SOTG 915 - Iran Reality Check and Tactical Skill Set
Release Date: 01/08/2020
Post-SHOT Show Talk & SPORTS feat. Louis Caras | SOTG 1327
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Welcome to a brand new episode of Student of the Gun Radio. We are glad to have our correspondent, Louis Caras, back from the SHOT Show to give us an update about what he saw there. During our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc. Louis will give us his take on the new EFLX CE optic having looked at a sample during SHOT. Also, Professor Paul will consider zeroing the optic on your pistol. What is the best distance to zero? We have a Coffee Corner for you from Blackout Coffee. Please use promo code STUDT20 when ordering to support our show. We have more...
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EOTech EFLX CE & Slingshots | SOTG 1326
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Welcome to another thrill-packed, soon-to-be award-winning episode of Student of the Gun Radio. Several new products are being displayed in the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas and during our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc we will discuss one of several exciting new additions to the EOTech line of optics. We have yet another Coffee Corner from Blackout Coffee. Please purchase some Blackout Coffee using the STUDT20 promo code to help support our show. For our Coffee Corner reading, Professor Paul will consider the opening chapter of the Book of Five Rings and how it...
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Goodbye Weaver & New Vudu | SOTG 1325
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Today we welcome Louis Caras back as a special guest for the entirety of the episode. During our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc, we will consider their brand new VUDU riflescope. Last year they introduced a 3-9x “super short”. This year they have a 4-12x “super short” only this one is a first focal plane riflescope. Which one is right for you? You’ll have to decide that for yourself. For our Coffee Corner from Blackout Coffee, we have another piece of recommended reading. This book is “The Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. Specifically, Paul, Jarrad, and...
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1 Million Pound Challenge & Speed Rocking | SOTG 1324
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Happy New Year and welcome to another season of Student of the Gun Radio. As we consider where we are and where we would like to be during this new year, Professor Paul has some advice and encouragement. He details what we are calling the 1 Million Pound Challenge. Is it even possible to lift a million pounds of weight in a year? Listen louder. We have a late Christmas present for you and you need to do is listen. Also, will the change of the calendar, during our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc, the Professor has some practical advice to offer. For this...
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A Blast From The Past | SOTG 1323 [Best Of]
Student of the Gun Radio
Merry Christmas! This week, since it’s Christmas Time, we’re taking some time off from the show. But we still want you to have some stuff to listen to while you’re road-tripping or cleaning up wrapping paper. https://www.studentofthegun.com/radio So today, we’ve got some Classic episodes for you. Some episodes that, unless you were around at the VERY beginning, you likely haven’t heard! Before we get into that, I just wanna say big thanks to our Partners who help this show happen. EOTech, of course, bringing you this show each and every week. Check them out at , make good use of any...
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Pennsylvania Machete Attack | SOTG 1322
Student of the Gun Radio
We've got a lot to cover today, and not all of it is fun, but it's all important. We have a long discussion about the shooting that occurred in Australia, despite their intense gun control laws, and there was a deadly Pennsylvania Machete Attack, but it wasn't in somewhere like Philadelphia, like you may think. Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Just a Civilian? Professor explained his recent article titled "Are You Just a Civilian?" which was published on Shooting News Weekly on December 14th, discussing how Hollywood portrays civilians with guns as incompetent and dangerous. Navy Firearms...
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GLOCK Gen 6 & 500 Round Trigger Job | SOTG 1321
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Coffee Corner Audio Segment Setup The team discussed setting up a coffee corner segment and agreed to play two different audio clips for listeners to vote on, with one clip to be played this week and the other next week. The episode featured a discussion about Glock Gen 6 firearms, which Ken Hackathorn had predicted would be released in 2026, and included a new segment about a 500-round trigger job. The show concluded with announcements about new theme music and upcoming content, including fighting fitness and leadership lessons. Debunking Shotgun Defense Myths...
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Polar Bear Attack & Do You Need a New Trigger? | SOTG 1320
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? Training Analysis and Methodology Discussion Louis discussed his new YouTube channel with Sonny Pazikas and Josh DeWalt, which focuses on analyzing the state of the training industry and providing reaction videos to violent encounters from a different perspective. They aim to discuss training methods without promoting their own companies, and recently defended a mutual friend's drill video against internet criticism. The group discussed the importance of understanding the "why" behind training methods, contrasting with the internet audience's focus on immediate...
