As a straight shooter and an avid historian, Will is a trusted expert to handle the requests of Red Jacket’s major clients – law enforcement military and collectors. From guns to knives to swords to cannons.
While weapons manufacturers are making attachable silencers for AK-47′s Will takes it a step further creating internal silencers that help police departments be even more stealth in threatening situations.
War or using his wealth of weapon history knowledge to determine if a pistol found in the attic is an antique or not, he can be found in his shop with his daughter Stephanie and the rest of his team, swapping gossip with his customers. Whether it’s having a lunch break shooting.
The Discovery Channel has a show called Sons of Guns. The show showcases one of America's most skilled and creative gun works, Red Jacket Firearms, and its founder, Will Hayden. While pursuing its bread-and-butter work with customizing and improving AK-47's, the Baton Rouge-based team delves into the world of historic and classic weapons.
Will is a trusted expert to handle the requests of Red Jacket’s major clients law enforcement military and collectors. From guns to knives to swords to cannons Will sells trades, buys, builds and customizes them all. While weapons manufacturers are making attachable silencers for AK-47′s Will takes it a step further — creating internal silencers that help police departments be even more stealth in threatening situations. If someone needs to restore a WWII flamethrower to make it operational Will can do that too. And when the sheriff’s department needs to turn two guns a shotgun and a rifle into one, they call will.
The first episode was called: Civil War Cannon Shotgun Silencer. It was about a customer saw a silenced shotgun in a movie and wants to know if Will Hayden, owner of Red Jacket can create one. Meanwhile Hayden’s friend shows up with a rare Civil War cannon worth $ 250,000.