Episode

How Do They Do It?: Underground World, Gunmakers

Name: How Do They Do It?: Underground World, Gunmakers
Released: 2010-06-04
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 72010-06-04

Overview

Head underground into America's largest mine to find out how lead is extracted. And how do they manufacture and test made-to-measure shotguns?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 7
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2010-06-04
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Underground World, Gunmakers is Episode 1 in Season 7 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2010-06-04. The runtime is 22 min.

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