The Monk and the Mountain
[The Monk and the Mountain] There once was a monastery built at the base of a mountain. One of the young monks would climb the steep mountain paths, sit upon a precipice and meditate as he looked out over the valley and the world spread out below. The view was...
The Parable of the Rats
A parable about a farmer teaching his son the important of protecting their harvest from rats. Written by Professor Paul G. Markel.
Tactical Masturbation: Top 3 Stupid Human Tricks
It’s impossible for a good firearms instructor to get their message out on Social Media. It’s so full of people’s “Tactical Masturbation”…
Blood Trail: Fearless Fiction
In this work of fearless fiction, Mr. Orr uses fictitious characters & situations to drive home lessons that apply directly to the current…
SOTG and SB Tactical Celebrate Brace Ruling
Student of the Gun and SB Tactical celebrated the defeat of the unconstitutional overreach from the BATFE by giving away a SBA5 Brace…
Shotgun Accessories: Practical and Useful
When it comes to Shotgun Accessories, particularly a shotgun that is designated for fighting or martial application, there are a plethora…
Tactical Rifle Tips: Transition Drills
When do you transition from your tactical rifle to your handgun? We’re going to answer that question in this edition of Tactical Rifle Tips.
Lexington & Concord Rifle from Spike’s Tactical
Student of the Gun and Spike’s Tactical have partnered to create the “Lexington & Concord” rifle, an Instrument of Liberty. This AR-15 …
Hi-Point YC9: Yeet Cannon
That’s right. The Hi-Point YC9, also known as the Yeet Cannon, has finally arrived! And we’ve got our hands on one of them. In January…
Texas Hog Hunting: Day or Night w/ One Rifle
Thanks to the combined efforts of Hernando Cortez & Sir Walter Raleigh, hogs have been native to the USA for over 400 years now…
Saving Aunt Suzie Bag (a.k.a. The Roll-Out Bag)
You say that you live in a “good neighborhood” and nothing bad will ever happen where you live? Okay, what about your Aunt Suzie…
Neighborhood Watch with Rifles: Patriot Fire Team
What is the Patriot Fireteam? It’s a neighborhood watch, with guns. Here’s why you should probably consider starting one.
Clean Water is Key for Survival
Water. It’s such a staple of everyday life that sometimes we don’t even think about just how important it really is. Not just for drinking …
Is the M&P Shield from Smith & Wesson Accurate Enough for Fighting?
Recently I was discussing the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield pistol in a public forum. Yes I know that was my first mistake. A gentleman opined…
Competition Kills: Are We Fooling Ourselves with Tactical Games?
My issue with “tactical games” is that when I see people playing them, I witness exceedingly poor tactics or a complete disregard for …
Hundreds Attend James Yeager Book Launch at NRA in Indy
Hundreds of friends and fans attended the official book launch of The Four Pillars of Fighting by James Yeager. The event was organized by …
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SOTG Event at NRA 2023 [GLOCK Booth]
Join us to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of SOTG Radio, as well as release of The Four Pillars of Fighting by James Yeager, at NRA 2023…
Liberalism Kills
While it might have been the brute force of bullets that did the damage to 4 innocent victims in an Atlanta courthouse, it was liberalism …
Examining the Citizen Soldier
When we use the term “citizen soldier” in the 21st Century, the most common connotation is that of the US Army National Guard…
Beretta ARX100: Ahead of its Time?
The commercial ARX100 5.56mm rifle that was built in Gallatin, Tennessee for the United States civilian market actually originated with …
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Disspelling the Tourniquet Boogeyman [Updated]
On the battlefield overseas the tourniquet training battle has been won and innumerable U.S. servicemen have had their lives and limbs…
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Community Prepping and Communal Living [Updated]
This article is not designed to convince you to begin prepping or to become a prepared person. If at this date you are still not convinced…
3 Gym Accessories for a Productive Workout
If you have made the commitment to get strong, you have taken an important step. We are going to consider just a few gym accessories…
Shower Gun? But I’m Not Paranoid
“I’m not paranoid, like you.” Yep, that was just one of my snarky responses to the video we released endorsing the idea of a shower gun…
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Go Team Moment! Why You Carry Your Gear [VIDEO]
Recently, a member of our Grad Program’s Wife, Jennifer, had a real “Go Team Moment” when she was out & about, going through her…
The Perfect Rifle? A.R.M.E.D.
Is there a perfect rifle? A minimalist AR-15 rifle? Has anyone built an Armalite Rifle: Minimum Effective Dose, or A.R.M.E.D? Colonel Jeff…
SOTG Guardian Challenge
Through the Guardian Challenge we hope to offer positive and productive habits based upon what has worked for us and our friends…
California Church Pays $20,000 a Month for Security
Rev. Marsh never thought he’d see the day his church, in a small town populated largely by retirees, would spend $20k/mo for church security.
