The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #143433   Message #3311874
Posted By: Rapparee
22-Feb-12 - 02:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: bored olddude
Subject: RE: BS: bored olddude
Yes. Yes. And Sam will let you RENT a fully automatic weapon (Uzi, Tommy gun, M-16A1, MP-5, etc.) when you RENT the use of his range after you BUY the ammo from him. Sam ain't stupid -- you know how fast a submachine gun (machine pistol) will eat up ammo in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use it? Take a 9mm MP-5 -- the magazine holds 20 rounds and you can fire all 20 with a touch to the trigger. A box of 50 gives you 2.5 magazines...so you have to buy another box from Sam. In an hour of shooting the thing you pay, in USD: $15.00 for use of the range (assuming you have your own eye and ear protection; if not, Sam will sell it to you), $50 for the rental of the weapon, and probably $75 to $100 in ammunition (and Sam keep the fired brass and sells it). One hour: USD $140 to pretend you're b-a-a-a-a-a-a-d. Oh, yeah, you'll probably buy some targets from Sam, so add another $10.

You MUST by the ammo from Sam because he has to control the type of ammo used on the range -- no depleted uranium or .50 caliber tungsten-spike armor piercing or tracers or something.

Now about the range: Sam had it built to meet all safety and EPA specs up to .50 caliber Browning machine gun (no, you can't fire one there, but you CAN bring you .50 BMB rifle and buy the ammo from Sam and....). The local Cowboy Action Shooting group uses it. There are winter .22 pistol leagues. The local police departmentS use it, as does the local National Guard and Army Reserve units in winter.

Since this is the ONLY indoor range in about a 150 mile radius, Sam doesn't lose money on it....

And don't expect to get into the shop for a quick weapons grab -- it's hot-linked to the local cops (who are Sam's customers and friends), assuming you can get by the armored doors, high security locks, foil the hidden video and still cameras that cover the place inside AND out.... Oh, yeah -- the roof has also been rebuilt.