Frugal Firearms Podcast | The Best Values in Guns, Gear, Shooting, Training, and More!
by Craig Walker & Ken Van Tassell | Experts in Firearms & Affordable Gun Gear
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33: Bug-out Bags! Have you thought about what to have at-the-ready when SHTF arrives?
Jun 9, 2026
1h 18m 00s
32: Truly Custom Targets with NO REPEATS? Yep, TagTargets.AI does that like no one else!
May 21, 2026
40m 14s
31: Shot 1 MILLION rounds yet? Our guest has, and goes "Ballistic" on a LOT of topics!
May 8, 2026
2h 02m 03s
30: CoolFire Trainer - Making Dry-Fire Great Again!
Apr 10, 2026
1h 20m 58s
29: Get your Reality Check! Are your Mind & Body ready for Violent Conflict?
Mar 25, 2026
1h 26m 36s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/9/26 |  33: Bug-out Bags! Have you thought about what to have at-the-ready when SHTF arrives?✨ | bug-out bagsemergency preparedness+4 | — | — | — | bug-out bagsemergency preparedness+3 | — | 1h 18m 00s | |
| 5/21/26 |  32: Truly Custom Targets with NO REPEATS? Yep, TagTargets.AI does that like no one else!✨ | custom targetsshooting training+3 | — | TagTargets.AI | — | custom targetsshooting+3 | — | 40m 14s | |
| 5/8/26 |  31: Shot 1 MILLION rounds yet? Our guest has, and goes "Ballistic" on a LOT of topics!✨ | shootingtraining+3 | John Johnston | Ballistic Radio | — | firearmsgun gear+3 | — | 2h 02m 03s | |
| 4/10/26 |  30: CoolFire Trainer - Making Dry-Fire Great Again!✨ | dry-fire trainingrealistic training+3 | Jan Sabo | CoolFire Trainer | — | CoolFire Trainerdry-fire+3 | — | 1h 20m 58s | |
| 3/25/26 |  29: Get your Reality Check! Are your Mind & Body ready for Violent Conflict?✨ | mindsetsituational awareness+3 | Jay Cooper | Reality Check AcademyYouTube+4 | — | mindsetsituational awareness+5 | — | 1h 26m 36s | |
| 3/11/26 |  28: Revolvers & Story Tellin' with Sheriff Jim Wilson of GunTales.net✨ | revolversfirearms+3 | Sheriff Jim Wilson | GunTales.net | — | revolversfirearms+5 | — | 1h 15m 08s | |
| 2/25/26 |  27: An Avalanche of Gear Reviews from SHOT Show '26!✨ | gear reviewsSHOT Show+3 | Jeff Goldstein | BrassBuyers.com | — | SHOT Showgear reviews+5 | — | 1h 28m 40s | |
| 2/11/26 |  26: Got too much Dirty Brass? Want Clean Brass, or some MONEY? Let's do this!✨ | brass cleaningfirearm maintenance+3 | Jeff Goldstein | BrassBuyers.comHighValueTraining.org | — | dirty brassclean brass+4 | — | 43m 15s | |
| 1/29/26 |  25: Talkin' Suppressors and other Cool Gear with YHM's CEO, LIVE at SHOT Show '26✨ | suppressorsfirearms+3 | Chris | Yankee Hill Manufacturing | — | suppressorsYankee Hill Manufacturing+3 | — | 30m 31s | |
| 1/15/26 |  24: FREE TRAINING?! Yes, if you train with High Value Training Academy!✨ | firearms trainingnon-profit training+3 | Jeff Goldstein | High Value Training AcademyBrassBuyers.com | — | free trainingHigh Value Training Academy+3 | — | 1h 20m 55s | |
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| 12/11/25 |  23: Got Dirt? Got Carbon? The Otis & Shooter's Choice CEO is here to fix that!✨ | gun maintenancemyths+3 | Bill Kleftis | Otis TechnologyShooter's Choice | — | gun maintenanceOtis Technology+3 | — | 1h 13m 57s | |
| 11/5/25 |  22: Gun Gear Review Show! We Test Affordable Gear You'll Want!✨ | gun gear reviewaffordable gear+3 | — | Sig P320Glock V Series+5 | — | gun gearaffordable firearms+3 | — | 1h 02m 15s | |
| 10/4/25 |  21: SEE what you're Missing with the First 180-Degree Weapon Mounted Light! | Full Spectrum Lighting's CEO Roy McGovern introduces the world's FIRST WML to give you the situational awareness that can save your life! Check out lights4lives.com | 1h 36m 02s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 |  20: Thoughts on Charlie Kirk, and the Future of our 2A Rights with America's Youth & the NRA | 2026 NRA Board candidate Huey Laugesen - who's only 25 - joins the show to talk about Charlie Kirk's assassination, and how the youth of America need to stand up for what's right. His candidacy provides that leadership.Get involved with Huey here:Petition link: https://nra.directnominations.net/Petitions/Sign/c1cb1f95-9d72-4df2-9be4-935a07d2e6e6'Defenseless ad:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiL23TmAoUMColorado State Shooting Association's (CSSA) website: cssa.org | 1h 04m 05s | ||||||
