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Post by toshtego on May 26, 2024 15:41:16 GMT -5
There are a number of places around the country where one can rent licensed machine guns for time on the range. I found such a place in Texas, between Austin and Huston. So, I am thinking about a winter trip down there. Fulfill the life time wish to handle and shoot the BAR, M1928 Thompson, the M2 Grease Gun, and maybe the M2 Carbine. They also have plenty of belt feeders but I am mostly interested in the above. Also a chance to enjoy real Texas barbeque and maybe work my way further east to check on Old Ron? Anyway it is a thought and we shall see. When one has Cancer and is one Chemo it helps to have a dream for the future.
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Post by urbino on May 26, 2024 15:44:31 GMT -5
That sounds like a fun trip, John, except for the part about visiting Ron.  |
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Post by turbocat on May 26, 2024 15:48:36 GMT -5
I had some great times at Knob Creek back in the 1990’s.
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Post by urbino on May 26, 2024 16:02:18 GMT -5
I had some great times at Knob Creek back in the 1990’s. Whiskey and machine guns doesn't sound like a good combination. |
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Post by lizardonarock on May 26, 2024 16:04:44 GMT -5
A M240 would look good mounted in the back your Ford you could use it on those Texans who want to snow ski.  |
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Post by trailboss on May 26, 2024 16:39:11 GMT -5
Full auto is a lotof fun, but putting 600 rounds per minute can be pricey…3 round bursts can help.😉
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Post by toshtego on May 26, 2024 17:21:33 GMT -5
Full auto is a lotof fun, but putting 600 rounds per minute can be pricey…3 round bursts can help.😉 Not with the BAR or Thompson. Short bursts. 3 to 5 max. I did watch an FBI SA empty a full magazine on a Thompson in one burst. That was impressive. |
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Post by urbino on May 26, 2024 17:34:43 GMT -5
Full auto is a lotof fun, but putting 600 rounds per minute can be pricey…3 round bursts can help.😉 Not with the BAR or Thompson. Short bursts. 3 to 5 max. I did watch an FBI SA empty a full magazine on a Thompson in one burst. That was impressive. That's how Tom Hanks used his on Paul Newman. |
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Post by mgtarheel on May 26, 2024 17:41:39 GMT -5
Sounds like a great trip. Wish I could go with you.
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Post by username on May 26, 2024 17:46:25 GMT -5
Some of the most fun I ever had shooting was shooting a m2 50 cal granted at the time it was like $1 a round thats how long ago it was so i went with a 10 round belt. I dont want to think what that would cost today
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Post by turbocat on May 26, 2024 18:13:44 GMT -5
I had some great times at Knob Creek back in the 1990’s. Whiskey and machine guns doesn't sound like a good combination. It does to me! 😃 |
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Post by Silver on May 26, 2024 20:00:36 GMT -5
Whiskey and machine guns doesn't sound like a good combination. It does to me! 😃 Sounds like Chicago a hundred years ago! |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 26, 2024 20:19:01 GMT -5
There are a number of places around the country where one can rent licensed machine guns for time on the range. I found such a place in Texas, between Austin and Huston. So, I am thinking about a winter trip down there. Fulfill the life time wish to handle and shoot the BAR, M1928 Thompson, the M2 Grease Gun, and maybe the M2 Carbine. They also have plenty of belt feeders but I am mostly interested in the above. Also a chance to enjoy real Texas barbeque and maybe work my way further east to check on Old Ron? Anyway it is a thought and we shall see. When one has Cancer and is one Chemo it helps to have a dream for the future. You'd be welcome. We're still about 5.5 hours NE. You will probably need at least 500 bucks for the ammo too. What's the name of the range? |
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Post by toshtego on May 26, 2024 20:50:16 GMT -5
There are a number of places around the country where one can rent licensed machine guns for time on the range. I found such a place in Texas, between Austin and Huston. So, I am thinking about a winter trip down there. Fulfill the life time wish to handle and shoot the BAR, M1928 Thompson, the M2 Grease Gun, and maybe the M2 Carbine. They also have plenty of belt feeders but I am mostly interested in the above. Also a chance to enjoy real Texas barbeque and maybe work my way further east to check on Old Ron? Anyway it is a thought and we shall see. When one has Cancer and is one Chemo it helps to have a dream for the future. You'd be welcome. We're still about 5.5 hours NE. You will probably need at least 500 bucks for the ammo too. What's the name of the range? I would have to look it up again. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 26, 2024 20:52:31 GMT -5
I did a search and one was on the south side of Austin, and one was near Grapevine, close to Dallas.
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Post by trailboss on May 26, 2024 20:58:33 GMT -5
Full auto is a lotof fun, but putting 600 rounds per minute can be pricey…3 round bursts can help.😉 Not with the BAR or Thompson. Short bursts. 3 to 5 max. I did watch an FBI SA empty a full magazine on a Thompson in one burst. That was impressive. Definitely the case. I shot the saw249 on select fire it was as smooth as a sewing machine. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 26, 2024 21:15:53 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on May 26, 2024 23:07:31 GMT -5
I just looked at the price of 50 cal. Better make that 1500 bucks.
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Post by lizardonarock on May 27, 2024 2:23:12 GMT -5
Maybe if you claim to be from the Ukraine it is free.
