Video Simulator Training Enhances Decision Making; Shooting Small Guns; Test Your Carry Gun

Shane Meisel walked into Christensen Arms knowing it was broken and stayed to fix it. The founder of the carbon fiber barrel, the pioneer of lightweight hunting rifles, had lost its way — and Shane breaks down exactly what went wrong, what he fixed first, and why bringing in outside executives who treat guns like widgets is the fastest way to destroy a brand. Plus the real truth about lightweight rifles, flinch, short barrels, the Peak Performance ammo question, and why Shane’s personal gun is still a 300 Win Mag and he’s not apologizing.This Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by Remington Ammunition, Range Ready Studios, Ruger, and Shooting Sports Life.About Gun Talk NationGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2026 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Nation 11.11.26Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:--  What does the gun-ban industry plan for its renewed attack on Second Amendment rights following the midterm elections?  Stephen Gatowsky, of The Reload, predicts a bumpy ride for the Bill Of Rights.--  A post-election rush on buying ammunition pushes up prices.--  In Florida, a man bent on killing many at a Citibank office was shot and killed by an armed employee.Gun Talk 11.08.26 Hour 1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

In This Hour:-- Choosing deer rifles and making them better.  Chris Ellis of Timney Triggers shares thoughts..--  Amtrak changes its policy on guns and now allows them.--  Should you store a gun in an hidden compartment in your vehicle?Gun Talk 11.08.26 Hour 2Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:-- Doing a debrief on the midterm elections witih John Commerford, executive director of the NRA-ILA.  What's next in the fight for the Bill Of Rights?--  After buying a Forced Reset Trigger, which allows his AR-15 to shoot faster, he now thinks he needs more ammunition.  --  He never knew a pistol could feel that good until he tried a Staccato.   The 1911 trigger is still the best.Gun Talk 11.08.26 Hour 3Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:-- How to use ghost ring sights, and why they work so well.--  What if you put both a red dot sight and a laser on your pistol?--  One man pays for firearms training by selling some of his guns.Gun Talk 11.08.26 After ShowBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Dustin Strickland of Strick’s Specialty Meats has been processing deer since 2013 and competing in national meat championships — and he’s in studio cooking fried tenderized backstrap, venison burgers, and a Cubano sausage that started as a TikTok experiment. He also breaks down the biggest mistakes hunters make from field to freezer — why your cooler is probably working against you, why deer shouldn’t swim, and what actually happens to your yield when the meat arrives in rough shape.This Gun Talk Hunt is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers, Savage Arms, Range Ready Studios, Smith & Wesson, Shooting Sports Life, and ZEISS.About Gun Talk HuntGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Hunt, with Kevin “KJ” Jarnagin, pairs decades of experience with today’s latest tools and technology to help you succeed in the field. Whether it runs or flies - no matter what game you pursue - Gun Talk Hunt is a multi-platform podcast that gives today’s hunters a voice in the digital world.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2026 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Hunt 11.07.26Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Ian McCollum has spent 15 years on YouTube explaining why weird guns matter — and it turns out he also shoots them in ice water in Finland. Ryan Gresham sits down with the Forgotten Weapons host to talk about how he got into historical firearms, why the story behind a gun matters as much as the gun itself, what actually happens at a Finnish Brutality match, and how Headstamp Publishing is quietly putting out some of the most beautiful firearms reference books ever made. Plus the 800-page book about Tiger Stripe camo that somehow makes complete sense once Ian explains it.This Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by Ruger, Range Ready Studios, Remington Ammunition, and Shooting Sports Life.About Gun Talk NationGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2026 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Nation 11.04.26Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:-- Will the Supreme Court crush state bans on AR-15s and similar firearms? Kostas Moros, of the Second Amendment Foundation. breaks down the worst legal briefs from the gun banners.--  His wife hated guns until someone tried to break into their home. Now she has her own gun and practices shooting.--  Tom meets a young woman in the woods.  She's carrying a 10mm pistol, which leads to a short Gun Talk session on the trail.Gun Talk 11.1.26 Hour 1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:--  There's great value in video simulator training for self defense scenarios.--  Small guns require a different shooting technique.--  Make sure your carry gun shoots reliabily by running your self defense loads through it.Gun Talk 11.1.26 Hour 2Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

In This Hour:--  Red dot sights are the rage, but there's still a good reason to have a laser on your gun.--  More ways to stash a gun in your vehicle.--  Ruger stopped making some guns.  Will that make those models more valuable?Gun Talk 11.1.26 Hour 3Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.