Indiana Good Samaritan: Lessons Learned
We will take a moment here to discuss the Lessons Learned that might seem obvious, and also that which is not so obvious…
SOTG University Podcast
Student of the Gun media production is proud to announce a new educational venture; SOTG University Podcast. The SOTGU Podcast uses a …
GYKOPS – Get Your Kids Out of Public Schools
“Get Your Kids Out of Public Schools” or GYKOPS for short. We have been repeating that phrase into the black carbon steel microphones of…
A Good Week to Strengthen Your Mind | Liberty Letter #145
This week’s Liberty Letter packed chock-full of great content! We have the SOTG Radio from this week, where the Professor discusses the…
DROP IT: The Untold Range Rule | Liberty Letter #144
Something that not enough trainers teach is that you are allowed to drop a gun. Should you do it intentionally? No. But if you fumble, slip…
Safety Briefing: Drop It!
If your Safety Briefing does not address the fumbled gun and the instruction to drop it, injuries and deaths from that very thing will…
Shot Placement: Most Targets are Wrong
It has been 25 years since the North Hollywood Bank Robbery. In the immediate aftermath of that event, shot placement was high on the list…
You Can Color the World | Liberty Letter #143
All it takes is a couple of can-in-cans and a little bit of determination. If you wanna learn to DuraCoat, there are a few things you need…
DuraCoat: Tips for Beginners
Don’t screw it up. That was what I was thinking the first time I did a DuraCoat project on a gun. Did I screw it up? Well, not entirely…
Used and Abused, but Fit as a Fiddle | Liberty Letter #142
Prof. Paul went out recently with the Zigana PX9 from SDS Imports, he abused it and pushed 1000 rounds through it. Also on SOTG Radio…
The Last Castle: No One is Coming
From the standpoint of the nation, the United States of America is truly the Last Castle here on planet earth. Why do I say that and how…
Zigana PX9 Torture Test
When my friend Dave, at SDS Imports, asked me if I would be willing to do a 1000 round torture test on their new Zigana PX9 Gen 3 Duty…
Do You Know What it Takes to Teach? | Liberty Letter #141
Teaching is a hard thing to do, however you should not only know how to do it, but also be able to discern a good teacher from a bad one…
How to Find a Good Firearms Instructor
In our digital age, a consumer can easily search for recommended contractors and auto mechanics, but what about firearms instructors…
Meow | Liberty Letter #140
Meow? Mrr~ow. Mmm … On SOTG Radio this week the humans discussed how to find a good Firearms Instructor. Also, the Legion of Michael show…
The Digital Gulag
My generation, Gen X, grew up understanding the threats and evils of communism. I knew that a “Gulag” was a Soviet-Era prison camp…
Community is Important | Liberty Letter #138
Community is the foundation of any good society. The importance of camaraderie with your neighbors cannot be overstated. During SOTG Radio…
Looking for a New Gat? | Liberty Letter #137
We took the new DVG-1, 9x19mm pistol to the range for a work out. Also on SOTG Radio this week we talk about the Ukraine. And on the store…
Are You a Switch Hitter? | Liberty Letter #136
And we’re not talking about Baseball! Being a tactical switch hitter means being able to properly fire your handgun in either hand…
Punishment has Come to an End | Liberty Letter #135
Affix your Bayonets | Liberty Letter #134
The Professor sat down with an adult beverage to talk live about the new BFT47 from Century Arms, and bayonets. Also during SOTG Radio…
Refuse to be Censored | Liberty Letter #133
The main stream media has done their best to censor Joe Rogan, and it is a dangerous example of what this country is devolving too…
Support Your Local Truckers | Liberty Letter #132
The Freedom Convoy in Canada is the best example of why you should Support your Local Truckers. Also, do you know how to deal with…
With Special Guest: Professor Paul! | Liberty Letter #131
Prof. Paul was a Special Guest on an episode of Armed American Radio, with Mark Walters! They discussed the recent controversy surrounding…
What is The Monk & The Mountain? | Liberty Letter #130
We examine the parable of the monk and the mountain. What lessons can be learned from this short tale? Also, on SOTG Radio this week, we…
A New Era of SOTG Radio | Liberty Letter #129
A New Era for SOTG Radio has begun, and we are cordially inviting you along to experience this exciting new change. What we’ve…
2021 Year End Review for SOTG | Liberty Letter #128
