Episodes
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It seems that as competitions of all sorts proliferate, social media grousing about competition gets worse and worse. This week we look at why that happens.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 224.
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Host: Michael Bane
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DOWN RANGE Forum Conversation on Competitions
Why You Need to Compete in a Practical Pistol Match/Kevin Creighton, Shooting Illustrated
Rossi Lever Action Rifles
Lucid Optics M7
Earlier Reviews of Rossi M92
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/10/25/rossi-model-92-lever-action/
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-rossi-model-92-lever-action-45-colt/The Music of Seu Jorge
Rare Psychobilly from the Vaults
The Music of Western Stars Recording Company
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We all think we know what gun safety is, but do we? Here are some thoughts to help you figure it out.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 223.
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Kahr Arms X9 release/Tim Stetzer. Shooting News Weekly
FB: Andy Larsson on Chris Costaâs reminder
Costa Ludus/Chris Costa
DTI/John Farnam
In Self-Defense Podcast/John Farnam
NIJ Drop Test Standards
Cimarron Deluxe Short Rifle, .44 Special
Griner Gunworks
Riding Shotgun With Charlie/Charlie Cook
The Music of Leonard Cohen
The Music of Southern Call
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This week Dr. David Yamaneâs GUN CURIOUS and Paul G. Markelâs LIVING ARMED top our list of must read new books. Also, the rise (again) of the Rimfire Challenge.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 222.
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GUN CULTURE 2.0/Dr. David Yamane
GUN CURIOUS (book)/Dr. David Yamane
Student of the Gun/Paul G. Markel
LIVING ARMED: UNDERSTANDING GUNS FOR HOME DEFENSE AND CONCEALED CARRY (book)/Paul G. Markel
Rimfire Challenge Shooting Association
Rimfire Challenge World Championships
The Rising Speed of Technological Adoption/Jeff Desjardins, VISUAL CAPITALIST blog
Andy Larsson on Cartridge Development
The Music of Ben Bostick
The Music of Southern Call
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With all eyes on the NRA election, there was also a host of new firearms introductionsâŠincluding some surprises!
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 221.
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Reform Makes Some Headway/Jim Shepherd, Outdoor Wire
Bob Barr Elected NRA President; Reform Slate Sweeps Other Offices/Cam Edwards, Bearing Arms
Armed Citizen Legal Defense Network, Inc.
Marty and Gila Hayes
Firearms Academy of Seattle
2nd Amendment Law Center/Marie C. DâAmico
The Peregrine Corporation/Emmanuel Kapelsohn
Defense Training International/John and Vicki Farnam
Taylorâs TC73 9mm Lever Action, 100% American made
Heritage Manufacturing âRoscoeâ Snubbie Revolvers
Kahr Arms X9 Production Model
Glock G17L Gen 5 MOS
Colt New Revolvers at NRA 2024
S&W Jerry Miculek 327 Performance Center 9mm Revolver
The Music of Avshalom Ohana
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NRA SHOW, Dallas 2024, Friday - Sunday MICHAEL BUYS THE BEER! Sponsored by Hunters HD Gold Friday, 6:30PM MBâs appearances at the NRA Show this weekend â ask questions, get signed pictures, complain bitterly about the podcast musicâŠthe skyâs the limit! Pick up MBTB wristbands directly from Michael at the Rock Island Armory booth, 7839, Friday at 10AM or 3PM. Stay for the RIA Gun Giveaway at 4:30PM! Catch Michael Saturday, 10AM at the Rossi/Taurus booth, 9541, with Caleb Giddings, and Andy and Sheila Larsson to talk lever actions! Saturday at 1PM Michael will be at the Stoeger/Benelli booth, 7502, to talk about the expanding line of STR pistols.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 220.
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Host: Michael Bane
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C&H Precision
IDPA
Kimber Stainless Target II
GrayGuns/Bruce Gray
Ed Brown 9mm Magazines
Marlin Trapper 45-70 with Magpul ELG Stock & Forend
The Music of King Bullethead
The Music of Karl Rehn
https://karlrehnmusic.com
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In addition to celebrating his birthday, Michael did some serious reading over the weekend. Here are some thoughtful articles that everyone should read.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 219.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Rethinking Handgun Lasers/Travis Pike, The Mag Life
Meditations on Duty/The LawDog Files
Thoughts on Open Carry/Richard Mann, Empty Cases
Open Carry: You Decide/Sheriff Jim Wilson, Shooting Illustrated
The Perils of Open Carry/Greg Ellifritz, Active Response Training
Is Open Carry Idiotic, or Just a Topic for Debate?/Tom Knighton
The Music of OK Otter
The Music of Hot Rod Elegants
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This week Michael tackles the whole morass of âmy opinion can beat up your opinion,â and other utterly stupid effects of the Internet on the Gun Culture.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 218.
