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Son's of Gun's jumps the shark.
Fatstrat
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I know alot of folks wrote it off a year or two ago as a farce show. But I continues to watch because....well I like guns. And beyond all the drama they occasionally do build something interesting.
But the 1st two shows of this new season have been ridiculous.A cannon mounted in the cab of a pickup truck. And twin machine guns mounted on snowmobile converted into a sandmobile.
No matter how excited the son-in-law gets and hollers his approval of these projects, they are ludicrous.
But the 1st two shows of this new season have been ridiculous.A cannon mounted in the cab of a pickup truck. And twin machine guns mounted on snowmobile converted into a sandmobile.
No matter how excited the son-in-law gets and hollers his approval of these projects, they are ludicrous.
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Some woopide doo retired general wants 100 of the best ARs that can be made.
And of the 100s of AR companies the only place to fit the order is some shop in LA that started doing saiga conversions.
And then charges $3000 for a $1200 pin together AR kit.
I know alot of folks wrote it off a year or two ago as a farce show. But I continues to watch because....well I like guns. And beyond all the drama they occasionally do build something interesting.
But the 1st two shows of this new season have been ridiculous.A cannon mounted in the cab of a pickup truck. And twin machine guns mounted on snowmobile converted into a sandmobile.
No matter how excited the son-in-law gets and hollers his approval of these projects, they are ludicrous.
Why would anyone take a Polaris Snowmobile, stick a radiator in a totally unprotected area, remove the skies from the front and fabricate mounts for wheels when they could buy one off the show room floor.It's called the "Can- Am Spyder" and has 5 speeds plus reverse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Can-Am_Spyder_Roadster
The one they cobbled up had a belt track drive for snow/sand and would not last long on a hard surface like pavement.If you slapped a mudder on the rear the Spyder, it would go anywhere with an agressive ATV tire.
But that said, what does reason and logic have to do with a TV show.
I watched it once. Realized it was morons filming idiots being watched by people with too much time.
Agreed
i cant stand the trailer park daughter that thinks she is the foremost gun expert in the world, and she thinks she is hot, she couldnt make a .25cent as a striper if she spoke with that anoying nasal voice
Did he ever get his FFL back or does he still have to rely on someone else to actually do the gun dealing?
I probably shouldn't say more, but I know folks who have visited their shop.
Jw
LOL!!!!
The gun projects have always been outrageous and ridiculous. A show about putting scope rings on a Model 700 would not be very interesting.
The exploding targets are totally stupid. Just looking for more excitement.
I watch it because there is so little on TV to hold my interest. This barely qualifies. I won't miss it much when it's gone.
Too old to live...too young to die...
Oh that reminds me is that other gun show still on? You know the one where the wife and the daughter looks more like a stripper team and the son who thinks he's a master engraver?
that was the wyatts... they cancelled their show. pretty sure they had some legal issues.
Published Apr 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm (Updated Apr 8, 2013)
As if its reality show on Discovery Channel weren't enough, Red Jacket Firearms is the subject of another drama unfolding in Baton Rouge federal court involving federal agents and an ex-wife. In a civil case itself filled with intrigue worthy of an episode or two, Sons of Guns star Will Hayden and the company he founded are being accused by former family members of securities fraud for allegedly issuing worthless stock certificates.
The suit concerns 17 shares that Hayden and then-wife Trudy Lee issued in 2002, just as the firearms business was getting off the ground. Using generic stock forms they downloaded from the Internet, they gave 10 shares in Red Jacket Firearms to Joseph Radford in return for carpentry work on their retail store; two shares to Lee's son, Joshua Currey, for his birthday; and two shares to Earl Lee, Trudy Lee's father.
The problem came eight years later, when Hayden had to forfeit his federal firearms license issued to Red Jacket Inc. after running into trouble with the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms over "record-keeping discrepancies," according to court documents. He transferred an inventory of automatic firearms to a new company, Red Jacket Firearms LLC. The three shareholders allege they were never informed of the transfer, and subsequently learned their shares are now worthless.
"William Hayden's sole intention in transferring the firearms was to comply with the ATF and federal regulations regarding automatic firearms," Hayden's attorney, Michael Reese Davis, writes in a memo. "Mr. Hayden did not intend to defraud or deceive anyone in connection with the stock certificates or in connection with the transfer of the firearms."
In one of the most recent developments in the case, ex-wife Trudy Lee voluntarily came forward with an affidavit supporting not her own son and father, but rather her ex-husband. In a memo to the judge, attorneys for the three plaintiffs cried foul, alleging Hayden had begun dating Lee shortly after she was named as a potential witness in the case, then had her arrested for simple burglary two days after the affidavit favorable to him was made official. Attorneys for Red Jacket have asked U.S. District Judge James Brady to dismiss the case. Meanwhile, Discovery Channel plans to begin airing the fourth season of Sons of Guns on April 19.
quote:that was the wyatts... they cancelled their show. pretty sure they had some legal issues.
