{"id":31328,"date":"2014-12-16T11:55:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=31328"},"modified":"2014-12-16T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T18:00:11","slug":"on-midway-usas-gun-stories-english-double-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-midway-usas-gun-stories-english-double-rifles\/31328\/","title":{"rendered":"On Midway USA&#8217;s Gun Stories: English Double Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/6eFMJC\/RqqFgTxaLX4a\/embed\/select\/tLLnfS1c2rO6&amp;autoPlay=false\" width=\"478\" height=\"269\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>In the mid-1800s, as the height of the British Empire, explorer Sir. Richard Francis Burton returned from Darkest Africa with amazing stories and a new word, safari, the Swahili word for \u201clong journey.\u201d Then the rush was on as young gentlemen explorers and hunters headed to Africa and India in search of game and adventure. And with them they brought perhaps the finest firearms ever made, the magnificent English double rifles.<\/p>\n<p>Midway USA&#8217;s Gun Stories, Season 4 &#8211; Episode 12<\/p>\n<p>First aired on 9-17-14.<\/p>\n<p>Air times on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-midway-usas-gun-stories-walther-ppk\/30119\/www.outdoorchannel.com\/channelfinder.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Outdoor Channel<\/a>: 12-17-14 at 7:30PM ET | 12-17-14 at 11:00PM ET | 12-18-14 at 1:00AM ET | 12-18-14 at 4:00AM ET.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30122\" style=\"border: none !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar.png\" alt=\"bar\" width=\"478\" height=\"14\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar.png 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar-300x8.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Show Sponsors:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwayusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MidwayUSA<\/a> * <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danieldefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Defense<\/a> * <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star15.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DoubleStar Corp.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.streamlight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Streamlight<\/a> * <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockislandarmory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Island Armory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30122\" style=\"border: none !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar.png\" alt=\"bar\" width=\"478\" height=\"14\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar.png 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bar-300x8.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/forum\/index.php?topic=29328.0\" target=\"_blank\">Discuss this episode on our member&#8217;s forum!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/outdoorchannel.com\/gunstories\" target=\"_blank\">Gun Stories Home Page on Outdoorchannel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GunStories\" target=\"_blank\">Gun Stories Facebook Fan Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joemantegna\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Mantegna on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeMantegna\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Mantegna on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mid-1800s, as the height of the British Empire, explorer Sir. 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