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Host: Michael Bane
Producer: Flying Dragon Ltd.More information and reference links:
Why Humans Increasingly are Unaware of Their Ignorance (And Why itâs a Big Problem)/Barry Brownstein/Intellectual Takeout
THE KNOWLEDGE ILLUSION: Why We Never Think Alone (book)/Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach
The Decision Lab: Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Decision Lab: Confirmation Bias
The Music of the Rallies
The Music of Kaleido Sea
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This week Michael recounts working as an adjunct instructor for WYOTAC, Wyoming Tactical, in their Intuitive Defensive Shooting class, and how some of the lessons learned help us navigate the changing landscapes for self-defense.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 217.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Wyoming Tactical
Intuitive Defensive Shooting
Guns For Everyone
The New, New Antisemitism/Victor Davis Hanson, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Psst...Merrick GarlandâŠI Found Your Domestic Terrorists/Stephen Kruiser/PJ Media
The Music of Yarin Primak
The Music of Natali Dashti
The Music of Idan Balas
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MICHAEL AT THE NRA SHOW, DALLAS, MAY 16-19: Saturday, May 18: 10-12PM at the Taurus/Rossi booth with Caleb Giddings, Andy and Sheila Larsson on LEVER ACTIONS! Saturday, May 18: 1-3PM at the Benelli/Stoeger booth talking about the entire Stoeger STR series pistols! This week we delve into fundamental preparations for a very scary year. Michael believes we can all learn from animal behavior â when it doubt, go to ground! But hereâs how to make sure your ground is prepared. Also, a quick look back at a good scope that didnât quite succeed.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 216.
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Host: Michael Bane
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THE ATTACK (book)/Kurt Schlichter
DAY OF WRATH (book)/William R. Forstchen
Solar Generator 101
Standby Home Generators
Crimson Trace 3-24X FFP (discontinued)
The Music of Tom Lehrer
Matt Bunsen and the Burners
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This week we tackle the existential question of why one might purchase a more expensive car â or gun â over a less expensive version. Also, why Michael loves the RIA 5.0e.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 215.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Swarovski Optik Z8i 3.5-28 P
RIA 5.0e 9mm
STI Marauder 9mm
In-Depth Look at the RVS Recoil System/sootch00
RIA 5.0e Magazines
The Music of Tapash
The Music of Captain Joz
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This week we answer some questions that have come in over the transom about the Lipseyâs/S&W Ultimate Carry revolvers. Also, why you should give Lost River Ammo a shot, and starting to work with the Rock Island 5.0e supergun.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 214.
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Lipseyâs/S&W Ultimate Carry Snubby revolvers
VZ Grips
XS Sights
MTM Case-Gard New Products
The Book of Five Rings (BOOK), Miyamoto Musashi
Rock Island Armory 5.0e
The RIA 5.o0 Groundbreaking Surprise/TRIGGERED
Rock Island Armory 5.0 9mm Full Review/James Tarr, G&A
FPS Tactical Holsters
Taylor Freelance Magazine Extensions
RIA 5.0e Magazines
The Music of Amos Ever Hadani
The Music of Shinto
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This weekâs podcast is an interesting mixed lot. Thereâs the fun of getting ready to start training for the Texas Nilgai hunt in November. Then thereâs the deadly serious next installment of âUnderstanding the Changing Self-Defense Landscape."
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 213.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Marlin âDarkâ Original (video), MB, SGO
Marlin âDarkâ Goes Tactical! (video)/MB, TRIGGERED
America is Going To Be Targeted for a Massive Terrorist AttackâŠWill You Be Ready?/Kurt Schlichter, TOWNHALL
Are You Ready for a Major Jihad Attack in the U.S.? Because Itâs Coming/Robert Spencer, PJ MEDIA
The Russian Canary in the Coal Mine/John A. Lucas, BRAVO BLUE
You Didnât Think the Squatter Situation Just Appeared Out of Nowhere, Did You?/Victoria Taft, PJ MEDIA
The Music and Comedy of Tim Wilson
The Music of Evert Z
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But before we head to South Texas to hunt the great bull, the Nilgai, we need to have a serious talk about hunting.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 212.
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Host: Michael Bane
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The Nilgai in Texas
âFinding the Holy Grailâ/Michael Bane, TRIGGERED
âThe Nearly Perfect Medicine Gunâ/Michael Bane, TRIGGERED
âThe .405 Winchester: History and Performanceâ/Dave Campbell, AMERICAN RIFLEMAN
Wildlife Systems, Inc.
