The official podcast of T.REX ARMS. Weekly thoughts and conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff regarding the business and technology of developing and making tactical gear. Produced by Isaac Botkin.
Isaac continues low-light October with a more technical Q&A about night vision, flashlights, and optics, and various other things that you use in the dark. Also, robot dogs for some reason. Video Link: https://youtu.be/CiBOvX5P_Js Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Isaac continues on the long and difficult topic of how to build community. Today's rambly thoughts involve Constantine, Benedict, and Boniface. Clearly some fascinating stuff coming up. Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Lucas talks about various rifle upgrades and loadouts. Video Link: https://youtu.be/EHcoOiQalIA Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
We believe that the ability to manufacture your own firearms is as fundamental a right as the ability to own them. Isaac talks a bit about the different categories of homebuilt guns, 3D printers, and some plans for the future. Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
It's Low-Light October (not to be confused with No-Light November). Lucas answers questions about flash lights and night vision. Video Link: https://youtu.be/dRT6llJxv_8 Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
What are the most non-negotiable, productive, indispensable aspects of a strong community? Can hobby-level pursuits hold people together well enough for long-term success, or are deeper goals required? Isaac tries the trendy practice of recording podcasts in the car, and the audio quality suffers for it. Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Lucas answers random questions about rifle builds... mostly ARs, probably. No leaks... probably. Video Link: https://youtu.be/0-NY_tO48-U Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Isaac Botkin fields questions on Operational Security and Personnel Security. He might answer some. He might not. It depends on clearance. Video Link: https://youtu.be/y3dd0e77hhI Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Isaac breaks down four types of propaganda in history, and why and how to resist it. Stay connected with us here: https://trex-arms.com/subscribe/
With the AC-1 finally back in stock, Lucas walks through a bunch of ways to use it, and a few ways not to. This is another one that works better as a video demo. Video Link: https://youtu.be/LAXMN1jJWoA Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Yesterday, 43 members of the Tennessee legislature signed a letter requesting that Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Herbert Slatery actively resist the proposed rule changes from the ATF. Today, Rep. Clay Doggett, who led this effort, talks with Isaac Botkin about the current situation. Link to the letters: https://tennesseestar.com/2021/09/08/... ATF brace Comments: https://www.federalregister.gov/docum... Video Link: https://youtu.be/k8ZDZvMYAfM Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms...
Isaac rambles about what the next evolution of duty pistols could be. His ideas aren't so much based on any individual pistol technologies, but a number of external trends: Increased use of pistol optics Increased use of suppressors and muzzle devices Decreased importance of SMGs and PCCs Increased sophistication of decentralized manufacturing After some feedback and testing, this could be an interesting video study. Keep in touch with us here: https://trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
The United States isn't the first superpower to leave Afghanistan, and it isn't the first to confuse multiple military issues in its decision-making process. Isaac talks though some comments GK Chesterton made about this very issue over 100 years ago. Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
There have been a lot of questions after we posted our hour long(!) budget rifle video, and Lucas is going to address some of those now. Original Video: Can You Build a Rifle For $1,000? Livestream Video Link: https://youtu.be/FkC_yfWW4Bc Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
After watching various crackdowns on free speech last week, and then seeing serious flooding over the last week, Isaac talks about a bunch of things that should be self-evident. As usual. UPDATE: Waverly did, in fact, lose cell phone service during the flood. I'd been told otherwise before, but I've now heard that emergency towers had to be set up. Sign up for our entirely de-centralized newsletter here: https://trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
There are a lot of factors that will effect capability, and while mission dictates gear, gear helps. Isaac and David have a discussion of some pieces of equipment that often fall through the cracks of our other conversations. Video Link: https://youtu.be/W4arU4nrUE4 Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
