BangSteel Long Range Shooting

BangSteel Long Range Shooting Podcast

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Very politically incorrect. Not the for the faint of heart. :) Long Range Shooting talk plus more... We do consume and review adult beverages during the show, and give our impressions of various beers, scotches, bourbons and whiskeys. We dip Oreos in our whiskey. Sometimes. :) Topics are Long Range Shooting, and the reasons why we pursue the craft... and politics and sometimes religion. If you're one whose "toast pierces easily" (inside joke, listen and learn if you dare) then you'll want to move past this show. Galli's "Everyday Sniper" or Wojyck's "Modern Day Sniper" (both great podcasts) wo...

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September 16th, 2019 ... Casper the ghost gun... skeeter cartridges... more 17.09.2019 30:27

We discuss the Ruger PC Carbine, or "carbyne" as it were... :/ .... and the trend toward what Dan calls the "skeeter cartridges"... 1911 pistols, M9 Beretta... 308 versus 30-06 (really)... and the continual reinvention of already great cartridges. We hope you

September 9th, 2019... Creedmoor vs. 308, mils vs MOA (again), forums, Ruger 1911... more... 10.09.2019 44:27

We discuss 6.5 Creedmoor versus 308 Winchester... MOA vs MIL... how to evaluate a good long range load... the problem with internet forums... the Ruger 1911 Commander...

September 3rd, 2019... Walmart? Practice routines, Swedish M96, K-11 Swiss, and Buckshot Bill :) 04.09.2019 37:49

Some comedy late in the episode with Buckshot Bill, but first we go over issues with the Walmart cop-out, practice routines you can do at 100 yards (or less), the Swedish M96 Mauser rifle, the K-11 Swiss Schmidt-Rubin rifle, ammo that changes velocity with temperature... and Buckshot Bill, adjunct instructor. We hope you'll listen! :)

September 1st, 2019... shooting positions, match follow up, ballistic calculators, politics... 02.09.2019 37:27

We have follow up discussion on our August 31st match, we go over some of our teaching techniques, match stage ideas, and we discuss the "universal background check" crap coming out of DC lately.

August 29th, 2019 Range Day, match info, and the StompWeiter (short episode)... 30.08.2019 14:11

Info on the enhanced range day and match on Saturday. Shorter podcast... other stuff too... check it out. :)

August 26th, 2019 Barrel Break-in, bullet selection, magazine capacity... and Edgar Allan Poe :) 27.08.2019 35:13

We discuss barrel break-in, 308 barrel life, scope bases, magazine capacity, bullet selection, and podcast feedback from Edgar Allan Poe. :)

August 10th, 2019... Epstein, AOC, Sandy Hook and MAGNUM long range guns. 11.08.2019 27:34

Epstein's "suicide" and AOC's response (she hasn't gotten the memo yet)... :) And the Sandy Hook train wreck revisited, and 338 Lapua Magnum extreme range usefulness. We also discuss other cartridges suitable for ELR (extreme long range) work.

August 7th, Trump and gun control, NRA, mass shooting reaction. Heavy politics! 08.08.2019 43:50

We discuss the fallout from the recent mass shootings. What will Trump end up doing in reaction to these? We discuss the situation in the NRA, the Virginia Constitution... and more. Heavy political stuff in this one.

July 31st, 2019 Mil vs. MOA and "Cyber Shooters"... lots more... 01.08.2019 36:19

We cover the Mil versus MOA debate, the Kestrel shooters (Cyber-shooters) :) ... sandbag selection, the DP12 shotgun (it's cool) and Mark Greaney's mentioning us in his Gray Man book "Agent In Place." Please tune in!

July 26th, 2019 Budget rifle suggestions, scope suggestions, next match, more... 27.07.2019 34:58

We talk about budget rifle builds, with suggestions for putting together a decent long range rifle for under 800 dollars--or maybe even under 600 dollars. We cover scope suggestions, proper bipods to use, shooting form... and a little touch of "Bob Ross, range officer"... :) We hope you'll listen in.

Follow up from July 20th match, Hornady bullet issues (again)... and more. 21.07.2019 28:07

We talk about the match we hosted on July 20th, and also about target acquisition issues that some of us have during matches--and what we can do about it. We also talk about Hornady bullets blowing up on the way to the target (no kidding)... and also mag feeding issues. Check this one out! :)

Rifle, Scope, and Ammo recommendations for long range work... 19.07.2019 40:14

Rifle, Scope, and Ammo recommendations for long range shooting. We cover scope base and ring types, and discuss the proper mounting of the scope base to the receiver.

Long Range Rifle Match 20 July 2019... and other stuff... 15.07.2019 28:05

We discuss our upcoming long range rifle match at BangSteel, as well as match props and stages... and the current political scene in America today.