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Ended · 2011–2025

Gun Stories

Action / Adventure / Nature

Hosted by actor and gun enthusiast Joe Mantegna, Midway USA's Gun Stories 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. Throughout the series, historians, shooters, trainers and industry experts place these weapons in their historical and social context, making Gun Stories a unique and definitive collection on the history of firearms.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 13 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · Model 1911 (Pilot)
  2. S01 E02 · Mauser Bolt Action
  3. S01 E03 · 1873 Single Action Revolver
  4. S01 E04 · 1894 Lever Action Rifle
  5. S01 E05 · Browning Automatic Rifle
  6. S01 E06 · Top Break Revolver
  7. S01 E07 · The M16 Rifle
  8. S01 E08 · The Glock
  9. S01 E09 · The FN FAL
  10. S01 E10 · The Beretta 92
  11. S01 E11 · The Barrett 82A1
  12. S01 E12 · The Model 870
  13. S01 E13 · Guns of the Season
Season 2 · 10 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Model 29
  2. S02 E02 · M-1 Garand
  3. S02 E03 · Classic American Doubles
  4. S02 E04 · The Thompson Sub Machine Gun
  5. S02 E05 · The Luger
  6. S02 E06 · The Browning 1919
  7. S02 E07 · The Ruger 10/22
  8. S02 E08 · The AK-47
  9. S02 E09 · The Rolling Block
  10. S02 E10 · The Modern 1911
Season 3 · 13 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · The Uzi
  2. S03 E02 · Ruger Redhawk
  3. S03 E03 · The Winchester 1873
  4. S03 E04 · The Maxim/Vickers
  5. S03 E05 · The M-1 Carbine
  6. S03 E06 · The Deringer
  7. S03 E07 · The Mosin Nagant
  8. S03 E08 · The MP 40
  9. S03 E09 · The Benelli M-4
  10. S03 E10 · The Pocket Pistol
  11. S03 E11 · SIG 226
  12. S03 E12 · The AR-10
  13. S03 E13 · The Best of Season 3
Season 4 · 13 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · Walther PPK
  2. S04 E02 · Browning Auto-5
  3. S04 E03 · Lee Enfield
  4. S04 E04 · Bullpups
  5. S04 E05 · Colt Python
  6. S04 E06 · The C96 Broomhandle Mauser
  7. S04 E07 · Roosevelt's Africa Guns
  8. S04 E08 · Ruger Standard .22 Pistol
  9. S04 E09 · Sniper Rifles
  10. S04 E10 · Guns of Little Big Horn – Part 1
  11. S04 E11 · Guns of Little Big Horn – Part 2
  12. S04 E12 · English Double Rifles
  13. S04 E13 · Browning M2 HB
Season 5 · 12 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Colt's Cap and Ball Revolvers
  2. S05 E02 · The Bren Gun
  3. S05 E03 · Remington Model 8
  4. S05 E04 · The Gatling Gun
  5. S05 E05 · The Guns of the Union
  6. S05 E06 · Guns of the Confederacy
  7. S05 E07 · History of Suppressors
  8. S05 E08 · Big Bore Revolvers
  9. S05 E09 · The Sharps Rifle
  10. S05 E10 · The History of Ignitions: Part 1
  11. S05 E11 · The History of Ignitions: Part 2
  12. S05 E12 · Air Rifles
Season 6 · 18 episodes
  1. S06 E01 · The Model 1911
  2. S06 E02 · The Guns of John Dillinger
  3. S06 E03 · History of Armscor
  4. S06 E04 · The M60 Machine Gun
  5. S06 E05 · The Israeli Galil
  6. S06 E06 · The Savage Model 99
  7. S06 E07 · The Webley Revolver
  8. S06 E08 · The Model 1919 Machine gun
  9. S06 E09 · The Uzi Sub Machinegun
  10. S06 E10 · The Remington Model 8
  11. S06 E11 · The AK47
  12. S06 E12 · The Winchester Model 73
  13. S06 E13 · Oddities and Curioso
  14. S06 E14 · The MP5
  15. S06 E15 · The Desert Eagle
