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Forged 2: Duke Krieger Remembers Pat Rogers’ Influence
Matt Landfair speaks with Duke Krieger about the late Pat Rogers and the lasting influence Rogers had on Duke’s life. The conversation centers on mentorship, standards, and the…
Read articleForged 1: Varg Freeborn on Orientation and the OODA Loop
Varg Freeborn joins Matt Landfair to examine orientation, the OODA loop, and how experience and context shape perception and decisions.
Read articleP&S ModCast 128 — The Allure and Misunderstandings of Pistol Weaponlights
P&S ModCast 128 examines the allure and misunderstandings of pistol weaponlights with an experienced panel, practical context, equipment considerations, and training implications.
Read articleP&S ModCast 126 — The Gauge: Defensive Shotguns
A detailed discussion of defensive and duty shotguns: setup, pump versus semiauto, ammunition, patterning, recoil, loading, maintenance, equipment, and training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 125 — Terminal Ballistics
An evidence-based discussion of terminal ballistics, FBI-style ammunition testing, penetration, barriers, projectile design, service calibers, and duty-ammunition selection.
Read articleP&S ModCast 120 — Joint Ops
Military veterans from different branches discuss joint operations, inter-service cooperation, organizational culture, communication, lessons learned, and memorable experiences.
Read articleP&S ModCast 112 – Primal Violence 2
Matt Landfair, Varg Freeborn, Chuck Haggard, and Chuck Pressburg discuss criminal violence, dangerous assumptions, awareness, preparation, and professional judgment.
Read articleP&S ModCast 109 — Jungle Operations
Military practitioners discuss jungle operations, including tropical environmental hazards, weapons and equipment, movement, navigation, sustainment, maintenance, and training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 105 — Gun Nerds 7: Squad Support Weapons
A detailed discussion of squad support weapons, machine-gun theory, M240 and M249 employment, the M27 IAR, .338 systems, optics, ammunition, doctrine, leadership, and training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 103 — Gun Nerds 6: 5.56 vs. .308
A military small-arms panel examines 5.56 versus .308, intermediate calibers, combat loads, recoil, hit probability, logistics, doctrine, and training.
Read articleP&S ModCast 102 — Pat McNamara, Gun Rights & the NFA
P&S ModCast 102 features Pat McNamara and a P&S panel discussing his Comedy Central appearance, gun rights, the NFA, and the importance of context in public policy conversations.
Read articleP&S ModCast 84 — Gun Nerds 1: History & Advancement in Firearms
The first Gun Nerds panel examines the history and advancement of firearms, weapon-system development and the context behind modern designs.
Read articleP&S ModCast 87 — Plateaus
An experienced panel discusses plateaus in training, learning, and skill development, including practice quality, feedback, measurement, motivation, and long-term improvement.
Read articleP&S ModCast 81: Roland — Chuck Pressburg (Parts 1 and 2)
Chuck Pressburg, Michael Hueser, Scott Jedlinski, Walt Kowalski, Matt Meckley, and Matt Landfair discuss the person, professional influence, and history behind “Roland” in this restored two-part ModCast.
Read articleP&S ModCast 77 – Sniper
A two-part discussion on sniper employment, precision-rifle training, sustainment, practical accuracy, and the culture required to build capable teams.
Read articleP&S ModCast 78: The P&S Roundtable (Parts 1–3)
A three-part 2016 P&S ModCast roundtable on training, gear, leadership, military culture, mentorship, and critical thinking.
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