American Guns

[MikeBjerum]

I was on the phones today.  This means that I'm strapped to the desk with two phones, a computer, a notebook, and four catalogs going.  It also means periods of pulling my hair, or what's left of it, out, and periods of pure boredom.  This also means that I rotate between the radio on behind me or the TV on in front of me.  I got the chance to have Blackhawk Down going in front of me, not that I was able to watch much of it, and then I had American Guns on.

I am soooooooo glad I got the chance to watch American Guns.  I normally don't see it, because it is on during Shooting Gallery.  The best thing about watching it was that I learned that you don't need to be a gunsmith to build very expensive firearms.  I have the basic farmer skills and tools needed to cobble together a high priced piece.  I also was corrected on terminology:  I always thought that headspace dealt with where the bullet was in relation to the breech end of the barrel when the cartridge is chambered.  However, Rich made it clear that it is all about how tight the action closes to keep gasses from blowing out of the ejection port when the gun is fired.

I know that the average observer does not know the difference and will never be affected by it.  But, for those of us that enjoy our guns a little too excess it is like fingernails on a blackboard (to you young folk that think that may be racist, a blackboard is a rough surface mounted on a classroom wall, that is black in color, and you rub fossilized sea creatures across it for the class to see - kinda like a whiteboard, only less colorful, and less expensive  ).

[Timothy]

Where's the sarcasm emoticon we ordered anyway?

 

[Mericet]

On another forum (yes I know but that one is vehicle related) the accepted form is to post sarcasm posts in green.

BTW, under which category will a gunsmith file "Red Jacket" (or whatever it is called)?

[JLawson]

I've stopped watching both of those shows.  Just couldn't take the manufactured drama, cobbled-together crap, and helicopter-delivered bag-o-cash deals.  I still enjoy Top Shot and the spin-off called Top Guns was fun to watch.

[tombogan03884]

I used to like "Tales of the gun" on the History channel but they only had a few episodes they kept showing over and over.

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[philw]

I actually like it,  looks like a ok show,


yes the BS that you get with some shows trying to add a bit of suspense  ( bit like swamp people )

however you have to understand a few things I feel, 
we are all enthusiasts and have high expectations and expect attention to detail

shows like American Guns and others like it are made for the Masses  they are on more main stream networks  and a lot of people that would watch them may not be that in to guns or have only just got in to them    however it is a way to get more supporters of firearms when they see people having fun and they are not the big bad black things that the lame stream media makes them out to be all the time.

that is a massive plus for us all   the more,  and when you have the DRTV group with the shows they have setting the standard in the firearms and self defence shows  and other networks wanting there own  giving us more shows to watch ( well at least you all in the US )  how can that be a bad thing...



PS   really really wish I could get Shooting Gallery,  and Gun Stories ( well all the DRTV shows though iTunes Store ( the Aust one )
PLESSE PLEASE   or can I just buy a external HD with them all on it and ship it over to me hehe

BTW, under which category will a gunsmith file "Red Jacket" (or whatever it is called)?

Sons of Guns.. is the show you are talking about.

[santahog]

I like "Sons of Guns" well enough. The wife hates it..
"American Guns", while I'm glad people are watching it, I'm not much on it. I'll watch it though.
I can't take much of the girl with the little dog under her arm, and what seems like the "Gun Guy to the rich and famous" mindset going on with the dad. Stacks of cash and whatnot don't impress me, and it seems like it's supposed to on that show. Too much like the guy who walks around with 50K in his pocket just to seem serious or important..
Just me though.. More power to them.
I was looking at it last night and it occured to me that I could never afford to buy a gun there..

[Timothy]

I just question the Discovery channels motives.  After all, aren't they the same network that produces "Whale Wars"?

I don't get cable anymore but I've seen one or two issues of "American Guns/Silicone"...I'll pass in the future.

[MikeBjerum]

I just question the Discovery channels motives.  After all, aren't they the same network that produces "Whale Wars"?

I don't get cable anymore but I've seen one or two issues of "American Guns/Silicone"...I'll pass in the future.

I think that History, Discovery, Science, Military, National Geographic, Animal Planet, etc. are all tied together.  They love the reality shows, because they are the cheapest to produce.  They hype the drama, because we have become a nation that would rather see others hurting than celebrate success (great to see someone stumble below us).  I believe they produce a broad range of shows and have something for everybody, or more accurately, the broadest range possible to collect advertising revenue from.

I just get irritated when they are so far off base, and you know others are paying attention.  I was hunting last year with a clown that was a no it all.  He is a prairie dog shooter, and that is what he considers hunting - guess how putting him in a tree stand for eight hours a day for six days went.  He sat there telling all of us that if you shoot a Barett in .50 BMG you don't need to worry about wind or compensate for bullet drop up to a half mile.  "They are so big, heavy and fast they just rip straight out there, and nothing moves them."  These are the naive people that swallow everything said on these shows, including Ice Road Truckers 9,000 ton tanker that rolled one night.  There are people that will swallow that you can put eighteen million pounds on five axles with eighteen wheels 

[tombogan03884]

I think that History, Discovery, Science, Military, National Geographic, Animal Planet, etc. are all tied together.  They love the reality shows, because they are the cheapest to produce.  They hype the drama, because we have become a nation that would rather see others hurting than celebrate success (great to see someone stumble below us).  I believe they produce a broad range of shows and have something for everybody, or more accurately, the broadest range possible to collect advertising revenue from.

I just get irritated when they are so far off base, and you know others are paying attention.  I was hunting last year with a clown that was a no it all.  He is a prairie dog shooter, and that is what he considers hunting - guess how putting him in a tree stand for eight hours a day for six days went.  He sat there telling all of us that if you shoot a Barett in .50 BMG you don't need to worry about wind or compensate for bullet drop up to a half mile.  "They are so big, heavy and fast they just rip straight out there, and nothing moves them."  These are the naive people that swallow everything said on these shows, including Ice Road Truckers 9,000 ton tanker that rolled one night.  There are people that will swallow that you can put eighteen million pounds on five axles with eighteen wheels 

The fact they could confuse Gallons and tons with out anyone catching it tells you alot about the knowledge base of the production staff.