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Down Range Radio #250: Bloggers vs. Established Media

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

This week, Michael continues to wrap up SHOT Show with a couple of more trends in addition to 2012 being the year of the .22LR. We see a quicker acceptance cycle towards the .300AAC and a continuous growing interest for suppressors. Then he steps into the minefield and current hot topic of “bloggers vs. established media.”

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsors:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips
Daniel Defense * Double Star

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

.300 AAC Blackout

Industry Suppressor Group Forms

Frank James Blog: “Corn, Beans, Spent Brass, an Empty Page and a Deadline” :

How do you measure success?

A comment and my response to this blogger vs. writer issue…

The Music of Fever Ray

The Guy Clark Tribute Album: “This One’s For Him”

Down Range Radio #249: 2012 – The Year of the .22LR

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:11 +0000

Gun Culture 2.0 is ready for shooting all things .22.

This week, Michael begins his wrap-up of the 2012 SHOT Show by declaring this year the “Year of the .22LR!” He talks about the industry “drivers” behind the explosive growth in .22 seen at the Show and which .22s you might be purchasing for yourselves over the course of the year.

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsors:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips
Daniel Defense * Double Star

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

NSSF SHOT 2012 Press Release

Ruger

American Tactical Imports

Kahr Arms Enhanced Trigger

The Music of Above the Law

The Music of Guy Clark

Down Range Radio #248: SHOT Show 2012

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:09:31 +0000

This week, Michael is in Las Vegas to digest all the new product on display during SHOT Show 2012. The first day was spent at the shooting range sending lead down range.

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsors:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips
Daniel Defense * Double Star

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

Down Range Radio #247: Carry a gun on the road

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:22:18 +0000

Michael Bane on location this week with Joe Mantegna, co-host of Gun Stories.

This week, Michael gets “shot” 4 times with a 1911, then miraculously gives a little preview of the SHOT Show and the DRTV coverage from the floor. He also talks about this week’s filming of Shooting Gallery in L.A. In the Personal Defense segment, the topic is how to carry a gun on the road.

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsors:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips
Daniel Defense * Double Star

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

CBS’ Criminal Minds

Independent Studio Services

Shooting Gallery Training on DRTV

Ruger SR-22 Pistol

The Music of Ray Wylie Hubbard

The Music of Ramblin’ Jack Elliot

Down Range Radio #246: A flock of new guns including the Ruger SR22

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:01:58 +0000

The Ruger SR22 is one of the new guns launched this week.

This week, Michael welcomes the new year with a flock of new guns and weighs in on the current developing crisis in New York City as more innocent people are arrested for exercising their Second Amendment rights…

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsors:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips
Daniel Defense * Double Star

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

Mossberg “Tactical” lever 30-30

Ruger SR22 Pistol

Ruger “American” bolt-action rifle

Tennesseean arrested on gun charge in NYC

Marine arrest in NYC on gun charge

Tea Party activist arrested trying to check gun at NYC airport

Carry Laws:
http://www.handgunlaw.us/
http://www.carryconcealed.net/Errors/Disabled.aspx
http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_carry_permit_information.html

The Music of Joan Jett

The Music of Whitey Morgan and the 78s

Down Range Radio #245: Year 2011 and Gun Culture 2.0

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:40:45 +0000

Co-hosts Mike Seeklander and Michael Janich are handling tough scenarios in the new season of The Best Defense.

Michael talks about the new seasons and episodes of Shooting Gallery and The Best Defense. It is also time to look back at the year 2011 and what we call Gun Culture 2.0 including the mini-9mm handguns. We have been through some tough economical times, but our gun culture seems to stay strong through it all. This culture also includes a growing interest for training.

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsor:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

Gun Culture Ver. 2.0

Mini-9mm Pistols:
http://www.best9mm.com/compact9mm.html
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/the-mini-9mm-pistol-part-1/10856/
http://tacticaltupperware.com/?p=48

Fast & Furious — Obama’s Watergate?

The Music of Tom Petty

The Music of Rochester Slim

The Music of Ewan McLennan

Down Range Radio #244: Ruger LCR-22 and bug-out bags

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:39:17 +0000

This week on DOWN RANGE Radio, Michael ponders Christmas and the new Ruger LCR .22 which was launched last week. He also talks about bug-out bags and .410 shotshells.

You can also listen to DR Radio on Stitcher and download it to your mobile phone.

Down Range Radio Sponsor:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

The Winter Solstice

Ruger LCR .22

Federal .410 buckshot

Winchester PDX-1

The Music of Robert Earl Keen

The Music of Pink Martini

Down Range Radio #243: Rapid Fire

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:56:16 +0000

This week on DOWN RANGE Radio, Michael starts out mellow, then steadily builds into a rant about thin ice, and how to keep off it! Also, we’ve reached and passed the “tipping point” on people’s acceptance of firearms. And, of course, the next new series on Outdoor Channel is called Gun Stories: Rapid Fire!

Down Range Radio Sponsor:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

Ruger SP101

Kahr Arms CM9

Bersa 9mm

Business Week on Guns

The Music of Hoagy Carmichael

The Music of Rachel Brooke

Down Range Radio #242: From the OK Corral to Criminal Minds

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:35:51 +0000

Michael starts this edition talking about Fast and Furious, then move on to the report about the Black Friday sale of firearms. We are also approaching the new seasons of Shooting Gallery and The Best Defense and Michael shared with you some of the things that is going on while being on the road with the crew and what you can expect to see in early 2012.

Down Range Radio Sponsor:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

The Music of Black Water Rising

Justice Dept. Fast and Furious emails show disagreement over response to Grassley

Down Range Radio #241: Terminal Ballistics

Marshal Halloway — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:00:18 +0000

From the Taurus Factory. Photo Credit: Paul Erhardt

Michael reports from his trip to Brazil and his findings at the Taurus Factory. There is also good news about the Rossi Trail Judge, a cut down version of the Rossi Rio Grande Lever Action rifle. It will now be offered in .45 Colt/410. In this episode, Michael also jumps into the world of Terminal Ballistics, the study and many of the theories of the behavior of a projectile when it hits its target.

Down Range Radio Sponsor:

Ruger Firearms * Liberty Safes * Crimson Trace Laser Grips * XS Sights

Reference Links:

The Michael Bane Blog

The Music of Jefferson Starship

Taurus International Manufacturing

Terminal Ballistics