{"id":25297,"date":"2013-08-26T18:31:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T23:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=25297"},"modified":"2013-08-26T18:31:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T23:31:14","slug":"on-gun-stories-the-benelli-m4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-gun-stories-the-benelli-m4\/25297\/","title":{"rendered":"On Gun Stories: The Benelli M4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25298\" alt=\"GunStories3-9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/GunStories3-9-300x177.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/GunStories3-9-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/GunStories3-9.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The shotgun may be man&#8217;s oldest firearm, but that doesn&#8217;t make it any less lethal for modern military applications. In fact, today&#8217;s battlefields has spawned a state of the art fighting shotgun from one of the industry&#8217;s most revered names&#8230;.. Benelli and the M4. Hosted by Joe Mantegna.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 9 &#8211; Season 3.<\/p>\n<p>Air Times on Outdoor Channel: 08-28-13 at 8:00PM | 08-28-13 at 11:00PM | 08-29-13 at 2:00AM. All times ET.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/6eFMJC\/RqqFgTxaLX4a\/embed\/select\/Th_LkfXxFRpK&amp;autoPlay=true\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Outdoor Channel is available to cable and satellite customers across the United States. Additionally, some cable providers offer Outdoor Channel HD. <a href=\"outdoorchannel.com\/channelfinder.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to look up where to watch the channel in your area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presenting Sponsor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwayusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MidwayUSA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Participating Sponsors:<br \/>\n<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/danieldefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Defense<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star15.com\" target=\"_blank\">DoubleStar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.armscor.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Island Armory<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/us.armscor.com\" target=\"_blank\">Otis Techology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ruger Firearms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured guests in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Larry Zanoff, Armorer, Independent Studio Services<br \/>\nMarco Vignaroli, Benelli Armi Technical Manager<br \/>\nLucio Porreca, Benelli Armi Commercial Director<br \/>\nStephen McKelvain, Beretta Optics Division<br \/>\nJohn Snow, Outdoor Life Magazine<br \/>\nGene Pearcey, Competitive Shooter<br \/>\nJim Supica, Director &#8211; National Firearms Museum<br \/>\nTim Clemente, Former Counterterrorism FBI Agent<br \/>\nSteve Russell, Author<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gonzales, 45th Infantry Division Museum<br \/>\nPhilip Schreier, Sr. Curator &#8211; National Firearms Museum<br \/>\nJason Schubert, Curator &#8211; J.M. Davis Museum<\/p>\n<p>Frank James, Historian<br \/>\nSteve Sanetti, President, National Shooting Sports Foundation<br \/>\nD.B. Sweeney, Actor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MP_40\" target=\"_blank\">The MP38\/MP40 (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0760310149\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0760310149&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=cascityinassociw\" target=\"_blank\">The MP40 Sub Machine Gun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/outdoorchannel.com\/show.aspx?show-id=851\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gun Stories Home Page on Outdoorchannel.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GunStories\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gun Stories Facebook Fan<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joemantegna\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna on Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeMantegna\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemantegna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna&#8217;s web site<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s battlefields has spawned a state of the art fighting shotgun from one of the industry&#8217;s most revered names&#8230;.. 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