IFC Warrior Wednesday EP106 – Ted Hoeger – Accuracy Dynamics

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP106 – Ted Hoeger – Accuracy Dynamics

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP106  with Ted Hoeger:  Ted Hoeger is an active long-range rifle shooter and instructor.  He currently competes in the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) on a national level and has been invited to the National and Regional championships for the last 4 years.  Ted shoots 20 to 25 matches across the country each year and has traveled to Europe for matches and classes. Ted owns Accuracy Dynamics, a long-range rifle training company that focuses on training rifle fundamentals, positional shooting, and extending hunting ranges. His approach to long-range shooting is “keep it simple” and worry about the important things.  As an instructor, He strives to find the shooting language that resonates with you to help shooters fully grasp the long-range concepts. Ted is also the series director for the Iowa Precision Rifle Matches (IPRM). These are PRS-style matches that are designed for new and first-time match shooters.  Iowa Precision Rifle Matches hosts 7 matches each year, one match every month from April through October.

 

The Passing of a Second Amendment Legend – Frank Brownell

The Passing of a Second Amendment Legend – Frank Brownell

The Passing of a Second Amendment Legend – Frank Brownell

From Brownells’ social media:

Brownells sadly announces the death of long-time family patriarch Frank Brownell, who successively held the positions of President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at Brownells.

For nearly six decades, Frank’s passion, vision, and generosity shaped not only Brownells, but the entire firearms community. Friends and customers alike remember him greeting “long lines of friends” at SHOT Show and the NRA Annual Meetings, championing gunsmithing, and driving industry innovation.

From marketing the now-iconic Latigo Sling at the 1964 NRA convention to elevating gunsmithing as a respected profession, his influence can be seen in countless shops, ranges, and workbenches across America.

An industry innovator, he helped establish Brownells as a nationwide legacy retailer in the gunsmithing, gun parts, and firearms space. He helped advance the best model for working with and developing endemic industry media. He advocated for elevating gunsmithing to a respected profession and created new ways to support and develop the growth of gunsmithing, gun ownership, and gun culture.

Friends, colleagues, and customers are encouraged to honor Frank by sharing memories, supporting aspiring gunsmiths, or simply spending time at the bench, just as he loved to do.

On a personal note, few people in recent decades have endeavored as much for the Second Amendment community as Frank Brownell.  I’m proud to call him a friend.  I enjoyed visiting with him, and I’ll never forget our first long-form interaction…  We spoke for a while and covered a wide range of topics, including the business of gunsmithing, the 2A realm, and more.  I told him what kind of gunsmithing work I was doing at the time, including 1911 and precision weapon building.  Frank smiled, looked at me, and said, “You’re not a back shop guy.  You’re a front counter guy.”  He had accurately assessed my personality and strength straight away.  Of course, I pushed back and said, “Well, when you’re a one-man shop, you’re the front counter guy, back shop guy, shipping and receiving guy, billing clerk, and janitor.”  We both laughed, but I knew he was dead-on…  I have always been a gifted sales guy, and he sensed it immediately—a very sharp and intuitive man who had a gift for accurate perception: Godspeed, my brother.

In Libertatem,

Michael Ware

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP104 – Ron Holmes of Ryker USA

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP104 – Ron Holmes of Ryker USA

