WYATTS: TYPICAL SUBURBAN FAMILY, ASIDE FROM THEIR BOOMING FIREARMS BUSINESS

New Series ‘American Guns’ to Feature Colorado Family’s Business Dealing with Historic, One-of-a-Kind and Downright Cool Guns

 

The Wyatts are your typical suburban family... who just happened to own one of the premiere firearms facilities in the world. Rich Wyatt and his wife Renee own Gunsmoke, located outside Denver, Colorado, where they buy, sell and trade guns - from hand canons to hunting rifles. And if you don't see what you want, they'll build one for you - from nothing more than a block of metal. Gunsmoke has the largest and most experienced group of gunsmiths in the state. When the Wyatts aren't building or selling guns, they're shooting them. No gun leaves their shop without being test fired by the family first. They - and the one-of-a-kind and historic guns they make and sell - are featured in the all-new series AMERICAN GUNS, premiering Monday, October 10th at 10PM ET/PT.

 

The Wyatt family takes their guns very seriously. For 18 years they have owned Gunsmoke, turning the small business into a firearms enterprise. Rich is a master firearms trainer and former police officer with more than 22 years experience in law enforcement. He is one of only six people in the world certified by Colonel Jeff Cooper, a master firearms instructor and one of the 20th century's foremost experts on the use and history of small arms. And Rich is an extremely talented gunsmith. Give him a block of steel and he'll create art.

 

Renee is the matriarch of the Wyatt clan. She runs the household and the business. And she doesn't go anywhere without her pistol in her boot. Kurt, 21, is the son of Rich and Renee. He qualified as a pistol expert at the age of 13 and is a gifted engraver, doing all of the engraving jobs that come through Gunsmoke. He hopes to one day own the shop his father has built up. Daughter Paige is a 16-year-old high school senior and works in the shop summers and nights/weekends. But don't let her looks fool you. She knows more about guns than most men who walk into the shop. And before you know it, you'll be buying one from her.

 

Guns to be featured in the premiere season of AMERICAN GUNS include:

 

Knuckle Duster - This gun, built in the late 1800's, was both brass knuckles AND a firearm. It was used for 'close combat' because it was small and easily concealable. It's no surprise it was the weapon of choice for many card cheats, thugs and prostitutes at the turn of the century. When a customer brings one in that can't be repaired, Rich does what he does best - builds him an exact replica from scratch.

 

'Colt' Single Action Army - This is THE quintessential gun of the American west, carried by outlaws like Jesse James and lawmen like Wyatt Earp. Rich builds a one-of-a-kind Single Action Army from scratch for, proving the widespread appeal of the weapon, a Baptist preacher who wants a specialized and extremely fast six-shooter to help him win Cowboy Action Shooting competitions.

 

Hand Cannon - Before there were handguns, there were cannons. The Hand Cannon is the first cannon that could be held in a soldier's hands and fired. Some argue that this is THE first firearm, the predecessor to everything we today know of as "guns." Rich and his team build one from scratch for Rich's friend Gary, an explosives fanatic who owns every type firearm built to blow things up...except this one.

 

Adaptive Hunting Rifle - A young Colorado man lost most of the use of his right arm when his Humvee struck an IED while on patrol in Iraq. As a right-handed shooter, his injuries have made it difficult for him to hunt with his father, the thing that will make him feel normal again. Rich boldly steps up to the challenge to build this American hero a rifle that adapts perfectly to his physical limitations and helps him feel whole again.

Discovery?

Did it say what channel it'll be on?

I was looking for the channel too. Maybe TLC, as their version of Sons of Guns?

It is going to be on Discovery. Found a link to another forum which gives a little more detail and some photos.

http://hondaswap.com/members-lounge/discovery-channels-new-series-american-guns-521662/

Ehh...

 

Before any further comments are made, I hope everyone realizes that the daughter is 16 years old.

 

Ok.

 

I have to admit, as a whole, the Wyatt clan seems far more classy then the crew over on Sons of Guns. I have to also mention I've been to Gunsmoke in the past, and it is pretty sweet.

Before any further comments are made, I hope everyone realizes that the daughter is 16 years old.

