Sons of Guns
Sons of Guns is a reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel. The series centers on Red Jacket Firearms LLC, a Louisiana-based business that manufactures and sells custom weapons. Will Hayden is the founder and owner of the shop, while his daughter and business partner Stephanie manages the office. As on the Discovery Channel series MythBusters, this show practices a degree of self-censorship and safety-consciousness. Each episode begins with a staff member warning viewers not to try anything demonstrated on the show at home. In addition, during scenes of catastrophic failure, the crew will remind the audience not to try anything at home. The program also makes a noted point to avoid showing specific detail of how weapon modifications or fabrications are performed.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 30m
Release: 2011
Rating: 8.5
Season 1 - Sons of Guns
2011-01-26
"Will and his team of gunsmiths are hired to do the impossible \u2014 build a shotgun silencer. In the meantime, Will's friend Glenn shows up with a rare Civil War cannon worth $250,000 that the owner wants to fire 150 years after it last saw action. Daughter Stephanie keeps the shop running as Will does the research to see if the cannon can be fired safely."
2011-01-26
"Will and his firearms team have to combine two different weapons \u2014 an M16 machine gun and a shotgun \u2014 to build a Master Key \"door breaching\" gun for a SWAT team. For inspiration \u2014 and extra fun \u2014 Will and daughter Stephanie buy and fire a Grenade Launcher."
2011-02-02
"On a visit to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Will and Stephanie meet Woody Williams, a WWII Marine veteran who won the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima As a tribute to this hero, Will and the team work to restore Woody's flamethrower, but Will has to conquer a childhood fear of fire just to ignite the weapon."
2011-02-02
"Will rallies the Red Jacket Firearms team to transform a 'Ma Deuce', a 1941 Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun from a box of parts \u2014 into a fully automatic weapon. But daughter Stephanie must sell $25,000 in inventory to pay for Dad's new pet project."
2011-02-09
"Firearms expert Tiger McKee asks Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, to build a gun that Tiger calls the samurai sword for today's warrior - the lightweight AR-15 Katana rifle. Also, Historian Glenn finds a rare Civil War Coffee Grinder gun, but is it real?"
2011-02-09
"Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, is asked to do something that's never been done \u2014 build an internal silencer for an AK-47. The AK is put through sand and ballistics tests. Also, Will builds an 18th century swivel gun replica and fires it from a boat."
2011-02-16
"Will and his Red Jacket crew build a bazooka for a WWII re-enactment client. To ensure that the bazooka rockets are safe, gunsmith Joe Meaux test fires it \u2014 and his target is Will. Also, Will surprises apprentice Kris with a generous birthday gift."
2011-02-16
"The local sheriff asks Will, founder of Red Jacket Firearms, to convert a semi-automatic Tommy Gun into a modern, fully automatic weapon. Also, forensics firearms expert Charlie Watson tackles the impossible: a samurai sword-like machete."
2011-02-23
"The Red Jacket team turns an M-11 machine gun into a blank adapted prop gun for The Courier, an upcoming action movie starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Also, daughter Stephanie asks the guys to make a Leopard Gun -- a pistol grip sawed-off shotgun -- for Will."
2011-02-23
"Will meets a security contractor who wants a vehicle mounted remote control machine gun built for his team in Afghanistan so American soldiers caught in kill zones don't have to roll down windows to return fire. Also, Will must repair a valuable antique pistol from 1840. Is it loaded?"
Season 2 - Sons of Guns
10 Aug 2011
"Will tackles the ultimate challenge: taking four MG42 rifles and combining them into one. Then, a customer brings in a rare antique palm pistol in the hopes of firing it. Meanwhile, Kris attemps to get the shop organized."
17 Aug 2011
"Will and the RJ crew tackle the impossible - taking a fully automatic Grenade Launcher, and silencing it. Meanwhile, Kris tries to make a hunting rifle float for a customer, while Will builds a version of a knife that shoots."
24 Aug 2011
"Will and the RJ crew are now building guns for helicopters! Red Jacket is building a complete Mag 58 weapons system with a unique twist -- a swivel arm. Will takes a stock Uzi and makes it ..."
31 Aug 2011
"Will brainstorms combining a shotgun and a taser for the police, but someone in the shop will need to be tased for the demonstration. The RJ team puts back together a demilitarized WWII-era..."
07 Sep 2011
"Will's motto \"If you dream it, we can build it\" is put to the test when a local scrap yard owner requests a modernized Gatling shotgun. The Red Jacket team repairs a set of antique dueling pistols, and Will is challenged to a duel."
