Are Redjacket AR's going to be sold in Academys?

Discussion in 'Firearms' started by Gator 45/70, Jan 6, 2012.


  1. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    From facebook:

    Will Hayden/ Redjacket "Sons of Guns"
    morning all , hitting the ground here this morning . Got one of my hides off the stretching rack . Got the crew's hard at it on production , we're trying to clear out a AK run so we can throw the whole crew at final assy on the first load of AR's for Academy . Friday , which means tomorrows the big day for us . Place we're taking the ....well , large project , for test fire , we can only get into on Saturday . I've never seen the boys so fired up , hell , I'm with them , tomorrows going to be Hiroshima level . Should air in a month or so , when you see the promo's , you'll look back and have no doubt smile. Gotta roll boy's , guns to build and whatnot

    Don't know how correct the above info. is...But if true Will and company will be busy...!!!
     
  2. Seawolf1090

    Seawolf1090 Retired Curmudgeonly IT Monkey Founding Member

    So.... they got their 'legal problem' ironed out?
     
  3. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    I could'nt tell ya Sea...Not that tight with em'
     
  4. Redneck Rebel

    Redneck Rebel Monkey++

    From Will's Facebook:
     
  5. gunbartender

    gunbartender Monkey+++

    i wonder how they will be priced?????
     
  6. Tikka

    Tikka Monkey+++

  7. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    From the man himself....

    sending out the first lot of 250 Monday , about 3000 more to go on this first set of P.O.'s . Posted it on here a while back .
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  8. Seawolf1090

    Seawolf1090 Retired Curmudgeonly IT Monkey Founding Member

    I had no idea that had that kind of production capacity!
     
  9. Hispeedal2

    Hispeedal2 Nay Sayer

    That seems extremely overpriced IMO.

    I saw the episode and like the idea. I think it could be done for half the asking price, though.
     
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  10. mongovb

    mongovb Monkey+

    You are paying for a name. They say they have ER Shaw barrels. E.R. Shaw barrels are on the cheaper end of custom barrels. I have an 85 dollar generic barrel on my AR and can shoot 1 MOA with match ammo. I could see paying that much for maybe a Krieger barreled AR.
     
  11. Hispeedal2

    Hispeedal2 Nay Sayer

    I believe J&T (Double Star) use ER Shaw. Probably a great place to start if someone wanted to build a similar carbine.
     
  12. Cephus

    Cephus Monkey+++ Founding Member

    There is nothing wrong with ER Shaw barrels .I've used them for years on many long range builds and have never been disappointed in their performance.
     
  13. mongovb

    mongovb Monkey+

    Didnt mean to imply ER Shaw are bad, I just didnt consider them a big selling point on an 1800 dollar AR. I originally looked at them when I was doing research for a custom 1909 Argentine Mauser build I was doing. I ended up with a Douglas XX air gauged barrel.
     
  14. Tikka

    Tikka Monkey+++

    For that dollar amount; I'd look at Barnes Precision Machine or Daniel Defense.
     
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  15. jasonl6

    jasonl6 Monkey+++

    It's crazy the prices they ask. I'll bet the use allot of cheaper stuff and get them into academy stores for under $1200.

    Anyone know if Vince is starting up his own shop? He was one of the only guys there i would want building a gun for me. If they are building thousands of guns they are not custom they are slapping them together as fast and probably cheap as they can.

    Jason
     
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  16. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    B.J.s Pawn is selling them as well..Think price's start at around 1150.00 or so...
    Yes ,Vince has started a shop in Gonzales.La...



     
  17. Dogfood

    Dogfood Monkey+++

    I have never seen anything that would make me want a gun built by them. Having a TV show means nothing to me about how well you build weapon. The Kris guy on the shot could not build a rubber band gun I would shoot.
     
  18. gunbartender

    gunbartender Monkey+++

    checked with my local academy and yes they are going to sell them.

    direct gas $1200
    piston over $2000
     
  19. jasonl6

    jasonl6 Monkey+++

    Do you have any more contact info Gator? Website or shop name?

    Thanks
    Jason
     
  20. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    Yep...Give me a few...

     
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