Episodes

  • SHOT Show 2026: Day 3

    SHOT Show 2026: Day 3
    Jan 23 2026
    With bags packed, tired feet, and full hearts, the Guns.com crew hung around to bring you one last podcast episode from SHOT Show 2026. The guys hit the ground running for Industry Day at the Range on Monday and haven't stopped since, so there's lots to recap from their adventures in Vegas. It's a good Friday evening to take it easy and hear about what's new in the gun world, so get comfortable and tune in as we wrap up a hectic and exciting week. We still have lots more post-event coverage to come, so don't forget to check in with Guns.com next week for the latest firearms news.
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    25 mins
  • SHOT Show 2026: Day 2

    SHOT Show 2026: Day 2
    Jan 22 2026
    The Guns.com gang is back on the airwaves, a little the worse for wear a few days into SHOT Show 2026 coverage, but nonetheless excited to share more discoveries from the show floor. Alexander and Chris give a rundown of their favorite products they found yesterday, and (spoiler alert) Flux Defense features prominently in this episode. There's still more to come, so stay tuned for tomorrow's episode as the guys wrap up the week in Vegas with their final reflections on the big event.
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    19 mins
  • SHOT Show 2026: Day 1

    SHOT Show 2026: Day 1
    Jan 21 2026
    Alexander and Chris are back with our second daily dispatch from SHOT Show 2026, bringing you the hot goss on the latest and greatest finds from the show floor. If you're interested in combating drones, sick AK builds, and SCAR suppressors ... stay tuned. From the big new releases to surprise finds, the Guns.com crew has everything you need to know from SHOT, so kick back with a cold – or hot – one and enjoy the show.
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    16 mins
  • SHOT Show 2026: Range Day Recap

    SHOT Show 2026: Range Day Recap
    Jan 20 2026
    The Guns.com crew laid hands on a lot of new guns at the SHOT Show 2026 Industry Range Day on Monday, and Alex and Chris are here with the tea on the guns they liked and loved.
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    15 mins
  • Winter Carry: Should You Change your EDC?

    Winter Carry: Should You Change your EDC?
    Jan 15 2026
    With the chill in the air and coats out of storage, Alexander and Chris sat down for the latest 2nd Best Gun Podcast to discuss the phenomenon of "winter carry" and whether you should bother to rotate your EDC.Here are some timestamps if you want to jump ahead:

    0:25 Breaking out the white tape for the FALs
    2:19 Winter carry?
    3:01 I still don't know why we did that
    5:10 The mighty Minx
    6:19 That's a beefy boy
    8:58 The importance of lead equity with any choice
    11:20 Pocket carry to the gym
    14:01 That's a nice junk sack, ma'am.
    16:50 One mag is no mag.
    18:30 The Hemsworth "Red Dawn" doesn't exist in this timeline
    19:20 Putting the "pistol" back in PCCs
    21:15 Why are they so short, man?
    26:05 Modular carry with protein-rich options.
    30:40 Self rescue a la carte.
    34:01 Alex used to Mex carry a C96 Bolo.
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    39 mins
  • Unsung Hero of Vietnam: The Stoner 63

    Unsung Hero of Vietnam: The Stoner 63
    Jan 8 2026
    Dialing it back to the 1960s in this week's 2nd Best Gun Podcast, Alexander and Chris weigh in on Mr. Eugene Stoner's most oft-forgotten child. While Stoner will always be remembered for the AR-7, AR-10, AR-15, AR-18, and SR-25, his Model 63 has slipped through the cracks. But why?

    Here are some timestamps if you want to jump ahead:

    00:30 The Father of the Black Rifle
    01:28 Forgotten Weapons call out before the two-minute mark
    03:00 The name we are looking for is Cadillac Gage (kinda)
    03:30 Stoner 62
    04:40 Stoner 63/63A
    05:10 Even used different links, man
    07:40 Different bolts for different folks
    08:30 Modularity, of a sort
    11:10 Stoner 63, is that you?
    13:10 Never officially adopted twinkies
    14:45 SCAR predecessor
    15:20 Enter Robinson Armament and the semi-auto S63
    17:10 Forgotten Weapons call out redux
    19:30 Can we get a 10-pound belt-fed LMG, man?
    21:40 If someone could just give it a chance
    23:15 The KAC LAMG
    24:40 Eger zones out on DA/SA double-stack 9mm pistols for some reason
    27:00 Alex brings it back to the Stoner 63 and lands the plane (then invokes Ian McCollum again).
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    30 mins
  • New Products From Maxim Defense with Logan Windfeldt

    New Products From Maxim Defense with Logan Windfeldt
    Jan 2 2026
    On this week’s 2nd Best Gun Podcast, we hang out with Logan Windfeldt, head of product development at Maxim Defense. Maxim has been cooking up some really cool stuff in the past couple of years while looking to strike a tender deal. Although details of the deal are scant, the resulting technology and how they have implemented it into their latest guns are impressive. Logan talks us through a couple of new guns and what makes them special.

    Here are some timestamps if you want to jump ahead:

    00:37 - New integrally suppressed .300 BLK rifle
    2:32 - Deeper dive on the can and gas block
    3:45 - Shooting schedule and full auto
    4:20 - Typical titanium…
    5:47 - Sourcing parts and adding value
    7:54 - R&D and the story behind the gun
    8:52 - Cross compatibility
    11:15 - The QD cup frustration is real
    11:45 - Unique QD cups and buffer tube
    13:04 - Enhanced BCG
    13:47 - Special coating for shooting suppressed in extreme conditions
    15:52 - Impressive numbers on testing
    16:40 - More benefits of the coating
    18:27 - SOCOM testing numbers and cycles
    19:25 - The new SBR
    21:05 – Tip-to-butt features
    24:28 - Operator feedback
    26:46 - What’s most exciting, and what’s coming next?
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    29 mins
  • Maxim Defense History with Michael Windfeldt

    Maxim Defense History with Michael Windfeldt
    Dec 18 2025
    On this week's 2nd Best Gun Podcast, we got to hang out with the president of Maxim Defense and find out all the company lore, which may or may not include ninja grappling hooks. Maxim started with just one employee in 2014 —Michael Windfeldt, who is still at the top of the ever-growing company a decade later —and we find out how this small shop became a household name and one of the biggest disruptors in the industry. Here are some timestamps if you want to jump ahead:

    00:15 Grand poo-bah
    01:01 Florida roots, DPMS water
    03:15 PDW/CQB demands, Gemtech and JP Rifles
    05:20 10x10 basement booth at SHOT '16
    07:45 Right place and right time to pick up a suppressor R&D team
    10:20 Pivoting
    12:15 Vacuums and Silicon Valley proving ground
    14:00 Ninja Warrior Enterprises
    17:20 How it all comes together
    22:45 Brace yourself
    25:30 From idea in the morning to prototype in the afternoon
    29:05 PDX pistol will be big for 2026
    30:01 Maxims are becoming plot points in TV shows
    32:20 Pushing the envelope on two-stamp guns
    41:15 New cartridges offer challenges that are worth it
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    46 mins