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Curious as to what happens behind the scenes at an FFL in the Guns.com Dealer Network that has an SOT to handle Class III items? This episode is for you.  On this week's 2nd Best Gun Podcast, Alexander and Chris hang out in the studio with Austin Reville of 2 If By Sea Tactical in New Prague, Minnesota, who just happens to be Alex's brother, only with better facial hair. We hold it all against him as we get a peek behind the curtain of his shop.You can skip ahead at the timestamps below. 00:15 It is all very Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett to start with. 04:10 Of barrel shrouds and bayonet lugs. 13:30 Firearms are part of the DNA of America. 20:40 The mystique of making legal Post-86 machine guns. 26:20 There are a lot of machine guns that deserve an amnesty.   39:45 Getting in touch with your local 2A advocates.   44:00 Show your local gun shops some love. 48:20 Guns as time travelers and in American Liberty.And, with that, we're out for this season. It's been fun.

Alexander and Chris sit down in the Guns.com Studio to hash out their personal picks for if things suddenly got really bad. Be advised, they didn't share their picks before mashing record, so there is a good bit of (good-natured) hate back and forth.  You can skip ahead at the below timestamps.  01:40 Eger goes rimfire quick. 04:30 Alex opts for America's favorite platform.  09:55 Eger points out the wisdom of modular rifles for extended use.  16:10 Alex picks a reliable, soft-recoiling scattergun. 24:20 Pistols finally make an appearance. 36:05 They read comments and giggle for like 10 minutes.  45:00 Eger likes probably the most compact survival rifle on the market. 49:04 Kalash for the win, says Alex.    Join us every Thursday for new episodes here on the site, or check us out on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and, of course, Rumble, among other dark corners of the pod-o-cast web.

This podcast episode features a detailed discussion with our pal, Chase Duffey, from EAA, about the complex process of importing firearms into the United States. Alexander and Chris sit down in the Guns.com Studio to learn a bit more about the regulatory challenges, the import point system, government red tape, and the impact of tariffs and sanctions on pricing and availability.Chase describes it as "file cabinets full of ridiculousness." You can skip ahead at the below timestamps.  01:05 Getting to know Chase. 10:50 There are so many firearms importing regs.  12:01 That's not how any of that works.   14:02 "You first have to play, 'mother may I?'" 17:59 How does "sporting purposes" fit into the Second Amendment?  22:55 Piles of Mosins.  27:30 Every suppressor you see in America is an American-made suppressor. 28:40 The magic of exchange rates (and curse of tariffs).   31:20 Just when you think you have enough points... 34:05 Clearing customs.  35:20 The importance of partnerships.  43:01 The hardest and easiest things to import.    Join us every Thursday for new episodes here on the site, or check us out on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and, of course, Rumble, among other dark corners of the pod-o-cast web.

Gun owners have faced the choice between polymer and metal for over 50 years now, and each has its benefits and pitfalls. 01:05 Glocks were not the first polymer-framed firearms. 02:20 Chasing that polymer train.  05:40 Why would you want a metal frame, anyway? 07:30 The benefits of steel are real.  09:20 Everything old is new again. 10:50 Cutting down on the whipsaw. 21:05 Enter carbon fiber.  24:15 Used to be a gimmick.  29:10 What next? 34:20 The comments are just out of control.

The quest for the perfect carry gun has been ongoing for centuries, and Alex and Chris sit down on this episode to chime in on their personal picks. We didn't say it's the best picks for everyone, just what these two goofballs like. You can skip ahead at the timestamps below.  00:30 General concealed carry talk.  02:01 Meow.  04:10 Alexander has a caveat to his current EDC (but at least it comes with a challenge coin.)  08:29 Again, Eger with the snub guns. 11:04 Can it get any more vanilla? Ruger adds sprinkles. 17:48 Is that a 10mm in your pocket or do you just hate bear spray? 20:45 "It's better than nothing, right?"  23:02 These guys and their cat guns, man.  29:38 "Ok, this next one is a little bit odd..." (aka, the track suit EDC) 36:01 The better 1911 commander isn't even a 1911.   38:45 Don't live your life like me.  40:40 Loving Glock's micro-9.  43:47 They start reading bad comments, and the wheels fall off.

Wheel guns are real guns, and Chris subjects Alexander to a brutal hour-long tirade on why revolvers are still a go-to for everyday (or at least some day) carry in the 21st century.  Buckle in.   You can skip ahead at the timestamps below. 00:20 Alex admits he is wrong early on.  03:30 Did the revolver dance make the cast? 05:05 What does BFR stand for? 06:20 "It's the only revolver you can suppress."  08:00 Webley games.  13:20 The revolver is simple, but the revolver is not the simple solution. 15:55 The non-permissive specialty.   17:20 Revolvers have a serious training curve.  20:30 Dry firing: yes or no? 24:30 Time travelers, stretched straps, and bowling pins.  29:40 It's okay to have fun.  31:45 All thumbs.  44:00 Best way(s) to carry the wheel.  46:15 It's all in the stamps. 50:30 Back to carry positions after a diversion to an Alabama soybean field.

