Armed Lifestyle - Issue 2 - June 2022

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RIDIN’ SHOTGUN WITH CHARLIE BY CHARLIE COOK Anthony Colandro Gun For Hire Range Gun For Hire Radio 2A Activist Capitalist Marksman I’ve been a listener of the Gun For Hire (GFH) Radio podcast since almost the beginning. It was during a time in my life where everything was not working out well for me. Podcasting was pretty new. I was teaching gun licensing courses at a shooting school. I wanted to absorb as much firearm related content as possible. One of the podcasts I found was GFH. Anthony Colandro was the co-host of the show. He is a Master Trainer, has his own gun range outside of New York City in New Jersey. He is very Italian, very New Jersey. I was a huge fan. GunGrams became a ‘thing’ in 2015. A GunGram is a video of me playing the trumpet and shooting a gun at the same time. I was making a lot of them that summer, like around 50. A few TV shows used a few videos in a segment and a few radio stations called to have me on as well. I was doing TV show themes, movie themes, and sending them to friends for birthday gifts. I knew that Anthony liked cigars. I decided that I should do a Happy Birthday GunGram for Anthony and find a cigar I could put in my mouth while I play the trumpet. I had to buy a cigar with a plastic tip to hold between my teeth. After the video was made and posted on YouTube, I shared it with Anthony and he liked it. It was a big deal to me. Fast forward to 2016 when I started Riding Shotgun With Charlie (RSWC),I emailed Reverend Kenn Blanchard, who has The Black Man With A Gun Podcast. Kenn lives in Maryland outside of DC and he said yes to being on the ‘stagecoach’. I used that positive energy and emailed Anthony about being on the show since I was going to be driving from Massachusetts through New Jersey and down to DC. But he didn’t reply. While on the Garden State Parkway, there were signs for some of the towns Anthony mentioned. I pulled over and google mapped Gun For Hire Range, and it was less than 15 minutes from the highway. I had to stop in. I was greeted by the concierge with a “welcome to the family!’ . I let her know that I was a fan of the podcast and just wanted to say Hi to Anthony. He peeked his head out the door. He asked if I was the guy who made videos “playing the bugle and shooting a gun” and I said yes. Two minutes later, he came out with some GFH shirts, hats, and stickers for me. He asked where I was from and what I was doing in New Jersey. I told him I was going to interview Kenn, and he said “tell the Rev I said ‘Hi’.” I felt like I got a secret handshake and was now in some kind of club of the cool gun guys. While telling him about my idea for RSWC, I had the imaginary two guys on my shoulders. One said “tell him you emailed and asked him to be on the show”. The other said “don’t bother him, he’s a busy business man.” The first guy won. I mentioned that I emailed him and didn’t hear from him. He gave me a ‘doctor’s script’ note with his phone and asked when I was going to be coming back to the area and said to call him. He was nothing less than kind and polite, just a great guy. The next day, I filmed 2 shows with Rev Kenn Blanchard in DC and headed back to New Jersey. I texted Anthony with an ETA. After I got to the GFH range, the concierge called Anthony. He brought me into the executive member room and introduced me to some folks there. He said I was in the media. I wasn’t in the media, I’m a guy who was trying to start a YouTube channel interviewing people in the firearm community. This was an exciting day and I felt great! RIDIN’ SHOTGUN WITH CHARLIE www.thearmedlifestyle.com
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Page 10: 10 EDITOR’S NOTE Mission Statemen
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Page 15 and 16: Proudly Celebrating 25 Years of Mad
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Page 21 and 22: PRODUCT FIELD TESTING As I wrapped
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Page 34 and 35: GUNSMITHING: AN INSIDE LOOK 34 GUNS
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Page 38 and 39: 38 FIREARMS: HENRY REPEATING RIFLE
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Page 42 and 43: 42 HEAT RELATED EMERGENCIES Hot Blo
Page 45 and 46: WHAT’S NEW… THE TISAS PX9 By Ja
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