Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns is a reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel.^[1] The series centers on Red Jacket Firearms LLC, a Louisiana-based business that manufactures and sells custom weapons. Will Hayden is the founder and owner of the shop, while his daughter and business partner Stephanie manages the office.

As on the Discovery Channel series MythBusters, this show practices a degree of self-censorship and safety-consciousness. Each episode begins with a staff member (usually Will) warning viewers not to try anything demonstrated on the show at home. In addition, during scenes of catastrophic failure, the crew will remind the audience not to try anything at home. The program also makes a noted point to avoid showing specific detail of how weapon modifications or fabrications are performed.

Cast

[edit]Red Jacket staff

• Will Hayden – Founder
• Stephanie Ford – Office Manager (Will's daughter^[2])
• Kris Ford – Production Manager (Stephanie's husband.)
• Joe Meaux – COO/Chief Machinist/Webmaster^[3]
• Charlie Watson – Forensic Firearms Expert/Marketing Manager
• Glenn "Flem" Fleming – Shop Welder
• Christopher Michael "Mikey" Wallace – Shop Mechanic
• "The Minions" (Hal, Tony, and Thomas)^[4] - Lower rung employees at Red Jacket; Tony first appeared in Season 3.
  
  • In addition to their listed roles, all staff members also work as gunsmiths.

[edit]Recurring clients and experts

• Marco – SWAT consultant/security contractor
• Glenn Harrison – Antiques collector/history enthusiast
• Chris Heumann - Custom Gun Works
• Barry Borum - Gun manufacturer (also assists the crew in some builds as an outside contractor)
• David P. Michaels - Flamethrower expert
• Ira Sellers - Heavy weapons expert
• Jim Fuller - Rifle Dynamics^[5]
• Billy Cho - Rifle Dynamics^[6]
• Chris Ledford - Alias "The King of Guns"^[7]
• Natalie Foster - Girl's Guide to Guns^[8]