Big 3 East Fall Event.

 Kicking off the show with Gabriel, the Marketing Director for both VZ Grips and Breakthrough Clean Technologies and those 2A Guys & Gear guys...Sean and Brian.  Gabriel tells us about the VZ AR grips that will grab your attention and he shares how Breakthrough was born from the logging/lumber industry.  Sean & Brian catch us up on what new projects they have coming up with Vertical Gun Racks & 5 ton trucks.

As we get into the next round of interviews the show go off the rails with Cory from Glock, Adam from Palmetto State Armory and Rafael with Eagle Imports.  The 4 "Richards" are in rare form but we do manage to get some gun talk in between stories of "Wolfgang Dress Socks", teaching old bartenders new tricks, & resurrecting the 90s band Pantera.

Be sure to leave us feedback on iTunes for your chance to win a #badasseryness Talking Lead swag package!

      

Welcome to this week's episode of the Nordic Components Talking Lead Show episode TLP 173 LT Jason C. Redman - Overcome!  Our very special guest this week is former U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason C. Redman (Ret.). He is the founder and spokesperson of the nonprofit organizations Combat Wounded Coalition & Wounded Wear (www.combatwoundedcoalition.org), and the author of the book The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Officer.  In his spare time Jason finds to do a some acting and also a little motivational speaking through his company SOF Spoken.

LT Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Colombia, Peru, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces. He conducted over forty capture/kill missions with his men in Iraq, locating more than 120 al-Qaida insurgents. Jason was critically wounding in 2007 while leading a mission against a key al-Qaida commander. On that mission his team was ambushed and he was struck by machine-gun fire at point-blank range.

Jason and Lefthand have some fun with throwing well deserved Jackwagons, FBI Director James Comey, Hillary Clinton and Career Politicians, on the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train.  Next we get to know Jason on a personal level with Lefty hitting him with the "new guy" questions...who knew Keanu Reeves could impress a SEAL!?  We also find out that Jason stars in an upcoming movie called "The Perfect Day".  Imagine simultaneous terrorist attacks in America all happening on one perfect day.  Several school shootings accompanied by a few shopping mall mass murders.  A train explosion or possibly a dozen political and military assassinations. Military and national security experts all agree, "this is what is coming next."  How could something like this happen in America? Watch the trailer at www.theperfectdayfilm.com

Lefty and Jason bring some new Talking Lead Facts To Fight The Myth to the show related to your American right to Vote  and a fun fact about the SEALs where we poke fun at Reaper 01, Ron Belan, of Reaper Outdoors. And lots more on this weeks show...