Iron Sights

Scott Howell

ironsightspodcast@reddotfitness.net

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Booking Overview

Interview-led podcast focused on tactical training, firearms, fitness, entrepreneurship, and personal performance, with external guests typically drawn from specialized practitioners, founders, instructors, and thought leaders. Credible pitches include law-enforcement or military trainers, firearms and equipment founders, competitive shooters, fitness professionals, and experienced entrepreneurs; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial practical expertise and accomplishments, though broad mainstream prominence is not required.

Metrics

Episodes: 463

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 78.7k subscribers

Instagram: 37.0k followers

Contact Information

ironsightspodcast@reddotfitness.net

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Host

Scott Howell - Host of Iron Sights, conducting conversations with entrepreneurs, trainers, thought leaders, and other high-achieving professionals across health, fitness, business, tactical training, and life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established practitioners, founders, instructors, competitive shooters, law-enforcement or military professionals, and entrepreneurs with substantial hands-on expertise in tactical training, firearms, fitness, business, or performance.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a specialized company or training organization, Held significant law-enforcement or military operational experience, Developed professional training programs, equipment, or methodologies, Achieved recognition as an instructor, competitive shooter, or subject-matter expert

Recent Guest Discussions

Matt Pranka - Close-quarters Battle Training, Shoot-house Design, Force-on-force Exercises, Firearms Practice, Dry Fire, And Training Culture.

Shane Foster - Breaching Methods, Law-enforcement Training Culture, Operational Liability, Traumatic Brain Injury Exposure, Biomechanics, Curriculum Development, And Training Documentation.

Chris Woomer - Equipment Design, Firearms Instruction, Competitive Shooting, Product Development, Work Ethic, Teaching, Preparation, And Breaching.

Recent Topics

Tactical Training, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Fitness, Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Iron Sights
:

#204 After Dark: TTPOA + Matt Pranka Live Q&A

July 17, 2026

You have heard the arguments a thousand times and every time you hear them, something in your gut says it doesn't add up. In this episode, recorded live at the TTPOA conference in Round Rock, Texas, Iron Sights collaborated with the TTPOA Podcast host Brandon Hernandez and cohost Matt Smith to sit down with Matt Pranka for an honest conversation about training.Matt pulls zero punches on the dynamic versus deliberate debate, the real definition of CQB as a tactic, why slow is NOT safe whe...

#203 After Dark: 20 Years of Breaching, Culture, Legal Liability, and the True Cost of Under-Training with Shane Foster

July 10, 2026

You think breaching is just kicking in a door. Shane Foster is here to tell you how wrong that is, and why that assumption is costing agencies millions of dollars, officers their careers, and in some cases, lives. Shane is the founder of Guild Solutions Group, director of training development for Pryme Infill, and one of the most quietly credentialed practitioners in the law enforcement and military training space. Over fourteen years in law enforcement across three agencies, a National Guard...

#202 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: The Mind Behind VEIL Solutions | Chris Woomer

March 06, 2026

Welcome back to another After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Chris Woomer, founder of VEIL Solutions. Chris is a designer, builder, and instructor who has spent years developing holsters and equipment for responsibly armed citizens, law enforcement, and military professionals. He’s also a masterclass competitive shooter and martial artist who approaches his craft with the mindset of both an artist and a problem solver.I first came across Chris while searching for p...

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