Family fun at the machine-gun range.

[Elkhunter]

WEST POINT, Ky.--A casualty list from the Knob Creek Gun Range, which hosted one of the country's largest machine-gun shoots this past weekend, would look something like this: Two dozen old appliances. A dozen junked cars. Tens of thousands of rounds of spent ammunition. Zero people.

Aim: Having a blast.

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[Hunterman]

You know,,I'm not one for the so called assault rifle, or even machineguns,,,but that sounds like it would be a kick in the butt...

I don't know of a shooter that would pass up something like that

How about a "Hunt/Talk Machinegun Gathering"

Hunterman(Tony)

 

[cjcj]

On my daughters 18th birthday i took her to the sportsman gun shop in phx.we spent about 100 buck`s on machine gun rentals/bullets it was a kick.

 

[dgibson]

I went to Knob Creek with a co-worker a couple of years back. It's something every SERIOUS

shooter should do once, but I won't regret it if I don't go back. The machine gun crowd is a little different group than the recreational shooting/hunting crowd, though of course they do mingle and mix. There were lots and lots of various military munitions & parts for sale, from AR-15/M16's through .50 MG's and beyond for those with the $$ and proper licenses...plus various other surplus stuff like survival gear, gas masks, vehicles & parts....

There were, naturally, a few black-helicopter types, but a lot of regular Joes, too. It was cool to see "real" military weapons being fired...my favorite was the GE miniguns.

The flamethrowers and so-called "homemade" napalm were interesting, too, but only in an academic sense (don't see much application for those in the civilian market!

). It was also interesting to experience the "feel" of the place...when the machine guns were firing on the line, you knew it no matter where you were. Everyone wore their ear gear everywhere, and you could feel the bigger stuff firing in your chest and bones from yards away...bum bum bum bum bum. Like I said, interesting and cool, but not much there for the deer hunter.

Maybe a good Mauser or Springfield action or two, if you watched close.