T.Rex Talk

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The official podcast of T.Rex Arms. Weekly thoughts and conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff regarding the business and technology of developing and making tactical gear. Produced by Isaac Botkin.

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Book Review: Larry Correia'...

01.29.2023

Larry Correia, multiple Award-Winning and frequent New York Times Bestselling author, has just released a new book on gun rights and you should know about it. In Defense of the Second Amendment by Larry Correia Semi-preview of the book from ...

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01.29.2023 Book Review: Larry Correia's "Defense of the Second Amendment" Larry Correia, multiple Award-Winning and frequent New York Times Bestselling author, has just released a new book on gun rights and you should know about it. In Defense of the Second Amendment by Larry Correia Semi-preview of the book from ...
01.21.2023 The ATF's Final Pistol Brace Rule is a Trap Is it final because it's the last one? SHOT Show was a great place to hear lots of discussion on the most recent egregious ATF rule, one that claims that 10-40m Americans are felons and have been for some time. ...
01.08.2023 What the Gun Industry can Learn from Coca-Cola Over a year ago, Open Source Defense published an article on Coke, guns, and product value, which was sparked by an old Andy Warhol quote. It was thought-provoking enough that we are still talking about it. As we are gearing ...
12.30.2022 Manufacturing: The Secret Weapon Amateurs talk strategy, but professionals talk logistics, according to General Omar Bradley. Manufacturing capability will almost always be the limiting factor OR the driving force behind the adoption of new ideas or invention. Check out this great Forgotten Weapons video ...
12.24.2022 Rights and Responsibilities - with Dr. Kayser Today's conversation dives deeply into the question of Rights. We in the 2A community are quick to bring up our rights, to affirm them as pre-existing, to appeal to them as unlimited... but what exactly are these human rights, how ...
12.13.2022 The Time Isaac Provided Legal Testimony in a Gun Case It was a long time ago... this morning! Thanks to Gun Owners of America, Isaac was able to be a witness in one of the hearings opposing Ballot Measure 114 in Oregon. This is what it was like. Read hearing ...
12.08.2022 A Quiet Conversation with Jay of PewScience Today's conversation is with Jay of PewScience! While PewScience has primarily worked to develop rigorous laboratory testing standards for suppressors and develop a single Suppression Rating for easy comparisons, this chat had less to do with combustion events and pressure ...
11.29.2022 The Fallout from the Bruen Decision (so far) In late June, the Supreme Court handed down the Bruen decision, which has already had a significant impact on firearm laws and freedoms across the country. To hear Matt of Fuddbusters talk about this from a legal standpoint, check out ...
11.22.2022 Black Friday Sale Logistics and Thanksgiving Take a peek behind the curtain of our Black Friday Preparations, some of the lessons we've learned, logistical hurdles we've had to overcome, and learn how you can get in on the sale early. Spoiler alert, it's by signing up ...
11.15.2022 Red vs. Blue: Mid-Term Deathmatch Now that it's been a week since the mid-term elections, there's enough data to talk about. However, the big takeaways are more likely lessons from the last few years than the last few days, and some reasons not to have ...
11.05.2022 How Powerful Tools can Cause Complacency The more powerful a tool or a weapon is, the easier it is for its users to get lazy when using it. As more and more tools get automatic features, it gets easier for us to be lulled into a ...
10.31.2022 How to Level Up Your Knowledge The 21st Century is still the Information Age... but there is so much more information floating around today, and it is so much more accessible, that it's actually hard to find real knowledge, and turn it into usable knowledge that ...
10.15.2022 The Glock AR-15 and the Return of Ryan Busse So, a bunch of random internet news about old guns, new guns, gun control, and folks from the old gun industry all coalesced into an article on The Daily Beast! Let's find out more about what is happening with the ...
10.08.2022 A Discussion with Open Source Defense A conversation that ranges from how tech companies are able to qrow so quickly, to why social media companies have adopted certain policies, to what we need next in the gun industry. Open Source Defense is one of our favorite ...
10.01.2022 Our AR-15 video is Going Viral! Two weeks ago, we published "Why EVERYONE Needs an AR-15" on Youtube, and it has generated a lot of conversation and commentary. Isaac reads some of those comments, addresses some controversy, and talks about a few important points that didn't ...
09.25.2022 American Food Production - Past and Present After a road trip to the family farm in Iowa, it's time to talk about modern American agriculture, and compare it to the way things used to be. As a bonus, Isaac talks to his kids about the lessons they ...
09.16.2022 Flintlocks & Old-school Skills w/ Ethan Yazel A couple of weeks ago, we shot a YouTube video about the history of firearms technology, with the help of Ethan Yazel from ilovemuzzleloading.com. The final video is more about freedom, gun control, and the Assault Weapon Ban of 2022 ...
09.10.2022 Why You Need More GPS Devices As we learn more about all the new satellite and internet communications technologies coming in the future, perhaps we should go back to the humble handheld GPS devices for certain things. This conversation is about GPS devices, mass surveillance, jamming ...
08.25.2022 The All-New T.Rex Ironside Holster! We launched a brand-new holster today! Actually, it's a bit of a throw-back to a much earlier T.Rex design, but it's also the result of some of our newest processes, equipment, and strategies. It builds on the tooling we made ...
08.19.2022 Death and Taxes Last week, our Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which will reduce the impact of inflation by hiring $80 billion dollars' worth of new IRS agents to squeeze more tax revenue out of the people affected by inflation.hand IRS Special ...
08.13.2022 State-Level Politics with Grant Henry With so much attention being focused on Federal laws, the Supreme Court, and the current President's administration, it's easy to forget about local politics. Grant Henry, a private Tennessee lobbyist, comes on the show to talk about why he is ...
08.04.2022 Complete Weapon Systems with Henry Chan Isaac has a long conversation with Henry Chan of 9Hole Reviews about understanding weapon systems as a holistic concept, not just as mere individual components. The discussion goes from Henry's experience growing up in Hong Kong to becoming an ordnance ...
07.28.2022 HR1808 - Bad Gun Bills Never Die HR 1808, also known as the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2021" did not become law in 2021. It probably won't become law in 2022. But it will never actually go away... Isaac gives quick run-through of what this bill would ...
07.20.2022 Putting the "Total" in Totalitarianism After a heroic Good Samaritan stopped a mass shooter over the weekend, Isaac had some questions. Why are the advocates for big government always so gloomy? Why do they gnash their teeth when individuals do well? Can we squeeze a ...
