Talking Lead Podcast

We kick off our coverage of the 2017 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting with this episode. Talking Lead was hosted by the awesome gang at Eagle Imports for the first two days of NRAAM. Mike Sodini and Rafael DelValle join Lefty to bring in the first round of guests but first we learn more about some of Eagle's top imports.

The SPS Pantera is all the craze on the competition scene. Eagle's 3-Gunner, Rebecca King, joins the conversation and discusses how SPS Pantera has helped her crank it up a notch on the 3-gun circuit. Next to join in on the fray, Rob Pincus and Brad Thomas talk about the history and the behind-the-scenes of what has led up to what will eventually be the release of the new Avidity Arms 9mm single stack PD-10.

Regular to the Talking Lead show, NRA Country singer and outdoor personality, Morgan Mills joins Lefty along with Eagle Import's competition shooters Ryan and Dianna Muller. Morgan is also the host of NRA TV's "On Location" and gives us the lowdown on who's performing and where during NRAAM. Ryan and Dianna give us a little background on themselves and how "sweet tea" brought this Engineer and 22 year LE Veteran together. Dianna discusses her grass roots movement to get legislators behind the 2A community with her "D.C. Project". 50 women in the firearms industry, 1 from each State, travel to Washington D.C. to meet their legislators face-to-face and establish a bonding relationship by inviting them to the range and put a rifle and gun in their hands.

We wrap up NRAAM Vol. 1 with Matt Metzger of Grunt Style apparel company. These guys are more than just a t-shirt company they do it all. From their famous patriotic t-shirts, to fitness, golf, to even motorsports apparel..oh and they also do YOGA PANTS! Matt gives us the history of how Grunt Style was started in a garage to becoming the largest military and patriotic apparel company in the USA. Grunt Style is having a 2-Gun Run competition coming up May 13th at "The Range AT 355" in Bolingbrook, IL. Register on-line at www.gruntstyle.com/collections/events/products/2-gun-run.

Don't forget to enter the "LEAD HEAD" logo design challenge where you the listener get to design your own logo for 1776 United to put on t-shirts, patches, hats, etc... You have until the end of May for submissions. Go to 1776united.com/pages/lead-head-contest and give us your design ideas. The top 3 designs will be picked and then voted on by the LEADHEAD Nation. Winner gets an awesome Talking Lead and 1776 United swag package.

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Show! For your Memorial Weekend enjoyment we've put together a great show for you Lead Heads. To begin the Talking Lead "200th" episode celebration we are giving away a Tactical Squirrel Box to one lucky Lead Head...Listen to find out how to win.

We kick off our guests line up with a slew of dynamic personalities in our first interview. Our good buddy Jody Baucom brings Big Daddy Hoffman to the Eagle Imports booth along with Quentin Carter, "Q" and Justin McConnell with Modern Spartan Systems. We talk about everything from Chiappa's Rhino revolver to raising monkies! "Q" tells us about his new job as Alex Jones' (Infowars) new head of personal security and some serious 2nd Amendment talk!

Next up: It would not be a complete event without the traditional "4 Richards & A Ralph" segment. As you can expect the conversations fly from quadruple-double-cheeseburgers to figuring out what the heck a "Rink" is to awesome grass-roots movements like the American Way Conservation Society's first event coming up June 3rd in Louisiana hosted by Karl "The Mailman" Malone & Glock and Glock's #followthefour firearms safety initiative.

TLP 201 wraps up with an amazing interview with Terry Bender, owner of HIPERFIRE, High Performance Firearms, LLC. After just a few minutes talking with Terry you quickly figure out he is a visionary & a genius. HIPERFIRE is going to bring some revolutionary designs to the Firearms Industry!

Also, we have extended the Lead Head logo design contest until June 15th so you still have plenty of time to submit your ideas. Go to www.1776united.com and scroll down to the bottom of the page for the link. Winner will get a t-shirt and patch with the winning logo, a classic Talking Lead shirt and a $100 credit to be used at 1776 United's web store.

We made it to 200 episodes Lead Heads! Thanks for all your support in making this show possible. Be paying attention to upcoming shows and social media posts for randomly awesome giveaways to celebrate.

In this episode we hit you with more coverage from the 2017 National Rifle Association's Annual Meeting in Hotlanta, GA. Leading the way is Charles Brown and Kara Bosenberg with MKS Supply makers of HI POINT Firearms and INLAND MFG. Believe it or not Hi Point has been around for 30 years making durable affordable fixed barrel pistols. We talk about their new .380 carbine. It has nearly zero recoil and increases the velocity by 200-300 feet per second making the .380 round accurate at 100 yards.

