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P&S ModCast 321 — Survival 4: Fire
P&S ModCast 321 explores survival 4: fire through a practical outdoor-survival and fieldcraft lens.
Read articleP&S ModCast 318: Understanding Response to Mass-Casualty Incidents
Ed Monk and Lee Weems discuss active-shooter incidents, police response, incomplete information, coordination, preparation, and mass-casualty outcomes.
Read articleP&S ModCast 317 — Survival 3: Food & Water
P&S ModCast 317 explores survival 3: food & water through a practical outdoor-survival and fieldcraft lens.
Read articleP&S ModCast 311 — Survival 2: Shelter & Clothing
P&S ModCast 311 explores survival 2: shelter & clothing through a practical outdoor-survival and fieldcraft lens.
Read articleP&S ModCast 309 — The Knife Episode
P&S ModCast 309 brings Shane Adams, LT Wright, and host Matt Landfair together to discuss knife design, selection, carry, and practical use.
Read articleP&S ModCast 308 — Pistol Bullet Performance
Dr. Andrew D. Fisher, Mark Fricke, Chuck Haggard, Dr. Sherman House, and Matt Landfair discuss pistol-bullet wounding and performance.
Read articleP&S ModCast 307 — Myths & Legends of Outdoor Survival
P&S ModCast 307 examines outdoor-survival myths, the Law of Threes, preparedness, fieldcraft, and real-world survival priorities with Shane Adams, Craig Caudill, and Evan Hill.
Read articleP&S ModCast 298 — Weighing Options for Home Defense
The panel examines how household needs, access, storage, training, planning, and weapon characteristics shape responsible home-defense choices.
Read articleP&S ModCast 295 — Defensive Shotgun
Steve Fisher, Erick Gelhaus, Rhett Neumayer, Adam Roth, and Cody Stewart discuss the defensive shotgun with Matt Landfair.
Read articleP&S ModCast 294 — Law Enforcement Shotgun
A professional panel discusses shotguns in law-enforcement service, including institutional context, equipment, policy, and training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 292 — The Applicability of Small-Caliber Pistols
P&S ModCast 292 examines the applicability of small-caliber pistols with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Read articleP&S ModCast 284 — Qualified Immunity
Erick Gelhaus, John Hearne, Dave Simerly, James Westerfield, Warren Wilson, and Matt Landfair discuss qualified immunity and the misunderstandings that surround it.
Read articleP&S ModCast 283 — The No Knock Episode
Bill Blowers, John Chapman, Erick Gelhaus, Chuck Pressburg, Jared Reston, Dave Simerly, Warren Wilson, and Matt Landfair discuss no-knock warrants and other commonly misunderstood concepts.
Read articleP&S ModCast 273: The Evolution of Doctrine and Tactics
Bill Blowers, Ken Good, Chuck Pressburg, Ian Tashima, and Kurt Weber discuss how doctrine and tactics develop, spread, and change.
Read articleP&S ModCast 270: The Father of Modern Light Tactics
Ken Good, Chuck Haggard, Tom Kelley, and Matt Little discuss the experience, principles, and influence behind modern low-light tactics.
Read articleP&S ModCast 269 — CQB
Matt Little, Kurt Weber, Scott Wolf, and Matt Landfair discuss realistic close-quarters battle, decision-making, movement, training, and team performance.
Read articleP&S ModCast 268 — The Practical Application of the Firearms Safety Rules
ModCast 268 examines practical firearms safety beyond the square range, including muzzle and trigger discipline, dynamic environments, communication, complacency, and judgment.
Read articleP&S ModCast 254 — Verbal Skills
Darryl Bolke, Varg Freeborn, Chuck Haggard, Doug Tinberg, and Matt Landfair discuss effective communication, conflict management, de-escalation, leadership, and verbal skills.
Read articleP&S ModCast 168 — Mouse Guns
Les Kismartoni, Nate Osborne, Dave Simerly, Claude Werner, and Matt Landfair examine mouse guns, pocket pistols, small revolvers, reliability, caliber, shootability, concealment, and realistic defensive expectations.
Read articleP&S ModCast 247 — Chokeholds, Restraint, and Law-Enforcement Training
Michael Brown, Cecil Burch, Chuck Haggard, Matt Larsen, and Matt Landfair discuss chokeholds, neck restraints, law-enforcement training, use-of-force policy, medical risk, and public perception.
Read articleP&S ModCast 246 — Enemies Foreign and Domestic
ModCast 246 examines policing and public perception during June 2020, including legitimacy, public trust, accountability, media narratives, leadership, and operational reality.
Read articleP&S ModCast 245 — Setting Up Your Red Dot Pistol
P&S ModCast 245 examines setting up your red dot pistol with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Read articleP&S ModCast 208 — The Pistol RDS
P&S ModCast 208 examines the pistol rds with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Read articleP&S ModCast 207 — Jon Dufresne Pistol/Carbine Mechanics AAR
P&S ModCast 207 examines jon dufresne pistol/carbine mechanics aar with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
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