Gunny explores the history of the weapons that ruled the world for thousands of years before guns came. Featured weapons include: English Long Bow vs. Medieval Crossbow--Gunny tests out the armor piercing power of these legendary weapons; the Roman Pilum--Gunny tests out the Roman throwing spear that helped create an empire, and explores its surprising and revolutionary design; and the Lance--Gunny trains on the cavalry spear that roamed the battlefields from Medieval times all the way to WWI. Gunny gives us a detailed exploration of the tech and design behind swords from ancient Bronze to the Japanese Samurai sword to today's modern-day bayonet, still being used by the military around the world.

You might never have thought about it, but every gun, rifle, and pistol--no matter how well engineered, is useless without well-made, effective ammunition. Go on a journey through history with R. Lee Ermey to see the technology behind the very first round of ammunition. Then hit every important engineering development until Gunny fires the latest and greatest bullet ever designed--the high-explosive, armor-piercing .50 calibre round. Just wait till you see this round blow up an entire fuel dump! Ultra-slow-motion footage will let you see just how a round of ammunition travels through the air and why ammunition is so destructive when it hits a target. Three-dimensional graphics will also take you inside the technology, as we open up and journey inside the ammunition and the weapons that fire them.

It is the most personal yet ubiquitous weapon of all time. It has evolved from a crude ballistic pipe to a fifteen-rounds-per-second jet of bullets. It is the rifle--and R. Lee Ermey is taking a second shot at this battlefield boomstick! Gunny gets hands-on with America's most proven and famous firearms--like the M1 Garand, 1853 Enfield, and the 1903 Springfield. Plus, advanced 3D graphics take us deep inside the workings of rifles. Gunny also tests which rifles were the greatest through history, comparing weapons like the American M16 and Soviet AK-47...in a cold war shoot out! You will also meet the experts, engineers, and warriors who use these weapons, as Gunny crosses America to show you the engineering evolution that lead to today's rifle.

When today's warriors go toe-to-toe in combat, the weapon they rely on is the machine gun. From the crude machines of the 19th century to the slick weapons of today, Gunny takes us on a journey that looks at the engineering development of this rapid-fire battle winner. Learn how the "potato digger" machine gun got it's name, and why a hand held gun developed in 1965 is still the weapon of choice for the toughest warriors on the planet. Ermey compares the machine guns that stormed the beaches of D-Day--the Bren gun and the B.A.R.--in a classic shooting match. Then, Gunny cuts loose with the Special Forces wonder weapon, the MP-5, as used by the British SAS and American Navy Seals. Not only will you see these weapons in action, but with cutting-edge 3D GFX you will go inside the weapons--to see close up and personal the mechanism, operation, and evolution of the machine gun.

In days of old, if your army had to take on huge stone castles there was only one option: bunker-busting siege weapons like the giant crossbow known as the Ballista and the fearsome Trebuchet! These weapons hurled rocks and flaming kegs to cause mayhem and smash through walls. Today the siege tradition continues, with our military using high explosives to blow the bad guys out of their foxholes. First, Gunny lets loose massive boulders from an ancient trebuchet catapult against an enemy castle. Then he gets his hands on some old-style gunpowder and recreates the big bangs that were used to bring down enemy bunkers, all the time instructed by committed experts who revel in the history of these amazing weapons. Gunny also visits today's bunker busters--military engineers who bust under, over, and into enemy strongholds.

Deadly at 1,200 yards, expert sniper Kelly Blanchard takes aim at targets that can't be seen with the naked eye. The AWM Sniper rifle, historic Henry Rifle, and the Russian SVT 40 are pushed to their limits in this rifle showdown. Paintballs take the place of traditional targets as Top Shot Alumni Peter Palma and host Colby Donaldson join in on the action.

Destruction and mayhem follow expert Jeff Gonzales when he lets loose with the mighty Mossberg 500 Chainsaw shotgun. Marksman Jermaine Finks blasts through cinder blocks with the FS200 Assault rifle and FN5.7 pistol. The final showdown features host Colby Donaldson in an epic three gun shoot-off.

The story of the history of gun policy in the United States is a fascinating one, with twists and turns, political intrigue, strange bedfellows, and shifting allegiances. Nothing is clear cut, and the battleground is always changing. It is also one of heartbreak and tragedy, division, and strife, and it begins with the very first colonial settlers in the United States.