Inland Manufacturing has been around since the 50's. Originally producing the M1 carbine used by our military during WWII. At one point Inland was producing 4000 M1's per day. Nearly 4.5 million were made over 5 years. Charlie and Kara give us the patriotic history behind Inland and how they have continued that heritage into their new firearms. The new M1 design is still made to the original design specifications making it possible to interchange parts. Next we talk about their 100% American made Inland 1911 pistols and the new PM-22 rimfire suppressor.

Next up is a whole gang of guests! Darrell Morrow the Vice President of Vertx, Tim Harmsen of the Military Arms Channel & Jim "The Kraken" Erwin host of "Prime Revolution" on the Sportsman Channel.

Vertx has been around since the American Civil War making uniforms for both the North & South. They are the oldest and largest uniform company celebrating 175 years under their parent company Fechheimer Brother Co.

Tim gets us caught up on the latest with MAC and talks about some new "Gauntlet Tests" he's been filming and he also fills us in on what's new with FULL 30 the Firearms Reviews, Education, and Entertainment website.

We happen to see "The Kraken", Jim Erwin, walking by on his way to another interview and are lucky enough to grab him for a quick sit down with the group. Jim is in the process of launching his new website www.krakenultimus.com, check it out you won't be disappointed!

Wrapping up Vol 4 of our NRAAM coverage is fun and entertaining with guests Matt Wolf, VP of Sales for INFORCE and Master Police Detective, Tony Poe, of the Newport News Police Department and High Threat Concealment consultant. Matt and Tony introduce us to INFORCE's new pistol light the APL & the APL-C.

The APL Compact is a brand new INFORCE product providing 200 lumens of vibrant white light with up to 1.5 hours of runtime. Ultra-light & durable inside and out, weighing less than 2 ounces. It is water-resistant & very compact. It mounts completely flush with the muzzle of a Glock 19/23. Textured paddles for a non-slip grip and ambidextrous on/off switches enable left or right hand activation.

Tony gives us first hand accounts of how he & his department have used INFORCE's lights in their day-to-day LE operations in Virginia.

We have some fun with Matt & Tony later in the interview with the Talking Lead "new guy" questions.

TLP 199 Vol 3 NRAAM Freedom Munitions, Do All Outdoors & NAA

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Show episode TLP 199 Vol 3 or our National Rifle Association coverage from the World Congress Center in Atlanta Georgia.

Just a quick reminder that the 1776 United-Talking Lead "Lead Head" logo design contest ends May 3oth so submit your logo designs asap!

Do not forget about signing up for the Tactical Squirrel Monthly Subscription Boxes were Talking Lead subscribers will get an extra special item in their first month's box.

Our first interview is a really fun and educational one with our good friend Chad Enos of Kel-Tec and Jansen Jones President of Freedom Munitions. You also know Jansen as one of 3-Gun's premier competitors. Jansen gives us a little history behind Freedom Munitions and how he has helped grow the company from 50 employees to over 400 employees now. They have achieved such massive growth by the caliber of men and women they employ and their focus on superior customer service.

Jansen shares a couple of new products Freedom Munitions has developed one being "Bore Buster" ammo which is primarily for the AR-15 rifle with special rounds which include 64 grain .223, 90 grain 6.8 SPC, 168 grain .308 and a special .300 win mag. If you are into the big caliber bullets FM has come out with their affordable "Big Grains" line that focuses on low-cost, heavy plated, heavy weight bullets like the 458 SOCOM, 50 AE & 550 S&W.

As if he was not busy enough Jansen, along with his buddy Rob Romero (of 3-Gun fame and the "Ninja Cock" click for video) started a new company called Next Evolution Research & Design (N.E.R.D.) NERD's focus is on developing innovative products no matter what the costs. A couple of new products they have available are"The Ward" a 9mm barrel to satisfy the sub gun competition shooters and the other is "The Coffin Nail". Made with stainless-steel internals the CN is an ambidextrous charging. The ambidextrous tac latches are independent, allowing either one or both levers to be pulled at the same time, virtually eliminating the risk of a bind or malfunction.

Next up Mike Sodini, President of Eagle Imports helps Lefty co-host guest Jonathan Hayes with Do All Outdoors. Mike and Lefty have some fun with Jon during this interview but he is able to talk about Do All Outdoors a little. Founded in 1997, Do-All Outdoors has become the leader in providing innovative gear for the hunter and shooter. Their full line of traps and targeting systems has set the bar for recreational shooters on all skill levels. From paper, steel and Impact Seal targets to manual and automatic traps, they are the one-stop shop for all of your shooting needs.

