sons of guns new episode

[KodiakBeer]

The thing that bothers me the most (and I admit I watch the show, but it's more like I'm ogling a car wreck) is how badly all the people in the show shoot. At least once an episode, they shoot in their little ten yard indoor range and spray bullets all over the place. I find it hard to trust somebody who shoots a gun like a complete novice, to build a gun.

 

[Owner]

The thing that bothers me the most (and I admit I watch the show, but it's more like I'm ogling a car wreck) is how badly all the people in the show shoot. At least once an episode, they shoot in their little ten yard indoor range and spray bullets all over the place. I find it hard to trust somebody who shoots a gun like a complete novice, to build a gun.

certainly agreed.. it also urks me slightly at how they butcher classic weapons..thinking of the episode where they took the ww2 browning .30 cal MG and "tactikalized" it for that police officer that wanted to shoulder fire it in a competition

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

Owner-who gives a crap? The guy WANTED it done that way. I am a purist myself, but I don't feel the need to go p--s on guys who want to optimize their guns. Same with the Tommy gun.

Imagine you are Will. A guy comes in and says "Hi. I have this original X gun that I would like to get modernized. What can you do for me?"
Would you REALLY say "Oh, sorry, I can't do that, that is a piece of history!" ?

 

[Owner]

Owner-who gives a crap? The guy WANTED it done that way. I am a purist myself, but I don't feel the need to go p--s on guys who want to optimize their guns. Same with the Tommy gun.

Imagine you are Will. A guy comes in and says "Hi. I have this original X gun that I would like to get modernized. What can you do for me?"
Would you REALLY say "Oh, sorry, I can't do that, that is a piece of history!" ?

yes..i will agree my original assessment was a bit rash...TBH i would most likely ask the guy was he sure he wanted to do this to a piece of history

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

I would think that the change would be perfectly reversable though. They still have the original barrel and the original backplate, so they could easily restore it to the original form.

EDIT: If you don't want to see them butcher a classic gun though, DON'T watch the episode with the OCC guys. They ravished that 1919 for no reason!

 

[Owner]

I would think that the change would be perfectly reversable though. They still have the original barrel and the original backplate, so they could easily restore it to the original form.

EDIT: If you don't want to see them butcher a classic gun though, DON'T watch the episode with the OCC guys. They ravished that 1919 for no reason!

I saw the occ episode but only caught the tail end and didn't know they had <deleted> a 1919 to create that horror...ugh...it was so ridiculous looking i couldn't tell what it had been.
i would have been happy not knowing what that gun once was lol

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

Hah, yes...they took a 1919, had it chromed, had a tattoo artist paint it, and made it so that it fired with handlebars...that weren't attached to a bike...I think they got high off of the solvents in that episode Most of them I do like, and this one wasn't BAD, just was one of their weaker ones.
The pyrotechnic guitar was pretty awesome though.

 

[Owner]

Hah, yes...they took a 1919, had it chromed, had a tattoo artist paint it, and made it so that it fired with handlebars...that weren't attached to a bike...I think they got high off of the solvents in that episode Most of them I do like, and this one wasn't BAD, just was one of their weaker ones.
The pyrotechnic guitar was pretty awesome though.

ugh..how many classic guns will they destroy

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

That actually was the first one you can really count-the rest were ordered by customers.

 

[Justin]

Guys, can we please keep to actual criticisms of the show, rather than commenting on the perceived attractiveness (or lack thereof) of the only woman in the cast?

This place is called The High Road, after all, and what amounts to virtual cat-calling (or it's opposite) is really not classy.

 

[Mac Attack]

Do they make anything other than AK's or Siagas! All you ever see them working on are AKs. Sure they work in customer guns like M16s, 1919's...etc.

I watch the show occasionally but only if there is nothing else to watch.

 

[Dewey 68]

I've watched about half of the latest episode, so I can't comment fully on it, but I thought it was hilarious how they tie-in the American Chopper guys. Will just happens to have a Skype connection setup with Jr. Maybe they can do more tie-ins in the future with other shows on Discovery. Just think of the possibilities:

Will helps Jamie and Adam with their next gun myth on Mythbusters; maybe they could help shoot Buster in the little finger with a .45 ACP and see if he spins around.

The Red Jacket crew designs a gun for one of the boats on Deadliest Catch that fires the grappling hook to catch the buoy so that they can pull up their pots. This could "open a whole new market for them".

Will designs a new gun that will fire computerized probes into funnel clouds for extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer from Stormchasers. Oh wait, that's been done, but it could "open up a whole new market" for Red Jacket.

Biologist and River Monster host Jeremy Wade calls Red Jacket to have them design a new gun that fires nets to help him snare his latest river monster quest, opening up "a whole new market" for Will and his team.

Man, they've got at least another season's worth of episodes right there!

