@@cityofgarlic4088 it looks like a t1c minimalist holster. I have one and I didn't like it personally. Great quality but the design isn't my preference. I prefer JM custom holsters because they give you a long option. I got a g42 holster from them but it's the length of a g17. Keeps it much more stable whole allowing for a solid, repeatable master grip.
Please Shawn bring Travis Haley on for his amazing story on the battle of the Black water MD530 Little Bird helicopters based out of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. On April 4th 2004 "444" they were called into Al-Najaf to support and evacuate a stranded team.
@@LP3me yeah I have, actually, watched the Travis Kennedy episode a few times, and a few more multiple times. I listen to them while I work, so sometimes I miss certain things
Agreed, so often I find myself picking up more details by watching/listening things a second time.. I did. that with the Every Day Spy episode, guess what, packing up the kids and moving to Paraguay soon 🤣
@@elijah4606 if it's gifted across state lines, a federal background check by a registered firearms dealer is still legally required. Wouldn't recommend being an asshole if you don't fully understand what you're talking about.
I agree with what John said. Get some training and practice every chance you are given, so when a bad situation arises you are prepared. You can never overtrain yourself with any firearm. Be prepared
What he says at a gun shop is so true. I used to work at a gun shop and I have had people point loaded guns at me.. Where I worked a woman who bought a gun and said no to training took a browning hi power to the range and shot it, then left it loaded and was trying to put it in a zip up case and it was a rug inside the case and it started to fall and she grabbed it and hit the trigger (it was off safe of course) and her thumb hit the trigger with the barrel pointed at her and she shot herself. She was awake and alive when the ambulance got there and took her, and sadly she died that night.. I had an older lady come into the store one time with a ww2 nazi berretta I believe it was in .32 acp and she didn't know anything about guns and she handed me the gun and said she was cleaning her grandfathers house out after he died and she just wanted to get rid of it. She handed me the gun pointing it at me, and the magazine was separate, and unloaded, but there was a round in the chamber. OMG I was upset, but told her to never grab a gun if she didn't want to learn about them. It's not that hard. Treat all guns as if they are loaded! Never point a gun at anything you're not willing to destroy. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.. You have to break all three to have an accident.
A thousand percent. I don't care if someone is going as physically slow and deliberate as a snail! I still will move slow if I feel less confident for whatever reason. We've got to understand this isn't the wrench you handed your Dad a couple times!
I worked at a Pawn Store and had to work at the gun counter frequently....a 55 yr old woman, 115 lbs soaking wet, and not overly strong😅 and many older rifles/shotguns seemed as big as I am. Muzzle Safety, ammo check always #1. I never got my a•• chewed, but I'm sure my boss had some good laughs watching me from home via surveillance. That was a great job!!!
The “always treat a gun as if it’s loaded” is a pet peeve of mine. I have a buddy that I refuse to shoot with because he’s flagged me multiple times. Shooters don’t be afraid to avoid unsafe shooters. Great issue that you discussed here.
Good point... also I do NOT go to shooting ranges with friends/family that don't wear their seat belt while driving. If they don't take their own safety seriously, then they won't take yours seriously either.
When I was in the military, we had a class where we used dummy guns and had another person push the firearm off to the side while we had it at the ready, then they would act as if they were going to push it but wouldn’t and that same anticipation would occur and people would move the gun off to the side as if it was pushed. Was really interesting to see that subconscious movement get pulled to the surface like that.
Great interview. I've watched the entire series of interviews with John. What an inspirational man. I have to say that yourself, Mike Glover and John are truly a blessing to our community. Plenty of other guys put out some nice content but you guys I just mentioned are in another league. Thank you
Hell ya I’ve been watching WPS forever. Awesome to see you two collab. As an aside, 9:16 that exact situation happened to me recently. Older gentleman checking out a S&W M&P Shield 9 and flagged just about everyone in the shop. I was pretty close to losing my temper but was able to keep it reasonably cool and yell “muzzle!” at him until he fixed himself. Gun owners that don’t take safety and training seriously are a major plague on the gun community. I’ve found the issue is especially prevalent among fudds who think they know what they’re doing simply because they’ve owned guns forever. Experience doesn’t equal competency. Guns are are tools and can be extremely dangerous in the hands of people who are ignorant to the fact that they’re ignorant. Or they haven’t honestly checked their ego enough to accept they’re not as competent as they think they are.