Our last guests for Vol 3 come to us via Utah. Kenny Barlow, Vice President of Sales & Amelia Pulman with North American Arms join Lefty to discuss the rich 40 year history of NAA. Amelia brings along one of their more popular mini revolvers the "Pug". The "Pug-T" is a 5 shot revolver that comes in .22 mag or .22 long and has tritium sights. Another fun interview that will not fail to entertain you.

Stay tuned for Vol 4 of the Talking Lead coverage of the National Rifle Association's 2017 Meeting!

Welcome to the Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 196 NRA Atlanta Bound. In a bind and way behind on heading out to Atlanta for the NRA Annual Meeting Lefty fills you in on his previous week's endeavours which included attending the 5th Annual Sheep Dog Impact Assistance Charity Ball in Rogers, Arkansas. An amazing galia which featured very nice silent auction items, fund raising games and an outstanding guest speaker, combat wounded Marine Corporal Aaron Mankin.

After a quick pre-show run down, Lefty, rustles up a few remaining interviews from the 2017 SHOT Show. Great discussions regarding suppressors and the Hearing Protection Act with Joe Meaux and Zach Hall of Aklys Defense, followed by a group interview consisting of Brian Osborn of Streamlight, Casey Betzold with Anteris Alliance and Ben Petterson with Hiperfire or was it Caparms? Brian has some new products form Streamlight that you don't want to miss out on...a "duel fuel" flashlight!?

We finish up this episode with a fun interview with C.J. Johnson (Big 3 East) and Steve of Wolf Ammo as they discuss the Wolf A1 short stroke piston upper and their 6.5 Grendel Upper and more...It's never a dull interview when C.J. is on the MIC.

If you will be attending the NRAAM be sure to come visit Lefty at the Eagle Imports booth 4742 on Friday-Saturday and at the High Threat Concealment booth 2211 Sunday. We will have awesome guests including Tim Harmsen-Military Arms Channel, Johnathan Patton-The Gun Collective, IWI, Vertex, 1791 Gun Leather, Tactical Squirrel, Grunt Style, RITON Optics and many more...

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 195 MOAB Bombs & 1776 United T-Shirt Contest. Our guest this week is James Richardson with 1776 United patriotic apparel company.

1776 United was created not to indoctrinate or propagate political ideology, but to evoke a sense of patriotism found in our forefathers. 1776 United's dream is to inspire a new wave of patriotism that might lead to the next Greatest Generation. Their clothing embodies the many chapters of American history. A 1776 United shirt lets people know that you're not afraid to love your country; you're not ashamed of being an American, you're proud to be an American!

James and Lefty talk about some current events which lead to this week's list of Jackwagons to be hauled of by the "Talking Lead Jackwagon Train". Of course we can't get by without talking about the United Airlines debacle. What a bunch of Jackwagons!

The guys also talk about the dropping of the world's largest non-nuclear bomb the MOAB! The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," was dropped at 7:32 p.m. local time Thursday, April 13th on. The strike targeted a network of underground tunnels that ISIS had been using to stage attacks in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. MOAB destroyed three ISIS underground tunnels, countless weapons and ammunition.

James announces a new contest Talking Lead & 1776 United are collaborating on called "The Lead Head Contest". We need your help Lead Heads in designing the next Talking Lead t-shirt. Come up with a cool #badasseryness logo/slogan for us to us based on you! We want a "LEAD HEAD" design that best represents the essence and attitude of YOU the listeners. Submit ideas to 1776 United's webpage here: https://1776united.com/pages/lead-head-contest. Deadline for submissions is May 31st. We will pick the 3 top designs and then let the Lead Head Nation pick the winner. The winner will receive a t-shirt and patch with the new design, a classic Talking Lead logo t-shirt and a $100 online gift credit to be used at 1776 United's web store.

We drop in another interview from the 2017 SHOT Show, it's our good buddies and fellow Lead Heads from Kel Tec, Chad, Matt & their buddy Devon. We find out about some new & exciting rifles & new designs Kel Tec has in store for you guys & gals coming this year, including new designs of the KSG Shotgun & the RDB!

To start the show we have Marcus Kahn with Modern Spartan Systems. Marcus tells us about MSS's new program called SPARTAN NATION. SPARTAN NATION is going to become a large community of great people, companies and organizations where a lot of good things happen. Listen in for more details.

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) of the Israeli Defense Force & CEO of CAA USA Mikey Hartman joins us to talk about the success of their new Micro RONI® with Stabilizer. The Micro RONI® is the newest compact addition for a pistol carbine conversion kit. Weight: 56.0 oz. Measurements: Width Max: 2.5 in. Height Max: 5.7 in. Length Max: 13.7 in. Diameter: 5.0 mm. A limited edition white version is available while supplies last.