  16. S06 E16 · The Russian PKM
  17. S06 E17 · Embellished Weapons
  18. S06 E18 · History of Swiss Rifles
Season 7 · 10 episodes
  1. S07 E01 · Lee Enfield Rifle
  2. S07 E02 · Guns of Little Big Horn: 7th Cavalry
  3. S07 E03 · The Browning Auto 5
  4. S07 E04 · The Guns of John Dillinger
  5. S07 E05 · The Glock
  6. S07 E06 · Model 1911
  7. S07 E07 · The Beretta 92
  8. S07 E08 · The Guns of Teddy Roosevelt
  9. S07 E09 · The MP38, MP40
  10. S07 E10 · The History of Ignition Systems
Season 8 · 10 episodes
  1. S08 E01 · Sig Sauer: Origins
  2. S08 E02 · Sig Sauer: Coming To America - 2018
  3. S08 E03 · Sig Sauer: 21st Century and Beyond
  4. S08 E04 · The History of Combat Shotguns
  5. S08 E05 · The History of Submachine Guns
  6. S08 E06 · The Cabot Meteorite 1911
  7. S08 E07 · The History of Anti-Tank Rifles
  8. S08 E08 · The Guns of Elvis Presley
  9. S08 E09 · Larry Potterfield's Nearly Perfect Safari Rifle
  10. S08 E10 · Larry Potterfield's Matched Purdey Shotguns
Season 9 · 10 episodes
  1. S09 E01 · The Owen
  2. S09 E02 · The Guns of Frank Hamer
  3. S09 E03 · Not a Shotgun
  4. S09 E04 · Buffalo Bill's 1851 Colt Navy
  5. S09 E05 · The MG42
  6. S09 E06 · The Guns of John Wick 3
  7. S09 E07 · The 16 Shot Wheel Lock
  8. S09 E08 · The Guns of Nazi Germany
  9. S09 E09 · Guns Made Famous by Hollywood
  10. S09 E10 · The 6.5 Creedmoor
Season 10 · 10 episodes
  1. S10 E01 · The APC9K
  2. S10 E02 · The Walther P38
  3. S10 E03 · Influential Semiautomatics Pistols, Part 1
  4. S10 E04 · Influential Semiautomatics Pistols, Part 2
  5. S10 E05 · The Spencer
  6. S10 E06 · The Browning Hi Power
  7. S10 E07 · Jim Supica Serial Number one Guns
  8. S10 E08 · The History of the U.S. Service Rifle
  9. S10 E09 · H+K Rifles
  10. S10 E10 · The Colt Snakes
Season 11 · 9 episodes
  1. S11 E01 · The Minigun
  2. S11 E02 · The Bren Ten
  3. S11 E03 · Joe's Favorite Four Previous Firearms
  4. S11 E04 · Firearms Belonging to The National Museum of the U.S. Army
  5. S11 E05 · The AutoMag
  6. S11 E06 · The Beretta M12
  7. S11 E07 · The Minimi and M249
  8. S11 E08 · The Firearms of Bond Arms
  9. S11 E09 · The M17 Protecting The Tomb of the Unknown
Season 12 · 9 episodes
  1. S12 E01 · Rock Island Armory: Utah
  2. S12 E02 · The Whitney Wolverine
  3. S12 E03 · The Whitney Navy Revolver
  4. S12 E04 · The DsHK
  5. S12 E05 · The Hawkin Rifle
  6. S12 E06 · The Colt-Browning M1895
  7. S12 E07 · The Firearms of Annie Oakley
  8. S12 E08 · The Lewis Gun
  9. S12 E09 · The Heligun
Season 13 · 10 episodes
  1. S13 E01 · The Merwin and Holbert Revolver
  2. S13 E02 · J.P. Sauer and Sohn Model 1913
  3. S13 E03 · Rogers and Spencer 44
  4. S13 E04 · American 180
  5. S13 E05 · UD M42
  6. S13 E06 · Madsen Light Machine Gun
  7. S13 E07 · Savage 1907
  8. S13 E08 · FG 42
  9. S13 E09 · Sniper Life
  10. S13 E10 · The Marines of 2/4
Season 14 · 10 episodes
  1. S14 E01 · The Forgotten Winchester
  2. S14 E02 · Concealed Carry Weapons
  3. S14 E03 · The Dardick
  4. S14 E04 · Future Warfare
  5. S14 E05 · Evolution of Battlefield Weapons
  6. S14 E06 · Select Fire Pistols
  7. S14 E07 · The Cabot Normandy Pistol
  8. S14 E08 · Krag-Jorgenson
  9. S14 E09 · Chuck Mawhinney
  10. S14 E10 · The Stoner 63

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