Gun Talk

Most red dots do one thing well. Leupold set out to do two — optical clarity and military-grade ruggedness — in the same package. Ryan Gresham sits down with Leupold Red Dot Product Manager Nic Kytlica to break down the new LCO Pro F2 carbine optic, why it took a dedicated team to bring it to life, and what makes it genuinely different from everything else on the market. Plus bolt guns vs. gas guns, red dot vs. LPVO, and hitting a thousand-yard target with nothing but a 1x red dot and 55-grain 223.

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About Gun Talk Nation
Gun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.

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Gun Talk Nation 07.16.26

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In This Hour:

-- A federal circuit court just ruled that a ban on AR-15 rifles is constitutional, even though the U.S. Supreme Court will hear that very subject later this year. Stephen Gutowski of The Reload sets the stage for where this part of the Second Amendment battle sits, and explains that bans on America's most popular rifle are on life support.

--  You can buy a pistol for $500 or for $5000.  Some say there's no need for expensive guns, but others line up to buy them.

--  What goes into expensive guns that makes them cost so much?

Gun Talk 07.12.26 Hour 1

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In This Hour:

--  Using AI to create promotions for state gun rights groups.  Anthony Segura of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association tells how he does it.

--  He found a very old gun in a smokehouse, and how he wants to restore it.

--  Most don't connect the two, but Senator Lindsey Graham may be responsible for the Supreme Court taking key gun rights case since Graham got Justice Kavanaugh on the court.

Gun Talk 07.12.26 Hour 2

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In This Hour:

-- Can you make a living as a gunsmith?  Doug Turnbull tackles that business question.

--  He not only collects guns, but he names them.

--  How many guns do you need? It's the wrong question.

Gun Talk 07.12.26 Hour 3

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In This Hour:

-- How much is too much to pay for a gun?

--  Carrying a heavy pistol can be hard on the back.  Many carry guns today are lightweight and much more comfortable.

--  Gunsmiths have stories about a bag of parts being brought in.

Gun Talk 07.12.26 After Show

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