07.11.2022 Common Sense Radio Control The ongoing demand for gun confiscations, body armor bans, and night vision limits now includes calls for... handheld radio controls! Isaac dissects a recent Slate article lamenting the ability of far-right extremists to use handheld radios to communicate after they ...
07.06.2022 Your Past and Future Gun Rights ft. Fudd Busters The SCOTUS ruling on NYSRPA v. Bruen has a lot of implications for the future legal battles surrounding gun rights. This weekend Isaac was able to spend some time with Matt Larosiere from Fudd Busters, discussing the ramifications of this ...
06.26.2022 The Tree of Liberty As Independence Day approaches, we reflect on the Tree of Liberty. It's a pretty long metaphorical exploration, but it goes over the different branches on the Tree, some very recent Supreme Court Rulings, and ways that different trees have in ...
06.17.2022 A Conversation with Redbeard Tactical Today, Felix and Sasha stopped by to talk about a whole swath of topics, from the economy of training to the lag in military adaptation, from the consequences in Ukraine to the responsibilities of early adopters. They are producing some ...
06.07.2022 The Five Big Gun Control Myths Ok, so there are LOTS of myths about gun control and gun violence, but here are five that are dominating the current news cycle and undergird a lot of the current thinking about guns. Keep in touch with us here: ...
05.30.2022 Big Lessons from Ukraine A couple of months ago, we talked about lessons from footage of the first defensive fights in Ukrainian. Today we're talking about some larger lessons related to defense innovation. Is the American Military model more like Ukraine's or Russia's? War ...
05.23.2022 Wild Arms R&D and Homebuilt Rocket Launchers Wild Arms Research and Developmemt has spent the last few years building destructive devices. Specifically, developing recoilless launchers and rocket launchers like the Panzerfaust and Fliegerfaust, and then publishing the research for public edification. Isaac Botkin and Jonathan Wild have ...
05.16.2022 Behind the Scenes Q&A It's been a while since we did a Q&A; episode, so Isaac fired up his much-throttled Instagram account for a live conversation with real people who asked real questions. This included queries about 3D printers, suppressor laws, customer support, and ...
05.09.2022 The Three Worst Gun Control Ideas There are a lot of different gun control strategies that have been promoted or attempted over the years. Here are three particularly bad ones, and an explanation of who they are actually bad for. $200 FDM 3D Printer: Ender 3 ...
04.27.2022 Intro to Thermal Devices The internet is buzzing about thermal devices, mostly because of GarandThumb's urban survival video (youtu.be/rL5wePSjTL8). Isaac explains a few basics about how thermal works, how to think about, what the key differentiators are between devices, and how to start learning ...
04.20.2022 The Importance of Maps Maps are important. Seems obvious enough. But learning how to read them and use them to do work is the really important part. Current favorite mapping tool: caltopo.com Current favorite land nav instructors: redbeardtactical.com Current favorite GarandThumb video: youtu.be/rL5wePSjTL8 Keep ...
04.13.2022 The FINAL ATF Rule Change Well, at least, the final language for the most recent rule change about frames and receivers. Get ready for new rules on braces coming soon! Fudd Busters episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOwhe-cJ0wQ Keep in touch with us here: https://trex-arms.com/newsletter/
04.05.2022 How To Build Political Relationships Here at T.Rex Arms we recommend getting involved in local politics. Which leads to the questions "How do I get involved in local politics?" and "Why should I get involved in local politics?" Keep in touch with us here: https://trex-arms.com/newsletter/
03.23.2022 Three Categories of Radio Communication Due to popular demand, another comms episode! This should be helpful in determining what kinds of capabilities you want to build in one of these three categories:Open CommunicationPrivate CommunicationSecret CommunicationAnd here is a link to a bonus homework assignment: FEMA's ...
03.15.2022 The Unpredictable Backlash against Russia The entire world has now bravely tweeted out Ukranian flag emojis in noble support, and selflessly poured out Russian vodkas in righteous indignation. The internet's reaction to a tragic war has, for the most part, been predictably laughable. And yet, ...
03.01.2022 Practical Lessons from Ukraine We are far from having a clear picture of the geopolitical wrangling surrounding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and the livestreamed video of the conflict doesn't actually clarify things much yet. However, it does provide us with a very interesting ...
02.22.2022 In Memory of P.J. O'Rourke P.J. O'Rourke was one of the best journalists of the 20th Century; a master of clear, concise, well-structured communication. What better way to honor his memory than a rambling, long, and completely unplanned livestream talking about some of his best ...
02.15.2022 Starting Conversations about the Second Amendment Over the last couple of years, there have been a record number of guns purchased by the American public, and a shockingly large percentage of those were purchased by first time gun owners. While we can appreciate those folks being ...
02.08.2022 Deplatforming Platforms This was a big week in the ongoing discussion about the regulation and control of large social media platforms that regularly de-platform their customers that they disagree with. All kinds of kerfuffle related to Spotify, Patreon, and GoFundMe has ensued, ...
01.31.2022 The Drone Wars (Season Two) Isaac talks about continuing developments and uses of drones. Specific discussion on the Parrot Anafi drones, and newer Skydio drones, as well as the increased use of quadcopter use in Law Enforcement. https://www.parrot.com/us/drones/anafi-thermal https://www.parrot.com/us/drones/anafi-usa-old https://www.skydio.com/ https://www.skydio.com/skydio-x2 Keep in touch with ...
01.25.2022 The State of EmComm Radio in 2022 The number of people building out decentralized radio communication has grown over the last few years, and a lot of lessons have been learned, and a lot of tools and capabilities have grown. Here are a few things Isaac is ...
01.20.2022 Shot Show 2022 Review Lucas and Isaac talk about some of the products that have been announced this year at Shot Show, from optics to pistols to rifles and more. There are some very encouraging trends this year, and some very cool night vision ...
01.18.2022 Ryan Busse's "Gunfight" Book Review Ryan Busse spent 25 years at the Kimber firearm company, climbing his way up through sales to become Vice President of the company. Then, he suddenly switched sides to become an advisor to the Giffords gun control group, work on ...
01.11.2022 The Actual Insurrectionists of January 6th Last year, on January 6th, a mob of people entered the United States Capitol Building and had the audacity to walk right past countless statues of America's Founding Fathers. Who were the actual insurrectionists? webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Insurrection Keep in touch with us ...
01.06.2022 2021 Year in Review - Behind the Scenes Isaac talks a bit about some of the experiences we had as a company during the year 2021. Video Link: https://youtu.be/Mj964qyzfaw Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/newsletter/
01.03.2022 Welcome to 2022! Want to find out why Isaac is excited about 2022? Get ready. Show Links: https://opensourcedefense.org https://pewscience.com https://www.instagram.com/redbeardtactical.de https://greyman.services Stay Connected with us here: trex-arms.com/newsletter