 

[Ballistic Mule]

It sure would be nice to see a show simalar to top shot with different types of firearms at assorted target setups without all the drama.That, I think, would be watchable to us and non gunners.

Sons of guns.....Not so much.

 

[KodiakBeer]

Last year they took an original unassembled WWII era M2 out of the original packaging and the first thing they did was laser etch their logo on the side.

 

[Owner]

It sure would be nice to see a show simalar to top shot with different types of firearms at assorted target setups without all the drama.That, I think, would be watchable to us and non gunners.

Sons of guns.....Not so much.

I agree completely! do they think people like to watch staged ?...What am i saying..they must,theres a network called Tru-tv on the air

 

[feedthehogs]

They are raking in cash hand over fist because of their notoriety, can't blame them for that.

Certainly can't blame them for that since politicians have been selling their integrity and self respect since the begining of time. Why shouldn't the general public have a chance to do the same?


Tv doesn't sell without the CLOWN factor. Think big brother, Jersey Shore, Real Housewives, the whole Lifetime lineup. Real life is boring, good work and integrity is a snooze fest. Even a decent show like Top Shot has to introduce the personality drama factor. I call it Real Housewives with guns.

 

[kdf101]

I like the show. It is just entertainment, better than a lot of the shows on. While almost all of it is staged, like all "reality shows", at least I get to see a lot of cool guns.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I'm not going to argue the differences between politicians selling out and a small business selling out.

When it comes to business, there is a fine line that is often quite blurry between selling out, and making a great marketing decision that increases business. You know, maybe Bill Gates sold out when he purchased the DOS operating system and developed Microsoft.

Tv doesn't sell without the CLOWN factor.

Correct. So lets blame the ones who embrace this avenue of success because our morals are so much higher. If you were a business owner, what would you do? Continue with a small list of clientele or take the risk of looking like a clown and increasing your business and profits ten fold? In our money rules all society, I think most business would 'sell out' in a heartbeat.

 

[mortablunt]

I'm just happy that we have several shows on the air now on major basic cable networks that show gun people to be ordinary, sane citizens. Not everyone wants to get a full hour of sight adjusting tips or reloading recipes. If this show was all about the technical stuff, it would be too boring for almost the entire audience. Be glad that it's even on. Better than Jersey Shore.

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

I'm just happy that we have several shows on the air now on major basic cable networks that show gun people to be ordinary, sane citizens. Not everyone wants to get a full hour of sight adjusting tips or reloading recipes. If this show was all about the technical stuff, it would be too boring for almost the entire audience. Be glad that it's even on. Better than Jersey Shore.

Well...I love the show...but "Ordinary and Sane" are not words I would necessarily use to describe some of the guys on Sons of guns

 

[dirtymike1]

I will say that when I first heard this show was coming out, I thought it was going ot be nothing more than a high detailed, let's talk trigger polishing today type show. While I can understand what it takes to make a show interesting, I do tune in every week for the new episode.

 

[stickhauler]

How "high road" is it for someone to trash NASCAR (who truly don't have a thing to do with Red Jacket or Sons Of Guns), especially a person who can't even say which way they turn in the sport?

Don't like NASCAR? Fine. I don't much care for golf either, but I'm not on here trashing the PGA. If the sport is so bad, I wonder why there are all those big honkin' RV's worth more than some folks houses at every race? Wonder why corporate America is throwing millions into sponsoring the teams?

And yes, I'm a NASCAR fan, have been since the early 60's, back when it wasn't cool.

 

[ol' scratch]

I saw an episode where they completely destroyed a Browning M1919 by chroming and painting it up like a dragon with handle bars. Then they had the clown posse from American Chopper come down and shoot the abortion. I did think the episode with the tri-M16 was kind of cool. I will say it is nice that there is a show that kind of glamorizes guns and makes them look less evil. Most of the guns that these guys play with have shoulder thingies, barrel doohickeys and shoot lots of rounds really fast. I like to think that the people at the Brady Campaign are reeling right now due to this show.

 

[steven58]

So, was the Saiga semi auto shotgun that one OCC guy bought from Red Jacket in AL as a present for his brother, a NY resident, legally transferred to the buyer in NY when Red Jacket came up to NY and "delivered" to the non purchasing brother?

I didn't see a NY FFL involved anywhere.

And is it, with it's extended magazine, legal to posses in NY?

Just askin

 

[RalphS]

I have just a few random comments -

1. The anti-gun crowd must really hate this show.

2. Alot of city folks who grew up never seeing or touching a gun are seeing this show and thinking that guns look like fun.

3. The problem with all these "reality" shows is that they run out of good ideas pretty fast. After that, the show producers start making up completely ridiculous stories and guys from other reality shows like OCC start showing up. Red Jacket should have agreed to do one season and then shut it down.