The Brown Duke Gun Show

JP Garcia
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The Brown Duke Gun Show (BDGS): JP Garcia, Brandon Elias, and Austin Menard on competitive and practical shooting — USPSA, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun, IPSC, dry fire practice, stage planning, match prep, and training that actually moves your classifier. Along the way: self-defense, concealed carry, firearm safety, and the gear worth your money. No fluff. Straight talk from Louisiana shooters who’ve put a lot of rounds downrange, whether you’re new or chasing your next class bump. Hit Follow. Official show of Sentry Defense Indoor Range, Sentry Manufacturing, and Sentry Prime Ammunition.

  1. 16h ago

    BDGS: #091 - Defensive Gun Use Happens Every Day: Jake of Good Guy With a Gun

    Somebody on Facebook told Jake that defensive gun uses "never happen." He answered by posting one every day for a hundred days, and the guy cried uncle. Two years later, Jake has a Substack with a new verified story every morning and a desk calendar that puts a documented defensive gun use on every date of 2027. Put your headphones on for this one. JP Garcia sits down with Jake of Good Guy With A Gun and returning guest William Wallis, who defended his own family in a carjacking, to dig into why these incidents vanish from memory even when the news covers them, how a story with no 911 call still ends up documented, what Chicago teaches about hard targets, and what surprised Jake most after cataloging hundreds of cases: the number of teenagers on the wrong end of them. You'll also hear two wives' very different paths to concealed carry, a gun-show thief who tried to buy legally, and a parking-lot robbery at a shooting match that went exactly how you'd expect. What you'll take away: Gear: why most defensive gun uses end with no shots fired, and what that means for carrying consistently.Training: JP's case for matches as the safest place to pressure-test skills you can't practice at a square range.Safety: Jake's framing that every defensive gun use is a failure upstream, and why responsible owners train so they never need one.Follow the show so the next episode lands in your feed. Want JP's eyes on your draw or your match footage? patreon.com/bdgs has a free tier plus paid video-coaching review tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #091 - Defensive Gun Use Happens Every Day: Jake of Good Guy With a Gun

  2. Oct 23

    BDGS: #90 - Stress Testing Your Skills: Kenny Florian on USPSA, Jiu-Jitsu, and Weapon Retention

    What happens when a UFC veteran picks up a pistol for the first time at 40-something and lands in A class inside two years? Kenny Florian tells JP Garcia and Brandon Elias exactly how — and where it still goes wrong. Put your headphones on for this one. Kenny walks through three days and 18 stages at USPSA Factory Gun Nationals in Hurricane, Utah, and the stage-planning debate it sparked: scout six stages at a time, or walk all 18 on day one? Brandon and JP each defend a different answer. From there it turns into a clinic on execution over efficiency, and the difference between conscious and unconscious shooting. Then the conversation goes somewhere most shooting shows can't: Kenny on jiu-jitsu, distance, and weapon retention — including the one sentence about drawing at three feet that every carrier should hear — plus a frank take on gun-disarm "secrets" that don't survive a resisting partner. Rain-soaked Carolina Classic stories, a timer that didn't fire, the Dragons Cup, and what it actually takes to go from hobbyist to professional round it out. Three things you'll leave with: a stage plan you can execute under match nerves (training), why gear won't fix a fundamentals problem (gear), and why distance and body position come before the draw (safety). If this is your first time here, hit Follow so the next one lands in your feed. Want Kenny-style video review on your own stage runs? patreon.com/bdgs has a free tier and paid coaching tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #90 - Stress Testing Your Skills: Kenny Florian on USPSA, Jiu-Jitsu, and Weapon Retention

  3. Oct 18

    BDGS: #088 - Hunting Rifle Zero, Barrel Break-in, and Picking Your First USPSA Match Gun

    Sixteen clicks to move one inch at 25 yards, and most hunters stop at six. Put your headphones on for an episode that runs from range day to deer camp. JP Garcia and USPSA Grand Master Brandon Elias of Sentry Defense cover zeroing with the ammo you'll actually hunt with, whether a new .308 needs a barrel break-in, and a shooting-sticks par-time drill that brings USPSA thinking to the stand. They also explain why a suppressor is one of the best hearing-protection tools a hunter can own. Co-host Austin Menard of Sentry Manufacturing sits this one out. Then a new Patreon member who has never shot a match asks which pistol to start with. The answer, and the cheap upgrades worth making first, applies to anyone heading to a first match. What you'll take away: Gear: why your zero moves when you change bullet weight, and why a magwell comes before a custom buildTraining: rehearse the hunt like a stage. Load the way you'll hunt, run the action, and get on the sticks against a timerSafety: protect your hearing on every shot. A suppressor plus ear protection is the best combinationStay for A class vs. Grand Master and why no one is born a shooter. Want your own video broken down? Join free at patreon.com/bdgs, or move up to a paid tier for video-coaching reviews. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #088 - Hunting Rifle Zero, Barrel Break-in, and Picking Your First USPSA Match Gun

