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The Best Episodes of Sons of Guns

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The Best Episodes of 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...
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    Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 13 - Boys and Their Maxim Toys
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Boys and Their Maxim Toys

    S2:E13

    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, Vince and Steph team up to modify a Glock with special charging handles to help a customer with multiple sclerosis safely fire again.

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  2. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 3 - The Flamethrower
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The Flamethrower

    S1:E3

    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.

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  3. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 3 - American Chopper Gun
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    #3 - American Chopper Gun

    S2:E3

    Kris gets the idea to do a chromed out, 1919 machine gun with a dragon painted on it. Vince loves the idea and wants to add to it a handlebar trigger system. Will realizes they need experts in chrome and handlebars to pull this one off: the boys from Discovery's American Chopper. And, of course, that means an invite to Baton Rouge for Paul Jr. and team to test the tricked out gun. Meanwhile, world-class speed shooter Jerry Miculek walks into Red Jacket looking to alter a Bulgarian Krink. Will shows off his integrally suppressed AK47 when Jerry challenges Will to a bet: if he can fire this AK in single fire mode faster with his finger than someone pulling the trigger on a fully automatic AK, Will owes Jerry a custom Red Jacket gun free of charge. But can he pull it off?

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  4. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 12 - Flamethrower Cannon
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Flamethrower Cannon

    S2:E12

    Will and the RJ crew are challenged to build a double-barreled, napalm spewing, flamethrower cannon. Meanwhile, against Will's wishes, Steph enlists Kris to help her design Derringer holsters for women. Also, Vince rebuilds a German K98 Mauser rifle that has original capture papers provided by their resident gun historian Glenn Harrison.

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  5. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 14 - The Hogzilla Gun
    6.2/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Hogzilla Gun

    S2:E14

    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, pinfire ammo for a 150-year-old, $7500, 20-round French revolver.

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  6. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 11 - Honey, I Blew Up the USS KIDD
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Honey, I Blew Up the USS KIDD

    S2:E11

    Will and the Red Jacket crew restore a 20mm Oerlikon cannon and twin 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns aboard the World War II destroyer USS Kidd for an explosive Fourth of July air show. Meanwhile, Steph designs a line of ladies Saiga 545 rifles — with fashionable custom paint jobs — much to Will's chagrin.

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  7. Sons of Guns Season 4 Episode 8 - Last Round
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Last Round

    S4:E8

    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.

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  8. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 2 - AK-Sniper Rifle
    5.8/10(12 votes)

    #8 - AK-Sniper Rifle

    S2:E2

    Will and Vince are shooting an AK 47 and a sniper rifle at the range when Will gets an idea: combine the parts of each gun to make the first 1000 yard AK sniper rifle. Meanwhile, to fulfill a childhood dream, world champion archer Chris Bracket wants Will to build him an arrow gun and some arrows that explode. And Will thrills a customer by restoring his mint condition WWII Japanese Arisaka Rifle and getting it to shoot for the first time since the customer has owned it.

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  9. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 1 - Civil War Cannon / Shotgun Silencer
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Civil War Cannon / Shotgun Silencer

    S1:E1

    Will and his team of gunsmiths are hired to do the impossible — 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.

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  10. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 1 - Anniversary Bash
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Anniversary Bash

    S2:E1

    It's been ten years since Red Jacket Firearms first opened its doors and Will celebrates the only way he knows how: with a seemingly impossible build. Will calls his mentor Tony Rumore who invented a Siamese: a double M16, which shares its gas tube system. Will wants to one-up Tony for fun and build a Triamese: 3 M16's joining in a triangular formation, also sharing the gas system. While Will works on the build, his daughter Stephanie plans the ultimate surprise anniversary bash for her dad, inviting some of Red Jacket's biggest clients.

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  11. Sons of Guns Season 3 Episode 4 - Behind the Scenes Special
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Behind the Scenes Special

    S3:E4

    Find out what it takes to make Sons of Guns - with interviews and behind the scenes footage from the Red Jacket team and the film crew. From dangerous near misses and melting cameras to practical jokes and shooting contests, we reveal it all.

