Triggered! With Michael Bane

…so you better check your credit card when you see the newest products. This week we visit the inaugural COMPEXPO at the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex near Grand Junction, CO, destined to become one of the premier shooting/expo events in America! For show notes, visit: https://www.michaelbane.tv/we-visit-compexpo/51754/

It’s that time of year again when gun pundits and manufacturers descend on Las Vegas to eat the overpriced food, loose lots of money at the slots and see what the shooting, hunting and outdoor industries have in store for the next year. Here’s Michael's insider’s report!

Every so often a new gun comes along that makes you go, Wow!

In anticipation of the second generation 5.0E 9mm competition semiauto from Rock Island, we go back to the first of the year to take a look at the first 5.0 and see what makes it so different — and so important!

This week Michael takes a look at “Piglet,” the Commander-length, 10mm 1911 from Rock Island Armory. With 8-round 10mm mags, Piglet may be the best backcountry safety device ever. Also a look at the new Bushnell RX micro series red dot sights.

It’s the first TRIGGERED for 2023, and we open with a bang — Rock Island Armory’s first ever made-in-the USA 5.0 ST, a 9mm supergun that has all the potential of being a serious contender in competition.

This week Michael heads up to Riverton, Wyoming and Wyoming Tactical’s Long Range class. Will the finally completed Wilson Combat .308 deliver???

An AR that pumps…an airgun that shoots more than a mile and a lot of blue light…welcome to Lucid Optics annual Ballistics Summit, bringing together some of the most interesting companies in Gun World with media reps who can’t wait to pull the trigger!

This week, Michael gets a look at the Tisas “Bantam” lightweight Commander-sized 199 from SDS Imports and Rock Island’s impressive VRF14, a handful of 12 gauge! Also, an interview with Tes Salb on the TACTICAL GAMES.

This week we talk about the spectacular Stoeger event at GUNSITE, introducing the latest generation of the Stoeger STR-9 9mm polymer-framed, striker fired pistols, small, medium and large. And yes, the Stoegers delivered!

This week we take a look at Michael's five favorite pocket pistols and the best way to carry them.

This week we take a deep dive into the Tisas/SDS Imports D10 “X” — and that’s definitely a capital X — the new 10mm 1911 from Turkey. Everyone who has handled this gun has been…awed. See why!

We’re back at the USCCA Expo and Training Event in Ft. Worth, TX, for a conversation with Rob Pincus and an examination of ways to practice when ammunition is in short supply.

The custom Sig P365, aimed at next year’s P365 EDC Championships at the Sig Academy, is now headed toward the finish line. Also, the Henry Long Ranger in 6.5 Creedmoor shows its character.

This week we take a look at the new Glock 28, a .380 version of the venerable G26 “Baby Glock” available through TALO/Lipseys. Also, why Ransom Rests are the best in the world!

The Henry Big Boy revolver is something of a surprise…the pictures don’t do it justice! It is the revolver that should be in the hands of Indiana Jones, or maybe Humphrey Bogart in CASABLANCA. In short, a .38/.357 masterpiece.

The Sig P365’s weird FT Bullseye sight is a love it or hate it proposition. Here’s our original look at the SAS version of the most popular carry gun in America. Plus, an important interview with John Murphy at FPF Training!

The FNP-45 was originally designed for a military project that never materialized. But the double-stack, hammer-fired .45 and its lookalike successor, the FNX-45, are still state-of-the-art for heavyweight handguns. Also, the Taurus GX4-XL comes back fitted for the Trij RMRcc.

This week we have a little change in direction with an interview with Mike Ox, coauthor along with Erick Gelhaus and Marcus Custer, of RED DOT MASTERY, a comprehensive look at learning and mastering dot optics on handguns.

This week we dip back into our archives to take a look at the Big Horn Armory Model 89 lever gun in .500 Magnum, plus a little bit of history on S&W’s massive magnum cartridge.

This week it’s all get ready for the "boom” as we start putting every round we can find through the .460 S&W Magnum Taurus Raging Hunter. Also a classic holster for a new classic revolver.

This week Michael talks about the on-going modifications to the Henry Long Ranger to get it ready for Africa early next year, including incorporating the Spartan Precision magnetic bipod system. Also, the Trijicon RMRcc on the Taurus GX4 XL.

This week we dip back in our vaults to take a look at an earlier Africa trip, this one in 2018 with Ft. Richmond Safaris, to challenge the great Cape Buffalo with a Marlin 45-70!

Working with the enhanced version of the Rock Island 5.0 9mm competition pistol is a joy. Also, the Stoeger SRT-9 now comes in colors…it’s spring, after all.

This week it’s Kimber’s excellent R7 Mako, the company’s entry into the Itty-Bitty 9mm Hi-Cap Sweepstakes…Plus, the SDS Imports’ Zigana PX-9 Gen 2!