  4. Oct 16

    BDGS: #089 - Team USA's IPSC Shotgun World Shoot Haul: 10 Golds, One Texas Gun Shop

    Twelve guns on the Open podium at the IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. Eight of them came out of one shop in Texas. Lan Nguyen of Dissident Arms is back to walk JP and Brandon through Team USA's run in Corinth, Greece — the medal count, the ammo that almost didn't make it, and the shotgun skills most shooters never think about. Put your headphones on for this one. You'll hear how three pallets of shotshells got from an Athens storefront to a range an hour away in a rental van, why a single stray pellet on a clay painted red costs you the stage, and what "one inch per yard" actually means when a no-shoot is stacked in front of your target. What you'll take away: Gear: why a consistent, reliable gun matters more than the fastest gun at a major matchTraining: pattern your shotgun at real distances — mechanical offset is a skill, not triviaSafety: muzzle-over-berm DQs, fault-line discipline, and why you don't tear your gun down the night before a matchWant JP to review your draw, transitions, or shotgun movement on video? Join the BDGS Patreon at patreon.com/bdgs — there's a free tier, plus paid video-coaching review tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com. 00:00 – Team USA Medal Haul at the IPSC Shotgun World Shoot: Lan recaps Corinth 2026 — ten golds, strong Open men's and women's teams, and the history from Châteauroux 2018 to Pattaya 2023.03:23 – Open Division by the Numbers: 900 Shooters, 8 of 12 Podium Guns: Roughly 300 Open competitors, about a fifth on Dissident Arms shotguns, and why reliability — not speed — is what shooters thank him for.10:53 – Match Ammo Logistics: Three Pallets to Greece: The 11-pound travel limit, choosing SKUs with an ammo partner, and the overloaded passenger-van shuttle from Athens to Corinth.19:12 – Shotgun Patterning and Mechanical Offset: Hull length and crimp in box-fed guns, the pattern cone, the "one inch per yard" rule of thumb, and holding off a no-shoot at distance.22:20 – How IPSC Shotgun Scores No-Shoots and Buckshot: A4 paper scoring, "luck shot" flyers, one pellet counts but a wad doesn't, and working with an ammo maker on 2030 loads.28:24 – Match-Day Gun Prep: Re-Spring, Gas Settings, Don't Clean It: Lan's test-bay fixes and Brandon's rule about cleaning before a major.40:36 – Stage Design, DQs, and Shot Size Strategy: Greece vs. Thailand vs. France stages, red-painted clay no-shoots, weak-shoulder courses, over-the-berm and fault-line DQs, and why European teams run bigger shot.51:50 – Bringing IPSC Shotgun to the U.S. and Reviving 3-Gun: A Houston-area match plan, 10-round mags vs. jungle runs, the shoot-off reload technique, and a BDGS road trip to Texas.

    BDGS: #089 - Team USA's IPSC Shotgun World Shoot Haul: 10 Golds, One Texas Gun Shop

  5. Sep 29

    BDGS: #087 - The Sentry Showdown 2026 Recap

    Six USPSA stages, one indoor bay, fifty shooters, done by 4 p.m., and a prize table worth thousands on a $50 entry. How does a local club pull that off? Put your headphones in and sit down with the leaders of Lafayette Practical Shooters as they break down year two of the Sentry Showdown, their one-day indoor Level 1 championship. Dutch, Glenn, and Shane explain what changed after a first year that was mostly a proof of concept. Chad joins later for the story of how they gave prizes away without an hour-long ceremony. What you'll learn: Training: how one big stage split two ways becomes three stages that shoot differently, and why changing the start position forces a new planMatch logistics: a squad rotation where you shoot, work, prep on deck, or take a break, so no one is shooting and pasting at the same timeSafety: why resets happen only when the range officer clears the bay, and why an indoor match's food table calls for washing your hands firstWorth sharing? Clip it for the friend who keeps saying he'll volunteer. Want coaching on your own stage plans? Join the community at patreon.com/bdgs. There's a free tier, and paid tiers include video-coaching reviews. The Brown Duke Gun Show is hosted by JP Garcia with co-hosts Brandon Elias (Sentry Defense) and Austin Menard (Sentry Manufacturing). Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com. 00:00 - Sentry Showdown Year Two: An Indoor USPSA Club Championship. JP introduces the Lafayette Practical Shooters leadership and the second annual one-day championship.01:16 - Match Sponsorship: How a Club Funded a Prize Table Worth Thousands. The organizers paid for year one themselves. Year two ran on member and local-business sponsors, and the sponsor shout-outs are here.05:48 - Squad Rotation and Staff-Reset Flow at a One-Day Match. Five squads rotate between shooting, working, on deck, the VR side match, and breaks.09:05 - Indoor USPSA Stage Design: Split Stages and New Start Positions. How one big stage becomes three different ones, and flowing versus technical design styles.13:33 - Out-of-State Shooters and the Match Food Table. Texas competitors in the top ten, an upcoming road trip, and the jambalaya, cracklin', and homemade baking.17:14 - Prize Wheel and the VR Side Match. Chad joins. Prizes are given out on a wheel during the VR side match, which grew from two stages to six.20:58 - Save the Date: Registration, Squad Caps, and Faster Setup. The match is the second Sunday in September. Registration fills fast, and presetting stages days ahead shortened match-eve setup.22:29 - Why Club Volunteers Keep Practical Shooting Alive. JP's call to volunteer: small contributions keep a local club running.

