#22 After Dark: The Community Behind California Range Weekend

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Website: carangeweekend.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
04:06 Welcoming Jesse & Tony From California Range Weekend (CRW)
06:40 How We Got Connected
07:30 Tony Molina's Background
11:00 Life At Burro Canyon
15:05 The Origin of CRW
17:29 A Preview of The Instructors That Will Be Teaching At CRW
21:15 The Bad Press In California
23:02 Jesse on The 2A Community
27:10 The Experience of First Showing Up At The Range
30:44 Examples of How The Instructors Go Above & Beyond
34:35 How Jesse & Tony Got Connected
41:43 Giving & Receiving In Your Community
45:00 Finding Your Baseline For Training
30:05 California Range Weekend 2022
54:13 How To Go To  CRW
58:25 Capturing Content At CRW
1:00:02 The Future of CRW & The This Year's Instructors
1:06:05 Triple Feed's Course & Others
1:10:28 Handgun Defensive Course
1:20:38 How To Get Your Questions Answered & Contact CRW

This episode is one of my favorite ISP episodes to date. I got the distinct opportunity to hang out with two super cool dudes, Tony Molina of Axiom Training and Jesse AKA Figment Shoots. These guys are two of the masterminds behind California Range Weekend. We connected up at Burro Canyon shooting park, which is located in the San Gabriel mountains.

We spent the day with a whole cast of interesting characters, responsible for bringing the biggest west coast firearms training weekend to life. In this episode, we're gonna discuss California gun culture, the unique qualities and the positive community that it represents.

We're also gonna talk about how relationships and a passion for providing value have strengthened the common threads and the fabric of California firearms culture. We're also gonna talk about why California range weekend will soon be the biggest event like this in the country, how it's gonna happen and why it's gonna happen.

You're also gonna get all the details on who's going to be at this year's California Range Weekend and what to expect, including all the instructors and the curriculum lineup, which by the way, is expansive and impressive. We're gonna talk about the vendors and their contributions to this event. 

You're also going to find out how both participants and spectators alike cannot just participate, but also contribute to this one of a kind event. There are a few exclusives here, that are first being released here on the Iron Sights Podcast.

You're gonna find out when you can officially sign up for only one of 90 participant slots - these slots are gonna go fast this year! We're gonna give you the dates on when to expect you can enroll and how to get access to the event.

This episode is also being released on YouTube and that version is a bit different. You are gonna get a taste of what the instructors are gonna be offering.

As always, these episodes are sponsored by Red Dot Fitness training products. If you want to find out more about Red Dot Fitness and what we have to offer, you can go to rdftrainonline.com

Look out for California Range Weekend! The event is taking place November 5th & 6th at Burro Canyon. Get your tickets while they last!

More Iron Sights Interviews:

Triple Feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMTc7AE0KaQ&t=384s
Kayley Gunner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGqHxCv7Vc&t=522s
Mike Salemi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq-Nj6M0EBI&t=335s
Adam Schafer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiyrdWdO1y8&t=8s
Sal Di Stefano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBdKdSjQ0BM&t=4425s
Jason Khalipa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTiq-sID-EM
Byron Rodgers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrtEyuVNNpw
Donnie Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKY1_TLKHlI
Chris Cheng: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr0zSGSTzKM&t=2s