The 2nd Best Gun Podcast

War Movie Guns

Gun guys like gun movies, and some of the best of those are war movies. Alexander and Chris sit down on this episode of the 2nd Best Gun Podcast to talk about a few of their all-time favorites. These films hold some great military classic [https://www.guns.com/firearms/military-classics-historical-firearms] firearms. You can skip ahead to the timestamps below.  01:40 Speaking as a .50 cal enjoyer... 03:25 Of twin AN/M2 mounts on the Dauntless dive bomber 05:01 Water-cooled, baby. 08:56 The Martini-Henry, shaken, not stirred. 10:01 How many war movies has Michael Caine been in anyway? 13:40 Mad Max from a submarine. (With soup can Grease Guns).  17:40 Putting the Digger back into Diggers.  21:15 The guys read some spicy comments.  29:45 War Daddy's .45 revolver.  32:10 Benghazi.  36:00 Can we give a slow clap to Capt. Dale Dye? 46:20 Eger's pick for the best war movie was made in Yugoslavia.  52:01 The two biggest WWII movies.  53:50 Rifle grenades need to make a comeback.  55:20 Alec Guinness lookalike in Mogadishu

EAA Guns Featuring Chase Duffey

The folks at European American Armory [https://www.guns.com/eaa] have been bringing great guns to the masses for over 35 years, and in this episode, the guys sit down with Chase Duffey to talk shop. While you may not know EAA directly, you do know their carefully curated selection of imports such as the Windicator, Witness2311 series, Girsan Regard MC, and P35.  Some time stamps, should you want to skip ahead: 01:10 Meet Chase 02:10 The thought behind the EAA MC P35 Hi-Power clones 06:15 "We can smell the borscht from here." 07:25 Upsetting the fudds.  10:10 It's in the grain, big dog.  11:50 Innovating the double-stack 1911 space, without the cost. (The Turkkato) 15:10 If you like the Match X, the CMXX is your thing.  20:15 Youth .410 and CMXXX are new for this year.  23:01 Quiet all the things.  29:19 Do not sleep on the EAA Windicator revolver, straight from Bavaria.  34:10 The very real difference between cheap and affordable.   36:05 I love gooold...

Guns and Action Movies

You can't be a gun guy and not be into gun movies, so on this episode of the podcast [https://www.guns.com/news/category/podcast], Alexander and Chris give a rundown on some of their favorites. The connection between iconic movies and the guns that appear in them is crucial. After all, what is James Bond without his Walther PPK [https://www.guns.com/news/2024/03/21/walther-pp-ppk-pistol-history] or John McClane sans Beretta? Word of warning: they also include a few series in there as well. Some timestamps if you would like to skip ahead: 00:50 The best Christmas movie rver made. 02:22 Eger got his back guy to X-ray his Glock. 04:10 Cold War resistance documentary ala John Milius 06:30 Alright, alright, alright.  07:40 Can we just give it up to Michael Mann movies? 09:00 Leave it to Eger to extol on paintings in a pod about movies.  10:50 Of Murtaugh and Riggs.  13:20 Alex is a book-on-VHS kinda guy.  16:10 Parker and Longabaugh in the 21st Century 20:10 Enough with the AA-12s already, you won, now give us! 22:40 Circling back to Michael Mann.  29:10 TIA builds.   30:50 If Don Johnson ate Don Johnson. 37:01 James Reece.  40:10 Best loadout scene ever. 43:29 They see me rollin.  43:59 Detroit's finest, via Beverly Hills 46:50 This is family programming, guys.  50:45 They read mean comments and chortle.  Join us every Thursday for new episodes here on the site, or check us out on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and, of course, Rumble, among other dark corners of the pod-o-cast web.

Hammer-Fired vs. Striker-Fired Guns

After having shot a lot of different handguns over the years, Alexander and Chris sit down to hash out the pluses and minuses between hammer-fired and striker-fired actions. While it doesn't seem like a controversial choice at first, the fanbase between the two types over the past 50 years has voted with their wallets.   00:20 They just kinda ramble about Hungarian Hi-Powers and the Gestappen [https://www.guns.com/news/2026/01/27/hungarian-manufacturer-gestamen-surprises-with-unique-multi-action-handgun] Arms G9 HSP [https://www.guns.com/news/2026/01/27/hungarian-manufacturer-gestamen-surprises-with-unique-multi-action-handgun].  04:30 People just thought they were "hammerless [https://www.guns.com/news/reviews/colt-model-1903-pocket-hammerless-type-v-32-acp]." 06:55 Crispy vs Creepy. 08:04 Eleven World Wars! 08:45 Obligatory "knockdown power" and Uncle Mike's reference in the same breath.  11:10 Ability to mount a suppressor is key (even if you didn't have one). 13:02 Alex admits that he L O V E S revolvers.  14:30 "Everybody on the floor – this is a robbery!" 16:11 Downsides to hammers. 19:23 Alex just absolutely zones out.  22:10 Striker fired is just what the people want these days. (Maybe) 23:01 Why Boomers gave Glock  [https://www.guns.com/glock]a heartburn in the 1980s.  24:40 Second strike.  31:00 If you could only shoot one for the rest of your life... 35:45 Alex weighs in on his pick 39:26 They start reading mean comments, and it just kinda goes off the rails.

Talking Taurus with Caleb Giddings

On this episode of the 2nd Best Gun Podcast [https://www.guns.com/news/category/podcast], we sit down with Mr. Revolver himself, Caleb Giddings, and talk about all things Taurus [https://www.guns.com/taurus]. Giddings is a facet in the firearms industry, ranging from competing in the first season of Top Shot to his work with Gun Nuts Media, and for the past several years as the in-house talent working with the Taurus-Rossi-Heritage family. We've known Caleb for a minute, and it is always great to catch up with him.  Skip ahead for anything that catches you by the horns. 00:43 Getting to know Caleb. 07:50 The perfect carry revolver caliber?  11:30 The perfect gateway gun... 14:00 On the TX22. 15:01 The debate over weapon-mounted lights. 16:40 Gun movies are a distinct genre from action movies 21:10 Museum ship love 24:20 Meet Mr. Revolver 26:15 Interacting with the public.  33:07 But back to the TX22...  37:37 The first Taurus duty-grade pistol: the TX9 40:15 A (should be a) record 1,000 rounds in 10 minutes on a single pistol 41:50 Coming to America 45:15 What the future holds 47:30 NFA reforms, baby