The BEST episodes of Sons of Guns season 1

Every episode of Sons of Guns season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sons of Guns season 1!

SONS OF GUNS centers on Will's Red Jacket shop, located in the heart of the Louisiana bayou. When Will isn't rebuilding a "bring-back" rifle from the Vietnam War or using his wealth of weapon history knowledge to determine if a pistol found in the attic is an antique or not, he can be found in his shop with his daughter Stephanie and the rest of his team, swapping gossip with his customers. Whether it's having a lunch break shooting contest, going on a nighttime bayou bow fishing trip or field testing a fully automatic M2 .50 caliber machine gun, viewers will catch the Red Jacket team always finding time to have some fun on SONS OF GUNS.

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Civil War Cannon/Shotgun Silencer
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7.79
465 votes

#1 - Civil War Cannon/Shotgun Silencer

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2011

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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The Flamethrower
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7.73
310 votes

#2 - The Flamethrower

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2011

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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AK-47 Silencer
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7.66
242 votes

#3 - AK-47 Silencer

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2011

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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Tommy Gun/Machete
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7.53
333 votes

#4 - Tommy Gun/Machete

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2011

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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Browning Machine Gun/Stephanies Big Bet
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7.45
308 votes

#5 - Browning Machine Gun/Stephanies Big Bet

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2011

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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Flashlight Gun
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7.44
236 votes

#6 - Flashlight Gun

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2011

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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Coffee Grinder Gun/Katana
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7.43
304 votes

#7 - Coffee Grinder Gun/Katana

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2011

Firearms expert Tiger McKee asks Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, to build a gun that Tiger calls the samurai sword for today's warrior - the lightweight AR-15 Katana rifle. Also, Historian Glenn finds a rare Civil War Coffee Grinder gun, but is it real?

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Master Key
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7.40
285 votes

#8 - Master Key

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2011

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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Machine Gun Mania/The New Guy
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7.37
206 votes

#9 - Machine Gun Mania/The New Guy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/2/2011

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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Remote Control Machine Gun
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7.35
299 votes

#10 - Remote Control Machine Gun

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/23/2011

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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The Bazooka/Kris' Birthday
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7.27
301 votes

#11 - The Bazooka/Kris' Birthday

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2011

Will and his Red Jacket crew build a bazooka for a WWII re-enactment client. To ensure that the bazooka rockets are safe, gunsmith Joe Meaux test fires it — and his target is Will. Also, Will surprises apprentice Kris with a generous birthday gift.

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Alligator Kill Stick
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7.23
203 votes

#12 - Alligator Kill Stick

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2011

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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ATV Gun/Help Wanted at Red Jacket
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7.17
268 votes

#13 - ATV Gun/Help Wanted at Red Jacket

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/2/2011

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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The Rocket Launcher
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7.16
232 votes

#14 - The Rocket Launcher

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2011

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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Movie Gun/Leopard Gun
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7.10
273 votes

#15 - Movie Gun/Leopard Gun

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2011

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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Double M16
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7.08
238 votes

#16 - Double M16

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2011

A Navy special teams boat gunner challenges Will to create a twin M16 gun mount that can fire hundreds of rounds a minute within changing magazines. Then, apprentice Kris gets busted when he gives an unauthorized shop tour to his girlfriend.

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