| 7/14/25 |  19: Quality Scopes at a Bargain Price? Monstrum's Founder sets the record straight! | Monstrum's founder Gerald Kim talks frankly about scope quality at the lowest possible price, and why you might be paying too much! | 1h 08m 42s | ||||||
| 6/23/25 |  18: Feeling SAFE? The CEO of Secureit is here to tell you why maybe you aren't! | Secureit's Founder & CEO Tom Kubiniec joins the show to tell you why your concepts of weapon storage might need an update. A stimulating discussion with a great American entrepreneur! | 1h 22m 27s | ||||||
| 6/3/25 |  17: $100 to save a life, maybe your own? Rescue Essentials is here to tell you how! | Dr. Dana Onifer from Rescue Essentials joins Ken & Craig to talk about the most important thing you are probably MISSING in your EDC. DO NOT suffer the guilt of watching a life slip away you could've saved! It doesn't have to be hard, and it's not even expensive to BE PREPARED! | 1h 17m 57s | ||||||
| 3/14/25 |  16: Like Bankruptcy? Like Jail? No?? CCWSafe CEO Kent Brown is here to help! | If you defend yourself without legal coverage you can expect a long, expensive, and disastrous outcome that you could've avoided by getting CCWSafe BEFORE the incident! CCWSafe's CEO Kent Brown covers this long-overdue topic - perhaps THE most important podcast you will ever hear! | 1h 22m 47s | ||||||
| 3/7/25 |  15: NRA Board Member Amanda Suffecool talks about OUR Future with the NRA! | Amanda Suffecool of the NRA Board discusses the importance of the upcoming elections for the NRA Board, and why YOUR vote can make all the difference in YOUR gun rights going forward. She tells us how to know who's worthy of all of our votes! | 1h 04m 20s | ||||||
| 2/11/25 |  14: Our SHOT Show 2025 Review with All the Best Values for YOU! | Craig & Ken review our favorite value-focused products among 2800+ exhibitors, after a combined total of 42 miles of show floor walking between us! | 1h 15m 32s | ||||||
| 1/4/25 |  13; ATN’s Pro-Staff Ryan Mareno Proves the Value of Digital & Thermal Optics! | ATN makes the best-of-show product at SHOT Show ‘23. You won’t want to be without their technology once you try it! | 49m 43s | ||||||
| 11/27/24 |  12: The Founder & CEO of ETS talkin' affordable, reliable, USA-made mags! | ETS is a leader in innovation, quality, and VALUE in magazines for just about any gun, but it’s a harder path to achieving these goals than you know! | 1h 07m 57s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 |  11: We make the case IN FAVOR of Little Calibers for self-defense with help from a Forensic Expert! | Dr. Sherman House DDS joins the show to talk about the frugelest (I just made up that word!) options for firearms-based self-defense, INCLUDING the diminutive 22! You will learn things that might just challenge your preconceptions... you up for that? | 1h 09m 27s | ||||||
| 8/3/24 |  10: The Mantis series of training devices - one of our FAVORITE products, and a MUST OWN item for both new and experienced shooters! | Mantis created AND continues to improve their series of gun motion-tracking devices, that gives you feedback on everything you're doing right AND wrong! SAVE ammunition costs, get BETTER and more EFFICIENT training, and GEEK-OUT on the Mantis App's feedback! | 55m 25s | ||||||
| 6/24/24 |  9: We "reboot" the show after a looong time doin' other stuff (that we couldn't avoid)! | Hosts Craig & Ken back at it bringing you the best info focused on saving you money while enjoying the shooting sports. Sorry.... life got in the way there for awhile! | 1h 02m 09s | ||||||
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