This week Michael covers the “soft launch” of the NRA’s newest competition, AMERICA’S RIFLE CHALLENGE for America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15. The match, held last weekend at Camp Atterbury in Indiana, was a huge success! Also this week, in self-defense, is speed enough?

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NRA America’s Rifle Challenge

NRA America’s Rifle Challenge: A Beginner-Friendly AR Competition/John Parker, SSUSA

Building the ARC — NRA Brings Back the America’s Rifle Challenge Competition/Paul Erhardt, Shooting News Weekly

Camp Atterbury

JP Rifles

Leupold 1.5-4x ARE Ballistic

The Music of Amos Ever Hadani

The Music of the Baldy Brothers

Oddly, the model for Michael’s long-running, award-winning television series SHOOTING GALLERY did not come from another gun series, but from a cooking show. Here’s the secret recipe.

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Alton Brown

GOOD EATS

Alton Brown Live: The Last Bite

Lucid Optics L7

Lucid Optics “Litl Mo” red dot

Stoeger STR-9 Combat XS

Hamre Forge Revolver Grips

D&L Sports J-Frame PRG Grips

The Music of Brianna Tam

The Music of Spearfisher

This week we go back to the basics and talk about home defense…make sure the basics are in place! Also, Stoeger introduces the new top-of-the-line STR 9mm striker-fired pistol, the Combat SX.

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How to Plan for Home Defense/Bob Campbell, USCCA

How to Build a Home Defense Plan/Warrior Poet Society

How to Craft an Effective Home Defense Plan/Silencer Central Team

LIVING PROOF: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (book)/Hank Williams Jr. and Michael Bane

Stoeger STR-9 Combat SX

D&L Sports Enhanced Cylinder Release

The Music of Timbo and the Lonesome Country Band

The Music of Louis Adrien

Michael spent some time last week on one of his long-term loves, big bore revolvers, the result of setting up his S&W 629 custom for upcoming ICORE revolver competition. He takes a look back at his favorite big bores.

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Colorado Gun Laws Are About to Get a Lot Worse/Cam Edwards, Bearing Arms

Colt New Service Revolvers/Dave Campbell

Ruger Alaskan .454

The John Ross/Performance Center .500 S&W Magnum

MTM Case-Gard Ammo Boxes

The Music of Those Poor Bastards

The Music of Nine Pound Hammer

This week we talk about the rising tide of leftist violence as Elon Derangement Syndrome continues to spread. On the hardware side, we once again marvel at the inventiveness and sheer genius of Dave Lauck’s parts from D&L Sports.

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Cognitive Breakage/El Gato Malo, Bad Cattitude Substack

Sometimes Reasonable People Must Do Unreasonable Things/Tom Knighton, Tilting at Windmills Substack

Democrats’ Silence is Damning as Leftish Violence Explodes/ Karol Markowicz, New York Post

Thresholds of Violence/Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker

D&L Sports: PRG Revolver Grips

Enhanced Cylinder Release

S&W Fixed Sights

SLR Carbines

The Music of Rahul Papawala

The Music of Colonel Trip and Captain Future

The ridiculous argument between using red dots or iron sights continues on Ye Olde Internet. Plus, revolver enthusiasts can once again haul out their big caliber revolvers.

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Red Dot vs. Iron Sights for Concealed Carry/Alfredo Rico, Armory Life

Red Dot vs. Iron Sights/USCCA Discussions

Smith & Wesson Model 41

Eley Tenex .22LR

ICORE Rules

ICORE Rocky Mountain Regional Sign-Up

Apex Tactical

D&L Sports

The Music of Ennis, Morrison and Muller

The Music of Guitar Wolf

The new line of Rock Island Armory’s newest generation STK 9mm striker-fired pistols are now available. With upgraded features, a good trigger, a 1911 grip angle, three available sizes and a perfectly textured aluminum frame, RIA offers a viable alternative to polymer framed pistols!

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Rock Island STK 9mm Pistols

Riton Optics Red Dots

TRIGGERED Episode on the first STK100

MB’s Blogpost on the Original STK100

G&A Review of Original STK100

MTM Case-Gard Shooting Range Cases

The Music of Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum’s legendary calypso album

The Music of Tony Petersen

Michael starts thinking (seriously) about getting ready for the America’s Rifle Challenge from the NRA. Plus, first look at the achingly beautiful S&W .44 Magnum Mountain Gun, now in Michael’s grubby hands, and a couple of surprise S&W .38s.

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American’s Rifle Challenge, from the NRA

SHOOTING GALLERY Season 13 “Appleseed”

Steiner H6XI 2-12X42mm

VX-Freedom 1.5-4X20mm

Lipsey’s S&W Mountain Guns https://www.theoutdoorwire.com/releases/62c5c2f3-5400-4c99-9ee3-637e653ba9c6 https://www.lipseys.com/crm/mountaingun?utm_source=LipseysMarketing&utm_medium=DealerBanner&utm_campaign=2025-1-22_Mountain&utm_content=All

“The Mountain Gun”/Kevin McPherson, RevolverGuy Blog

“The Legacy of Tommy Campbell”/Massad Ayoob, Guns Magazine

Old West Scrounger S&W .38 Specials

MASTERY (book)/George Leonard

The Music of Royal X

Michael has some thoughts on the huge changes in government and its effects on citizen self-defense. Also, starting to work with the Rock Island STK 9mms. 

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Silencer Central Limited Time Bogo

Rock Island Armory STK 9mm

Ruger AR-556 MPR

Streamlight Speedlocker

“The Winds of Phase Changer”/el gato malo, Bad Cattitude Substack

“Putting Training Into Context: John Murphy"/Gila Hayes, ACLDF Newsletter

“Armed Citizen's New Normal"/Chris Cypert. Shooting Illustrated

Immediate Action Combatives/Cecil Burch

The Music of Ido Maimon

The Music of Bobby Womack

Across 110th Street/Movie

This week, after the obligatory blistering blast at the Colorado Legislature, Michael discusses a subject he has focused on for many years — off-body carry. Having a gun in a holster on your person has many advantages, but sometimes it is just not possible.

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FlexCCarry Solutions

Vedder Holster Pros and Cons of Off-Body/Mikayla Blair

Warrior Poet on Off-Body Carry

The Shawn Ryan Show with Tu Lam

“Running With a Fanny Pack”/Jeff Gonzales, Shooting Illustrated

"Training for Off-Body Carry”/Erick Gelhaus, American Cop

Wilderness Tactical Waist Pack, DB Defender

Eberlestock Bando Bag

Hill People Gear Kit Bag

The Music of Killdozer

The Music of the Carmel Quartet