This week Michael talks about some good books (you remember books…the “words on paper thingies?”), his filming of the SGO special on the Ruger GP-100 .44 Special and why people in the Gun Culture already know the Mainstream media lies!

Episode #509.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

Ruger GP-100 .44 Special

Michael’s GP-100 .357

Gemini Custom

Compact GP-100 Grips

Simply Rugged Holsters

Buffalo Bore Anti-Personnel .44 Special

Hexmag

Decibullz hearing protection

Burris Binoculars

Burris Spotting Scopes

“President Trump Has Been Far Too Nice to the Mainstream Media”/Kurt Schlichter

The Music of the New Wavers

The Music of Fanny Kaplan

The Music of the Stapleton Brothers

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You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online.

This week, Michael takes the opportunity to rant (just a little bit) about the current political situation, then segues into our newest sponsor, the MAKO Group and their excellent optics.

Episode #508.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

“Shoving Alinskey’s Rules for Radicals Right Back in the Left’s Ugly Face.”/Kurt Schlichter

The MAKO Group

Meprolight

The Music of Loco Lobo

The Music of arsonist

The Music of The Sharks

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Like magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That’s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to MyOutdoorTV , hit “Sign Up Now,” fill out the first page and click “Continue.” Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don’t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO

You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.

This week Michael talks, and quotes from, Stephen Hunter’s upcoming Bob Lee Swagger novel G-MAN. The Michael gets lost in a morass of single shot rifles, culminating in his new Lipsey’s/Ruger #1 in .44 Magnum.

Episode #507.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

“The Vine That Ate the South”/J.D. Wilkes

“A Time to Hunt”/Steven Hunter

“G-Man”/Steven Hunter Available 16 May 2017

Stephen Hunter Unofficial Web Page

Stephen Hunter on Facebook

Stevens Ideal Single Shot

Winchester 1885 High-Wall Clone

Ruger #1 450/400 3-inch Nitro Express

Ruger #1 45/70

Ruger #1 .44 Magnum

.44 Magnum “Thumpers”:

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=6

http://www.garrettcartridges.com/44mag.html

(longer bullets would probably require the #1 to have chamber cut deeper)

ATF Memo

The Music of the Legendary Shack Shakers

The Music of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts

The Music of Scott Joplin

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This week Michael says a few, maybe too many words on the political landscape, He also wraps up his M1 Carbine discussion and looks forward to a SHOOTING GALLERY episode of a 3-Gun match with the guns of World War II.

Episode #506.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

“America’s Second Civil War”/Dennis Prager

Galloway Precision

Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbines

Inland Mfg. M1 Carbines

Scope M1 Carbine T30

The Music of Hayvanlar Alemi

The Music of Sergey Cheremisinov

The Music of the Long Ryders

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Like magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That’s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to MyOutdoorTV , hit “Sign Up Now,” fill out the first page and click “Continue.” Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don’t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO

You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.

This week, Michael talks about what he considers home runs found on the floor of SHOT Show in Las Vegas last week.

Episode #505.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

Michael Bane's 4 Top Hits from SHOT 2017

All Pistol Caliber Carbines All the Time

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Like magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That’s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to MyOutdoorTV , hit “Sign Up Now,” fill out the first page and click “Continue.” Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don’t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO

You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.

This week, it's all SHOT Show all the time as Michael struggles to weave his way between flat dark earth AR hand guards and peach-flavored bourbon...

Episode #504.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

SHOT SHOW SIGNING ALERT

Michael Bane will be signing at the Kahr Arms Booth at the SHOT SHOW Thursday at 2PM! He will be lonely and afraid and will need positive affirmation, and perhaps a cookie…or a bottle of scotch...

Hudson H9 Pistol

Q's The Fix bolt action rifle

Mossberg "Shockwave" non-shotgun shotgun

Barrett Fieldcraft Lightweight Rifle

Barrett Sovereign Shotguns

Standard Manufacturing Volley Gun

The Music of Jim Belushi

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You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.

This week, Michael talks about the frozen AMERICAN MARKSMAN finale at the CMP range in Talladega, AL. Also, a quickie preview of the SHOT Show!

Episode #503.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

SHOT SHOW SIGNING ALERT

Michael Bane will be signing at the Kahr Arms Booth at the SHOT SHOW Thursday at 2PM! He will be lonely and afraid and will need positive affirmation, and perhaps a cookie…or a bottle of scotch...

AMERICAN MARKSMAN

AMERICAN MARKSMAN FAQ

AMERICAN MARKSMAN Finalists

The Music of the Judy Blooms

The Music of the Joy Drops

The Music of Nutmeg

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You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.

This week, Michael leaps buck naked into the New Year with a shout-out to Mike Seeklander’s newest project, Warrior One. He also talks about his finished QC10/Dead Foot Arms project 9mm AR pistol. He also has some kind words for the Lucid L7 Combat Optic, which ended up on his Galil ACE .308.

Episode #502.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

Mike Seeklander’s WARRIOR ONE

Kimber K6s

Savage MSRs

Quarter Circle 10

Dead Foot Arms

Troy Industries BUIS

Troy Industry Handstop

Phase 5 Hex-2 Buffer Tube

Galil ACE 7.62 NATO

Lucid Optics P7 Combat Optic

The Music of Unheard Music Concepts

The Music of Tres Tristes Tango

The Music of Sunbyrn

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Like magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That’s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to MyOutdoorTV , hit “Sign Up Now,” fill out the first page and click “Continue.” Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don’t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO

You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show.

This week, Michael Bane is addressing the evolution of the gun culture and the merger of shooting and hunting. It’s also a GOODBYE to 2016, wrap-ups of both new seasons of Shooting Gallery and The Best Defense and some ponderings on hunting.

Episode #501.

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Host: Michael Bane

Producer: Marshal Halloway

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The Michael Bane Blog

Michael Bane on Facebook

MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

FTW HUNTING RIG:

Ruger Hawkeye Predator

Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge

Swarovski x5(i) 3.5-18X

Galco Safari Sling

Harris Bipods

Steiner Binoculars/Military-Marine 8X30

Leupold Laser Rangefinder

FTW Ranch

Trophy Hunting:

http://conservationmagazine.org/2014/01/can-trophy-hunting-reconciled-conservation/

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34116488

“Why Trophy Hunting Can be Good”/Video

Honor Defense

IWI X95

Magnum Research Desert Eagle

GUN STORIES: The Desert Eagle

Dale Fricke Holsters

Bravo Concealment Holsters

The Music, So-Called, of Richard Harris

“MacArthur Park”

The Music of Bullroarer

The 500th DOWN RANGE Radio podcast and Christmas fall on the same week! So it's time for Michael Bane to celebrate and reminisce about the totems and markers in his personal and professional life.

Episode #500.

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Host: Michael Bane

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The Michael Bane Blog

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MyOutdoorTV (The home of Shooting Gallery Online)

The Music of the Edison Concert Band

The Music of Jonathan Mann

The Music of Squire Tuck

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Like magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That’s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to MyOutdoorTV , hit “Sign Up Now,” fill out the first page and click “Continue.” Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don’t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO

You’ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting in October, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you’ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We’ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom’s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.