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Serious carry talk, practical tradeoffs.
Concealed Carry Podcast treats concealed carry as a serious daily practice, not a lifestyle slogan. Riley Bowman, Jacob Paulson, and guests work through carry positions, belts, holsters, active-shooter response, legal cautions, and training habits with plainspoken specificity.
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Concealed Carry Podcast is a practical, gear-aware firearms show about concealed carry, defensive training, and the choices that sit between equipment and consequence. The tone is conversational but focused. Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson move easily from live-show housekeeping and small jokes into detailed talk about carry positions, belts, pistols, holsters, and use-of-force judgment. The show assumes the audience can keep up. It does not slow down to explain every term, and that is part of its appeal for people already thinking seriously about daily carry. Episodes can be simple and equipment-driven, as with belts for concealed carry or where a gun is carried on the body. They can also turn grave. Discussions of active-shooter pistol skills, tactical anatomy, and stand-your-ground limits frame self-defense as a field where confidence needs to be checked against law, safety, and training. The show regularly brings in named guests from the firearms and training world, including Caleb Giddings, Jeff Gonzalez, John Correa, Adam Winch, Brian Hill, and Steve Moses. Those conversations add range experience and outside perspective without changing the show's working style. A typical episode weighs options rather than handing down slogans. Carry positions, belt stiffness, holster support, armed-citizen response, and local legal variation all become practical tradeoffs. Gear talk is frequent, and sponsor reads are clearly present, especially around HK, EDC Belt Company, KSG Armory Holsters, and CCW Safe. Still, the show is not just a product tour. Its stronger moments come when a guest or host connects a piece of kit to a body, a public setting, or a legal aftermath. The live-recorded format leaves some banter in the room. That looseness helps the heavier material feel like a working conversation instead of a lecture. The show fits listeners who want domain-specific firearms talk with clear practical stakes. It is best for people comfortable with blunt discussions of guns, defensive force, and citizen response. It rewards attention to detail. It also repeatedly reminds listeners that laws differ by place and that firearms decisions carry real responsibility.
Made for: Suited to concealed-carry practitioners, firearms students, and defensive-minded listeners who already know the basic vocabulary. It is especially relevant for people comparing gear, training habits, and real-world carry decisions.
What sets it apart: The show blends range-side banter with unusually concrete problem-solving around carry systems, legal cautions, and defensive scenarios. It stands out by treating equipment, tactics, and judgment as connected parts of the same decision.
A podcast for serious individuals dedicated to their study of self defense, concealed carry, tactics, gear and the use of force
This is where your holster choice gets forty days of range-line scrutiny, not a shrug.
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A booth-side conversation about leverage, armed response, and the limits of easy answers.
S13E3 frames a SHOT Show booth conversation with Jeff Gonzalez of Trident Concepts as a tight look at armed-response principles, with the host pressing on where leverage really sits once an attack starts.
Adam Winch's training story gives this loose SHOT Show conversation its clearest, most useful thread.
SHOT Show gives this Concealed Carry Podcast episode both its setting and its loose rhythm, as Riley Bowen records at the Heckler & Koch booth with John Correa, Adam Winch, and Brian Hill.
A practical look at holster safety, muzzle direction, and draw habits across concealed-carry positions.
Concealed Carry Positions reframes a common gear question as a safety problem: what the holster does while the gun is seated, what changes during the draw, and what can go wrong while reholstering.
A re-release that keeps weapon striking, failure, and follow-through at the center.
Mike Seeklander joins the host in a special re-release from August 2017 that stays centered on weapon striking and failure. The conversation keeps circling back to what happens after the shot, with scan, follow-through, and after-action drills framed as habits that matter as…
Gulf Coast outdoors, told from the boat ramp.
Rowdy bowhunting talk with real field dirt.
Mountain State hunting and fishing talk.
This episode features a discussion with John Correia, Adam Winch, and Brian Hill about their experiences at SHOT Show and their roles as HK brand ambassadors.
Host Riley Bowman and guest Charlie Perez discuss the importance of ongoing training for firearms instructors, sponsored by Guardian Nation's membership program.
Hosts Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson revisit concealed carry positions, last covered in Episode 94 from February 2017.
This re-released 2017 episode features Mike Seeklander discussing the intersection of competitive and defensive shooting.
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson examine the Supreme Court’s Himani ruling, which they describe as finding that marijuana use did not demonstrably establish dangerousness under the Second Amendment.
Riley Bowman introduces a replay of a 2016 episode with Jacob about gun-control measures and armed resistance before Lexington and Concord in 1775.
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson explain how ConcealedCarry.com spent roughly three to six months redesigning its free resources, navigation, legal references, and user tools.
The June 5, 2026 Justified Saves episode opens with Hazel Park, Michigan, where a licensed carrier shot a 20-year-old armed robber at an after-prom Airbnb party and a 19-year-old woman was also injured.
Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson open the May 29, 2026 Concealed Carry Podcast with what they call "the Glock Wars," in which New York, Illinois and Maryland target convertible pistols.
Riley Bowman and returning guest Brian McLaughlin of Mountain Man Medical use Stop the Bleed Day (May 21, 2026) to list common trauma gear and training mistakes.
This episode of the Concealed Carry Podcast discusses the limitations and legal complexities of Stand Your Ground laws in self-defense cases.
This episode revisits and breaks down concealed carry positions for firearms, updating older content that is no longer available in the podcast feed.
This episode of the Concealed Carry Podcast, sponsored by HK, features hosts Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulson discussing firearms and self-defense strategies, with a focus on when to approach threats.
This episode focuses on discussing various belts designed for concealed carry, including the Foundation Belt and other options, with hosts sharing their long-term experiences.
Host Riley Bowman interviews Caleb Giddings about his career in the firearms industry, his work at Taurus, and strategies for getting more people into guns and training.
Jeff Gonzalez of Trident Concepts joins the host from SHOT Show.
Riley Bowman hosts a SHOT Show 2026 roundtable with John Correia, Adam Winch, and Brian Hill, all identified as HK brand ambassadors.
This episode features Steve Moses discussing five essential aspects of tactical anatomy for self-defense and concealed carry enthusiasts.
This episode features an interview with experienced firearms instructor Rob Beckman discussing 10 practical tips for firearm trainers to improve their teaching methods.
This re-released interview with legendary shooter Rob Leatham explores the controversial topic of jerking the trigger on handguns and how to do it correctly for improved shooting performance.