âWhy We Hunt: Two Important Perspectivesâ/Dr. Randall Eaton & Shane Mahoney, AFRICA HUNTING FORUM
âSteve Rinella: Reshaping the Narrative Around Hunting, Conservation and Eating a Wild Dietâ/Michael Teo Van Runkle, MENâS JOURNAL
âSteven Rinella: Why I Huntâ/Steven Rinella, Petersonâs HUNTING
The Music of Juno Reactor
The Music of Indiana Bradley
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This week Michael wades into the ever-popular .410 as a potential self-defense cartridge and Taurusâ new 13-inch Home Defender.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 211.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Lipseyâsâ Smith & Wesson Ultimate Carry J-Frames, Part 1/Mike Wood
New .32 H&R Loads Coming!
Taurus Judge Home Defender
Ultimate .410 Buckshot Ballistics Test/Caleb Giddings, ATHLON Outdoors
Winchester Super X .410 3-inch 000 Buckshot, 5 pellets
Winchester .45 Colt 225 grain SilverTip
The Music of Brian Dewan
The Music of David Jack Marshall
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Thatâs rightâŠthis week is Catch Up on All the New products on Michael's Desk week.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 210.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Rossi RM64 .38/.357
Streamlight New Products
Ed Brown 1911 Magazines
The Wilderness Adventure Ready Kit (ARK)
Doubletap DT Snake Shot
MTM Case-Gard Shooting Rests
The Music of Marcelo Nami
The Music of Jimit
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The top snubby revolver experts in the country met at Lipseyâs in Baton Rouge last week for hands-on with the runaway handgun hit of SHOT 2024, the Lipseyâs/Smith & Wesson Ultimate Carry J-frame revolver. The results were nothing short of spectacular!
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 209.
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Host: Michael Bane
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NOTE: AFR is no longer on Patreon!
American Fighting RevolverLipseyâs /S&W Ultimate Carry J-Frame
The Theory of the Snubnose Revolver/The Snubnose Files
Other S&W J-Frames
The Smith & Wesson J-Frame: A Short History/Dave Campbell, AMERICAN RIFLEMAN
FB Post on S&W UC/Michael Bane
The Inadvertent Revival of the 3-Inch Snub (Charter Arms Professional .32 H&R)/Michael Bane
XS Sights
VZ Grips
The Music of the Bostweeds
The Music of Blues Saraceno
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The new line of Rossi revolvers is a great opportunity for people looking to try a revolver without breaking the bank. Also, some thoughts on becoming invisible.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 208.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Rossi RP63
Griner Gunworks
Cimarron 1873 Deluxe Short Rifle
Cimarron 1887 Lever Action Terminator Shotgun
Mundenâs Six-Gun Magic by Jeff Ault
Michael Bane Blog Dec. 21, 2017
The Myth of the Gray Man/Dave Merrill, RECOIL
Gray Man Strategies 101: Peeling Away the Thin Veneer of Society/Kevin Reeve, Imminent Threat Solutions
10 Lessons from an Urban Escape and Evasion Class/John Schwartze, RECOIL Off-Grid
The Music of Apache Tomcat
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Too often our training focus is on the 1% of shooters who readily sign up for training, while overlooking the 99% of gun owners who really need the training! How do we balance this out? Michael has some thoughts...
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 207.
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Host: Michael Bane
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KR Training/Karl Rehn
Quietly Armed Training/Kevin Creighton
I.C.E. Training/Rob Pincus
Cimarron 1873 Short Rifle .44 Special
Griner Gunworks
The Music of Ajda the Turkish Queen
The Music of the Anacondas
Horror Films That Feature Freakish Ants
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New times and new threats require new solutions. How does the increasing threat of domestic terrorism change your old self-defense planning?
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 206.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Should More People Be Carrying Discreet Anti-Terror Kits?/Jenifer Sensiba, TTAG
Guns.Com Best-Selling Guns from January 2024
KelTec SUB2000 Gen 3
S&W M&P FPC Series
Recover Tactical
âEverytown Describes Lever-Actions as âDeadly Innovationsâ/Tom Knighton, BEARING ARMS
The Music of Hot Rod Elegants
The Music of Nir Maimon
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Itâs the first podcast after SHOT 2024 and Michael doesnât have COVID, for a change! Still, there are tons of interesting guns on the horizon, as well as fascinating trends...
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 205.
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Host: Michael Bane
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Rock Island Armory 5.0E
Kahr X9 Double Stack
SDS Imports
MUZLSTIK Safety Products
Magnum Research
Stoeger STR-9 Combat X
Taurus USA
The Music of the African Tribal Orchestra
African Mbira Music
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