    BDGS: #087 - The Sentry Showdown 2026 Recap

  6. Sep 5

    BDGS: #086 - Brian Conley of Hunters HD Gold on Eye Health, Lens Tech, and 540 Sponsored Matches

    The guy who's sponsored 540 matches this year says your eye doctor is a piece of shooting gear. He's not kidding. Brian Conley of Hunters HD Gold sits down with JP Garcia and Brandon Elias to talk eye health for competitive shooters — and it gets more useful the longer you listen. Put your headphones on for the moment Brian explains why a shooter who tries a lighter lens at one in the afternoon will hate it, and why the same shooter loves it the next morning. Your eyes are a muscle. Nobody told you that. What you'll hear: whether over-the-counter readers belong behind a red dot, what monovision actually does to your brain, how progressives interact with target transitions, and why a properly made lens should never shift the image on a rifle scope. Plus the business side of the shooting sports — grassroots match sponsorship, why the sport turns over every few years, and how to get started without spending a dollar. Takeaways: get the exam before the lens (gear), train your visual attention because your eyes drive everything downstream (training), and wear impact-rated eye protection on every range even when the rules don't force you to (safety). Find Brian's live streams and podcasts at https://rumble.com/user/HuntersHDGold Want a coach's eyes on your own footage? patreon.com/bdgs — free tier available, plus paid video-coaching review tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #086 - Brian Conley of Hunters HD Gold on Eye Health, Lens Tech, and 540 Sponsored Matches

  7. Aug 29

    BDGS: #085 - USPSA Nationals Lessons: Mental Game Meltdowns, Makeup Shots & Match Prep

    Wrong squad schedule. Canceled flight home. No rental car. That was Brandon's first morning at USPSA Nationals — and he still finished top 25 in Open. Put your headphones on for a full Nationals debrief with JP Garcia and Brandon Elias (Sentry Defense). You'll hear the exact mental reset that saved day three, the red dot brightness experiment that quietly stacked alphas, and the honest math on makeup shots — the single biggest gap between good finishes and great ones in practical shooting. Plus: red steel no-shoots, an 18-penalty ruling that got overturned, what real sportsmanship looks like on a squad, and a firearm safety PSA about the battery sitting in your optic right now. You'll walk away with a dry fire and live fire experiment to run this week, a smarter way to plan your match season, and one maintenance habit that matters most on the guns you shoot least. Support the show and get your match video reviewed at patreon.com/bdgs — free tier available, plus paid video-coaching tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #085 - USPSA Nationals Lessons: Mental Game Meltdowns, Makeup Shots & Match Prep

  8. Aug 21

    BDGS: #084 - Steel Challenge Training with Jeff Jones & Steve Foster: Vision, Grip, and Speed

    Jeff Jones (Split Second Steel Academy) and Steve Foster (Creekside Custom, pro shooter for Ruger) — the voices behind the Steel Target Paint podcast — sit down with JP for a Steel Challenge deep dive that will rewire how you think about vision at speed. In your headphones: the GECKO framework (grip, eyes, core, knees, one-for-one), why "nice reload" is a backhanded compliment on steel, the 405-day project behind breaking the 60-second barrier, and a gear philosophy worth writing down: you can buy reliability, but you can't buy your game. You'll come away with a safer, smarter practice plan, a vision drill you can try at your next range trip, and an honest answer to "am I ready for a major?" Hosted by JP Garcia with co-hosts Brandon Elias (Sentry Defense) and Austin Menard (Sentry Manufacturing). Get your runs reviewed at patreon.com/bdgs — free tier available, plus paid video-coaching tiers. Gear up safely with Sentry Defense at sentrydef.com or custom parts from Sentry Manufacturing at sentrymanufacturing.com.

    BDGS: #084 - Steel Challenge Training with Jeff Jones & Steve Foster: Vision, Grip, and Speed
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The Brown Duke Gun Show (BDGS): JP Garcia, Brandon Elias, and Austin Menard on competitive and practical shooting — USPSA, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun, IPSC, dry fire practice, stage planning, match prep, and training that actually moves your classifier. Along the way: self-defense, concealed carry, firearm safety, and the gear worth your money. No fluff. Straight talk from Louisiana shooters who’ve put a lot of rounds downrange, whether you’re new or chasing your next class bump. Hit Follow. Official show of Sentry Defense Indoor Range, Sentry Manufacturing, and Sentry Prime Ammunition.

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  • Creator
    JP Garcia
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © JP Garcia
  • Show Website
    The Brown Duke Gun Show

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