It wasn’t so long ago we were covering the Top Shot Season One discs sent our way by the folks at the History Channel, and now here they are giving us a fresh clip by way of Top Shot Reloaded. This is indeed the second season of Top Shot, and thus it will be much the same as the first season. But don’t worry…you’re going to get plenty of new twists involved.

Top Shot Reloaded offers up the same basic concept as its predecessor: a series of shooters will be provided a series of challenges with a series of weapons. Most every week, someone will be removed from competition, and there are prizes throughout (in the form of Bass Pro Shops gift cards) as competitors duke it out to be the last one standing and in the process land a hundred thousand dollar prize.

Again, much the same as Top Shot, with the accordant problems included. This is a show for gun people. If you’re not at least passingly into firearms, you’re not going to enjoy this at all. Because that’s all this show is about. Oh, sure, you’ll get some other weapons involved–throwing hatchets figures into part of one episode–but for the most part it’s target shooting with various guns. But you’ll see an incredible array of guns, from the most modern of military hardware to some impressive antiques (a tommy gun comes into play at one point, and the very first challenge involves a breech-loading Sharps rifle) all getting involved. And not only will you see some amazing guns, you’ll see some fully amazing things done with those guns. You’ll see targets hit from preposterous distances, you’ll see preposterous targets being hit, and you’ll see all of this being done under some pretty, well, preposterous conditions. Just wait until you see them try to shoot pool balls that are placed behind other pool balls…in a fog bank.

There will, for drama buffs, be more than a little of that–you’ll see a pretty substantial amount of backbiting and infighting and such as contestants try to decide who goes up for elimination–but still, the clear focus of this one is all about the gunning.

So this is one I can wholly recommend for anyone who’s either into firearms or likes to see really, really difficult challenges in action. And of course, if you like both, you’ve probably already watched the series and are just waiting for the DVD to come out.

The Screenhead Ten Scale gives History Channel’s Top Shot Reloaded a seven out of ten for being truly impressive, but hitting that target just a bit left of center for all the folks who don’t fit the target market. It hits the bullseye, but that’s a whole lot of target that gets left out.