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Red Jacket Reality: Silenced Shotguns and Civil War Steel In the premiere episode of Sons of Guns , titled the crew at Red Jacket Firearms kicked off their high-octane series by tackling two massive—and very different—challenges. The "Impossible" Build: The Shotgun Suppressor

The piece was valued at a staggering $250,000.

Inspired by the chilling silenced shotgun used in the film No Country for Old Men , a customer challenged Will Hayden to build a real-life version. Civil War Cannon/Shotgun SilencerSons of Guns :...

Whether it was making a modern shotgun whisper or making a 150-year-old cannon roar once more, this episode set the tone for the entire series: if it's loud, dangerous, or "impossible," Red Jacket is going to try it.

Because the cannon hadn't been fired in over 150 years, Will spent the episode researching and inspecting the steel to ensure it could be fired safely without exploding. Red Jacket Reality: Silenced Shotguns and Civil War

Will’s first attempt at a suppressor design was actually a failure.

Are you more interested in the of how they silenced the shotgun or the historical restoration process of the cannon? Whether it was making a modern shotgun whisper

After a century of silence, the team certified the cannon with a series of test firings. In a classic Red Jacket move, Will even gave shop apprentice Kris a "six-pack bonus" and let him fire the very first shot.