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Post by toshtego on May 27, 2024 9:56:18 GMT -5
I just looked at the price of 50 cal. Better make that 1500 bucks. Had no plans for the M2. I might limit to BAR and Thompson or just BAR. |
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Post by trailboss on May 27, 2024 10:08:18 GMT -5
I just looked at the price of 50 cal. Better make that 1500 bucks. Had no plans for the M2. I might limit to BAR and Thompson or just BAR. Either of them would have been inexpensive to purchase prior to the 1984, either one now is going to cost upwards of 20K (last time I checked years ago) As the song says…” Regrets, I have a few” |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 27, 2024 14:10:00 GMT -5
I just looked at the price of 50 cal. Better make that 1500 bucks. Had no plans for the M2. I might limit to BAR and Thompson or just BAR. I would have to do at least 50 rounds on Ma. A once in a lifetime experience. Uncle Sam wanted to give me all that experience for free, but I'm glad I passed. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on May 27, 2024 14:37:21 GMT -5
 I shot em for free, DONT reccomend it, might have had something in my scivves also.,!  Then it wasn’t a laughing matter, I Garronte!
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Post by trailboss on May 27, 2024 14:40:59 GMT -5
It is a shame that we do not have the ability to own a SAW249, I have no problem with going the NFA route, just sad...
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Post by toshtego on May 27, 2024 18:09:32 GMT -5
Had no plans for the M2. I might limit to BAR and Thompson or just BAR. I would have to do at least 50 rounds on Ma. A once in a lifetime experience. Uncle Sam wanted to give me all that experience for free, but I'm glad I passed. I had enough medical problems and limitations I would have spent my enlistment doing something like scrubbing garbage cans. Fortunately, the lottery was in effect when I turned 18 and I drew a high number. So, no letter from my Uncle Sam. Still, based on who I am now, I would have enlisted even if it meant scrubbing garbage cans or some other menial MOS. It is important for youths to serve in one of the branches. I missed out on that and will always regret it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 27, 2024 18:59:32 GMT -5
I would have to do at least 50 rounds on Ma. A once in a lifetime experience. Uncle Sam wanted to give me all that experience for free, but I'm glad I passed. I had enough medical problems and limitations I would have spent my enlistment doing something like scrubbing garbage cans. Fortunately, the lottery was in effect when I turned 18 and I drew a high number. So, no letter from my Uncle Sam. Still, based on who I am now, I would have enlisted even if it meant scrubbing garbage cans or some other menial MOS. It is important for youths to serve in one of the branches. I missed out on that and will always regret it. I agree that some kind of service would be a good thing. I don't think Vietnam was a good use of our country's resources. I respect and honor those who went. Many of my friends volunteered and several others were drafted. I was in college when the lottery went through. My best friend was the first winner in the lottery, I was 264. I wasn't afraid to fight, but I wouldn't willingly lay down my life for a country on the other side of the world. Others saw it differently. Some of the guys I went to high school with just wanted to fight. One volunteered, became a sniper and served 4 tours, later becoming a Houston cop. Another was my Scoutmaster's oldest son. He was one of the few surviving helicopter pilots. I spoke to him and my friend who was in the Flying Piss Corp this morning. They are happy for me. Heinline thought that some kind of civic service should be mandatory for citizenship, but he also believed in many kinds of service. I knew a lot of girls from my school went into the Peace Corp. I believe young people want to serve in a positive way if they get the chance. |
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Post by trailboss on May 27, 2024 19:13:08 GMT -5
Glad I was too young for Vietnam.
I have the highest respect for those that served, saddened for those that made the ultimate sacrifice, disgusted by those that spit on returning servicemen, and pretty much hate those that stupidly engineered that war. My father’s 3 tours fundamentally changed our family, not for the good. Besides that, the war was a Clusterf@&$?.
Those that spit on returning servicemen… had they did it to my dad, it would probably be their last act.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 27, 2024 20:10:31 GMT -5
Glad I was too young for Vietnam. I have the highest respect for those that served, saddened for those that made the ultimate sacrifice, disgusted by those that spit on returning servicemen, and pretty much hate those that stupidly engineered that war. My father’s 3 tours fundamentally changed our family, not for the good. Besides that, the war was a Clusterf@&$?. Those that spit on returning servicemen… had they did it to my dad, it would probably be their last act. We didn't have that outside of Austin and not much there. Heard about it on the news. Of course it only happened because of the news, so there's that. I am pretty sure it was mostly a West Coast thing. |
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Post by toshtego on May 27, 2024 20:16:13 GMT -5
I was in Sf and Berkeley in the late '60s and 1970. Never once did I see anyone spit on any soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine. The standard protocol was to hand them a beer and maybe a doobie. I think the spitting thing is propaganda by certain right wing elements seeking to divide us.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 27, 2024 20:33:46 GMT -5
I was in Sf and Berkeley in the late '60s and 1970. Never once did I see anyone spit on any soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine. The standard protocol was to hand them a beer and maybe a doobie. I think the spitting thing is propaganda by certain right wing elements seeking to divide us. It's easy to find something divisive. Hell, these days everything is divisive. |
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I shot em for free, DONT reccomend it, might have had something in my scivves also.,! 
Then it wasn’t a laughing matter, I Garronte!