History Channel's Tales of the Gun

[miami_jbt]

I picked up the History Channel's Tales of the Gun collection on DVD. All thirty three episodes for $59.00. I remember watching these episodes as a young fourteen year old with my father in the living room. We especially loved the S&W episode and the episode on Police Guns. My father of course being a cop and a S&W fan. Also I swear that Discovery Channel aired those episodes first. I know I didn't have the History Channel as a kid.

Thirteen years and now I'm a 27 year old cop and Army Vet. Yet I can still watch these episodes as wide eyed as I did back then. What is kinda funny is in some issues they talk about what guns might be like in 2010. The cops that they talk to think that we'd have phasers and computerized targeting systems. Some of which has been fielded by now (Army's new Grenade Launcher comes to mind). But the majority of it is still the same as when these episodes were filmed.

All in all, even though the series is a little outdated and was filmed in the height of the AWB. It's pretty damn entertaining and informative. Oh.... the majority of cops and talking heads interviewed show their disdain of an armed civilian populace.

[paco ramirez]

I watched that show years ago but I can't find it on the History Channel anymore.

[Jmark]

The History Channel isn't much about history anymore, it's also the reason I don't watch.

[Crosshair]

That series is actually quite popular on the peer-2-peer networks. Lots of steady traffic for it.

They aren't perfect, but they are rather good.

[Hush]

I used to enjoy the series. I think people would enjoy watching the reruns.

[Trex]

can't say that I have seen them, but available on YouTube after a quick look, should amuse me for a while thanks.


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... e+gun&aq=f

[commissar_yarrick]

I watched that show years ago but I can't find it on the History Channel anymore.

History International plays it every once in a while.

[ROFuher]

I always liked the episode on ammunition.
I have used it several times to help some ninny hammer learn that looking at a cartridge won't cause an explosion.