Episodes
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Rock Island Armory, whose Philippines-based operation is one of the largest 1911 manufacturers in the world, is ramping up its USA operations with a spectacular factory in Cedar City, UT. This week, Michael take you through it. Also, the custom Magnum Research Switchbolt .22LR rifle arrives in time for the Rimfire Worlds!
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 239.
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RIA-USA
Rock Island Armory 5.0e 9mm
R.I.A. VRF14 12 gauge Firearm
Rock Island Armory TAC ULTRA
Magnum Research Custom Switchbolt .22LR
https://www.magnumresearch.com/rimfire-rifles/
https://www.magnumresearchcustoms.com/custom-switchbolt-landing/Taylors & Company Firearms
The Music of the Original Orchestra/Ian Post
The Music of Blackbard
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The second assassination attempt on President Trump once again highlights the incredible dangers of “chumming for monsters.” As the Irish Republican Army told U.K. Premier Margaret Thatcher after one of their bombs failed to kill the legendary Prime Minister, she had to be lucky every single time; the IRA had to be lucky only once.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 238.
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Stochastic Terrorism — A Game of Rhetorical Asymmetry/Dr. Rollergator, PhD, Substack
They Want Him Dead/Mark Steyn, Jewish World Review
What Do You Call a Conspiracy to Assassinate Without the Conspiracy?/Stephen Green, PJ Media
Everybody Is Terrified of Where This Is Headed and Nobody Will Say It/Jeffrey Blehar, National Review
Rob Miller of Amebix: Things I Have Learned About Being a Swordsmith
The Music of Tau Cross
The Music of Tav Falco
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“Best” is a purely subjective term, says Michael. When it comes to self-defense, it’s all compromises, and all those compromises need to be in your favor.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 237.
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Rossi Revolver
Allchin Gun Parts
Liberty Firearms Institute
Burris FastFire 4
6mm Creedmoor/Ian Kenney/The Armory Life
Facts and Opinions: Half of Americans Don’t Know the Difference/Bryce Hoffman, Forbes
Ditch the Carry Rotation/Chris Cypert, Shooting Illustrated
FPF Training/John Murphy
The Music of Dani Jalali
The Music of the Anacondas
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Different harder times require a reevaluation of your own strategies and tactics. Michael recommends the great work of the late Dr. William Aprill for a start, but you’re going to have to do the heavy lifting yourself!
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 236.
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Defensive Training International/John & Vicki Farnam
FlexCCarry Solutions/Vicki Farnam
Dr. William Aprill Violent Criminal Actors Series, PDN, Rob Pincus
Where Might You Find a Culture of Honor?/Steven J. Heine, Cultural Psychology
The Music of HillTopTrio
RED DAWN (1984)
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Michael thinks it might well be, and it is likely the pistol he will shoot in the Rimfire Challenge World Championships in October. Meanwhile, fond thoughts on the long-discontinued Remington Versa Max semiauto.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 235.
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Kevin’s Tisas 9mm 1911
Michael’s Tisas 9mm 1911
Volquartsen Black Mamba
C-More Slide Ride
Michael on the Remington Versa Max
Remington Model V3
Ruger Precision Rifle
The 6mm Creedmoor/John B. Snow, Outdoor Life
FTW Ranch
The Music of Kyle Cox
The Music of the African Tribal Orchestra
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This week we finally get under way on our Ruger Precision Rifle update. We also bring our FN long-range .308, now with an older Crimson Trace scope, out for a little work.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 234.
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John Snow invents the 6mm Creedmoor/Ian Kenney, The Armory Life
Ruger Precision Rifle
PROOF Research Barrels
Timney Triggers
Liberty Firearms Institute
Michael Bane on the FN TSR Project
FN TSR XP — Deer Rifle in Tactical Guise
Accuracy Solutions LLC Acquires McRee Precision
Michael’s 10/22 Precision Rifle Ver. 4.0
Springfield Armory Prodigy 1911 DS
Ed Brown-Fueled Springfield Prodigy
The Music of Fermin
The Music of Spacetrain Unlimited
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Sometimes, when a 12-gauge response might be or is required, the best choice can be the ubiquitous non-shotgun firearm, like the Mossberg Shockwave or the Remington TAC-14. Michael’s choice is the Rock Island VRF-14…semiauto, magazine fed and fitted with a 1000 lumen/green laser from Streamlight.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 233.
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What is Totalitarianism?/Robert Longley, ThoughtCo Blog
Britain is Now a Totalitarian State/C.A, Skeet, PJ Media
Denver Police Chief, Mayor, react to South American Gang Presence in City/Erika Gonzales, Fox 31
The Great Home-Defense Debate: Shotgun vs. AR-15 vs. Pistol/Kevin Michalowski, USCCA
Rock Island Armory VRF-14
Streamlight TLR RM 2 Laser-G
The Music of Hey Judy
The Music of Max Hixon
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This week, Michael talks some more on one of his “ancient” competition guns, a Rock Island hi-cap 9mm built for USPSA shooting. Also, the importance of self-defense insurance for the armed civilian.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 232.
