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The podcast is all things Second Amendment, the core inspiration behind the new name, 2nd Best Gun Podcast. From current news to historical storytelling, new releases to unique and rare...
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The podcast is all things Second Amendment, the core inspiration behind the new name, 2nd Best Gun Podcast. From current news to historical storytelling, new releases to unique and rare firearms, everything is on the table for Chris, Alex, and surprise special guests throughout the season. Each episode blends expert insight, historical context, industry trends, and a touch of humor, making it a must-listen for seasoned enthusiasts and curious newcomers.
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5 JUN 2026 · The iconic all-American firearms design of the past 60 years, the https://www.guns.com/firearms/ar-15-rifles, 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.
28 MAY 2026 · The classic https://www.guns.com/beretta/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.
21 MAY 2026 · 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 https://www.guns.com/firearms/military-classics-historical-firearms 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
14 MAY 2026 · The folks at https://www.guns.com/eaa 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...
7 MAY 2026 · You can't be a gun guy and not be into gun movies, so on this episode of the https://www.guns.com/news/category/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 https://www.guns.com/news/2024/03/21/walther-pp-ppk-pistol-history 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.
30 APR 2026 · 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 thehttps://www.guns.com/news/2026/01/27/hungarian-manufacturer-gestamen-surprises-with-unique-multi-action-handgunhttps://www.guns.com/news/2026/01/27/hungarian-manufacturer-gestamen-surprises-with-unique-multi-action-handgun.
04:30 People just thought they were "https://www.guns.com/news/reviews/colt-model-1903-pocket-hammerless-type-v-32-acp."
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 https://www.guns.com/glocka 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.
23 APR 2026 · On this episode of the https://www.guns.com/news/category/podcast, we sit down with Mr. Revolver himself, Caleb Giddings, and talk about all things https://www.guns.com/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
16 APR 2026 · Alexander and Chris sit down to talk about some very cool new guns inbound to the market from https://www.guns.com/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 https://www.guns.com/news/reviews/review-new-springfield-armory-sa-35-4-inch-compact
20:20 Mike is fond of thehttps://www.guns.com/news/reviews/review-of-the-new-springfield-armory-compact-echelon-40c-9mm
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."
9 APR 2026 · https://www.guns.com/ammo/federal is one of the most trusted brands in the industry, and Alexander and Chris sat down on this https://www.guns.com/news/category/podcastepisode with the company's long-time ammo expert, J.J. Reich, to talk shop.The Minnesota-based company was founded in 1922, ran the Twin Cities Ammo Plant for the military for generations, and recently marked a century in business – now better than ever. J.J. (nobody knows his actual name) has been with Federal for 15 years and has been a buddy of ours for most of that.
Timestamps, should you want to skip ahead if you like:
01:10 Federal's background.
02:16 We get the camera focus dialed in. (Our regular girl was out)
02:58 Twin Cities connection.
04:02 On introducing new calibers (.327 Federal, .224 Valkyrie, etc.)
05:35 "The box is not Federal."
06:22 Of 7mm Backcountry
08:40 The thirst for subsonic and suppressor-optimized ammo is real.
10:10 On hunting with a suppressor.
11:50 What's that?
13:25 Afraid of that crack.
16:01 Fresh new loads for 2026.
18:30 Remington's 7mm Backcountry offerings.
19:40 So, can we get a Backcountry Garand?
23:04 Meet the Terminal Ascent (now in handgun loads).
25:50 Federal makes more than just ammo.
30:17 Hitting J.J. about his high school permanent record.
37:40 Caliber requests that will probably never happen.
41:00 They just start rambling about the Spanish-American War and spitzer bullets and stuff.
2 APR 2026 · https://www.guns.com/home-defense is a serious thing – and one of the top reasons people buy guns – so Alexander and Chris sit down on this https://www.guns.com/news/category/podcastto talk about their feelings on the subject. It's a heady topic with a lot of meat on the bone. You can skip ahead if you like:
01:30 Number one reason.
03:01 Growing up in the dirty south...
04:10 Got a car: got a gun.
05:10 The basic concept of property.
07:20 A gun in "active use."
08:50 At the end of the day, you are responsible.
12:30 Shotguns (including fudd lore.)
17:30 Opting towards pistols and PCCs.
18:45 Shine some light on the subject.
21:45 Alex is warming up to shotguns. (Well, one in particular).
25:02 Fluxing it up.
27:10 Quiet time.
29:40 I can fight naked if I have to.
30:20 You have to game this out beforehand.
33:05 More thoughts on suppressors in the home.
42:01 Home defense via Hakim and Bolo?
The podcast is all things Second Amendment, the core inspiration behind the new name, 2nd Best Gun Podcast. From current news to historical storytelling, new releases to unique and rare...
show more
The podcast is all things Second Amendment, the core inspiration behind the new name, 2nd Best Gun Podcast. From current news to historical storytelling, new releases to unique and rare firearms, everything is on the table for Chris, Alex, and surprise special guests throughout the season. Each episode blends expert insight, historical context, industry trends, and a touch of humor, making it a must-listen for seasoned enthusiasts and curious newcomers.
show less
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