Anyone catch "American Guns" last night?

[Hal]

He was just getting into shooting, with aspirations of someday being on the Olympic shooting team

Sad in a way - but - it does figure since it fits in with all the other silliness on that show.
The only value a decorated Ruger would be, would come as a wall hanger.
Something to hang on the wall and look at for inspiration towards achieving his goal.
Even that would be of questionable value.

He'd have been a lot further ahead putting his money towards the correct pistol instead of some fancy paint job.

 

[Rifleman1776]

The Ruger is a gun, this is America. Bling it all you want, ugly or not the whole thing shouts "freedom".
The previous week he blinged a 1911 for his wife. I couldn't help but think all those diamonds on the grip had to tear up the flesh on her hand from recoil.
As for the bowling ball cannon, pure TV nonsense. Lot of misstatements made about black powder. Corny is one thing but errors of fact are another. Spreading false information is wrong. e.g. cutting 4" off the end of the tank/barrel reduces internal pressures; bp can be set off with static electricity, very wrong.
The show is entertaining but should not be any kind of guide for building, trading or selling guns.
The girls are attractive.

 

[kraigwy]

bp can be set off with static electricity, very wrong.

That part is true, VERY TRUE. Black powder CAN be set off with static electricity.

Static electricity is nothing more the electricity generated by the friction of two items rubbing against each other, and to get to the ground, a spark jumps. It that spark hits black powder, it can in fact ignite the powder.

That's why NON sparking tools are used when working around black powder.

The rest of the show's BS is for drama effect as most of these shows. You cat tell that by the targets they use.

Shooting isn't much of a spectator sport. You don't get much of a drama effect punching holes in pater several hundred yards away so they have to shoot big targets that break or blow up.

Another thing you want to look at in this and other shows, is all the mistakes or mis statements. I think that's done on purpose, after all, look at all the post these shows generate on Internet gun forums. Point out misstatements or mistakes, and others read about it, they turn on the show so they can catch the misinformation and join the rants.

BUT the show was correct about static electricity and black powder.