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AO: Can you explain what a normal day while filming an
episode of Gun Stories is like?
JM: Any normal day is always fun, because I’m surrounded
by people that I’m close to and we all have like minds. We
all love the outdoors and shooting sports. We gone to many
interesting places throughout the country and in Europe, so
filming is never boring. It’s always interesting, always a good
time. It’s been amazing to mix something like this, that started
out as a hobby when I was just a young man, into my career.
A typical day filming is mixing business with pleasure in its
highest form. Anyone who enjoys shooting sports would be
able to relate and say, “Wow, you get paid for that?!”
AO: What should we expect to see in season 2 of Holly-
wood Weapons?
JM: I think Hollywood Weapons has really stepped up in sea-
son 2. We’ve got some really great surprises. We’ve got peo-
ple like Tom Selleck, on an episode that deals with Quigley
Down Under, and several other surprise guests. We’re going
to be touching on some stuff dealing with James Bond, Jus-
tified, X-Men, and Payback to name a few. There are also
going to be new cast members that make appearances here
and there. I feel that we’ve also added a lot more humor and
substance to the interactions. Viewers are always going to
see the tests and what is being replicated, but I think it is
being done in an even more entertaining and interesting
way. I think the co-hosts, Terry and Larry, are in great form,
and overall I think it’s going to be bigger and better, as it
should be!
AO: If you had to choose a single weapon, what would it
be?
JM: Well, I’ve always been a big aficionado of the old 1911
.45 ACP semi-automatic pistol, which got us through a cou-
ple World Wars and is still viable today. I like it in other con-
figurations as well though, and I particularly like that type of
firearm in terms of a handgun. John Browning did an incred-
ible job with that gun obviously, so to me it’s still the bench-
mark for handguns. So, I suppose if I had to have one, that
would be the one I’d like. There’s just so many out there, so
many guns and so little time to shoot them!
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