Madhouse Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Set your VCR, DVR, whatever -- this looks to be a cool show!!!http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/sons-of-guns/Premieres tonight, 8pm CDST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 As long as it doesn't turn into the Drama Queenfest "American Chopper" has it looks like it will be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I watched both episodes and although it's more about the people than the firearms, I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdavison Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I was hoping to see some "innovative" stuff on the show.....so far...nope.A suppressed shotgun. Been done before. Anyone can suppress a shotgun that fires a slug.Its when you go to actual shot that you cant suppress it, and their approach wont either.Fire a shell with shot instead of a slug, and that suppressor wont do squat.Then the master key project. Nothing new their either. They were mounting Rem 870's under M-16s back in Vietnam. Also, there is a picatinny rail mounted M203, that they should have pulled the mount off of to make their version. Would have been easier, and it would have snugged the shotgun closer under the rail, instead of having it hanging off the front end like a wayward dingleberry.Im thinking some of that stuff was staged too. Why would a guy that didnt own a M203 have boxes of 37mm shells laying around waiting for a grenade launcher that he had never seen.As far as entertainment value...it fun to watch, has that mythbusters blowing stuff up feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Saw part of the show - not too bad. TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdavison Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Last two episodes were awesome.Rebuilt a WWII flame thrower. I agree with the shop owner. I have no desire to strap that deathtrap to my back. Those guys are nuts for even attempting it. That takes some major cahones to pull the trigger on a stone-age overpressurized tank of napalm strapped to your back. I was kinda taken back that the Medal of Honor recipient would want to relive that experience. You know he fried up some crispy japs back in the day with that thing. The Browning M2 build was awesome. Im totally impressed that they actually got that thing together and firing. Its not a easy gun to assemble, and there are only a few armorers in the US that have been mil-spec trained to do it. They didnt show it in the show, but that was a flat reciever kit...which means that someone in that shop had to use a metal brake to form the bottom half of the reciever. Props to whoever pulled that off to spec on the first attempt. It appears their shop favors the AK's, so I can only assume that their experience forming AK recievers helped out quite a bit.All in all, I think they are about to ramp this thing up...and it looks exciting.Interesting to see their suppressed SBR breakdown 10/22 rifle. Wonder if they could do that with a Mini 14 ranch rifle. It would be sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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