Gun Stories Season 6
This documentary series takes viewers through a firearm's history, from the heart of the design through its use on the range. Using state-of-the-art, high-speed photography, Gun Stories looks at the operation and performance of each weapon, from classics like the Mauser bolt-action, to cutting-edge firearms like the Adaptive Combat Rifle.
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Gun Stories Season 6 Full Episode Guide
The Swiss have always led the way with precision rifles, owing it to their citizen army. From the Schmidt-Rubin through the current 550 series of weapons, these rifles have demanded quality throughout history.
Artists work in a variety of mediums; canvas, stone, clay and yes, even firearms.
Not only did Mikhail Kalashnikov create what may be the perfect battlefield rifle, his design of the PKM has been in use since 1969 and sets the standard for others to follow.
The Desert Eagle is a handgun that can legitimately lay claim to being a movie star all by itself.
Possibly the greatest submachine gun ever manufactured, the MP5 has become essential to military and law enforcement personnel.
Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars shows us some of his most unique acquisitions as Gun Stories looks at the strangest guns designed throughout history.
The popularity and fame of the Winchester 73 is pretty self-evident. After all, how many firearms have had a major Hollywood movie with their name as the title?
The British Webley revolver occupies the same unique space in the world of guns that the English Bulldog does in the world of canines - squat, ugly to the point of beauty and lots and lots of very sharp teeth.
Sometimes the future arrives slightly ahead of its time, and often, from an unexpected direction. With almost 100 years in production, the lever action Savage Model 99 is unequivocally one of the most successful rifles in the world.
A country that is always at war either becomes an expert at weapons' design or it perishes. Israel is such a country, and their iconic Galil assault rifle is a classic example of a superior battlefield weapon.
The German World War 2 MG-42 stands as one of the greatest machine guns in history. The story of the American M-60 machine gun, affectionately or not, known as ""The Pig," begins there.
Armscor/Rock Island Armory can trace its roots back to the early 1900s, beginning as Squires Bingham and Company, a clothing and sporting goods store in Republic of the Philippines.
While the bloody arc of John Dillinger's life is well known, less time has been spent on the convergence of two technologies that made Dillinger possible: cars and guns.