{"id":37676,"date":"2016-08-23T22:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T03:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=37676"},"modified":"2016-08-30T14:14:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T19:14:16","slug":"down-range-radio-485-desert-eagle-a-fun-gun-to-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/down-range-radio-485-desert-eagle-a-fun-gun-to-shoot\/37676\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Range Radio #485: Desert Eagle &#8211; A Fun Gun To Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/drradio485.jpg\" alt=\"drradio485\" width=\"478\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/drradio485.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/drradio485-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/>This week, Michael writes a haiku for the Desert Eagle:<\/p>\n<p><em>Desert Eagle booms<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Recoil! Universe Changes!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Your wrist weeps in pain<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, art is where you find it, but the Desert Eagle is a darned fun gun to shoot! And it seems to make Michael happy. Also, some thoughts about separating shooting competition from self-defense training.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8016\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-37676-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/485-mb082416.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/485-mb082416.mp3\">http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/485-mb082416.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/485-mb082416.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=37676-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/485-mb082416.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"485-mb082416.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 57:42 &#8212; 26.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('37676-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_37676-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_37676-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;478&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_embed=37676-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 #485.<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:\/\/www.myoutdoortv.com\" target=\"_blank\">MyOutdoorTV (The future home of Shooting Gallery Online)<\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bAC3wT\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MOTV_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"MOTV_Logo\" width=\"478\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MOTV_Logo.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MOTV_Logo-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a>WANT MORE SHOOTING GALLERY? WANT MORE THE BEST DEFENSE? WANT OUTDOOR CHANNEL WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO?<\/strong><br \/>\nLike magic, you can have all that and more, and thanks to SHOOTING GALLERY and Michael Bane, you can get your first month for only $0.99! That\u2019s less than any toll road in New Jersey! Go directly to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bAC3wT\" target=\"_blank\">MY OUTDOOR TV<\/a> , hit \u201cSign Up Now,\u201d fill out the first page and click \u201cContinue.\u201d Fill out the Billing page, and where you see the box marked PROMO CODE. Enter the top, super-secret-don\u2019t even tell your worthless bum of a brother-in-law code: SGO<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be signed up and get your first month for $0.99! Then, for a measly $9.99 a month from then on, you get all the OUTDOOR CHANNEL you can handle. Starting the first week of September, you also get SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE (SGO, get it?), an original online series that you\u2019ll only be able to watch online. Think of the DOWN RANGE Radio podcast turned into a broadcast show. We\u2019ll be there the first-est with the most-est! Guaranteed! Insider coverage from SHOT and the NRA Show? Done deal. Coverage of the newest technologies by people not living in their Mom\u2019s basement? No problemo. SGO will rock.<\/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>Desert Eagle:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMI_Desert_Eagle\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMI_Desert_Eagle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxim.com\/gear\/10-most-powerful-handguns-planet\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.maxim.com\/gear\/10-most-powerful-handguns-planet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/PDF\/How_to_Shoot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How to Shoot the Desert Eagle\/Magnum Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AND BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THIS SEASON\u2019S GUN STORIES WITH JOE MANTEGNA FEATURING THE DESERT EAGLE!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.policeone.com\/police-products\/firearms\/training\/articles\/8553605-5-differences-between-competitive-shooting-and-combat-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Differences Between Competitive Shooting and Combat Shooting\/PoliceOne.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tactical-life.com\/tactics\/experts-competitive-shooting-defensive\/#balsum16-experts-ayoob\" target=\"_blank\">10 Experts: Can Competitive Shooting Hep Real-World Defensive Shooting?\/Tactical Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Competitive Shooting Get You Killed in a Real Self-Defense Situation\/Prepared Gun Owners<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"79f5kHDl7w\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/preparedgunowners.com\/2015\/09\/22\/will-competition-shooting-get-you-killed-in-a-real-self-defense-situation\/\">Will Competition Shooting Get You KILLED In A Real Self Defense Situation?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Will Competition Shooting Get You KILLED In A Real Self Defense Situation?&#8221; &#8212; Prepared Gun Owners\" src=\"https:\/\/preparedgunowners.com\/2015\/09\/22\/will-competition-shooting-get-you-killed-in-a-real-self-defense-situation\/embed\/#?secret=79f5kHDl7w\" data-secret=\"79f5kHDl7w\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thecarbonmanual.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The Music of The Carbon Manual<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bad_Ronald_(band)\" target=\"_blank\">The Music of Bad Ronald<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PISTOL-JAZZ-124631094259347\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Music of Pistol Jazz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Michael writes a haiku for the Desert Eagle and shares his thoughts about separating shooting competition from self-defense training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21,1],"tags":[643,3596,252,409],"class_list":["post-37676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-down-range-radio","category-featured","tag-personal-defense","tag-second-amendment","tag-self-defense","tag-shooting-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}