Sons of guns

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FourWheelDrift

88,486 posts

284 months

Wednesday 11th July 2012
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Yes, it is old news but it hasn't been mentioned on this thread and the SoG series hasn't caught up with it yet so it's something to look out for and how they deal with it or don't mention it if it's in the next series.

nonuts

15,855 posts

229 months

Wednesday 11th July 2012
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This bit from another article is more relevant I think:

Will losing his FFL actually happened before the show premiered; the business entity that was presented to the viewing public by Discover as Will Hayden’s business actually was the LLC that was jointly owned by several of his “employees.” The reason this is all coming to light right now? Vince decided to leave Red Jacket and start his own company.

Vince leaving will have to be on the show but I don't think they'll show anything else as it's not relevant.

Jasandjules

69,868 posts

229 months

Wednesday 11th July 2012
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nonuts said:
I think that's rather old news now, however can you blame them for wanting to stay in business?
Well indeed. What did people expect them to do? Give up?

odyssey2200

18,650 posts

209 months

Wednesday 11th July 2012
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Oops!
Knew I should have taken those guns back...
getmecoat

Not Ideal

2,898 posts

188 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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New series of American Guns next Monday at 10pm on Disco.

youngsyr

14,742 posts

192 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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Not Ideal said:
New series of American Guns next Monday at 10pm on Disco.
Good news. I've Sky+'ed Sons of Guns and must be nearing the end of the series now (Vince is starting to throw his toys out of the pram over Chris's M16 project).

Glad I won't have to wait too long for the next gun fix.

Not Ideal

2,898 posts

188 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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Yes I thnk you're only 1 episode from the end of Sons of Guns.

nonuts

15,855 posts

229 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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Anyone got any idea when Sons of Guns is going to be back, I know the new series has been showing in the US for quite a while?

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

237 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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There's been a bit of confusion in the (ahem) 'download community' over the number of the series they are up to but I have seen up to the end of the forth series, which I think finished airing on Discovery in the US a few weeks ago.

In the second to last episode (ep. 6) of what I call series 3 has them making a mortar which they fire over a river at the end. Is that where you're up to?

youngsyr

14,742 posts

192 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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FurtiveFreddy said:
There's been a bit of confusion in the (ahem) 'download community' over the number of the series they are up to but I have seen up to the end of the forth series, which I think finished airing on Discovery in the US a few weeks ago.

In the second to last episode (ep. 6) of what I call series 3 has them making a mortar which they fire over a river at the end. Is that where you're up to?
Yes, I'm part way through mortar episode, recorded within past two weeks from Discovery,

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

237 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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Ah right, so in the last one of the series you're on they go to Vegas and the whole Vince thing gets a bit silly.

FWIW they get back on track in the next series!

nonuts

15,855 posts

229 months

Tuesday 14th August 2012
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FurtiveFreddy said:
Ah right, so in the last one of the series you're on they go to Vegas and the whole Vince thing gets a bit silly.
That's where anyone watching on Sky will be up to, I'm just wondering when the next series will start.

Not Ideal

2,898 posts

188 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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Just watched the last episode of Season 4...he managed to blow up his business pretty quickly! Is that it then ??

P-Jay

10,563 posts

191 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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Not Ideal said:
Just watched the last episode of Season 4...he managed to blow up his business pretty quickly! Is that it then ??
I very much doubt it, the sum total of the financial storm seemed limited to a $45k hole in cash-flow for a month or two, setting aside the whole 'scripted reality' aspect and the probably hefty appearance fees from the Discovery Channel Will has often spouted off about having a $100k's worth of rare and exotic rifles and stuff hanging on his office wall, plus of course a 'Dauce and a half' (which isn't) a sort of baby tank thing and endless other expensive business assets which he could liquidate rather than go belly up and let the liquidators do the same. It's just a cliff hanger for the next series.

TBH Will is probably the worst aspect of the programme for me, I couldn't work for him.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

202 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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P-Jay said:
TBH Will is probably the worst aspect of the programme for me, I couldn't work for him.
He's very much turned into the Boyd Coddington / Paul SNR type role.

dogbucket

1,204 posts

201 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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Its unfortunate with these sort of programmes that the staged drama eventually overshadows the factual content. Choppers is another example.

For SoGs the Porsche Cayenne episode was the jumped the shark moment for me. So you are going to let somebody drive around in a car with live rearward facing mortars (which cause the rear window to shatter when fired, 'oh well') and roof mounted loaded machine guns. Press the wrong button in the car a you kill everyone around you. Wouldnt be happy sitting behind that in traffic tbh.

Not Ideal

2,898 posts

188 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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Matt_N - completely agree with that Paul Snr comment - spot on !

Guy seems like a nightmare to work for.

The montage at the end hinted that Joe, Charlie etc were all leaving ?? Won't leave much for the next season.

Also - how much weight had Vince put on ??!!

P-Jay

10,563 posts

191 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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I'm sure he's different in real life, but his on screen persona is of a bullying prick, "do as I say, not as I do"

"don't bother me with details / what do you me you did 'X' without asking me!"

Not to mention all the 'minions' who call him 'Sir' and his demand that all his staff to show total commitment and sacrifice for 'the family', but the family thing only runs one way, well unless you're actually Family.

Still, it's all scripted, well that or all owners of medium sized manufacturing businesses in the US are exactly the same, if I was a US reality star I'd go to work for Gas Monkey or Kounts Kustoms, they look a right laugh.

nonuts

15,855 posts

229 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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I understood that Flem sets up his own shop too, not sure about the others but I was increasingly finding Flem / Joe / Charlie the best people in the show. I do hope that isn't the end of the show.

I also thought in the latest series there was some very clear editing to make things seem as bad as possible etc. which I didn't think was needed at all.

evilmunkey

1,377 posts

159 months

Monday 14th October 2013
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Theres a whole new series after that one. vince has his own shop and rattles a few cages.