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Rock Island Armory TAC ULTRA FS HC 9mm
Para-Ordnance LDA 1911 Pistols/David Crane, Defense Review
Baby Rock Rocks Baby/MB. The Michael Bane Blog
Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Inc.
Why is Situational Awareness Important/Shelley Hill, Shooting Illustrated
The Music of Abigail Washburn
The Music of Bad Ronald
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This week, spurred on by an excellent article in “Shooting Illustrated,” Michael returns to one of his favorite topic, the PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) in an unobtrusive bag.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 231.
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Range Review: Recover Tactical 20/20bStabilizer for Glocks/Kevin Creighton, Shooting Illustrated
Recover Tactical
Review: Recover Tactical 20/20 Glock Brace/Dave Merrill, Recoil Magazine
C.A.A./Mikey Hartman, LtC (ret), IDF
https://caagearup.com
https://www.facebook.com/mikey.hartman/Flux Defense Equipped Glock — Ultimate PDW/David M. Fortier. Firearms News
Flux Defense
The Music of Benjamin Adair Murphy
The Music of Roy Young and Assaf Ayalon
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This week, Michael eschews politics for a hat, a pair of cowboy boots and a boatload of cowboy guns for a fun Saturday shooting a SASS match. He also introduces a new training device from a surprising place — Steiner Optics.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 230.
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Single Action Shooting Society
Why You Need to Compete in a Practical Pistol Match/Kevin Creighton, Shooting Illustrated
Unexpected Benefits of Competitive Shooting/Tracy Hughes, Gun Goddess
4 Things Hunters Can Learn from Competitive Shooters/Taylor Thorne, Meateater
Steiner Optics
The Music of Unknown River
The Music of Marshall Mcferrin
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Monsters rise to the chum…every single time...
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 229.
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Exit Stage Left/Allan J. Feifer, American Thinker
Trump and the Ultimate Bull Moose Moment/Phillip Mark McGough. American Spectator
Takeaways From the Assassination Attempt/Open Source Defense
Why Are There So Few Assassinations?/Richard Hanania. Hanania Newsletter
The Dead Zone (book)/Stephen King
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This week we update the ultimate bear defense gun, the Rock Island Armory 10mm Commander length. Also, some more thoughts on the idea of a “GET OFF ME!” gun.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 228.
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Rock Island Armory 10mm Pistols
Trijicon RMRcc
Vulcan Machine Werks
XS Sights
Magnum Research Switchbolt .22 Rifles
North American Arms Revolvers
The Pew Pew Jew/Yehuda Remer
Auschwitz-Birkenau
The Music of the Holocaust
Mordechai Gebirtig
The Music of Kyle Cox
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And why it matters! Based on input from top trainer Greg Ellifritz, we take a look at the rise in “mass shootings” and compare them to an active shooter event. How can you defend yourself in these situations? Also, Stoeger’s saga into low cost/high quality pistols continues with the newest of the breed!
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 227.
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Mass Shootings versus Active Killer Attacks/Greg Ellifritz, Active Response Training
Active Response Training/Greg Ellifritz
GUNSITE: Direct Responser to an Active Shooter (class)
Responses to Mass Shooting Attacks/Gila Hayes, Armed Citizen Journal
Stoeger Pistols
Stoeger Celebrates a Century!
The Music of Kashido
The Music of the Cambridge String Quartet
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Attendance is down for some firearms classes — and, yes, there are exceptions...looking at you, GUNSITE — as the economy continues to batter the middle class. Also, the last word on AIWB, courtesy Dave Spaulding.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 226.
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The Horse in Motion — The First “Movie”
The Persistence of Vision/Michael McKinney, Vision.Org
AIWB: A Frank Discussion on Carrying Forward of the Hip/Dave Spaulding, Guns & Ammo
Recognize the Pattern, Paul Sharp, FaceBook
Socia Media is Making You into an Asshole, Daniel Harvey, 20 Minutes Into the Future
The Music of Eron Lima, Accordion Master
The Music of Malabi Tropical
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The bump stock ban and the pistol brace final rule go down in flames the same week! But remember…courts can be finicky friends. Also, looking at the Tademkross/MaddMac hybrid .22 and the perfect “snake gun,” the Rossi RP63 with DoubleTap Snake Shot.
MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 225.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down ATF Ban on Bump Stocks, Cam Edwards, Bearing ARms
District Court Vacates the ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule, Ending Enforcement of the Ban Nationwide/Dan Zimmerman, Shooting News Weekly
Never Interrupt an Opponent/Jim Shepherd, Shooting Wire
Tandemkross
MaddMacs Precision Tactical
Rossi RP63
Craft Holster
DoubleTap Snake Shot
The Music of Batmobile
The Music of the Small Town Pimps
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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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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 Costa’s 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 Yamane’s GUN CURIOUS and Paul G. Markel’s 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 introductions…including 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. D’Amico
The Peregrine Corporation/Emmanuel Kapelsohn
Defense Training International/John and Vicki Farnam
Taylor’s TC73 9mm Lever Action, 100% American made
Heritage Manufacturing “Roscoe” 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 MB’s appearances at the NRA Show this weekend — ask questions, get signed pictures, complain bitterly about the podcast music…the sky’s 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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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
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