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How to be a Responsible Gun Owner: Homeroom Omnibus | SOTG 1319 [Best Of]
Student of the Gun Radio
Enjoy this compilation of various different “Homeroom” segments that we did over this last year. Including an armed citizen taking out a multiple-time convicted felon as he attempted to break into a woman’s home, the importance of the fundamental four, and the importance of off-handed shooting! Happy Thanksgiving! Huge thanks to our Partners: |
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How Important is “Civilian” Training & Fighting Shotguns | SOTG 1318
Student of the Gun Radio
Wanna hear the FULL Episode? During this week’s show Professor Paul and Zach will discuss a recent social media post that went viral for SOTG. How and why might that be the case? During our Tech Talk from EOTech Inc, we will consider “thermochromic” coffee mugs and how those work. How are these different from a thermobaric device? Language, Context, and Free Speech The professor and Zach discussed the appropriate use of certain words, emphasizing the importance of context and historical usage in language. They expressed frustration with the "woke" movement's attempts to...
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When did Iran become a problem to the Western World? Professor Paul takes the time to break down the modern history of the problems with the terrorist state of Iran. Here’s a hint, the trouble did not start last week.
During our Brownells Bullet Points segment, we consider when gun builds go bad. Paul has some advice about how to keep a gun build project from going bad and where to turn should you need advice.
Also, we have a SOTG Homeroom from Crossbreed Holsters. The recent attack in a Texas church as many in the gun culture discussing tactics and skillset. This is a good time to consider your own skillset. Could you meet the challenge?
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Topics Covered During This Episode:
- SOTG Vet Owned Business Outreach Reminder: www.studentofthegun.com/vet-owned-application
- Special Guest: Spike Jackson!
- Brownells Bullet Points - brownells.com
- TOPIC: When Gun Builds Go Bad
- Huge thanks to our Partners:
Brownells | Century Arms | Crossbreed | Duracoat | SWAT Fuel - SOTG Homeroom brought to you by Crossbreed Holsters
- TOPIC: Texas Church attack and your Skill Set
- IRAN history reality check for Millenials
- 444 Day Iran Hostage Crisis www.history.com
- Was Obama’s $1.7 billion cash deal with Iran prohibited by U.S. law? www.washingtonpost.com
- What could I(ran) buy for $400 Million? youtu.be/eerTCM_w2jo
- US sailors divulged information during Iran capture www.timesofisrael.com
- Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts washingtonpost.com
- Soleimani's Legacy: The gruesome, high-tech IEDs that haunted US troops in Iraq www.stripes.com
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From www.history.com:
On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. The immediate cause of this action was President Jimmy Carter’s decision to allow Iran’s deposed Shah, a pro-Western autocrat who had been expelled from his country some months before, to come to the United States for cancer treatment.
However, the hostage-taking was about more than the Shah’s medical care: it was a dramatic way for the student revolutionaries to declare a break with Iran’s past and an end to American interference in its affairs. It was also a way to raise the intra- and international profile of the revolution’s leader, the anti-American cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The students set their hostages free on January 21, 1981, 444 days after the crisis began and just hours after President Ronald Reagan delivered his inaugural address. Many historians believe that hostage crisis cost Jimmy Carter a second term as president.
From www.timesofisrael.com:
The 10 US sailors captured and humiliated by Iran after mistakenly steering their boats into Iranian waters in January were beset not just by poor judgment and faulty equipment. They also showed a remarkable lack of curiosity about potential dangers in one of the world’s more dangerous waterways, according to an in-depth Navy investigation.
And, investigators revealed on Thursday, some of the sailors revealed classified information while being questioned at gunpoint by Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers, including revealing the top speed and mission parameters of their captured naval vessels.
From www.stripes.com:
Brian Castner combed over the armored vehicle, mostly intact aside from entry and exit holes tipped with molten copper that had since cooled.
The U.S. soldiers who had been inside had already been medevaced near Kirkuk that summer in 2006, leaving the Air Force bomb technician alone with the vehicle. Pools of blood simmered under the Iraqi sun, near what one soldier left behind.
"There was still one foot left in the Humvee," Castner said.
The targeted U.S. killing Thursday of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, has heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.