When the Balloon Goes Up! Podcast – Concealed Carry, Home Defense and Shooting Industry News
Latest Episodes
12 Great Gift Ideas for the Gunny
Christmas can be a difficult time to shop for a gun guy (or gal). - 1st as a group we tend to buy what we need, so there isn't always a long wish list and 2nd much of the gear involves personal preference and it is hard to know what someone is going t...
Kevin Creighton from Misfires and Light Strikes.
Kevin is a blogger that began writing political blogs nearly a decade ago, but only started shooting due to a concern about protecting his family after a local kidnapping. - In this episode I talk with Kevin about his background,
Discussion with Ruger Product Manager about the Red Label, Gunsite Scout and the 10/22′s 50′s Aniversary
There is no company that has changed as much as Strum Ruger. From the founders innovation to his unfortunate concealed carry comments to one of the most popular concealed carry brands and from the brink of collapse to the country's largest firearms manufa
Language Warning: Re-posting of a Wodcast Podcast interview of Tony Blauer and Blauer Tactical Systems
This week's episode is a little odd since it is a rebroadcasting of an interview done by the Wodcast Podcast (with permission). - Their guest is Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems and the creator of Crossfit Defense.
Introducing Modern Rifleman Radio
This week I interview 2 experienced podcasters about their new Modern Rifleman Radio. - Ken Kowalski is a service man that hosted his Rimfire Podcast partially from Afghanistan. Ken would occasionally find a quietish spot in a bunker and many times th...
MagHolder’s Mark Housekeeper discusses his horizontal magpouches
In this weeks podcast Magholder's Mark Housekeeper explains the process of creating a magpouch and rotates the table on Ron. - The MagHolder mag pouches have turned the concealed carry market on it side over the past year and Mark seems to be everywhe...
Talking with Max Michel about Training
Max Michel is one of the best shooters in the world. With multiple World Speed Shooting Championships, USPSA National Championships, US Steel National Championships over 100 other Championship wins, Max Michel has become a dominant force in the pistol sho
The positive changes of new NC gun laws and a rant about CCWers requiring training
After a few years of trying NC was finally able to remove a few important restrictions on concealed carriers. - Now the media is crying that there will be blood in the streets... you have heard it before. The biggest complain though seems to be a conc...
Interview with the managing director of Redring USA
Optics are popular on my rifle platforms and they are becoming more popular on pistols, but they are still rare on a shotgun. When they are used they are typically used for deer hunting with slugs or turkey hunting with a tight choke and a repurchased rif
Marty Hayes from the Armed Citizen Legal Defense Network talks about paying for a legal defense
Marty Hayes is a former police officer and the director of the Firearms Academy of Seattle and a Massad Ayoob Group staff instructor. But Marty took his interest in the legal side of self defense a step further and went to law school to assist in the defe