Shawn, I watched the 4 part series with John Lovell and now the edc video. I have enjoyed all of your guests on and love your channel. But must admit these videos with John were my favorite. I could have listened to additional hours and hours with him. Thank you to you and John for alll you have done and are doing for this community.
I'm not sure he hates Sig. Maybe he does, but he knows how unreliable they are because he's seen them fail a lot in his classes over the years compared to Glocks and M&Ps.
I've taken less than a handful of classes since I got out of the military a decade ago and every instructor has closed with some variation of telling the students that the class is not the end all be all and to take the lessons learned and continue to practice them.
I can shoot with a red dot but my EDC is my G19x and I actually love the night sights that came with it alot more than a red dot... when out in public its obviously my main fighting tool but other than that it's my sidearm and my AR15 platform is my main fighting tool so having a red dot on the G19x seems a little excessive especially since it's meant to be a back up for close engagements.. I'm a usmc vet who spent my whole enlistment in 3rd recon and 2nd marsoc/msog so I can shoot my G19x extremely well but I'm still more proficient with my rifle in any situation. I have a 16" 1:8twist diamondback AR15 with a sig sauer romeo MSR red dot and a 3x magnifier.. I also have a nice magpul grip with a battery compartment along with a nice hogue buttstock a 12" quad picatany rail. A surefire flashlight with an optic flip cover on it as well as a forward grip and an adjustable 2 point tacticon ranger green sling... I also have front and rear flip up irons and I use M855 62g green tip 5.56NATO ammo out of that rifle...
FYI, people- In MANY, MANY states across the US, the legal “limit” for cash on person is $500. At $500 a US cop can seize your money with no real crime being suspected. If you get hassled by a cop out on the streets for whatever petty reason and they fabricate a situation in order to search you, something they do ALL THE TIME, they can take your money at $500 and you will NEVER see it again. Ultimately much of that money goes into their pension fund, which is a primary motivating factor for this unconstitutional activity. 300-400 bucks is a safe amount to keep on you for emergencies. Even then it’s not uncommon for cops to sweat you on “where did you get this money?” From there it’s on you. Personally I suggest not answering any questions. If no crime has been committed, they legally cannot seize your money if it’s under $500.
Excellent! Mr. Lovell, if I could make a suggestion. Switch to wearing bell bottoms. I mean like the really big ones. You can carrier a lot more gear with out it being noticeable. AND it makes every day, leg day..... Plus you kinda look like a bell bottom type dude... just say'n brother Jesus is King
So I just took the plunge very recently and I originally "zeroed" my rds so it sat "a little above" my front sight(think lower 1/3). Set this in my basement. First range trip, having never actually fired a round, that dot was creepy on-point. It's a good enough "zero" for me that I can make hits at 25y with very little effort,much faster. It really is almost a cheat code imo
The first time I used one i hit the target everytime, I really like red dots though if I ever get to order the Nighthawk 1911 I want I'm still getting it with irons.
Don't go to the range to get good with a red dot. Empty the gun, put a piece of blue painters tape on the wall, and practice drawing and getting the red dot to land on it. No need to waste ammo at a range to get that part correct.
You have to be the most absolute "dick" about flagging people with guns John. If you point the business end of a water hose at me i will kink said hose and move forward.
I was a batt boy and went to teams. I carry G17. My brother was a 3rd batt boy. He has 10 competition pistols, but he also carries a G17. 19 rounds, never jams, never misses.
I'm a spiderco guy when it comes to edc knives I carry the spiderco military full size, as far as medical some quick clot and lidocaine, benzocaine , a piece of plastic wrap , some hard candy......75th Ranger reg ,101st lrsd 311th mi bn, Rangers lead the way!
Good man. Been carrying since 2015, and the wife started carrying soon after, and both vehicles have a full medical kit. Thank goodness I haven't needed to use them, but always ready to protect.