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Book Review: Larry Correia's "Defense of the Second Amendment"

The ATF's Final Pistol Brace Rule is a Trap

What the Gun Industry can Learn from Coca-Cola

Manufacturing: The Secret Weapon

Rights and Responsibilities - with Dr. Kayser

The Time Isaac Provided Legal Testimony in a Gun Case

A Quiet Conversation with Jay of PewScience

The Fallout from the Bruen Decision (so far)

Black Friday Sale Logistics and Thanksgiving

Red vs. Blue: Mid-Term Deathmatch

How Powerful Tools can Cause Complacency

How to Level Up Your Knowledge

The Glock AR-15 and the Return of Ryan Busse

A Discussion with Open Source Defense

Our AR-15 video is Going Viral!

American Food Production - Past and Present

Flintlocks & Old-school Skills w/ Ethan Yazel

Why You Need More GPS Devices

The All-New T.Rex Ironside Holster!

Death and Taxes

State-Level Politics with Grant Henry

Complete Weapon Systems with Henry Chan

HR1808 - Bad Gun Bills Never Die

Putting the "Total" in Totalitarianism

Common Sense Radio Control

Your Past and Future Gun Rights ft. Fudd Busters

The Tree of Liberty

A Conversation with Redbeard Tactical

The Five Big Gun Control Myths

Big Lessons from Ukraine

Wild Arms R&D and Homebuilt Rocket Launchers

Behind the Scenes Q&A

The Three Worst Gun Control Ideas

Intro to Thermal Devices

The Importance of Maps

The FINAL ATF Rule Change

How To Build Political Relationships

Three Categories of Radio Communication

The Unpredictable Backlash against Russia

Practical Lessons from Ukraine

In Memory of P.J. O'Rourke

Starting Conversations about the Second Amendment

Deplatforming Platforms

The Drone Wars (Season Two)

The State of EmComm Radio in 2022

Shot Show 2022 Review

Ryan Busse's "Gunfight" Book Review

The Actual Insurrectionists of January 6th

2021 Year in Review - Behind the Scenes

Welcome to 2022!