Mikey and Lefty discuss the uncanny correlation of how gun advocates also seem to be dog lovers...hmmm?

We begin a new segment with our good buddy Nick Atkinson of Best Master Hunting called BMH's "Hunting Tip Of The Month". This weeks tip deals with squirrel hunting.

Nick releases the second episode of Beast Master Hunting on his youtube channel and facebook page which yours truly guest stars...Nick is also having a fun subscriber giveaway where the winner will get a super cool swag kit that will have a BMH shirt, hat, patch, face-guard and the famous Talking Lead T-Shirt! Listen now to find out what you need to do....

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 193 Cobalt's Chris Kyle Tribute Collection, Avidity Arms PD-10 & More. We continue our 2017 SHOT Show interviews by kicking off the show with our good buddy Rob Pincus from the Eagle Imports booth. Rob and Lefty go live on Avidity's facebook page during this interview as Rob updates us on the status of their 9mm conceal carry pistol the PD-10. Rob shares some behind the scenes information on how Avidity Arms has been testing the PD-10 to ensure proper functioning and handling.

Next up the crew from the Cobalt Kinetics' shooting team sits down with Lefty at the Palmetto State Armory booth. Whenever Keith Garcia, Rick Birdsall, Nick Atkinson & the Hawaiian Jedi himself Kalani Laker get together you know it's going to be a rip roaring good time. The guys go into details about Cobalt's new line of rifles which benefit the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation. To get your rifle visit www.thelegendtribute.com For more information on the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation visit www.chriskylefrogfoundation.org.

To wrap up this episode: no event is complete without the the traditional "4 Richards & a Ralph" round-table. Lefty, Corey, Rafael, Adam and Brandi get together for some "final-day-of-SHOT" mindless chit-chat. This conversation ends up all over the place so fasten your seatbelts.

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Show episode: TLP 192 British Gun Laws Suck. Last week one of our Jackwagons was a guy that tried to smuggle 6 suppressor in to the US from the UK. Alan Easton, one of our Leadheads from across the pond and previous guest, wanted to give us some additional insight and a Brit's point of view on this story.

While gun laws in the UK are extremely oppressive and absurd compared to our 2nd Amendment rights we have in the US they did get one aspect correct, suppressors. In the UK you can buy suppressors (or as they call them "moderators") over the counter and go on your merry way. Suppressors are legal in the US however the cost and hassle associated with purchasing one makes it difficult. Alan shares some first hand experiences with UK suppressors and goes into some details on the highly restrictive gun laws which put UK citizens' safety and lives in jeopardy.

On the heels of the recent Islamic extremist attack in London, Alan and Lefty discuss the latest facts from some recent news stories. Alan fill us in with his inside info and explains how the knife laws in England work against UK citizens in self defense situations.

We also learn about Alan's newest hobby Citroën Saxo Racing and how his new hobby helps raise money for UK's youth. The Citroen Saxo was a supermini car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1996 to 2003. It was also sold in Japan as the Citroën Chanson. It shared many engine and body parts with the Peugeot 106

Thanks for tuning in for another episode of the Talking Lead Show: TLP 191 The Return Of AAARGO JAY. As you can deduce from the title, after nearly 3 years since his last appearance on the show Aaargo Jay joins Lefty and boy oh boy do they have a lot to catch up on.

To start the show off, President Trump just happened to be in Nashville Tennessee during our recording so the guys have a little "Trump" vs "Obama" discussion. But before they have a chance to get to political The Gunny brings in the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train. An old viral video showing a firearms instructor making a negligent discharge recently made a mad resurgence, Just goes to show you, Jackwagoneryness has no expiration date! A local Tennessee man finds himself facing a 10 year prison sentence after he tried to smuggle in 6 suppressors from the UK and a bank robbery that ends up with a lullaby.

Next Lefty and Jay get caught up on all the cool projects Jay is newly involved with. One being a writer for the new Alpha lifestyle magazine SKILLSET which exclusively hit the shelves of Barnes & Nobles less than a month ago. SKILLSET is an exciting new quarterly magazine focusing on extraordinary men and women who have an undeniable talent or ability. Rock stars, athletes, car builders and gun culture intertwine in this entertaining and informative body of work.

Jay has also revamped his YouTube channel. Breaking away from the typical gun-gear review format, AJ brings you The "A" Game. A fresh new concept to still bring you all the latest guns, gear and training...but don't worry you die hard table top review nuts he'll still being doing those too.

With pretty much no topic left unturned a new Talking Lead Fact to Fight The Myth is dropped by Jay dealing with misconceptions about compact and subcompact carry firearms' accuracy.