Top Shot

[loose noose]

Ryanxia, Thanks I never would have thought of that. Just go to History.com, believe me I'll try it.

 

[HankB]

I've tried watching that show, the premise of a "Top Shot" based on the idiocy of the host and the canned team rivalry, leaves a lot to be desired for a true competition.

I view Top Shot as a half-hour shooting show crammed into a one-hour time slot.

I tape it and watch it later, fast forwarding through the commercials and the clubhouse malarky; viewed in that manner, it's not bad at all.

One thing that struck me first season . . . people are shooting guns that someone else sighted in. I strongly suspect that in some of the head-to-head shootoffs, the guns were not sighted in identically. (I believe one of the competitors from Season 2 or Season 3 made a comment along those lines, too.)

 

[Ben86]

Remember when the History Channel was the Hitler Channel? All Nazis, All The Time?

Oh, and Ancient Aliens!

A lot of what's on there is crap, but Top Shot is one show I routinely watch. I hope they keep it up, and maybe ditch the primitive weapons.

 

[Gtimothy]

Watching right now...I WANT an FN Five seveN!!!!! Last week I wanted a .338 Lapua Mag!!!! I just turn the volume down during the DRAMA parts!

 

[sgtstryker]

Last year,I was waiting on the SEAL and the other guy duke it out, but that would have been too real, even for a reality show. I haven't seen but one episode this year. Even with the TiVo, I just couldn't get into it. If it's over, it's over.

 

[EmG]

I find this very hard to believe considering they just started the new show top guns that gives the details of the guns that have been shot on top shot!

 

[9mmepiphany]

It hasn't been canceled, that was bad info...refer to post#20...they are still holding steady at .6%

 

[Shuler13]

Best way to watch: DVR + fast forward through drama + play the competitions.

 

[twofifty]

I like it

I enjoyed the first season in spite of its flaws, but the host's repetitive lines really got to me by Season 2.

Beautiful country, ideal for what they're doing, great winds and fog. Is this somewheres in the California Coast Range? Interesting to see how the burnt out "Selection" draw greened up between S1 and S2 - it now looks much less forbidding.

Peeves: The editors have some shooting parts out of sequence, esp. wrt bullet holes on paper targets. I wonder who gets to reset the targets and who picks up the broken glass - there must be a big crew working behind the scenes. It must be a huge drawn out day for the competitors, with conditions changing quite a lot between attempts.

Trigger and muzzle control seems to be consistently good, with just a few exceptions. Eyes and ears are always in use.

Overall, I think Top Shot presents firearms use in a positive light, and certainly shows how much fun and variety there is to shooting. Cool how well the civvies and self-taught types can do very well. Hopefully Top Shot gets new writers and cans the over-the-top shouted commentary.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Beautiful country, ideal for what they're doing, great winds and fog. Is this somewheres in the California Coast Range?

It is filmed in the foothills just east of Santa Clarita (Southern CA) on a private ranch.

They rent the ranch house and the grounds. The crew does a lot of picking up between relays...each show takes 3 days to shoot. The current season is shot in the late Spring (last year) and the next is shot in the late Fall

 

[Kingofthehill]

Yup, Santa clarita... But agua dulce is more accurate. I'm here in Santa clarita where I'm from visiting family and drove by to check it out but nobody there.