The Gun Range That Started It All (Ft. The Man Who Taught Me to Shoot)

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Colion Noir

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Colion Noir Podcast, Colion sits down with Len, the owner of the iconic “tire range” — officially known as TDSA (Texas Defensive Shooting Academy) — and the man who played a major role in getting Colion started on his firearms journey. Len was the first range owner in Dallas to give Colion a shot — literally and figuratively — back when he was just getting started in the world of guns and content creation. Together, they reflect on how they met, the early days at TDSA, and how that chance encounter helped shape the direction of Colion’s career.

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0:00.0	Matt, can we say f***?
0:01.1	Yeah, we can, yeah.
0:01.9	Oh, this just got fun. Okay. All right. It's interesting because you and I are like polar opposites. Oh, yeah. Right. Like, it's, it's, shut the fuck off. The amount of shit Lynn gives me off camera. Lots of shit. I remember the first time you watch me shoot. Yeah. And I could see the just overt disappointment in your eyes.
0:23.6	Well, you know, I mean... I'm trying to be nice now. Everybody's guilty. No, everybody's guilty. You know, you see a cop before you know, you think they know how to shoot because they carry guns. You see, you know, when I started in my world of progressing, you know, it's like, okay, well, now I was a cop, and I realized cops can't shoot. Well, SWAT team, they can shoot. Then I was around them. No, they can't shoot. But the military, they can shoot. Then I was around them. It's like, no, they're even worse. So we all have this preconceived notion, you know, and it's kind of funny that it's just human nature.
0:56.5	You know, I mean, one of these days,
0:58.9	we're gonna talk about the biggest disappointment,
1:01.7	the biggest shock you ever had in your face.
1:04.7	Is it funny or not?
1:05.8	But do you know, do you have any idea?
1:08.3	No, I don't.
1:09.3	Oh, you looked at me and said, what just happened?
1:11.5	Oh, you're talking about Kanye.
1:12.4	Yes.
1:13.0	Kanye?
1:09.7	In my head, I'm like, should we talk about it this first? Because there's already told them the story. Okay, okay. I was there. That's what I'm saying. I was there, buddy. From your perspective, I think it would be even better.
1:10.8	Oh, man.
1:28.1	And I'm like, should we talk about it on this episode or another episode and I'm
1:32.3	like whatever we can go wherever we want but I'm like this episode of the
1:36.6	Collian noir podcast is brought to you by Vetter Holsters welcome to another episode of the
1:41.0	Collian Noir podcast and joining me today is Lynn.
1:44.7	And for those of you who don't know who Lynn is, he owns that tire range that I'll be shooting at with all the tires.
1:51.5	Yeah, that's him.
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