is American Guns good?

I want to like the show so much but its gettign harder and harder. I like how he comes in on a helicopter. I watched one the other day when he was selling guns to a guy that wanted a 70's collection. You could tell the buyer had little knowlege about what was going on and was a garabge shoot to boot. I guess that it is hard to please everyone with these new "gun shows"

Have guys throw tons of dough at me and i'll build them somthing cool, and try not to look like a d-bag doing it!:D
 
Drail- he certainly comes off in a poor manner. Wonder what affect it will have on his general business in the long run once more and more of his current/potential customers see how he acts on camera. Often wonder about that, just as in pawn stars when they gloat how they got a good deal and pulled one over on someone. They're still gonna get a lot of tourist business that are there for the novelty of it. I certainly would hate to have that gunsmoke logo on one of my pistols. Anyone know how many episodes have been shot and edited yet? I keep wanting the show to do well. That's what a dvr is for, FF through the garbage and the commercials
 
Considering that you have a grand total of two posts, both of which are to tell us this I'm assuming you really want me to care, buuuut I don't.

I tried watching it, but as soon as he started talking about the helicopter I pretty much zoned out. The kid's a really good engraver and that's about the only good thing I have to say about it.
 
It is nice to see that the gun sport and interest is growing. 30 years ago if you said "gun" you would be chastised as a weirdo. Finally acceptable again like it was in the 60's. I feel X-Box games has hurt a little. Sparked interest but most of the kids in the University I work at that have never handled a firearm feel they are experts.
Life goes on.
 
I kind of dig the song. :D

Couple of things that are good.
-They do focus quite often on safety (eyes, ears etc.) Of course then they blow stuff up but I digress.
-The son seems like he has a good head and is an exceptional engraver
-The poor daughter seems like she is forced to portray the dumb blond/Paris Hiltonesque role when in reality it appears she has a pretty good head on her shoulders and has some skills as well.
-Anything that gets people into shooting sports is good. Even if the gateway is pure entertainment. More people talking about how unrealistic X or Y show is....is more people who took the time to learn and get involved. Big Win here.
-They do seem like a pretty good family and out of whack as some of the characterization seems it does appear they are a pretty happy/normal family and this is good to see.
 
I try to like the show but am leaning toward a need to regurgitate.Much like American Hotrod towards the end.Building toys for the rich and affluent.I just had my help build your $20,000 rifle,now shoot it at this outhouse that I've rigged to explode.
 
The daughter is worth looking at for sure AND she can disassemble a 1911 all by herself. I could watch that all day long. IMO the rest of the show is scripted BS.
 
Do like the show for it's Colorado scenery, odd and unusual guns, and the exploding Outhouses and such. It's a show designed to use guns as entertainment, which might be a good thing for those fence-sitting anti-gunners, and a show not to be taken too seriously. Sure beats some of the other mindless shows currently on TV.

We plan to visit the Denver area next month and I am getting a haircut before I go because I plan on visiting their Gunsmoke store and maybe I'll be on TV!

http://www.gunsmokeguns.com/home.html
 
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I've seen three episodes and I can't decide if I'm going to continue to let the TiVo record them.

So far, you can almost set your watch as the script "unfolds."

Someone will wander in with a basic idea... top dog owner guy will then create the whole project with almost zero input from the customer, at some ungodly horrific expense as if millionaires walk through the gun shop's front door on a daily basis. He'll "fabricate" the whole thing "from scratch."

He agrees on a deal, usually north of $10,000. Then he runs downstairs and tells his crew what he wants. Then the crew goes to work. ONE of them will screw something up and the big bossman will be annoyed, jump in and do that part himself.

The gun will get done and the customer will fall all over himself at the incredible product.

There will also be one trip in the helicopter to some multi-millionaire's home where some guy will (for an unknown reason since he's in a 10-million dollar home) need to sell 20-50 guns. They haggle over a price, shoot a couple, big bossman makes some "really tough" shot to impress the owner, maybe even tie it in to the cost of the deal. Then bigbossman will throw down banded currency and when they can't agree, he'll put precious metals on top of the cash with some cute quip and the deal will get done.

Along the way, there will be some minor conflict between characters on the show... bro/sis, bigbossman/wife, etc etc. They will occasionally use some transitional song or tune recycled from a Pawn Stars episode.

It's better than daytime TV, but the show is even better when the sound is on mute and the screen is turned off. I most enjoy the episodes when they are on upstairs, and I'm down in the man cave at the load bench.
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LOL, i've seen one episode. You either saw the exact episode I saw, or the show is regurgitated worse than the ol' WWF.
 
I don' care for the shows, to much BS and scripted drama. I'd like a show where they show the production of custom guns where you follow them through the production process and leave out the drama.
 
Saw an ad for it today where a policeman comes in for some modification of a shotgun (IIRC) which will put them on the map, make a fortune, etc.

Ok, if it was a hot thing - there would be thousands of orders (like when a department orders 20000 Glocks). They going to make it in their basement with their set of funny screwup gunsmiths?

Like how many ships off Somalia are equipped with the Son of Guns fireworks rocket launcher? :rolleyes:
 
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