Today, May 5th, 2025 is the 75th birthday of Michael Bane. Born on May 5, 1950, Bane is an author, firearms trainer, television host, and the host of the longest-running firearms podcast: MBTV – On the Radio. A proto-prepper, Michael Bane lives in an off-grid home in rural Colorado. Mr. Bane was also the basis of the “Michael Blessing” character in James Tarr’s zombie novel trilogy. Michael Bane’s website–michaelbane.tv–is the place to find his podcast, his blog, and his superb video series: Triggered. It is highly recommended.
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We are announcing a change to the First Prize package in the SurvivalBlog nonfiction writing contest prizes: HSM Ammunition in Montana had been providing a $250 gift certificate. They’ve just generously increased that to a $350 gift certificate.
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We are continuing our special 10-day sale on all of the Elk Creek Company percussion gun inventory. Most of these are revolvers for which cartridge conversion cylinders are readily available. This includes a group of five minty Ruger Old Army revolvers that I’ve not yet photographed. Many of those are “Pre-Warning” vintage. We also have special pricing on all of our blackpowder hunting rifles. Most of those are .50 caliber rifles in the quite practical Hawken configuration. Take a look at our Percussion category!
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Today’s feature article is a review that was penned by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
Read the full article here