{"id":37119,"date":"2016-05-24T22:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T03:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=37119"},"modified":"2016-05-24T23:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T04:30:50","slug":"down-range-radio-472-the-2016-nra-show-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/down-range-radio-472-the-2016-nra-show-report\/37119\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Range Radio #472: The 2016 NRA Show Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_37120\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/drradio472.jpg\" alt=\"Glen Seekings was one of many people Michael met at the NRA Show. Here with Glen's Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor.\" width=\"478\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/drradio472.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/drradio472-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glen Seekings was one of many people Michael met at the NRA Show. Here with Glen&#8217;s Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week, it&#8217;s all NRA from the 2016 NRAAM in Louisville, KY&#8230; there&#8217;s a quick wrap-up of Michael Buys the Beer, one of the best ever, sponsored by MB, DoubleStar, Apex Tactical and the International Defensive Pistol Association. We talk about new products, the tenor of the crowd, and, finally, Michael asks a hard question \u2014 if &#8220;acting on your conscience&#8221; is such an important factor for some members of the gun culture, then the fact that Bowe Bergdahl acted on his conscience, leading to the death of several of his fellow soldiers, should be praised, not court marshaled&#8230; right?<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2671\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-37119-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/472-mb052416.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/472-mb052416.mp3\">http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/472-mb052416.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/472-mb052416.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=37119-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/472-mb052416.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"472-mb052416.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 54:05 &#8212; 24.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('37119-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_37119-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_37119-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;478&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_embed=37119-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/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;\"><em>Episode #472.<br \/>\nScroll down for reference links on topics discussed in this episode.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Host: Michael Bane<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Producer: Marshal Halloway<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/category\/down-range-radio\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10228 size-full\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Subscribe RSS Feed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/subscribe-drradio-rss.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/down-range-radio\/id215817745?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Subscribe through iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/images\/itunessubscribe.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"44\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this episode of Down Range Radio on: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/down-range-radio\/id215817745?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/down-range-radio-13766\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/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>More information and reference links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Michael Bane Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michael.bane.395\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Bane on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\/2016\/05\/shooting-gallery-online.html\" target=\"_blank\">SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/membership.nrahq.org\/5245\/default.aspx?src=camo&amp;ek=Y6AJ102P&amp;gclid=Cj0KEQjw94-6BRDkk568hcyg3-YBEiQAnmuwknoOd4UbSdGt8R2gL26C4aP1jSj15u4L14aQOJ8sFYkaAvXw8P8HAQ\" target=\"_blank\">National Rifle Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kahr.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kahr Arms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.mcreesprecision.net\" target=\"_blank\">McRees Precision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seekinsprecision.com\" target=\"_blank\">Seekins Precision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apextactical.com\" target=\"_blank\">Apex Tactical<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/advancedholster.com\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Holsters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefirearmblog.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/21\/sw-announces-mp-shield-45-acp-carry-gun-nra-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smith &amp; 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