I ust to know someone that was an major idiot that I'm no longer friends with and I was taught by my dad being ex military from a young age how to properly handle firearms and safety, well I tryed teaching proper firearms handling to them they were being reckless and pointing there shotgun or rifle there dad or grandpa got them and being reckless told them to get that damn thing not pointed toward me they even tryed to act like they would rack a round or so forth either way I wasnt playing around pointing a gun at me let alone a loaded one I take that as a threat either way some peope like that shouldn't own a firearm if they not smart or responsible enough so I quit talking to them
I hate to say it, But I have been flagged at training courses by more police officers and ex military guys and people that grew up around firearms way more than any civilians at a very popular course that blew up after being on here. Our instructor day 2 told all the cops and military guys that missed day 1 because it wasn’t the fighter course that they have big shoes to fill because all of us civilians were super serious and safe. More experienced guys kept getting reminders to not point their guns at me specifically while my back was turned and I was running the course or walking off the line with hot weapons. And pointing it at the class while they’re finding out their weapon is hot. Be Safe guys! Watch your 6 and have a buddy do it while you’re running courses! Because it’s not just cops that wanna go home safe! It’s all of us! Thanks Shawn for doing this with John. You guys are my favorite instructors and content creators in this space
I wish something would click for my wife! This has been one of the top 3 interviews you’ve even done!! I couldn’t watch it all at once sadly!! You 2 should shoot together on day on John’s channel???
Another delight to hear yet another accomplished and proven professional discuss the important issues concerning firearms and the big safety issues. As a 26-year UK military veteran I have great respect for your constitutionally protected rights to bear arms. I am fortunate enough to believe that after my service, I recognised that the threat level that once existed to my live and that of my family didn't necessarily require the need for a firearm for personal protection 24/365 and so I somewhat reluctantly surrendered that particular right. UK life in general a d thankfully doesn't have the level of threat that may exist in the US, but that being said, the access to guns by criminals/terrorists, the every increasing threat of militant extremism and organisations hell bent on murder and mayhem within our borders, I hope I'm wrong, but it may make me regret my decisions. Good luck Shawn and to all your guests, keep safe.
Don't become solely reliant on red dots and CCO's. Train with iron sights occasionally. In case things go south. Remember Delta, at their inception, used iron sights and were the early masters of front sight focus. We still train third world troops advanced marksmanship using iron sights and they become very effective with it.
Yes. Buddy of mine went hard into red dots recently and is shifting back to irons. As an additional element of potential failure, he noted going from air conditioned office to 100 degree outside it fogging up, the occasional seeing the red dot through the shirt. Those were just two pieces of insight that I found really interesting. For me, irons all day.
Farmers EDC: leatherman tool, VFD pager, wallet, .22 ruger with red dot for varmints. Mostly the 4-legged kind. Was picking up the 2-legged kind coming in from Canada with the thermal while coyote hunting last winter
S&W model 69 with crimson trace grips, I live in bear country and do a lot of fly fishing ....75th Ranger Reg , 101st Lrsd 311th mi, Rangers lead the way!
Great interview Shawn. John is a really interesting guy. Would you consider inviting Christian Craighead on your show? That would also be a great watch.
1. I love how John loves his wife. You can tell how he talks about her that shes everything to him. Ive been trying to get my wife into this stuff for her security and such. I showed her john and his wife on a video and now shes hooked. So thank you. 2. You can tell John is much more of a giver. When hes talking about giving or doing something hes all about it. But, if you give him a gift he doesn't know what to say and kind of acts awkward. Thats how you know hes a selfless person in my opinion.
John Lovell is, first a Christian follower, then a husband and a good father, he loves his homeland dearly, and so, he is a man of faith warrior, a Crusader. All that makes him the Warrior Poet... in Christ.
My wife is a hospice nurse and spends her whole day driving all over hell and back. A lot of the time, she’s in pretty shady places. She carries every day. Kinda funny, there was a patients son at the house while she was there. He was a big scary tattooed biker bad ass. He somehow saw it and commented he was happy to see she carries.
On my hunting pistol my red dot is a must....on my carry pistol I still haven't gotten my draw correct to see the red dot quick enough for me to use it every day
I had the same thing happen to me lately at the gunshop...dude pointed the rifle directly at me and before i could say anything the owner of the gunshop grabbed the bing bang and told the guy ``never point a firearm at anything or anyone u arent ready to shoot and treat all firearms as if they are loaded''.
This discussion was right on. I’ve had carry permits forever. But I don’t carry all the time. Work says no, safe spaces, safe neighborhood, clothes in a hot location…just so many excuses. My bad for sure. House is locked down. Guns positioned, etc. I need to be better outside of the house. Good discussion.