 

Hey, if you let your daughter dress like that - then you better expect for her to be ogled on the inter-pron-net.

 

Hey, if you let your daughter dress like that - then you better expect for her to be ogled on the inter-pron-net.

 

 

exactly. dont tell me thats how she dresses every day around the house. dont tell me she didnt put on a pushup bra, half shirt, and daisy dukes while the camera crew was there, just because it was comfortable.

Ha, I bet the family was pretty much paid to dress her up in such a manner (or at least the producer thought it to be most prudent). And for the record, I wasn't defending her or the family's honor-- just wanted to warn our community before [anonymous] jaws started hitting the keyboard (which of course might have led to some inappropriate comments about an underage female).

 

I agree though, if the family wants that portrayal of their family, they're asking for it. It's like those celebrities who take nude photos of them with their phone and get hacked, and then get the FBI to waste their resources (and our money) fixing their stupid.

Looks awesome, glad to see a show with REAL gunsmiths doing REAL projects. I look forward to watching it.

 

"herp derp looks at us, we take a dremel to a Saiga and charge a thousand bucks cause we're such talented gunsmiths derp"

- Sons of Guns

I agree though, if the family wants that portrayal of their family, they're asking for it. It's like those celebrities who take nude photos of them with their phone and get hacked, and then get the FBI to waste their resources (and our money) fixing their stupid.

 

 

The family will make more money this way and depending on what sate your in, oh well, never mind.

 

Harry

Its refreshing to see good, wholesome American values thriving in the Heartland. Unlike our immoral cesspool we call the Northeast.

I agree though, if the family wants that portrayal of their family, they're asking for it. It's like those celebrities who take nude photos of them with their phone and get hacked, and then get the FBI to waste their resources (and our money) fixing their stupid.

 

 

The family will make more money this way and depending on what sate your in, oh well, never mind.

 

Harry

Before any further comments are made, I hope everyone realizes that the daughter is 16 years old.

 

Glad to hear that, since the age of consent in NJ is 16!

Its refreshing to see good, wholesome American values thriving in the Heartland. Unlike our immoral cesspool we call the Northeast. That girl sure seems intelligent and interesting.

Glad to hear that, since the age of consent in NJ is 16!

16 in Colorado too!

Here we go with the underage girl talk, nice guys. Real nice.

 

 

And I'm NOT being sarcastic at all.

Here we go with the underage girl talk, nice guys. Real nice.

 

 

And I'm NOT being sarcastic at all.

 

 

Aww Buddy. You have a daughter right?

My Bad! I'll stop.

Here we go with the underage girl talk, nice guys. Real nice.

 

 

Who's talking about underage girls? She's 16.

@StarWarsGeek Statutory Rape

Who's talking about underage girls? She's 16.

 

 

Guys take a look at the family photo. She is just copying her mom. And her mom's boobs are way to fake.

16 will get you 20

Who's talking about underage girls? She's 16.

 

Just going on your screen name, I'm sure plenty of 16 year olds would fall in love with you.

Just pointing out a fact here to for this Geek guy, 16 is the age of consent by law. 18 is the age if you are in a supervisory position. 13 is the age of consent if this Geek is not more than 3 years older. Maybe he is 10?

It can only be a good thing that these shows get airtime. The more mainstream firearms become the better things will be in the NJ gulag. And hopefully this will be better than Sons of Guns, which is utterly idiotic from start to finish. As for the daughter, notwithstanding the legal age of consent, she looks like a kid for crying out loud. It's really sad that her family allowed the producers to tart her up like that. As for the daughter on Sons of Guns, as we used to say down South, if I had a dog that looked liker her I'd shave its a** and teach it to walk backwards.

Holy crap that chick looks totally- *She's 16*

 

Totally and completely inappropriately dressed! If I were her mother I would ensure that she would not go anywhere without wearing a minimum of three blankets and a shower curtain!

@alowerlevel: LMAO. Well played sir, well played.

Apparently many people do NOT like Gunsmoke.

Found on another forum, here are some links.

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13579

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13026&highlight=gunsmoke

So the show could be interesting for the wrong reasons, or they put on their nice face for the television cameras.