This week, Michael is all about his first match with the IWI Galil .308; plus, several interesting new products and, of course, the rant you have come to expect! (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #539.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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IWI Galil in 7.62 NATO

Lucid Optics P7 4X Weapons Optic

Leupold Mark IV CQ/T:

https://www.amazon.com/Leupold-1-3x14mm-incl-carrying-handle/dp/B003AQIYP4

http://www.policemag.com/channel/weapons/articles/2002/02/leupold-mark-4-cq-t-sight.aspx

Hornady Steel Match 7.62

https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/308-win-155-gr-bthp-steel-match#!/

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1001856422/hornady-steel-match-ammunition-308-winchester-155-grain-hollow-point-boat-tail-steel-case-box-of-50

Magpul SR25/M110 Magaznes

Lancer Advanced Warfighter Magazines SR25.M110

Hexmag

Wilson Combat

The “Broken Windows” Theory/James Q. Wilson

Smoke Composites

Walker’s Game Ear Razor XV

Five Star Solutions Pistol Cases

TNW Aero Surviva...

This week we’re debuting the new Ruger Gunsite Scout rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor! We also show the beautiful Cimarron Firearms “Bad Boy” .44 Magnum. (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #538.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Ruger Gunsite Scout 6.5 Creedmoor

http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/Default.aspx?item=6836-RUG

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/products/gunsiteScoutRifle/models.html

Cimarron Firearms “Bad Boy”

Black Hills 240-grain JHP .44 Magnum

Big Game Hunting Ethics

http://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/2015/02/6-hunting-ethics-that-every-new-hunter-should-know/

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/9/15/hunting-ethics-and-you/

In Defense of Trophy Hunting/Katie Pavlich

The Music of Eydie Gorme

The Music of Gilberto Gil

The Classic “Native Brazilian Music”

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This week, Michael gives the skinny on his trip to Santa Fe, how much he liked carrying his EDC in a GUNFIGHTERS INC shoulder holster and finally — FINALLY! — he gets his C-More sight where he wants it! (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #537.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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REMEMBER: Lena Dunham is Watching You!!

Ruger MkIV

C-More Sights

Ruger .22 Picatinny Rail

Allchin Gun Parts

GUNFIGHTERS INC

N82 Tactical

The Music of Pistolera

The Music of W.C. Handy

The Music of the Freak Fandango Orchestra

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This week Michael brings everyone up to date on last weekend’s NSSF Rimfire Match, the Colorado State Championships. He also steps through some of the considerations when you’re building your own rimfire race guns, then has some thoughts on prepping in the light of this summer’s brutal weather events. (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #536.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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NSSF Rimfire Challenge

Tactical Solutions X-Ring Rifle

[And Chet et al, if I called the X-Ring a “10 Ring,” I was just testing you!]

Ruger MkIV

Ruger 22/45 Lite

Tandemkross

Volquartsen

Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory

Vortex Red Dots

Primary Arms Optics

C-More Systems

Allchin Gun Parts

The Music of Jim Wilson

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This week, Michael reports from his trip to the Mill Creek Shooting Resort and talks about the CPX-3 models from SCCY. (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #535.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Mill Creek Shooting Resort

Dianna Muller

Iain Harrison/RECOIL

Ruger Precision Rifle in 5.56

Burris XTRII 5-25X

SCCY CPX-3 .380

"Eight Self-Defense Tips For Men”/Wim Demeere

Violence in Berkeley/Fox News

“The Real Threat to our republic is the Orwellian Antifa”/The Hill

"In Their Own Words: The Radical Political Goals of ‘Anti-Fascist”/The Daily Caller

“7 Things You Need to Know about Antifa”/The Daily Wire

A CLASSIC: “Skull-Stomping Sacred Cows — Reality Isn’t Nice; It’s a 2x4 to the Teeth”/Mountain Guerrilla

The Music of Bob Wayne

The Music of Teddy and Marge

The Music of the Long Ryders

This week, Michael introduces the new Standard Mfg engraved, color case-hardened 1911! (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #534.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Standard Mfg

The Music of Tuku, Nomads of the Silk Road

The Music og Rakiya

The Music of Rebetiko

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This week, Michael talks about the implications of the Charlottesville riots, plus an update on SHOOTING GALLERY and getting back to NSSF Rimfire Challenge. (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #533.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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MasterPiece Arms

Nightforce Scopes

Ruger 10-22 Target

Clark Custom Guns barrels

Volquartsen TG2000 Triggers

Spike’s Tactical/JP Rifles .22 AR-15

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-much-brainpower.html

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/11/busily-trying-to-relax.html

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/11/appleseed-weekend.html

Spike’s Tactical

JP Rifles JP-22

(IMHO the best .22 AR you can buy and shoot right out of the box)

Michael Bane on Urban Riots

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2015/04/room-to-destroy.html

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2009/07/weekly-does-of-paranoia.html

[PLEASE READ THIS!] http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-hour-is-late.html

Riot Survival Information/Greg Ellifritz

http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/riot-survival-compendium

http://www.

This week, Michael continues his journey through rimfire firearms and this time it's all about pistols. The featured guns are all part of upcoming projects on MOTV. (The first segment of this podcast is also available on video and can be watched here).

Episode #532.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Smith & Wesson Model 41 (Wikipedia)

Ruger MK

Tactical Solutions

Colt Woodsman (Wikipedia)

The Music of Quimorucru [Sorry it’s in French!]

The Music of the Voodoo Puppets

https://www.facebook.com/voopup/

The Music of the Stompin’ RiffRaffs

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This week, Michael talks about his journey through .22 rimfire firearms such as the amazing Tac-Sol "Zebra" X-Ring Rifle. He also talks about lots of new products presented at the Outdoor Sportsman Group Editorial Roundtable at Brownell's in Iowa.

Episode #531.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Tactical Solutions

WARNING: You really need to see the video podcast to get full effect!

Dan Horner

NSSF Rimfire Challenge

Kurt Grimes Custom Painters

Vortex Venom

NSSF Rimfire Challenge Northwest Championships

Ruger 10-22

Lapua 6X47 High Performance Caliber

Walther Arms

Savage Firearms

Stag Arms

Nikon AR Scopes

Uberti 1886 45-70 Lever Action

S&W .500 Magnum

SCCY Firearms .380 CPX-3

Axeon Optic Solutions

The Music of German Beer Halls

The Music of Spinal Tap

The Music of Janos Kobor and Tamas Somlo:

This week, Michael talks about his wretched 3-Gun match on the weekend, but waxes poetic about the guns. He also wades into a swamp of thoughts about manhood in the modern world.

Episode #530.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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Ruger SR-556

[NOTE: The only SR556 still in production is the take-down model]

JP Rifles

Lucid Optics

STI Marauder

Mossberg JP-PRO shotgun

Carbon Arms

Lancer Magazines

Axis Kneepads

Blade -Tech Holsters

"Gentlemen Killers"/Gabe Suarez

"This Will Make a Man of You: One Man’s Search for Hemingway and Manhood in a Changing World”/Frank Miniter

"The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood”/William J. Bennett

The Collected Works of Sir Richard Francis Burton”

"The Pioneers of Modern Combatives — Gentlemen Killers”/D.B. Cooper

The Music of Missorgsky

The Music of Neal and Nancy O’Doan