Instapundit links to a story in Opinion Journal about a trip to the machine gun shoot at Knob Creek Gun Range (note: the Knob Creek site opens with Java, if that matters to your browser).
The Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot & Military Gun Show is a three day event that occurs twice a year - the last one was Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week, and the next one will be April 9, 10, and 11, 2004. At this event visitors can rent and shoot fully automatic weapons - a treat not often available to most people.
I have not attended this function, but it looks like a great time. I've been fortunate enough to have shot an MP5 and a Tommy gun at the Midland Shooters Association full auto range.
My all time favorite is the Tommy gun, see picture above. The Tommy gun - the gun that put the roar in the roaring 20s - shoots the .45 caliber automatic pistol cartridge, and it's really fun to shoot! There's nothing that compares with the thrill of blasting away with one of those.
In addition to all of the usual cautions regarding gun safety, here's one additional warning. It's not a good hobby for the thrifty. You can burn through a full magazine in a fraction of the time than it takes to load it.
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