Published Apr 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm (Updated Apr 8, 2013)
As if its reality show on Discovery Channel weren't enough, Red Jacket Firearms is the subject of another drama unfolding in Baton Rouge federal court involving federal agents and an ex-wife. In a civil case itself filled with intrigue worthy of an episode or two, Sons of Guns star Will Hayden and the company he founded are being accused by former family members of securities fraud for allegedly issuing worthless stock certificates.
The suit concerns 17 shares that Hayden and then-wife Trudy Lee issued in 2002, just as the firearms business was getting off the ground. Using generic stock forms they downloaded from the Internet, they gave 10 shares in Red Jacket Firearms to Joseph Radford in return for carpentry work on their retail store; two shares to Lee's son, Joshua Currey, for his birthday; and two shares to Earl Lee, Trudy Lee's father.
The problem came eight years later, when Hayden had to forfeit his federal firearms license issued to Red Jacket Inc. after running into trouble with the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms over "record-keeping discrepancies," according to court documents. He transferred an inventory of automatic firearms to a new company, Red Jacket Firearms LLC. The three shareholders allege they were never informed of the transfer, and subsequently learned their shares are now worthless.
"William Hayden's sole intention in transferring the firearms was to comply with the ATF and federal regulations regarding automatic firearms," Hayden's attorney, Michael Reese Davis, writes in a memo. "Mr. Hayden did not intend to defraud or deceive anyone in connection with the stock certificates or in connection with the transfer of the firearms."
In one of the most recent developments in the case, ex-wife Trudy Lee voluntarily came forward with an affidavit supporting not her own son and father, but rather her ex-husband. In a memo to the judge, attorneys for the three plaintiffs cried foul, alleging Hayden had begun dating Lee shortly after she was named as a potential witness in the case, then had her arrested for simple burglary two days after the affidavit favorable to him was made official. Attorneys for Red Jacket have asked U.S. District Judge James Brady to dismiss the case. Meanwhile, Discovery Channel plans to begin airing the fourth season of Sons of Guns on April 19.
? i wasn't refering to the red jacket guys... i was refering to the gunsmoke shop in CO
quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
quote:that was the wyatts... they cancelled their show. pretty sure they had some legal issues.
Published Apr 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm (Updated Apr 8, 2013)
As if its reality show on Discovery Channel weren't enough, Red Jacket Firearms is the subject of another drama unfolding in Baton Rouge federal court involving federal agents and an ex-wife. In a civil case itself filled with intrigue worthy of an episode or two, Sons of Guns star Will Hayden and the company he founded are being accused by former family members of securities fraud for allegedly issuing worthless stock certificates.
The suit concerns 17 shares that Hayden and then-wife Trudy Lee issued in 2002, just as the firearms business was getting off the ground. Using generic stock forms they downloaded from the Internet, they gave 10 shares in Red Jacket Firearms to Joseph Radford in return for carpentry work on their retail store; two shares to Lee's son, Joshua Currey, for his birthday; and two shares to Earl Lee, Trudy Lee's father.
The problem came eight years later, when Hayden had to forfeit his federal firearms license issued to Red Jacket Inc. after running into trouble with the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms over "record-keeping discrepancies," according to court documents. He transferred an inventory of automatic firearms to a new company, Red Jacket Firearms LLC. The three shareholders allege they were never informed of the transfer, and subsequently learned their shares are now worthless.
"William Hayden's sole intention in transferring the firearms was to comply with the ATF and federal regulations regarding automatic firearms," Hayden's attorney, Michael Reese Davis, writes in a memo. "Mr. Hayden did not intend to defraud or deceive anyone in connection with the stock certificates or in connection with the transfer of the firearms."
In one of the most recent developments in the case, ex-wife Trudy Lee voluntarily came forward with an affidavit supporting not her own son and father, but rather her ex-husband. In a memo to the judge, attorneys for the three plaintiffs cried foul, alleging Hayden had begun dating Lee shortly after she was named as a potential witness in the case, then had her arrested for simple burglary two days after the affidavit favorable to him was made official. Attorneys for Red Jacket have asked U.S. District Judge James Brady to dismiss the case. Meanwhile, Discovery Channel plans to begin airing the fourth season of Sons of Guns on April 19.
? i wasn't refering to the red jacket guys... i was refering to the gunsmoke shop in CO
Yeah but it's mo' interesting than the sho' fo' sure [:D].
If they weren't on TV we'd never even hear a peep about them. With the "good ol' boy" network he has.
Wild West Guns Alaska is actually kind of fun. It's highly scripted though and so far low drama.
I like it as well.