Lodestone Training and Consulting
This is the official podcast of Lodestone Training and Consulting. Our instructors have varying backgrounds in US Army Special Forces, SWAT, and competition shooting. LTAC’s instructors have taught hundreds of classes, with thousands of students both inside and outside of the United States of America. Our cadre, in various roles, have taught Law Enforcement, Federal agents, US Military, foreign military and most importantly, good citizens of this country. Few things are more rewarding than teaching a parent how to better protect their family. We share as much knowledge and experience as this format allows.
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Jared and Kirk get together before a recent LTAC Tuesday. They talk about Lodestone's participation in the East Coast Night Shoot. That was a good time! They also hit on the upcoming Shotgun course, and the Tactical Medical course being held at the end on November. They talk about the upcoming Pistol-Caliber Carbine class in 2026 and the Response to an Organized Attack conference on Jan. 3rd.
Jared, Flynn, and Ozz meet up after class and discuss, among other things, their history with the Geissele Super Duty and their experience running them.
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On the last LTAC Tuesday, Jared, Flynn, and James (his first time on) sit down before the Body Armor Seminar. They catch up and talk about some current LTAC events.
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Jared and Kirk talk about the importance of the Dynamics of a Gunfight Series of training. Then, switching gears, they talk about the five firearms every person should have.
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What is the Pennsylvania Light Fighter Challenge? In this episode, Jared talks a little about it and the train-up we just held. He then talks to a few of those who participated. They share their thoughts and experiences. The Light Fighter Challenge is September 20th. We'll see you there.
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Taking some leisure time after class, Jared, Micah, Abby, and Joe tell some stories of deployment and training.
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Lodestone just held its CQB Two course. It was an extremely rewarding course for both the students and instructors. During the numerous AARs throughout the course, students had questions about videos and social media posts that they have seen. Some are good. Others are just full of bad ideas.
In this episode, Jared talks a little about the course, but spends most of the time addressing CQB training as a whole. There are good instru...
Jared recently spent a week volunteering at a young men's camp. He was asked to teach a workshop on self defense. He talks about it and the importance of doing hard things. He also talks a little about current events and the need to stay alert.
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We recently held the Urban Avalanche training event. Jared talks about this unique course where the participants experience societal collapse. They had to use skills taught in Lodestone classes: land nav, urban survival, cache placement and recovery, urban evasion, SUT, and others. He shares some stories and lessons learned by the students. He also talks about some upcoming Lodestone events.
Lodestone just finished up the Six-Day SFAUC Flat Range. Jared and Mike talk about the history and intent of this course. It is a school for gun fighting, not how to shoot balloons faster than the next guy. They also get into the specifics of the course.
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Jared, Flynn and Mike talk about an officer-involved shooting in San Diego, testing a Staccato 2011, observations from class, using common sense, Lodestone's shotgun classes, and a lot more.
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Dave, who has been coming out to classes for a couple of years now, has a fascinating history. A former member of the 22 SAS, he sits down with Jared and shares his story for the first time.
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It's always a good time when Flynn is on the podcast. He and Jared are on the road and talk about the low-light course they are running, as well as a wide variety of other topics. They also discuss some of the second- and third-order effects on policing and training that have come from Ozz's experience in early 2023. This is one that you won't want to miss.
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In this episode, Jared and Micah talk about real training vs. fantasy. There are plenty of good quality training companies out there, of which LTAC is one. But for every good one, there are a dozen that aren't. They share some examples of those who are attempting to "teach" concepts and courses above their understanding.
LTAC has one of the most well-rounded course offerings in the country, yet we are very specific i...
Jared sits down with our long-time friend, Joshua Prince. Josh is the principal of the Civil Rights Defense firm, P.C. and an associate at Prince Law Offices, P.C. in Berks County, PA.
Josh is a native of the Commonwealth, dedicated to making life better for all liberty-loving Pennsylvanians. Josh is running for a seat on the commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. We support and endorse him. This episode of the the Lodestone Podcast ne...
On Feb. 8th, we held the second Night Fighter Challenge. It was already going to be a challenging event, but the non-stop sleet and freezing rain added to the intensity. Jared, Micah, and Abby talk about the event. They are joined by a couple of the participants who share their thoughts on and experiences of the Night Fighter Challenge. Lodestone will continue to provide you the opportunity to learn and train, and then test yoursel...
The 9th season of the Lodestone Training and Consulting Podcast gets even more exciting as we have Jason and Jacob from Geissele Automatics join Jared and Kirk around the travel mic after the second day of SHOT Show. They talk about some great new products that Geissele had there, including the King Hunter bolt gun that utilizes Federal's new 7mm Back country cartridge, and the innovative, new Phased Array gas system that&apos...
To start off the 9th season of the Lodestone Training and Consulting Podcast, Jared and Kirk talk about the 2025 SHOT Show. We had some important meetings and conversations with a lot of different companies. This was the most productive time we've ever spent there and it will be directly affecting upcoming Lodestone events. On top of all the "business" we conducted, we also had a blast seeing a lot of you out there.
What a strange year 2024 has been. We've had to make more adjustments to the schedule this year than ever before. Regardless, Lodestone held 95 events over the course of 2024 -- everything from the Six-Day SFAUC Flat Range course to 3-hour LTAC Tuesdays. The 95th event was last Saturday's Freedom Day. It was a good, fun event to finish out the year.
In this episode, Jared and Micah go through the year, talk about som...
Jared sits down with Dex, an old friend of Lodestone. Dex took part in the first Light Fighter Challenge, and has attended various classes. He's had a colorful military career and is an instructor for Green Ops. He and Jared talk about that and a lot more.
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