2021 has, overall, been a pretty good year for us at Student of the Gun, and a big part of that was you! With your love and support, we…
PX9 Gen 3 Duty from SDS Imports
What happens when you take a good thing, the PX9 Gen 2 and make it better? In this case you get the PX9 Gen 3 Duty gun from SDS Imports…
What Do You Know About Transitioning? | Liberty Letter #126
Professor Paul did both an article and a video recently about transitioning from a rifle to a handgun and back. Also during radio this week…
What’s in Your Holster? | Liberty Letter #124
It’s like the old Capital One commercial. Get it? Professor Paul did a review the other day of the Canik METE SFX, and if you’re looking…
A Holiday in Rhodesia | Liberty Letter #123
It’s time for a Holiday in Rhodesia! Our newest video series “Real Men Wear Shorts: Guns of the African Bush Wars” debuted this week…
Unless you’re the Fastest Gun Alive… | Liberty Letter #122
Unless you’re the Fastest Gun Alive, you’re not gonna have as much time to react to a deadly force situation as you may think…
Self-Defense Shooting; Action vs Reaction
Questions are posed by the ignorant and hostile after a law enforcement or self-defense shooting. To the uneducated or uninitiated…
Do You Keep Your Can Happy? | Liberty Letter #121
Well do you? A clean can is a happy can, after all. You gotta keep that thing nice and clean. On this week of radio, we talk about winter …
Pistol Suppressors: A Clean Can is a Happy Can
This article will teach you everything you need to know about keeping your pistol suppressors in tip-top shape. A clean can is a happy can.
Smith & Wesson is Going Away! (to Tennessee) | Liberty Letter #120
Smith & Wesson is going away forever, to Tennessee! Because Massachusetts is full of corrupt scumbags. Prof. Paul sat down and wrote an…
PX9 Gen2 from SDS Imports
The PX9 Gen2 from SDS Import is packed with features. Forgive me for sounding like “the old guy”, however, I must state that the American gun buyers in the 21st Century are spoiled to the point of becoming jaded. Take the PX9 G2 or Generation 2 pistol from Zigana,...
Prepare to YEET … Quietly | Liberty Letter #119
Have you ever wanted to YEET, but very quietly? Well today we have some great news for you! In addition to that, on SOTG Radio this week …
Holosun 507C Green from Primary Arms
The optical sight on pistols is here to stay. Of the most popular models of pistol optic are those from Holosun. I have been using…
Are You Prepared ENOUGH? | Liberty Letter #117
In the current time, we’re facing intense shortages of workers, food, and machinery, the likes of which this country hasn’t seen in 80 …
299 Days: Time to Follow Glen Tate’s Model?
The warning signs are everywhere in the modern world. Glen Tate’s 299 Days model is starting to look better and better by the day.
NYPD Fixes Themselves (Kinda) | Liberty Letter #116
The NYPD has finally realized that having 15lbs-pull trigger DOESN’T make the gun safer, and in fact makes it harder to handle…
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M1911 from SDS Imports [Review]
Ask your father or grandfather and they will tell you how quickly a generation passes away. When I was a young man, every gun person worth their salt knew and understood the history of John Browning's, M1911 .45 ACP pistol. Keep in mind, we did not have the Internet,...
What’s a Vertical Grip For? | Liberty Letter #115
What is a Vertical Grip for you ask? Well, that’s an interesting question, with a complex answer. Not really, but Professor Paul did a …
FN FAL: The Right Arm of the Free World
When I was coming of age, the FN FAL was known as “the Right Arm of the Free World”. For the uninitiated, FN stands for Fabrique Nationale the Belgian firearms manufacturer in Herstal. They are often referred to as “FN Herstal”. FAL means Fusil Automatique Leger in...
SDS Imports Joins Student of the Gun
SDS Imports of Knoxville, Tennessee has joined Student of the Gun as a title sponsor for the worldwide Student of the Gun Radio program…
How Much Can Your Glock Take? | Liberty Letter #114
How much abuse can your Glock realistically take? It’s a great question, that we help answer! Also, during this week of SOTG Radio…
GLOCK Torture Test: Reality vs Fantasy
Thanks to the advent of social(ist) media, we see innumerable “torture tests” week after week. The GLOCK torture test is one of the favorite topics of YouTubers and Instagram models. However, if we could take a moment to analyze the situation, what type of performance...
The SDS Imports Bantam M1911 EDC Pistol
SDS Imports just dropped the Bantam M1911, and I managed to get my hands on it. Here’s my full review of this EDC Pistol.