This is a quick episode talking about a potentially important case for firearms freedom, and how it was set up to give the firearm company that has come under fire a more strategic position. Interesting links: The ATF's cease and desist letter to Rare Breed Triggers Kevin Maxwell's response letter to the ATF Rare Breed Trigger's lawsuit filing Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
There were a lot of Sidecar questions we didn't get to yesterday, so we're spending some more time talking about the holster system today. Again, this is probably better as a video, but there should be a proper audio podcast on Monday. Video Link: https://youtu.be/q9O8E8yETSY Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Our Sidecar Redesign launched yesterday, and production is already in full swing! This is another episode that works best as video, since we show part of the new production line, and prototypes of the holster system and tourniquet holder attachment. There is also lots of Q&A from folks who are curious about all things Sidecar. Video Link: https://youtu.be/Ur2mZlEaB5A Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
As T.Rex Arms has grown as a company, there is one department that has grown the fastest. Lucas will chat with our terrifyingly effective Customer Service team. Video Link: https://youtu.be/VzkmCPJW8xM Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Isaac and Lucas try to summarize the lessons they've learned from a few years of holster-making, but since we are currently retooling a few things over at the T.Rex shop in order to make better holsters, it becomes kind of a comedy of errors or trying to avoid leaks and spoilers. Video Link: https://youtu.be/feQnkm8XObs Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Isaac goes on a long weapons development rabbit trail after reading a gun control suggestion from activist Michael Cogbill . Not only do we have a right to self-defense, and a right to keep and bear arms, but the incredibly high value that civilization has placed on the availability of weapons has resulted in weapons technology driving a huge amount of all other technological development. Naturally, Jeff Bezos is mentioned as well. Keep in touch with us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
Now that our free 3 hour long rifle training course has been up on our site for a few days, Lucas will be taking questions about it! Oh, and before you go... "Some changes can't be made quietly. Our IWB holsters are temporarily unavailable for purchase while we finish the last major steps in retooling our production line." Video Link: https://youtu.be/iKCuxLBxgCk Keep in touch with us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
Isaac talks through some basics of emergency communications networking. Spoiler alert: Software matters more than hardware. People are the network; radios and computers are the tools. The most important lessons we can learn from effective communication networks in the past are that preparation and relationships are key. Video Link: https://youtu.be/6ZbY_ERuwCg Sign up for our newsletter here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
UPDATE: This issue is hot enough that Biden already signed an executive order about it! Not that Biden Admin EOs mean much, since there are so many of them, and this one appears to just be an affirmation of some new FTC rules coming sometime. Nevertheless it's an important issue to discuss, and Louis Rossman is one of the most coherent and forthright proponents of the Right to Repair movement and best contributor to the discussion. Steve Wozniak speaks on Right to Repair Louis Rossman on IP Thef...
Lucas talks through different ways to approach pistol and rifle training; with instructors, with videos, teaching yourself, and more. Just in time for dropping ammo prices... Video Link: https://youtu.be/RvWeOE2aHmY Keep in touch with us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Happy Independence Day! Celebrate it while you can, and remember the sacrifices, stands, and lessons of those who fought for freedom. Isaac talks to his son James about some common misconceptions about the Declaration of Independence and the War for American Independence. Stay in touch with us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
Is it still worth buying analog night vision? How far away are decent digital options? Isaac talks through the strengths and weaknesses of both, and answers questions on how they work. We had some serious bandwidth issues with the Youtube livestream, which we solved with a VPN partway through, but the audio is clean. Video Link: https://youtu.be/FRrVeSVHFwQ Stay in touch with us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
Isaac attempts (and fails) to provide a brief explanation of how Gen3 night vision tubes are manufactured, mostly based upon the research of David Kitson: www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/What-you-will-find-inside-an-image-tube-article-for-those-who-are-truly-bored-or-interested-/18-340822/ Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/...
As a company that tries to make new gear, we generally like new gear. But old gear has a place, and Lucas wants to talk about it. Video Link: https://youtu.be/gY7sWX8otn8 Stay connected to us here: trex-arms.com/subscribe/
