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Machine Gun America

Meh. There are places all over the US where you can rent a machine gun and have some fun with it.
 
Sounds fun. It almost makes me wish I still lived in Orlando, but not quite.
 
Ranb said:
I've shot a machine gun a few times. Since I like hitting the target more than just sending lead downrange and making noise I'm not willing to pay more than a tiny bit to experience it again.

Ranb
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I remember well my first emptying a magazine from an Indian Thompson style. At 15 feet, not a single round hit the target - though it was clearly firing and pointed the right direction,,,,,,,
 
casebro said:
Machine Gun Tourism is nothing new on the west coast. Big with Japanese. Not in California though, but the buses that that take them to the Las Vegas casinos hit the gun ranges too.

I've been to a couple live shoots, and get a grin very time somebody mentions shooting MGs. Like now.
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A friend of mine got to fire off a full mag of an M16 for $5 while on holiday in Vietnam, so it's obviously it's not something restricted to the States, either.
 
I'll definitely go to one of these the next time I go on a trip near one.
Silly, inaccurate, overpriced fun, sure, but that's kinda the point. I can shoot for accuracy at my local range any time I want.
Here's hoping someone makes the napalm and cluster bomb versions a reality...
 
RockNroll said:
I'll definitely go to one of these the next time I go on a trip near one.
Silly, inaccurate, overpriced fun, sure, but that's kinda the point. I can shoot for accuracy at my local range any time I want.
Here's hoping someone makes the napalm and cluster bomb versions a reality...
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You have the right nick for that. Full auto, aka "rock and roll" is a kick. Check out the maniacal glee here:

 
this would be fun, expensive, but fun.

And so long as the safety protocols are high, I have no issues.

(ie. they need to be better than that shoot in OK where a 105mm shell landed outside the range and took out someone's wall)
 
Twiggett said:
The only nationally known MG shoot I know of in Kentucky is at Knob Creek, my home range. It's not only not shut down, it draws huge crowds every time they hold one. In fact, I just got a card from them with the offer for range time, memberships, etc in exchange for items to be used for targets. During my Navy days I had many opportunities to fire multiple types of full auto weapons, from the basic M-14 through the 20mm mounted cannons so while fun, I'm not willing to deal with the crowds just to fire off a few rounds.

http://www.knobcreekrange.com/events/featured-events/machine-gun-shoot
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When we went to the Knob Creek shoot, we stuck out like sore thumbs. . Probably the only 3 people there not wearing camo gear. It was like that Pace picante sauce commercial, where they say "new york city? get a rope."

cullennz said:
I tend not to comment on these subjects as the US can obviously do what it likes, but what next?

Napalm Nevada and Cluster Bomb Colorado?
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I made my own napalm when I was a preteen. Fun stuff!
 
 
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