I've done probably close to 100,000 reps with red dot on a pistol and I still am not used to it. I find the dot every single time, but still have this feeling like I would rather not have it in a true gun fight
My favourite type of EDC videos; seeing what guys with the a particular type of experience carry even though I can’t carry most of what they carry haha 🇬🇧
Many years ago i took a friend to a local range and was teaching him basics of shooting. Nearby, a couple lanes over, a group of college age kids (we live in a major college town) were taking turns shooting their rental guns, typical stuff everyone gets to try out when they're new. Then they got to the desert eagle. One of them, a young British guy (obvious by his accent) finished his turn and ejected the magazine but failed to eject the live .44 magnum round from the chamber and held it just like the guy in John's gun shop story, pointed at me. I had been paying enough attention to know it was still loaded and called out to him saying "hey man, can you not point that over here? " and he smugly smirked and told me it wasn't loaded. My response took the all the attitude right out of him, raising my voice a bit: "if you don't want me to point mine at you, then don't point yours at me". I saw the lightbulb turn on and he set the deagle down and hid behind the group.
Our Drill Sergeants DRILLED IN MUZZLE AWARENESS AT ALL TIMES when I was in Basic Combat Training in 2016. FIREARMS SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT when handling and operating ANY Firearm. No matter if you are NEW, Familiar, or Advanced. FIREARMS SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT WHEN HANDLING AND OPERATING ANY FIREARM. -U.S. ARMY Veteran (Me) 2016-2020
John seems to be a smart minimalist, thought out, not necessarily carrying the cool gear but what he is comfortable with. Carries med gear, not everyone does. I watch so many channels pushing to carry so much gear, John favors the essentials, I like that and shows hes not paranoid like so many gun guys saying things like "you need to keep a gun in the shower with you" or "you need a back up gun and 4 mags, 2 med kits, bear spray.... blah blah blah, at the end of the day your exhausted. Ive come to a similar place in my carry, not that I didn't go through the "prepare for Red Dawn EDC" myself but now I think, knowing I'm not John Wick I carry what is practical "for me" to get me and mine through a bad situation and get us past danger and to a better place.
Great job. I truly enjoyed this interview. This is the rubber the meets the road . Hope we get more critical information that was shared. Thanks again, God Bless
Definitely going to be incorporating some clips from the interview with John Lovell into my organization's NCO Packet and some scenes from the interview with Tom Satterly into the Officer Packet as well as a part of the classroom work for those in each academy.
I was going to the range 2-3 times a month for about 6 months trying to get used to a red dot on a pistol and I just never got the handle on it. I also really like the truglo tfx sights.
Glad he spent some money on a knife... I know far too many people who will spend hundreds and thousands of dollars on their firearm kit and carry a $30 Kershaw, Spyderco, etc. Carry a REAL knife and spend some money, it's part of your EDC.
John told a story on his Podcast how a total stranger walked up onto his property. it was eye opening for he and his Family, everyone should Red Cell their Property
I absolutely love how most people talk about you can have the best quality gun, but it won’t make you like a navy seal and so forth… BUTTTT and a very big BUT, as you train and you get really good and you DO have a premium weapon system you will improve your training time and wallet from upgrades down the road if you have the funds now. That’s just my 2 cents though… but at at the end of the day.. Stay trained and strapped, or get clapped
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Im only 21 but ive handled guns for basically my whole life, safety has always been the number 1 thing drilled into my brain. Growing and watching adults that we're unable to follow 4 simple rules really got under my skin and it still does
It’s “ALL guns are loaded ALL the time.” I also find it very odd that the gimmickry of a red dot on a handgun is lost on this person who talks about the guy trying to buy the neatest and newest gimmickry. In over 90% of all cases handgun fights are 0 to 10 feet. Anyone who needs a red dot and can’t point shoot at that type of range has no business carrying a handgun.
Even in a crowded gun store you can still keep the muzzle oriented down into the case. A two handed grip looking down the sights just aim at the floor between your feet. People are just careless and lack any attention to detail. Many stores here won't remove a trigger lock until after you buy the gun and are at their front doors.
You both spoke about censorship. Just curious that other listeners are having comments on gun content removed as “Spam”? I’m currently in time out because I answered somebodies question in comments regarding duty weapon selection.
In the gun community these are the two men I based my kit off of. Even overseas in contracting, they were how I did my setup and took my approach. Two legends in my humble opinion.
Nice! I love your show and I really like John Lovell . A question on the red dot as John told he count on it even more in dark environments. what about reliability? What if in a shtf or collapse scenario the battery dies? Or the screen got broken?
