{"id":37977,"date":"2016-11-01T22:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=37977"},"modified":"2016-11-08T10:48:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T15:48:02","slug":"down-range-radio-493-having-fun-with-the-ak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/down-range-radio-493-having-fun-with-the-ak\/37977\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Range Radio #493: Having Fun With The AK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_37978\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37978\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/drradio493.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Credit: www.southernutahpracticalshootingrange.com\" width=\"478\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/drradio493.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/drradio493-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: www.southernutahpracticalshootingrange.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week is all about the spectacular RED OKTOBER Kalashnikov match in St. George, UT, this last weekend. Although Michael is a died-in-the-wool AR Guy, he was seduced by the lightweight, accurate and beautiful AKs from Rifle Dynamics, featuring milled receivers from Sharps Bros.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4499\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-37977-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/493-mb110216.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/493-mb110216.mp3\">http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/493-mb110216.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/493-mb110216.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=37977-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/mp3s\/493-mb110216.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"493-mb110216.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 50:17 &#8212; 23.0MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('37977-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_37977-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_37977-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;478&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?powerpress_embed=37977-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 #493.<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 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? 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