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The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« on: April 08, 2012, 10:05:39 AM »
The largest, as of today, Brooks Golden Gun to air on Discovery Channel on April 22. Google 'unchained reactions' for updated info. It is a new series, entertaining and thought provoking. We are proud to be associated with this competition.
 
The gun started as a 12" long 24 PDR, 3" diameter, that went to rickk several years ago, then stretched to 13" for Tropico and the late, and sorely missed, El Cazador66. Those three were very active and constructive forum members who drove much of the good stuff back in the day. They called their 24 PDRs "the triplets" and they are the ones who started referring to our guns "Brooks Golden Guns". It stuck.
 
This Discovery Gun is the largest weve shipped, so far.......stay tuned. (Zulu, please remain silent, we are almost there.) This gun is from 3 1/2" stock, 18" long, 1" bore.
     
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2012, 11:02:05 AM »
 ;D ...Good to know, thanks for the Info! Gonna be looking forward to seeing it...BoomLover
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2012, 04:16:19 PM »
Mike, that's great. Just marked it in my Calender. Everyone should own one of them at least.

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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 04:50:38 PM »
I was shocked to here Adam and Jamie wanted anything to do with a cannon  ;D . Did you send instructions ? 
 
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 10:57:09 AM »
I think I looked for this too late.  Has it already been on?  It's 4:00 pm Central.
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 11:26:01 AM »
 NOT TOO LATE!  Michael asked me to pass on this new email update from the UNCHAINED REACTION  - Discovery Channel Guys.       jb
 
Subject: Unchained Reaction - Movie Mayhem Episode - New Air Date 5/3/12
 
Hey Everyone,
You may have heard that the final episode of Unchained Reaction is not airing this Sunday, but SPREAD THE WORD - we just received notice that it will air on Thursday, May 3rd at 6pm (before a MythBusters 7p-11p mini-marathon) Check your local listings. This is the episode with Team InSaign and Team Fail Fail Fail Win; the theme is Movie Mayhem.

Best wishes and THANK YOU to all your notes, calls and social media messages. Thank you and best wishes. Enjoy the episode.
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2012, 08:51:31 AM »
This is today!
I'm going to watch it!
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2012, 09:12:02 AM »
4PM Mountain time

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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2012, 01:01:20 PM »
Thanks DD I almost missed the whole thing but at the end they flashed a pic of The Golden Gun in action !
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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2012, 08:15:32 AM »
I think there were two and maybe three Golden Guns.

Mike tell us the story how your guns ended up on that show...by the way the show is pretty lame, if it wasn't for your cannons I would not bothered to watch.

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Re: The Brooks Golden Gun to debut on Discovery Channel
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2012, 08:15:09 AM »
DD, this started with a California customer, Roger, who has bought quite a few barrels from us. I think that there were 3 Golden Guns there. He and several friends were spending weekends in the desert firing black powder cannon and the competition started for larger. My understanding is that is where they ran into someone from Discovery channel, maybe thru his friend that built the carriage.
 
Conversation went on for months about this new concept. Speculation is that part of the intent was to vindicate the cannon ball error. Planning went on and on for months and wasn't even filmed until last December. I also would like to have seen more 'smoke and fire'. It was filmed in Lynnwood, not far from LAX and there was a County Fire Marshall there to approve the goings on. I'm told that this is on Ytube but I havn't had time to get out of the shop to look for it....help!
 
Thanks to all that took the time to watch and maybe next time there will be more smoke and fire. Yes, conversation is going on.
 
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