Laser Rangefinders and Long Distance Shooting
In 1996, Bushnell introduced an affordable, handheld laser rangefinder to the US market. As I pen this piece that has been twenty-five years. In the next several paragraphs, we will consider some of the changes in our world that can be attributed to the advancement of...
A Better Neighborhood Watch | Liberty Letter #111
Everyone knows what Neighborhood Watch is, right? A bunch of soccer moms & retirees with walkie-talkies & binoculars looking out their…
Do You Even Squat? | Liberty Letter #110
Well, do you? When we were babies, youngsters, any time that we wanted something off the floor, we would squat down, and pick it up. None…
6mm Creedmoor – A 1400 Yard Rifle
“Is the 6mm Creedmoor really that accurate?” a curious man inquired recently. I had to admit at the time, I had only fired about 50 rounds of that flavor. I wanted more experience before I gave a definitive answer. “So far, it is impressive.” was my honest answer....
Have You Heard the Sermon? | Liberty Letter #109
This last Monday, we decided that it was time to revisit the Sermon On War episode that we put out oh so many years ago. If you have not…
Independence Day: Remember Why We Celebrate | Liberty Letter #108
Independence. A word that is synonymous with the United States of America. But we often don’t think about how we were blessed with this…
Talking in Circles: Do You Know Scopes? | Liberty Letter #107
Our buddy Nicholas Orr wrote an article recently about Scopes. “When is comes to shooting a precision rifle or sniper rifle, a great deal…
Professor Paul’s First & Newest Toy! | Liberty Letter #106
The Ruger 10/22, an old classic, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. It was Professor Paul’s first gun that he ever bought, and…
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Ruger 10/22: Samsonized – Samson Manufacturing [Review]
Once in a while, the 18-year-old kid in me still gets excited. Such was the case recently when I was able to take my stock Ruger 10/22 .22 Long Rifle semi-automatic and transform it. While the 18-year-old me would have definitely been beside himself, I have to admit...
It’s a Matter of Liberty and Freedom | Liberty Letter #105
Right now, our country is in a perpetual battle of "What's the big deal?" or "Why can't you just *blank*?" As if wanting our freedoms, our opinions, and our property, is some kind of selfish act. As if you're just...
Are Your Priorities Straight? | Liberty Letter #104
You may want that shiny toy behind the glass at your local gun shop, but is that what you really need right now? Plus, during SOTG Radio…
Have you Got Gas? | Liberty Letter #103
The gas panic has been quite the showing of stupidity, but we have some real winners this week. Also, this week’s Legion of Michael…
Did We Start the Fire? | Liberty Letter #102
Yes, we did. But how was it done, you ask? Well that’s what we want to show you. Also, Jarrad had a great talk with Nate the Blademaker…
Barbell Training Saved My Life
To make a long story short, I continued barbell training until week four of my treatment when I became so sick that I was put in the hospital for seven days…
Gotta Think Reasonably | Liberty Letter #101
Do you have 3 minutes to think and listen to the voice of reason? We have audio from Dan Monroe. Dan points out several very…
Smoke and You: Getting Creative | Liberty Letter #098
Smoke grenades have been used for centuries by various militaries around the world for both providing temporary concealment…
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Smoke Grenades and You: Shutter Bomb [Review]
Smoke Grenades are probably not something you think about every day. But, nevertheless, they are something available to you as an American.
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Century Arms AP5: Nakatomi Plaza Collection [Review]
“Yippie Ki-Yay mother-f**ker!” is what you are going to say when you get your hands on the Century Arms AP5. Here’s our review.
3 Stupid Things Gunmakers Keep Putting on Defensive Pistols
Here’s my list of stupid thing gunmakers keep putting on their defensive pistols. Please stop doing this before I have an aneurism.
Springfield 1911: Back from the Dead
Can you resurrect a Springfield 1911 from the dead? Perhaps a better way of putting it might be, can one take a Springfield Armory M1911 .45 acp pistol that has sat dormant in a gun safe for more than twenty years and make it run again? Yes, this is a real situation....
Muzzleloading Basics – Everything You Need to Know
To many people, the idea of a muzzleloading rifle or shooting a muzzleloader seems about as foreign as hitching up a horse to a buggy and taking a ride into town. Black powder rifles seem archaic, an antiquated tool of days gone by. Others might be drawn to the idea...
Organizing Ammo Box Swaps with Ammo Swap Saturdays
It may be time for you to organize an ammo box swap in your local community or at your next training class. Here is what to do…
Crisis Preparedness: An Absolute Minimum Checklist
Innumerable texts and tomes have been devoted to the subject of crisis preparedness and survival. More Americans than ever before are concerned with the immediate future and aware of the dangers that their families will face. In this easy to digest report, our aim is...