The true heroes behind Guns.com are our dealer network of over 2,000 local FFLs all over the country, and we sit down with one to get the scoop. On this week's 2nd Best Gun Podcast, Alexander and Chris hang out in the studio with Austin Reville of 2 If By Sea Tactical in New Prague, Minnesota, who just happens to be Alex's brother, only with better facial hair. We hold it all against him. You can skip ahead to the timestamps below.  00:30 Meet Austin, who grew up watching the A-Team. 07:01 P90, Vz 61, and Grease Gun enjoyer. 08:55 A fan of the .357, but not the one you think. 11:18 Random Canada hate.   16:15 A true aristocrat when it comes to his first gun. 18:10 Meeting odd guys in gun deals who become lifelong friends.  25:50 Random horse insult. 26:25 Starting as a chipper, young FFL holder. 31:30 Sink or swim. 39:10 How being in the Guns.com network has helped (like online sales up 40 percent kinda helped).  48:30 Streamlining logistics.

The iconic all-American firearms design of the past 60 years, the AR-15, is almost universal in its popularity. Which brands do it justice is perhaps a spicier topic. On this week's 2nd Best Gun Podcast, Alexander and Chris sit down to weigh in on the subject.  You can skip ahead at the timestamps below.  01:20 Pepperidge Farm remembers... 04:04 Eger is still wandering around in gun lore. 09:40 Alex breaks out "the voice." 12:25 The genie gets out of the Colt bottle.  15:40 Unchained after the AWB expired.  16:50 Is KeyMod retro cool now? 17:45 Pour one out for the Poverty Pony. 25:30 The AR keeps getting reinvented.  27:40 Often imitated, seldom replaced. 29:20 Don't sleep on M-400s and 516s. 30:30 Getting Radical.  31:40 Do piston guns and blowback actions count as real ARs? 33:50 The Space Coast connection.  36:45 Is $800 the dividing line on an AR today? 37:50 Tactical peanut butter and jelly.  38:50 Police trade in patrol rifles are a gold mine.  40:00 They start reading social media comments, and it just goes off the rails for like 10 minutes.

The classic Beretta 92 is a subject we could spend a lot of time on, but today we're sharing a behind-the-scenes perspective from Beretta's 92 product manager, Broxton Carlile. From working as a designer on the 90 series to managing the product line today, Broxton has a wealth of knowledge about the iconic handgun and all its variants.

Gun guys like gun movies, and some of the best of those are war movies. Alexander and Chris sit down on this episode of the 2nd Best Gun Podcast to talk about a few of their all-time favorites. These films hold some great military classic firearms. You can skip ahead to the timestamps below.  01:40 Speaking as a .50 cal enjoyer... 03:25 Of twin AN/M2 mounts on the Dauntless dive bomber 05:01 Water-cooled, baby. 08:56 The Martini-Henry, shaken, not stirred. 10:01 How many war movies has Michael Caine been in anyway? 13:40 Mad Max from a submarine. (With soup can Grease Guns).  17:40 Putting the Digger back into Diggers.  21:15 The guys read some spicy comments.  29:45 War Daddy's .45 revolver.  32:10 Benghazi.  36:00 Can we give a slow clap to Capt. Dale Dye? 46:20 Eger's pick for the best war movie was made in Yugoslavia.  52:01 The two biggest WWII movies.  53:50 Rifle grenades need to make a comeback.  55:20 Alec Guinness lookalike in Mogadishu

The folks at European American Armory have been bringing great guns to the masses for over 35 years, and in this episode, the guys sit down with Chase Duffey to talk shop. While you may not know EAA directly, you do know their carefully curated selection of imports such as the Windicator, Witness2311 series, Girsan Regard MC, and P35.  Some time stamps, should you want to skip ahead: 01:10 Meet Chase 02:10 The thought behind the EAA MC P35 Hi-Power clones 06:15 "We can smell the borscht from here." 07:25 Upsetting the fudds.  10:10 It's in the grain, big dog.  11:50 Innovating the double-stack 1911 space, without the cost. (The Turkkato) 15:10 If you like the Match X, the CMXX is your thing.  20:15 Youth .410 and CMXXX are new for this year.  23:01 Quiet all the things.  29:19 Do not sleep on the EAA Windicator revolver, straight from Bavaria.  34:10 The very real difference between cheap and affordable.   36:05 I love gooold...

