SONS of GUNS

SONS OF GUNS

This is my new favorite television show, and I can't imagine that most of you won't feel the same.  Sons of Guns is kind of the Pawn Stars of gun smithing.  Will Hayden is the owner of  Red Jacket. His daughter Stephanie, whom he dotes on, runs the business end. But this show is dominated by Will, whose style is a mixture of John Wayne,  Chuck Yeager, and Kim duToit.  He  could probably  sidle into movie stardom just by just playing himself.  The first episode I watched began with a guy walking into Red Jacket looking for a shotgun suppressor, a.k.a. silencer.  Will says: You saw that movie didn't you? No Country for Old Men?  Indeed he had.  Will tells him that lots of people have tried to build one - and failed, but he decides to give it a go if the guy is willing to pay $2500 for a finished product, gun included (top clip). He is.  Immensely entertaining.  The good news is you can watch the four or so episodes already aired HERE.  Last night  Will meets Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams (bio and History Channel episode) .  Mr Woody is one of just two surviving WWII recipients; he's 89 years old and could prolly still get laid every night if he wanted.  He has a flame thrower like he used at Iwo Jima (clip at right), and it needs fixing.  You will not want to miss this, 'specially you Marines.