Frugal Firearms Podcast | The Best Values in Guns, Gear, Shooting, Training, and More!
Discovering the best in affordable firearms, gear, training, and more across the shooting sports industries, all while saving you money! Hosts Craig & Ken connect listeners to best value products, so you can shoot more and spend less. All of us have other expenses besides shooting, and there’s NO reason we can’t have great gear and more fun without going broke or starving!
Episodes
Part 2 of a huge wisdom-dump from one of the Greats in the firearms realm! His thoughts may challenge or reinforce things you always thought, or bring to light things you never considered. How will the Professor grade you??
The Tactical Professor: https://thetacticalprofessor.net
One of the greatest minds in all of Gundom (is that a word?) dumps his 64 years of knowledge on why you do NOT need to carry the biggest, baddest gun!
Claude's homepage with his articles, books, and links to other wisdom: https://thetacticalprofessor.net
Wr also have NEW AFFILIATE LINKS to help SAVE YOU MONEY, and HELP THE SHOW! C...
Mantis returns to the show to talk about the revolutionary TitanX, the Pink Rhino Red Dot, all the benefits of their app-based analytics, and how you can help worthy pro-gun organizations earn a penny for every sot you take, whether with a Mantis product or not through their Train the World initiative!
Mantis: https://mantisx.com
Tatiana Whitlock joins the show to talk through the things we men do wrong when helping the women in our lives with getting into the gun culture, from the initial introduction, through gun selection, through becoming an equally proficient partner in our community. We ALL need to hear this message!
Learn more at https://tatianawhit...
Recover Tactical extracts MAXIMUM VALUE from your pistols be making them MORE ACCURATE and WAAAAAY MORE VERSATILE! Jeremy Mallette joins the show to tel you how to basically have two guns for the price of one.... almost!
For a very limited time, get a FREE SUPPRESSOR at; https://recovertactical.com
Frank Cannon, the President of Right to Bear - the fastest growing legal defense firm in the self-defense and 2A space - joins the show to talk about why you don't want to be in the 99%
Learn more at; https://www.protectwithbear.com
Craig & Ken talk bug-out and go bags.. What are the important considerations for YOUR scenario? How many days, in what areas, with or without a car, with children or those less-capable, and have you ACTUALLY practiced for any of this? And of course, what FIREARMS we'd grab on the way out the door!
TagTargets.AI makes targets the way YOU want! Need shoot / no-shoot? Yep. they make those. Want area-specific scenarios? Yep, that too. How 'bout images you and only you specify? Done! Doin't get stuck training on targets you're all too familiar with, 'cuz life doesn't work that way in real situations!
The model for The Frugal Firearms Podcast was Ballistic Radio, and that show's creator - John Johnston - brings his decades of wisdom to our longest show ever! Strap in, and get ready to understand developing mindset from a true expert in shooting, training, and podcasting.
Then, go check out his catalog of 366 episodes and handfu...
CoolFire Trainer's Jan Sabo joins the show to tell you why traditional dry-fire isn't what you want... What you should be doing is getting REALISTIC training with RECOIL, because REALISM MATTERS!
Go find out for yourself why this is a wise investment: https://www.youtube.com/@coolfiretrainer
Wanna' save 1...
Jay Cooper - former Cop and 30+ year martial arts expert joins us to talk mindset, situational awareness, and lessons learned the hard way. You must understand this AND practice it to be ready for... whatever!
Find his Reality Check content here:
Contact & Homepage: https://realitycheckacademy.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.co...
Sheriff Jim Wilson writes fantastically entertaining and intellectually-stimulating content on GunTales.net, and he joins us today to share some of that, along with why revolvers are STILL perfectly relevant and valuable tools.
We cover SHOT Show with highlights of the BEST VALUES for you in 2026, and walking 30 miles across over 860,000 sq. ft. of Guns & Gear displays... Whew!!
We also welcome back Jeff Goldstein from BrassBuyers.com to get an update on putting even MORE $$ in your pocket!
Jeff Goldstein of BrassBuyers.com and HighValueTraining.org (from Ep. 24) joins us for Part 2 of this 2-part show, talking about great ways to deal with all that brass cluttering up your garage or range!
and;
Yankee Hill Manufacturing's 3rd Gen CEO Chris joins the show for an impromptu interview live at SHOT Show 2026. The audio is kinda' rough, but we couldn't pass up this opportunity!
Also available in video at; https://youtu.be/acS8llGjoxM
Jeff Goldstein of High Value Training Academy shakes up the training industry with his non-profit approach! This is part 1 of a 2-part show with Jeff, who also own BrassBuyers.com... Stay tuned for that episode soon!
Otis Technology's CEO Bill Kleftis joins us to talk gun maintenance, myths, and mistakes. As the industry leader and head of both Otis and Shooter's Choice, you'll want to listen in... but only if you care about your guns!
We test & review a broad variety of gear we've personally tested all the way from shotguns to ballistic gell, from recoil springs to spotting scopes... all at bargain prices! Also discussed are the Sig P320 and the new Glock V Series!
Reat Knife: https://a.co/d/1Kvjnqe
SarBlue Scope: https://a.co/d/6cy1HdG
Full Spectrum Lighting's CEO Roy McGovern introduces the world's FIRST WML to give you the situational awareness that can save your life! Check out lights4lives.com
2026 NRA Board candidate Huey Laugesen - who's only 25 - joins the show to talk about Charlie Kirk's assassination, and how the youth of America need to stand up for what's right. His candidacy provides that leadership.
Get involved with Huey here:
Petition link:
https://nra.directnominations.net/Petitions/Sign/c1cb1f95-9d72-4df2-9b...
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