The Down Range Forum

Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: philw on May 17, 2009, 07:15:42 AM

Title: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: philw on May 17, 2009, 07:15:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtRQHyPlbSc
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: Hazcat on May 17, 2009, 08:27:38 AM
You don't even have a chance to fire autos do you, Phil?

BTW I believe Gatling guns don't even take a permit here.
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: philw on May 17, 2009, 08:54:11 AM
You don't even have a chance to fire autos do you, Phil?

BTW I believe Gatling guns don't even take a permit here.

yep,  no chance  until i get over to the USA ( on my to do list )

an AR15  or M1 Grande   is only a Dream  ATM 
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: brosometal on May 17, 2009, 10:32:06 AM
I had a "wide grin" and I was just watching a video.  With all the firepower that fella had, I would love/hate to see the ammo budget. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: Pathfinder on May 17, 2009, 11:02:26 AM
That guy is Mike Dillon - makes the damn mini-guns, so of course he has plenty. I loved the quad-50 mount, I have always liked them since I built a halftrack model with one on it as a kid.

He also makes the Dillon reloading equipment, not to mention the guy who brought us The Blue Press. And Cathy . . .  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: Ping on May 17, 2009, 11:15:51 AM
I must admit that I love the Blue Press ads. Phil W, too bad Australia is so tough on gun control. Bummer for you. Watching the video had given me a "permagrin" this fine Sunday morning and a itchy trigger finger. Gun range is closed today. Damn.

Phil, if you ever do make it to the USA, I really hope that you get to fire a weapon on full auto. Exhillirating experience and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stick up remembering the first time firing full auto with a M-16 and a M-60. I loved my M-60 but hated the E-3 versions. Loved seeing fields catch on fire from all the tracers down range and night shoots were the bomb. I have seen the aurora borealis and it still can't compare to a night fire with M-60's.
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: fullautovalmet76 on May 17, 2009, 11:28:39 AM
Phil,
If you ever come to the States and come to Florida, send me a message and I'll see if I can meet you. I'll take you to a range here where we can fire all of the full autos we want. I'll let you shoot my Valmet M76 (7.62 x 39) and I think you have a grin on your face when you leave......  ;D
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: ellis4538 on May 17, 2009, 11:57:10 AM
Got to fire a supressed FA MP5...it was a blast but a terrible waste of ammo even back then (and it wasn't even my ammo)!!!!!

Richard
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: long762range on May 17, 2009, 01:33:01 PM
Shot an old SW 76 a while back.  9mm straight magazine(not clip) in the bottem.  Fired at the chest of the target, hit it once and the rest went in the air.  Began shooting 3 shot bursts.  Aimed at the crotch.  It would hit one crotch, one chest, and one head.  Loved that gun.   :)
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: True_Texan on May 17, 2009, 09:19:16 PM
You don't even have a chance to fire autos do you, Phil?

BTW I believe Gatling guns don't even take a permit here.

You are correct sir, the Gatling gun isn't considered a machine gun by definition, so no law regarding it.

Machine Gun
-a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.

That being said, I still can't afford one. Even if I already owned one, I sure as hell couldn't afford to shoot the thing.
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: tombogan03884 on May 17, 2009, 10:18:35 PM
Gun Store ( High end auction house ) near here had a US Navy model 5 Gatling with 2 cases of original 30/40 ammo $350,000
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: fightingquaker13 on May 17, 2009, 10:22:17 PM
Gun Store ( High end auction house ) near here had a US Navy model 5 Gatling with 2 cases of original 30/40 ammo $350,000
And you managed to resist? ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: tombogan03884 on May 17, 2009, 10:36:07 PM
I would not even pick anything up from the rack after I looked over an odd looking lever rifle and found a" post-it" on the stock that said "First production Marlin $49,000"
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: PegLeg45 on May 17, 2009, 11:19:55 PM
Might be able to afford to shoot these....

http://www.gunfax.com/rimfires/gatling.htm


Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: fightingquaker13 on May 17, 2009, 11:38:18 PM
Might be able to afford to shoot these....

http://www.gunfax.com/rimfires/gatling.htm



That's one hell of an iguana gun Peg. 8)
FQ13
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: PegLeg45 on May 17, 2009, 11:46:12 PM
One of the most fun guns I have ever shot was a full auto Mitchell Arms .22 lr that looked like an AK. It was about 20 years or so ago and I had just joined a local range/club. One of the members had several full auto's and this one would empty a mag quickly. Cheap to shoot, too.
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: deepwater on May 17, 2009, 11:58:01 PM
here's a couple of the guns I was drooling over this last trip. unfortunately we didn't get a chance to fire them, maybe next time.
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: True_Texan on May 18, 2009, 12:02:22 AM
Might be able to afford to shoot these....

http://www.gunfax.com/rimfires/gatling.htm

That's still too expensive. Just slap one of these (http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0005765223017a.shtml) on the Ruger 10/22. Hand cranked just like the Gatling. LOL!!!
Title: Re: Gun Crazy Americans ---- Looks Like Fun
Post by: PegLeg45 on May 18, 2009, 12:07:50 AM
That's still too expensive. Just slap one of these (http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0005765223017a.shtml) on the Ruger 10/22. Hand cranked just like the Gatling. LOL!!!

A friend had one for a Mini-14 once.......real fun...but way expensive......even back when ammo was cheap.