Knob Creek Rocks!!!

[Webstral]

I'd love to have the kind of money it takes to purchase, maintain, and use a machine gun. I wouldn't buy a machine gun with it, but I'd still like to have the money. Equally, I'd be thrilled to be able to afford a grenade launcher or an anti-tank gun with all its supporting panoply. Again, I wouldn't spend the money that way, but it'd be nice to have the option.

When I first saw the title to this thread, I thought someone was enjoying a nice bottle of whiskey.

[Legbreaker]

When I first saw the title to this thread, I thought someone was enjoying a nice bottle of whiskey.

And who says hard liquor and heavy automatic weapons don't mix

[Rockwolf66]

I'm not a fan of Knob Creek.

Way too many Yahoos there that have gotten people injured and at least one person killed.*

I'll stick with my local Machinegun shoots(ask nicely and I'll share the pictures)


*last one I heard about was when a homemade triple Minigun mount collapsed and killed a nine year old girl.

[dragoon500ly]

Hmmmm photos of machine gun shoots....consider yourself asked nicely!!!!

[dragoon500ly]

I'm not a fan of Knob Creek.

Way too many Yahoos there that have gotten people injured and at least one person killed.*

I'll stick with my local Machinegun shoots(ask nicely and I'll share the pictures)


*last one I heard about was when a homemade triple Minigun mount collapsed and killed a nine year old girl.

I know of four people who have died at Knob Creek, the girl was 13 and had finished firing the homemade triple minigun mount (owned by a family friend to make it even worse). The weapons were ammo dry, but still rotating when she got up, the mount collapsed and a corner of the frame struck her in the head, killing her instantly. Cause of the accident, a sheered bolt caused by metal fatigue...

The other three people were campers who used a Coleman heater inside their camper during a cold spurt and suffocated from the fumes.

Friends who have attended Knob Creek over the years have told me that the range has really cracked down on safety over the years.

[Rockwolf66]

I know of four people who have died at Knob Creek, the girl was 13 and had finished firing the homemade triple minigun mount (owned by a family friend to make it even worse). The weapons were ammo dry, but still rotating when she got up, the mount collapsed and a corner of the frame struck her in the head, killing her instantly. Cause of the accident, a sheered bolt caused by metal fatigue...

The other three people were campers who used a Coleman heater inside their camper during a cold spurt and suffocated from the fumes.

Friends who have attended Knob Creek over the years have told me that the range has really cracked down on safety over the years.

I look at my local machinegun shoot where you litterally have a RO standing next to you while you shoot(ready to grab the weapon and force it in a safe direction if they have to) and very strict rules for safty reasons (They have relaxed them since Buzzgunner first wrote them). When I watch video's at alot of shoots I see alot of people acting like idiots.

[Rockwolf66]

Hmmmm photos of machine gun shoots....consider yourself asked nicely!!!!

Pictures

I hope you enjoy.

My shooting list.

M60E3
Galil SAR Clone built from a 7.62x39mm Valmet
M79
Serbu Super Shorty
Glock 17 converted to Full Auto
Buzzgunner's MP5

[dragoon500ly]

A half pounder cannon!!! Bore/gauge is number of lead balls bore sized to make a pound. The 2-gauge also has a bore of 1.326" (33.67mm). A frikin' cannon!!

This is a punt gun. Dates back to the 1890/1900s. During that time frame, the most popular dish was duck. In order to harvest enough ducks for commercial demand, the punt gun was invented, this is a very large caliber shotgun, mounted on a punt, the fearless duck hunters would row out, select their flock and fire and then row out and pick up 80-100 ducks. This type of gun is why there was so little commercial game birds for most of the 20th century. You can own one, you can fire one at a range, but you can not hunt with one. Violates federal and state laws on so many levels!!!

[dragoon500ly]

Pictures

I hope you enjoy.

My shooting list.

M60E3
Galil SAR Clone built from a 7.62x39mm Valmet
M79
Serbu Super Shorty
Glock 17 converted to Full Auto
Buzzgunner's MP5

Didn't IMI sell Galil's in 7.62mm

But cool, very cool!

[Rockwolf66]

Didn't IMI sell Galil's in 7.62mm

But cool, very cool!

IMI made the Galil in 5.56X45mm and 7.62X51mm. they never made an Israeli Galil is Soviet calibers. But they did convert some Valmet Assault Rifles to Galils Pre-86 and there are companies now that make Galil parts and full rifles in soviet calibers.