StakeOut
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I think at the beginning they gave me $78 a month to enjoy the pain and suffering plus 3 squares and a flop.
Of course I said Thank You every day.
Rent a fully automatic machine gun?
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I think at the beginning they gave me $78 a month to enjoy the pain and suffering plus 3 squares and a flop.
Of course I said Thank You every day.
rusty37874
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10-4, When I got into country, and assigned to a unit, they said you will be carrying the 60. I said I don't have much experience on the GUN, they said we don't give a rat's rear what experience you have, here's the gun, have fun.
I rented an M60 at a Knob Creek shoot 15-20 years ago. $40 for a belt of 50. I thought it was expensive at the time. I paid and got into a very short line.
The guy in front of me was with his girlfriend and I guess for her benefit, he shot it standing, offhand, Tommy-gun style. He didn't hit a target a single time and he was struggling to control it. We all stepped back thinking this dufus was going swing around and kill someone. The guy in charge of the gun stopped him and ordered him to lay down and use the bipod for the rest- at that point he had only a few rounds left which zipped into the woods.
My turn, I got comfortable on the ground and did 3-4 round bursts at a concrete-filled water heater tank that they placed at 100 yards. The sights were pretty much dead on and I "dusted" it and was able to see every pulverizing hit.
After my belt was done, I lifted it to know the weight and it was pretty heavy like I figured. On the trail back to the main area, my future wife teased me - "Impressive shooting. You think you're a badass now don't you?"
The guy in front of me was with his girlfriend and I guess for her benefit, he shot it standing, offhand, Tommy-gun style. He didn't hit a target a single time and he was struggling to control it. We all stepped back thinking this dufus was going swing around and kill someone. The guy in charge of the gun stopped him and ordered him to lay down and use the bipod for the rest- at that point he had only a few rounds left which zipped into the woods.
My turn, I got comfortable on the ground and did 3-4 round bursts at a concrete-filled water heater tank that they placed at 100 yards. The sights were pretty much dead on and I "dusted" it and was able to see every pulverizing hit.
After my belt was done, I lifted it to know the weight and it was pretty heavy like I figured. On the trail back to the main area, my future wife teased me - "Impressive shooting. You think you're a badass now don't you?"
rusty37874
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It weighs exactly 23.1 lbs. and each linked 100 round belt is 9 lbs. per. --I still have an indentation on my right shoulder. I always wondered how many miles I carried one around. By the way, an M60 has a flip up plate on the butt so it can be shoulder fired. Once you get the hang of it, it's not to hard to control.
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Kernel Crittenden
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About 25 years ago, in the Quad Cities, on the Illinois side, there was a place that rented full auto MP-44's. The German WWII Sturmgewehr. And they had more than one. A real hole-in-the-wall dump of a gun shop. I found it one day by accident while driving thru town (a short cut that turned into a long cut). Shooting range was in the basement. Went back maybe a year later, and it was closed.
It's fun to do at least once for the thrill of it. There is a range near me that you can rent a sub-machine or full auto M16. Down side is you need to buy their ammo ($$$) and you spend more time loading rounds in the 1 mag they give you with the rental then actually shooting. But like I said - worth doing once. 
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The new indoor range that opened a couple of miles from me is pretty nice with a restaurant, big screen TVs, and a machine gun rental area. There was a middle age couple bringing back a MP 5 and then getting a Thompson. I saw Uzi's, Schmeissers, ARs, Aks, and in the middle of the room was a twin mount with M2 .50 calibers and the sign read "$1,000 per belt".
One thing is.....
9mm can be had pretty cheap, so it's not the worst. I suppose short bursts is the key. I'm not hot on full auto but I know that Uzis and their ilk are gangbusters of fun to shoot and I'll bet you wouldn't be disappointed.
9mm can be had pretty cheap, so it's not the worst. I suppose short bursts is the key. I'm not hot on full auto but I know that Uzis and their ilk are gangbusters of fun to shoot and I'll bet you wouldn't be disappointed.
Grayfox
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Local range here has several for rent although I've never done so.
They also do a full auto charity shoot once a year. I forget the exact charity, but it is a good cause. In this case local FA owners show up and provide their personal weapons for public use. Range provides the ammo. A crew of volunteers sit in the observation room steadily loading mags all day long. I believe the last time I went it was $30 per mag.
Ya never know what's liable to be there. I've seen Thompsons, MP5s, Macs, Uzis, M-3s, M-16s, AKs and such.
Its always a hoot and the money goes to a worthwhile cause.
They also do a full auto charity shoot once a year. I forget the exact charity, but it is a good cause. In this case local FA owners show up and provide their personal weapons for public use. Range provides the ammo. A crew of volunteers sit in the observation room steadily loading mags all day long. I believe the last time I went it was $30 per mag.
Ya never know what's liable to be there. I've seen Thompsons, MP5s, Macs, Uzis, M-3s, M-16s, AKs and such.
Its always a hoot and the money goes to a worthwhile cause.
RJJ 1971
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Speakin of Knob Creek.
Should be next month and then again in Oct.
Now you have to wait a year plus on a list to fire up at the big range or ride the helicopter.
Been the last 3 years... Think we are skipping this year and just taking a day trip to Whitakers and maybe Kentucky Gun Co.
cmore
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I suspect that any state that allows class 3 ownership has ranges
that will rent weapons.
If you're ever in OK try the shoot at Miami,OK.
I was there once and spent a couple of hours waiting and shooting
(mostly waiting) everything from M16-M2. My favorite was the Thompson.
I spent about $300 in those two hours and thought it was well worth it.
OK, they call it the Wyandotte shoot now, 20 miles from Miami.
Machine Gun Shoot
This years shoot is June 25 -26.
It looks like they have added a 30mm gun and a 105 howitzer.
Wow, I may have to go again.
Machine Guns
that will rent weapons.
If you're ever in OK try the shoot at Miami,OK.
I was there once and spent a couple of hours waiting and shooting
(mostly waiting) everything from M16-M2. My favorite was the Thompson.
I spent about $300 in those two hours and thought it was well worth it.
OK, they call it the Wyandotte shoot now, 20 miles from Miami.
Machine Gun Shoot
This years shoot is June 25 -26.
It looks like they have added a 30mm gun and a 105 howitzer.
Wow, I may have to go again.
Machine Guns
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Not all payments are in the form of money. We payed for the it in another way.
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