You can't be a gun guy and not be into gun movies, so on this episode of the podcast, Alexander and Chris give a rundown on some of their favorites. The connection between iconic movies and the guns that appear in them is crucial. After all, what is James Bond without his Walther PPK or John McClane sans Beretta? Word of warning: they also include a few series in there as well. Some timestamps if you would like to skip ahead: 00:50 The best Christmas movie rver made. 02:22 Eger got his back guy to X-ray his Glock. 04:10 Cold War resistance documentary ala John Milius 06:30 Alright, alright, alright.  07:40 Can we just give it up to Michael Mann movies? 09:00 Leave it to Eger to extol on paintings in a pod about movies.  10:50 Of Murtaugh and Riggs.  13:20 Alex is a book-on-VHS kinda guy.  16:10 Parker and Longabaugh in the 21st Century 20:10 Enough with the AA-12s already, you won, now give us! 22:40 Circling back to Michael Mann.  29:10 TIA builds.   30:50 If Don Johnson ate Don Johnson. 37:01 James Reece.  40:10 Best loadout scene ever. 43:29 They see me rollin.  43:59 Detroit's finest, via Beverly Hills 46:50 This is family programming, guys.  50:45 They read mean comments and chortle.  Join us every Thursday for new episodes here on the site, or check us out on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and, of course, Rumble, among other dark corners of the pod-o-cast web.

After having shot a lot of different handguns over the years, Alexander and Chris sit down to hash out the pluses and minuses between hammer-fired and striker-fired actions. While it doesn't seem like a controversial choice at first, the fanbase between the two types over the past 50 years has voted with their wallets.   00:20 They just kinda ramble about Hungarian Hi-Powers and the Gestappen Arms G9 HSP.  04:30 People just thought they were "hammerless." 06:55 Crispy vs Creepy. 08:04 Eleven World Wars! 08:45 Obligatory "knockdown power" and Uncle Mike's reference in the same breath.  11:10 Ability to mount a suppressor is key (even if you didn't have one). 13:02 Alex admits that he L O V E S revolvers.  14:30 "Everybody on the floor – this is a robbery!" 16:11 Downsides to hammers. 19:23 Alex just absolutely zones out.  22:10 Striker fired is just what the people want these days. (Maybe) 23:01 Why Boomers gave Glock a heartburn in the 1980s.  24:40 Second strike.  31:00 If you could only shoot one for the rest of your life... 35:45 Alex weighs in on his pick 39:26 They start reading mean comments, and it just kinda goes off the rails.

On this episode of the 2nd Best Gun Podcast, we sit down with Mr. Revolver himself, Caleb Giddings, and talk about all things Taurus. Giddings is a facet in the firearms industry, ranging from competing in the first season of Top Shot to his work with Gun Nuts Media, and for the past several years as the in-house talent working with the Taurus-Rossi-Heritage family. We've known Caleb for a minute, and it is always great to catch up with him.  Skip ahead for anything that catches you by the horns. 00:43 Getting to know Caleb. 07:50 The perfect carry revolver caliber?  11:30 The perfect gateway gun... 14:00 On the TX22. 15:01 The debate over weapon-mounted lights. 16:40 Gun movies are a distinct genre from action movies 21:10 Museum ship love 24:20 Meet Mr. Revolver 26:15 Interacting with the public.  33:07 But back to the TX22...  37:37 The first Taurus duty-grade pistol: the TX9 40:15 A (should be a) record 1,000 rounds in 10 minutes on a single pistol 41:50 Coming to America 45:15 What the future holds 47:30 NFA reforms, baby

Alexander and Chris sit down to talk about some very cool new guns inbound to the market from Springfield Armory. The Illinois-based company has over 50 years in the firearms business and a name that goes back to the Founding Fathers. We were fortunate enough to be joined by Mike Humphries, Springfield's Media Relations Manager, to talk about what is new in the catalog headed into the NRA Annual Meetings this week. To skip ahead, here are some time stamps: 00:58 Getting to know Mike. 04:10 Going through a time machine for a M1A-A1 Bush Rifle. 12:30 The Echelon was on nobody's bingo card.  13:20 Guns.com's Reader's Choice Award on the Kuna.  13:50 The amazing popularity of the SA-35 Hi-Power clone (new school feels on an old school classic). 17:40 The new SA-35 4-inch Detective-style pistol likes to run fast.  20:20 Mike is fond of the Echelon 4.0C.  25:05 Of the Helion (and obligatory uncle jokes). 28:20 Aimpoint COAs in lots more places. 34:00 Trying to stay on the gas pedal in giving the public what they want. 37:20 "You could always count on Springfield to have something that surprised you."