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SOTG Episode 21: Armed Vacation, Sphinx SDP and Red Jacket Firearms
Student of the Gun visits Red Jacket Firearms and gets some inside information from Jacob Herman. Paul addresses how to mingle with the sheep withoutMore
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This Week on SOTG Radio: A Threat to the State?
The SOTG Crew is off the road and back in our home studio. During this week’s show we’ll discuss how and where to storeMore
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SOTG Special Edition: Kids and Guns
While tens of thousands of us were enjoying the company of patriots at the NRA Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, those who would disarm usMore
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NRA 142nd Annual Meeting in Houston Texas
This week’s show was recorded from the exhibit hall floor at the NRA Annual Meeting held in Houston, Texas...More
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Lawyers, Gun and Money ~ Video
If you are ever involved in a justifiable use of force shooting, you will need more than guns and ammo to survive the aftermath...More
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Everyday Carry For Healing Versus Killing
For the uninitiated, who have not been teaching combat medicine for the last ten years, duct tape in the mini-roll size has also become aMore
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Pocket Life-Saver EDC Med Kit
If you are even involved in a traumatic injury situation, you will want to do something. The big question is will you have able toMore
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This week on Student of the Gun: Bug Out Guns, AAC Silencer, & One Box Workouts
During this episode Paul will walk you through the One Box Workout for pistols as well as a brand new workout for rifles...More
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Victim or Victor? Time to Harden Up America
You can either throw up your hands and accept helpless victim status or you can prepare yourself and be responsible for your own safety...More
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American are Winners, NOT Victims
The United States of America was not founded by victims, it was founded by winners. Paul discusses the events surrounding the Boston attack and offersMore
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Good Guys Bleed Too, Pocket Life Saver ~ Video
When armed citizens image 'their gunfight' rarely do they ever take into account that good guys bleed too...More
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Colt Pistols & Ammo Shortage Solutions, This week on Student of the Gun
Lately, either folks are having a tough time finding practice ammo or they don’t want to shoot up all of their precious ammunition practicing...More
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Comfortable Carry, Kahr P45 & Crossbreed Super Tuck IWB Holster
Using the Super Tuck IWB holster, I can wear the Kahr P45 in shorts with a dark colored T-shirt draped over it and no oneMore
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Armed on Vacation – Practical Guns & Gear
Crime and evil never take a holiday and you cannot sterilize the world. The best you can do is to be prepared to deal withMore
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Trauma Med Kit: Gear Check
You can't shoot a detonated bomb, but you can help the victims survive to see the inside of hospital...More
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A Brother Gone Too Soon: J. Guthrie
Of all the thoughts ever put onto paper, those that acknowledge the passing of a friend must stand as the most difficult to express...More
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Guns and Kids at Home: It’s No Mystery
Teach your kids about gun safety, let them touch and shoot the guns the can physically handle. That will remove the mystery and allure ofMore
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This Week’s Student of the Gun Radio: CT to Gun Owners: ‘You Don’t Own That’
We were introduced to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette who thinks that magazines are the same as ammunition and disappear after you “shoot them up”...More
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Open Carry: Operation Mississippi Hippie-Scare
Mississippi House Bill 2 legalizing Open Carry, has been passed and signed by the Governor...More
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Check Your Ammo: Beware Quality Control Issues ~ Video
While you might not know it from the shelves at the Wal-Mart gun counter, American ammunition makers are cranking out ammo faster than they everMore
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SOTG Radio Cracks iTunes Top 10 & Student of the Week Contest Announced
Student of the Gun Radio broke into the iTunes Store Top 10 Podcast in the Sports and Recreation category...More
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On Student of the Gun – SHOT 2013 Inside Edition & 7.62x25mm Pistol Round Up
We’ll talk with our friends from Brownells, Kahr Arms, Kel-Tec, and Winchester and get a first look at some of the products they released atMore
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This Week on Student of the Gun Radio: Defend your Home Go to Jail, the 911 Myth & Playing at Self-Defense
In the arena of self-defense you have those who are serious about it and those who are just “playing at self-defense”. We’ll consider a fewMore
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Shooting Tips from Wilson Combat’s – Bill Wilson
Many folks have finally purchased their first gun. However, purchasing a gun simply makes you a gun owner not a competent shooter. The next stepMore
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First Time Guns Owners: Welcome to the Fold
Whatever the individual reasons might be the number of first time gun owners in the United States has skyrocketed over the last four years...More
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Gun Owners: The New Criminals SOTG Radio This Week
This Week on Student of the Gun Radio: Colorado Criminalizes Citizens, New Jersey targets Gun Owners, and New York establishes “Rat on a Gun Owner”More
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Shotgun for Home Defense, Reality Check
Despite what has been portrayed by the sitting V.P. and your favorite Hollywood action film, it is indeed possible to miss your target with aMore
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Armed Citizen Saves Officer: Concealed Carry Lessons Learned
A legally armed citizen recently saved the life of a police officer who was being beaten to death in Baton Rouge, LA...More
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Gun Sports Hearing Loss: Preventable, NOT Inevitable
We should protect our hearing all the time, not just occasionally, and teach new shooters and hunters to do the same.,,More
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Concealed Carry: Deadly Force Checklist
If you have a concealed carry permit or simply keep a firearms at home for personal defense you need to understand you legal responsibilities shouldMore
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Colt Combat Elite, Concealed Carry & Hog Hunting Tips This week on Student of the Gun
Fans of the classic .45ACP should be sure to tune in to this week’s show Paul takes a close look at the Colt Combat EliteMore
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Student Of The Gun 3.5: Watch, Read, Listen All On Our Site
Student of the Gun is pleased to announce the release of SOTG 3.5 an upgraded and improved online education and communication outlet...More
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Range Consistency – Pro Shooting Tips from Student of The Gun
Do your range days fluctuate like the weather? The problem might be as simple as consistency in your shooting technique...More
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This Week on Student of the Gun: Cowboy Guns, Weatherby Rifle, Kids & Guns
This we week take a moment of have some fun on the range as we consider single-action revolvers in .45 Colt and .44 Magnum...More
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Gun Guy Radio – NSSF First Shots and African Safaris
On this week’s Gun Guy Radio Hank and Jake welcome Paul Markel, firearms instructor, who will be debuting a new show on the Firearms RadioMore
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Bug Out Guns & AAC Silencers This week on Student of the Gun
This week on Student of the Gun: Bug Out Guns, AAC Silencer, and the One Box Workout for pistols and rifles...More

Mr. Markel has a diverse background both teaching and doing. Paul served in the U.S. Marine Corps and saw combat as member of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines.