Talking Lead Podcast

Jan 31 2025 69 ep. 144 mins 48
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Talking Lead is a pro 2nd amendment show that demonstrates the immense diversity within the firearms community. Interviews include people, products & companies not only from within the outdoors industry but from outside the outdoors industry as well. Topics are as wide and diverse as you can imagine. Talking Lead keeps the content fun, educational, upbeat and positive by discussing guns, knives, gear, hunting, cooking, training, music, movies, pop culture & leisure activities. Social Media is: @talkinglead Website is: www.talkinglead.com https://www.talkinglead.com/

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Talking Lead 563 – SHOT Show Highlights, Hits & Hype

Jan 31 2025 147 mins  
In this episode, Lefty has a guest panel that attended the 2025 National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual SHOT Show, the show where the firearms, outdoor hunting, survival, and other similar industries showcase their newest offerings for 2025.We talk about the overall vibe of SHOT this year—has it improved since the COVID days? What was the most innovative product each g

Talking Lead Podcast 562 – Drones, Industry Forecast & Copy Cats

Jan 10 2025 184 mins  
We kickoff the Talking Lead Podcast 2025 season with a panel of firearms industry experts to give their outlooks on what to expect as far as new products, price levels, pending and upcoming Laws and Regulations concerning Firearms. But before we get into our forecasts, Brian Borkowski with Asymmetric Unmanned joins us to shed some light on drones and reasons behind the recent East

TLP 560 – AK KONRER S6 Finale: AK vs AR Annual Face Off

Dec 13 2024 199 mins  
In the Season 6 Finale of the Talking Lead AK KONRER: It’s the 4th Annual Battle of Team AK against Team AR…We are celebrating by giving over 3500 in prizes to our loyal audience that participated in the contest. Special guests: Mike Pappas with Dead Air Silencers; Joe Meaux with Aklys Defense; Paul Markel with Student Of The Gun; Nathan Mitchell with Mitchell Defense;

TLP 559 – Night Hunting: Thermals, Suppressor & Predator Calls

Nov 28 2024 132 mins  
We talk Predator and Pest eradication at night on this Talking Lead episode. The benefits of using thermal, night vision, predator calling and silencers when hunting at night. Coyotes, Hogs, Racoons, Possums and more. Plus we talk about our recent night hunt with The Reasons Outdoors. A non profit organization providing Veteran’s with ECO-THERAPY.

TALKING LEAD 558 – WHY BULLPUPS DON’T SUCK (as much as you thought)

Nov 21 2024 147 mins  
We talk BULL..PUPS this fun filled episode! The often misunderstood and underestimated but always reliable…?, sometimes reliable…Bullpup. Hate them or love them the Bullpup design is here to stay. We discuss some specific models with Lee Jackson, British Army SAPPER Veteran, who used the RSAF SA80 Bullpup rifle in combat while in Her Majesty’s Service; STL Joseph

TLP 557 – Holiday Shopping For The AK Enthusiast

Nov 15 2024 158 mins  
In this episode of the Talking Lead AK KORNER: Having troubles finding that perfect or unique gift for the AK enthusiasts in your life? In this episode we give out free advice on what and where you can score big and be the hero this holiday season. From furniture and optics to ammo and AK packing Gnomes, We’ve got you covered!

TLP 556 – The 5.56x45mm NATO / .223 Remington

Oct 31 2024 206 mins  
Of course we are going to talk about the 5.56 & .223 rounds in this episode of Talking Lead, duh! Pros, Cons, When you should use it, When you should NOT use it, plus tips and advice from the Pros! And giveaways, don’t forget the giveaways!Special Guests: Jim Gilliland (Army Ranger Sniper with longest confirmed kill with a .308); Ryan “KOUP” Kuperus (Retired G

TLP 555 – Bump Stocks Are Back: Jeremiah Cottle

Oct 23 2024 196 mins  
Jeremiah Cottle, retired Air Force disabled veteran, owner of SLIDE FIRE SOLUTIONS, and creator of the Bump Stock, joins Lefty in this episode. Jeremiah is a retired Air Force disabled veteran, who spent many years recovering from his injuries suffered while serving overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Raised by his grandparents on the family farm, Jeremiah learned to

TLP 554 – AK KONRER 6-10: Accurizing Your AK-47

Oct 16 2024 192 mins  
In this episode of the Talking Lead AK KORNER, Lefty is joined by former Soviet Spetsnaz soldier, historian and author Marco Vorobiev and former TV personality, gun smith extraordinaire and now owner of AKLYS DEFENSE, Joe Meaux. Lefty, Joe and Marco dive in to the details for everything you need to know in order to increase your AK’s accuracy to the max. The guys discuss, ga

TLP 553 – Jim Gilliland: Army Ranger Sniper, Professional Long Range Shooter

Oct 05 2024 186 mins  
In this episode of Talking Lead. Special Guest James (Jim) Gilliland: Former 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, United States Army Sniper. Jim talks about his record shot while serving in Iraq with his M24 sniper rifle. The effective range of the 7.62 NATO (.308) is officially documented at 800 meters, but during the Iraq War, Army Staff Sgt. Jim Gilliland made a confirmed kill a