Rob Of Constellation Response Open Source Defense podcast

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Tim is the founder of Hoffman Tactical. 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - How has 3D printing evolved compared to what Tim expected? 9:16 - Does 3D printing need a killer app? 14:22 - Opportunities in destructive devices 18:20 - Tim likes anti-materiel rifles 18:49 - Gun designs are dictated by their manufacturing technology 20:39 - Hoffman Tactical’s customers 24:24 - Drones, automated defense systems, and the potential there 35:12 - Community isn’t strictly required for private defense 40:59 - The Super Safety 43:30 - Debating the value of forced reset triggers and full auto fire 52:12 - Why small companies out-innovate big ones 56:32 - Tim on hot air balloons…

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Rob of Constellation Response 57:38

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Rob is the founder of Constellation Response , the store for gun culture 3.0. Timeline: 0:00 - Intro to Rob and Constellation Response 4:44 - Why modern civilian comms are changing from the old days 8:11 - The rise of Meshtastic and its applications 18:45 - Acceleration in radios 21:43 - Why Constellation Response is getting into drones 24:17 - Drone training courses 30:01 - The impact of regulation on the cool things you could do with drones 36:31 - The future of autonomous drones 42:11 - 3D printing, drones, AI, and comms feel like something really cool is swirling into shape 46:18 - Are signal jammers going to become a thing in the US? 51:16 - Tethered drones 56:38 - Follow Constellation Response…

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David Han Jr. of Canine Defense Technologies 1:14:40

14 weeks ago1:14:40

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David is the founder of Canine Defense Technologies, which makes drones for defense professionals and serious civilians. Timeline: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Drone nomenclature 1:44 - Counterdrone tech and the competition between offense and defense 8:42 - Technological lessons from Ukraine 16:16 - Applying those lessons to civilian drone tech 19:16 - What is the FAA getting in the way of? 25:50 - Panics that could drive bad regulation 32:08 - History and mission of Canine Defense 43:29 - Supply chain as limiting factor 44:55 - Innovations in drone propulsion and power 50:10 - Drones as Second Amendment arms and why fears of misuse are probably overblown 58:50 - Growing Canine Defense’s business 1:05:38 - Future products from Canine Defense 1:08:22 - Decentralized community-building with drone swarms…

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Jon and Sarah Hauptman of PHLster Holsters 1:43:33

19 weeks ago1:43:33

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Jon and Sarah run PHLster Holsters, makers of the Enigma, other holsters, and groundbreaking education about how to carry comfortably. Timeline: 0:00 - The journey to making holsters 7:58 - What was the need PHLster was responding to? 17:34 - When did Sarah know the Enigma was going to be good? 35:57 - How much of a breakthrough was the Enigma for PHLster? 41:35 - Education and holster fitment as a science 49:28 - What's wrong with telling people to dress around the gun 58:13 - The importance of online communities 1:08:52 - The dynamic around gun products marketed to women 1:20:21 - Social media as a design and manufacturing tool 1:29:48 - Nobody goes to the anti-gun range…

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Jay of Pew Science 1:36:21

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Jay is the founder and technical director of Pew Science, the world's top silencer testing company. Timeline: 0:00 - Are low back pressure silencers the end of history? 4:50 - Why silencers break the FN SCAR 17 7:12 - Pistol silencers are hard 19:21 - What were the breakthroughs in silencer technology? 24:06 - Consumers, not the military, are now driving the silencer industry 44:16 - Is there value in modular cans? 48:48 - The mechanics of silencer assembly 54:59 - Standardization in silencer attachment 1:00:41 - Consumer demand vs. military standards 1:05:36 - Flash hider vs. muzzle brake for suppression 1:09:34 - Understanding the SCAR's sensitivity to silencers 1:18:27 - About Pew Science…

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Isaac Botkin of T.Rex Arms 1:24:52

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