Ron Holmes retired from Marine Special Operations Command after serving over 20 years in the U.S. Marines. During his time at MARSOC as the Communications Operations Chief he was the senior enlisted responsible for the creation of the first Marine Special Operations Communications School called MNOC (Marine Network Operators Course). Prior to this he served with Force Reconnaissance commands for much of his time in service. His primary job was Reconnaissance Communications. Post retirement, he worked in support of the Global War on Terror for the Joint Special Operations Command. Shortly thereafter serving as a Sensor Operator on an Intelligence Reconnaissance Surveillance platform. This led him to working as an Independent Diplomatic Security Consultant. In 2014 he was diagnosed with cancer and could no longer deploy. As of today, he is cancer free. For the last 15 years He has run his own firearms training that has provided over 7000 hours of marksmanship instruction for all skill levels on multiple weapons platforms. RYKER USA was created in 2014. He holds a patent for the RYKER Grip that he invented. He is a principal owner of RYKER USA. He has a bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, with honors. The summer of 2023 he created the Life SKillZ Academy. A summer Camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. The camp works to create assets in the home and the community starting at the age of 6. Their motto is God-Family-Country. He is married to Traceylynn Holmes together they have their son Ryker Jeffrey Holmes, who the company and grip were named after. His son is also named after fallen Force Recon Communicator, Jeffrey “Corky” Starling. He lives by the 5 F’s and a B. Faith, Family, Fitness, Fighting, Firearms, and a BOW. The goal with their company, products and training is the same. Make a positive impact and leave yourself better than when you started.

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP103 – Jim Supica the “Gun Guru”

IFC Warrior Wednesday EP103 – Jim Supica the “Gun Guru”

Before taking on oversight of the NRA Museums, Jim Supica was an antique gun dealer, peddling old iron through his mail order catalog, website and auction business. He holds Juris Doctorate and Bachelor degrees from the University of Kansas. Jim is author or co-author of six books on firearms.

He’s written numerous articles on gun collecting, including regular columns for American Rifleman and Shotgun News; is a contributing editor for the major firearms price guides; and appears on television, radio and webcasts.

Supica served eight years on the NRA Board of Directors, including stints as chairman of the Publications Policy Committee and Vice Chairman of the Gun Collectors Committee.  He is a past president of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association and Missouri Valley Arms Collectors Association, a former board member of the Colt Collectors Association, and a member of American Society of Arms Collectors and other collecting and shooting clubs. Jim collects 19th century big frame S&W revolvers and serial number one guns, and his favorite gun in the museum is Theodore Roosevelt’s S&W New Model No. 3.

IFC’s 2025 Memorial Day Address – President Billy Wilson

IFC’s 2025 Memorial Day Address – President Billy Wilson

IFC freedom fighters, fellow Americans,

We will gather today on hallowed ground, both literally and figuratively, to observe Memorial Day. This is not a day for barbecues and sales, although those have become part of our tradition.  This is a day for solemn remembrance, a day to bow our heads in gratitude for the profound selflessness of those who gave their last full measure of sacrifice in service to this nation.  They fought for a vision of liberty, of self-governance, and of fundamental rights.  They fought to secure a future where the promises enshrined in our founding documents would remain unbroken.

Among those promises, among those bedrock principles that define us as a free people, is the right to keep and bear arms.  The Second Amendment, often debated and frequently misunderstood, stands as a testament to the wisdom of our Founders.  They recognized that a truly free people, capable of defending their homes, communities, and indeed, their very liberty, must retain the means to do so.  They understood that a government deriving its powers from the consent of the governed would remain so only if the people themselves held ultimate sovereignty.

The soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines we honor today did not die for a specific clause in the Constitution; they died for the entirety of the liberties it guarantees.  They died so that we might continue to live in a nation where our rights, including the right to self-preservation and the right to participate in the common defense, are not merely privileges granted by the state, but inherent, God-given freedoms.

As we reflect on their sacrifice, let us remember that the freedoms they secured are not guaranteed.  They require our ongoing vigilance, our steadfast commitment, and our responsible stewardship.  The Second Amendment, like all our rights, is a sacred trust passed down through generations. It serves as a reminder that ultimate power rests not with the government, but with the people.

So let us honor the fallen not just with words but with our actions.  Let us uphold the principles they died to defend, including the fundamental right to keep and bear arms responsibly and with respect for the law.  By doing so, we ensure that their sacrifice was not in vain and that the torch of liberty, passed to us at such a terrible cost, continues to burn brightly for generations to come.

God bless our fallen heroes, and God bless the United States of America.

-Billy Wilson