07 Dec 2011
"With the SOCOM order still on hold Will is on edge so he decides to clean house. He builds a hybrid gun out of Red Jacket spare parts. Will keeps the boys busy on an R & D project, and has an explosive confrontation with Vince."
28 Dec 2011
"Will and the RJ crew restore a WWI Maxim machine gun, mount it to a plane engine and create an interrupter system allowing the gun to fire cleanly between moving propeller blades. Also, ..."
04 Jan 2012
"Will and the RJ crew create a muscled up, silenced, night stalking AR to take down the wild hogs that are tearing up Louisiana farm land. Also, Charlie scores big when he finds rare, ..."
11 Jan 2012
"Will and the RJ crew resurrect an 82MM Russian mortar, and push its limits going H.E. -high explosive- while testing. Then, tempers flare when Kris has trouble building the new, RJ Desert ..."
Season 3 - Sons of Guns
21 Mar 2012
"In this special, find out what it takes to make Sons of Guns - with interviews and behind the scenes footage from the RJF team and the film crew. From dangerous near misses and melting ..."
2012-10-24
"Someone from Red Jacket must jump out of a helicopter after a special services contractor asks the team to build a tight quarters Para-shotgun. As things get hot, Will takes a call that may change Red Jacket forever..."
Season 4 - Sons of Guns
2013-04-19
"A hurricane isn\u2019t the only thing brewing in this season's premiere. A blacklisted visitor shows up mid storm. An important order's mishandling wreaks havoc on the shop; meanwhile the largest weapon in Red Jacket history may also prove to be the most problematic."
2013-04-26
"Will and Joe head out to Jordan for some high level meetings and leave the SOCOM order still hanging in the balance. Kris takes on a stubborn Solothurn without Will\u2019s permission. Will comes back to face a harsh reality."
2013-05-03
"With the SOCOM order still on hold Will is on edge so he decides to clean house. He builds a hybrid gun out of Red Jacket spare parts. Will keeps the boys busy on an R & D project, and has an explosive confrontation with Vince."
2013-05-10
"Flem modifies an MK-7 for a sub-machine gun champ\u2019s upcoming competition. In the meantime, desperate for revenue, Will agrees to overhaul a rusted out anti-tank cannon. Tempers flare between Joe and Kris as the missing SOCOM barrels put everyone on edge."
2013-05-17
"Money is tight, Red Jacket has gone into the red and cutting down on OT causes tempers to flare. Steph brings in the Olympic shooting team to make a commemorative gun. Will has the crew build an MG-34 for two clients in order to keep the doors open."
2013-05-24
"In an exciting challenge the crew modifies a PKM from a three man to a one-man combat unit. Will restores a Lefever rifle destroyed in a tornado. Kris makes a deal hoping he'll save Red Jacket but when Will gets bad news, he's ready to close RJF forever."
2013-05-31
"As the SOCOM order finally gets completed, Tom's unpredictable ways put his job on the line. Will and Flem have a heart to heart about his future at RJF. The crew is challenged when a client brings in an Oerlikon that sent him to the hospital once before."
2013-06-07
"In this season finale, Will is asked to build a sniper rifle for the sheriff but RJF isn't the only shop in the running. Will is faced with overcoming much more than a gun build. The contract and prides are at risk, when a key part doesn't arrive on time."
Season 5 - Sons of Guns
21 Mar 2014
"After Red Jacket looses a lucrative contract, Will and Joe have a heart to heart about RJF's future. Will attempts to fit a 25mm Hotchkiss canon inside a pick up truck. Joe prototypes a ..."
28 Mar 2014
"Joe's new role as CEO causes tension in the shop. Will keeps focused on their newest challenge - a snowmobile with twin MAG-58s attached to it. Charlie works on a rare seven-foot long ..."
04 Apr 2014
"A former pro football player turned contractor hires Will to have a triple barrel 12 gauge demolition shotgun made. Joe's closed-door meetings and secret phone calls have everyone wondering..."
11 Apr 2014
"A WWII 75mm Scorpion Tank pulls into the shop's parking lot demanding Will's attention, and they soon discover that this Scorpion may have a lethal sting."
18 Apr 2014
"Joe keeps trying to sell Will on making his building Red Jacket's new home. Plus, Will gets commissioned to attach a Mac 11 machine pistol to a Saiga-12 shotgun."
25 Apr 2014
"A request comes in to have a long-range rifle mounted on a vehicle that can drive deep into the swaps. Will wants to debut a prototype of RJF .308, but Joe thinks using the RJF 300 blackout..."
09 May 2014
"Will faces his biggest challenges yet deciding on a new home for Red Jacket and working on the world's largest civilian owned gun, the 155mm Russian D20."