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  12. Sons of Guns Season 3 Episode 1 - This Time It's Personal
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - This Time It's Personal

    S3:E1

    Officer David Liang of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) wants to transform a Ferret armored scout vehicle into a crowd control/riot control vehicle and turns to Will Hayden and the Red Jacket crew for help. The team travels to New Orleans so Will can do a ride along with Officer Liang while the rest of the crew goes into the French Quarter to have some fun. They never expected that one of their own would witness a murder in the streets only 40 yards away. This project just got personal.

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  13. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 9 - Movie Gun / Leopard Gun
    5.3/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Movie Gun / Leopard Gun

    S1:E9

    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.

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  14. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 10 - Remote Control Machine Gun
    5.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Remote Control Machine Gun

    S1:E10

    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?

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  15. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 12 - Machine Gun Mania / The New Guy
    5.2/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Machine Gun Mania / The New Guy

    S1:E12

    The Red Jacket team works their magic to transform a heavy, tripod-mounted M1919 Browning Machine Gun into a shoulder-fire weapon for a local cop who wants to win a Machine Gun Shooting Contest. Also, the guys give new hire Flemm a hard time.

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  16. Sons of Guns Season 2 Episode 8 - The Gatling Gun and Dueling Pistols
    5.2/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Gatling Gun and Dueling Pistols

    S2:E8

    Will's motto "If you dream it, we can build it" is put to the test when a local scrap yard owner challenges him to build a modernized Gatling shotgun. The Red Jacket team repairs a set of antique dueling pistols, and Will is challenged to a duel.

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  17. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 2 - Master Key
    5.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Master Key

    S1:E2

    Will and his firearms team have to combine two different weapons — an M16 machine gun and a shotgun — to build a Master Key "door breaching" gun for a SWAT team. For inspiration — and extra fun — Will and daughter Stephanie buy and fire a Grenade Launcher.

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  18. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 4 - Browning Machine Gun / Stephanie's Big Bet
    5.1/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Browning Machine Gun / Stephanie's Big Bet

    S1:E4

    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 — into a fully automatic weapon. But daughter Stephanie must sell $25,000 in inventory to pay for Dad's new pet project.

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  19. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 6 - AK-47 Silencer
    5.1/10(12 votes)

    #19 - AK-47 Silencer

    S1:E6

    Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, is asked to do something that's never been done — 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.

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  20. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 8 - Tommy Gun / Machete
    5.0/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Tommy Gun / Machete

    S1:E8

    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.

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  21. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 11 - ATV Gun / Help Wanted at Red Jacket
    5.0/10(11 votes)

    #21 - ATV Gun / Help Wanted at Red Jacket

    S1:E11

    Will and the Red Jacket team create a one-of-a-kind hunting gun mounted on an ATV to help a combat disabled Marine veteran. Also, with business booming, Will hires a new gunsmith -- with hilarious results.

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  22. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 13 - The Rocket Launcher
    5.0/10(11 votes)

    #22 - The Rocket Launcher

    S1:E13

    Will and the Red Jacket team build a 15-tube rocket launcher to combat pirates off the coast of Africa. Also, a rare 100-year-old Maxim gun worth $150,000 comes into the shop for repairs.

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  23. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 14 - Alligator Kill Stick
    5.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Alligator Kill Stick

    S1:E14

    Vince, Red Jacket's lead gunsmith, creates a kill stick for alligator hunters - - a weapon used at point-blank range that humanely kills gators without ruining their valuable hides. Also, forensics expert Charlie, tests the ballistics of some unusual guns.

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  24. Sons of Guns Season 3 Episode 10 - The Gun That Killed Osama
    5.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - The Gun That Killed Osama

    S3:E10

    A former Navy SEAL sniper asks Will to modify a civilian H&K 416 for charity. Will agrees on one condition: that he helps the Red Jacket crew recreate the gun believed to be used to take out Osama Bin Laden, fast rope out a heli, and test their theory.

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  25. Sons of Guns Season 1 Episode 16 - Folding Flashlight Gun
    4.9/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Folding Flashlight Gun

    S1:E16

    Will is inspired by Charlie's cool folding pellet gun to get the Red Jacket team to create a combination flashlight and survival kit that unfolds to become a semi-automatic M11 rifle. Then, new guy Flem is tested when Will tasks him to build a MG42 machine gun — aka "Hitler's Buzzsaw" — from scratch.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Boys and Their Maxim Toys" is the best rated episode of "Sons of Guns". It scored 6.7/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/28/2011. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Flamethrower".