{"id":25406,"date":"2013-11-11T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T22:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=25406"},"modified":"2013-11-13T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T23:13:22","slug":"on-american-rifleman-tv-the-guns-of-market-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-american-rifleman-tv-the-guns-of-market-garden\/25406\/","title":{"rendered":"On American Rifleman TV: The Guns Of Market Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25409\" alt=\"AR177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AR177-300x177.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AR177-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AR177.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In September 1944, the Allies unleashed a bold plan to end the war against Hitler\u2019s Germany by Christmas. Called Operation Market Garden, it involved British and American paratroopers forming an airborne carpet all the way across the Rhine River. This week we look at the guns used in this pivotal battle, and the men who used them. Senior Executive Editor Brian Sheetz evaluates the IWI Tavor bullpup, a semi-automatic-only version of the 5.56 Israeli service rifle. In \u201cI Have This Old Gun,\u201d our experts describe\u2014and shoot\u2014the Hotchkiss Portative, Model of 1914, Mark I, a light machine gun used during World War I that employed metal feed strips.<\/p>\n<p>Episode #177<\/p>\n<p>Aired first time on 09-04-13.<\/p>\n<p>Air times on Outdoor Channel: 11-13-13 at 6:30PM | 11-13-13 at 10:00PM | 11-14-13 at 01:30AM, all times Eastern.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/6eFMJC\/RqqFgTxaLX4a\/embed\/select\/v63de15N5Mzu&amp;autoPlay=true\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><em>Outdoor Channel is available to cable and satellite customers across the United States. Additionally, some cable providers offer Outdoor Channel HD. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-gun-stories-the-uzi\/23841\/outdoorchannel.com\/channelfinder.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to look up where to watch the channel in your area.<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>American Rifleman Television<\/strong> is the on-screen version of the National Rifle Association&#8217;s American Rifleman magazine, &#8220;the world&#8217;s oldest and largest firearm authority.&#8221; American Rifleman Television is the pre-eminent source for accurate, compelling, authoritative information on all aspects of firearms, the shooting sports and all Americans&#8217; exercise of the Second Amendment. For more information, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanrifleman.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.americanrifleman.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September 1944, the Allies unleashed a bold plan to end the war against Hitler\u2019s Germany by Christmas. 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