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| - After completing a trip to Utah, during which I received a pair of flip flops and some See's candy for my birthday, I suggested doing something fun when we got back to Vegas for a stopover on the way home. Over breakfast, I casually mentioned to my son...."How'd you like to fire a machine gun?" "Are you serious, dad?"
'Merica.
We found these guys on yelp and they had some awesome ratings.
We called and they sent a humvee to our hotel, free of charge. Now this was no Dennis Rodman, pink, tricked out hummer. This was a nasty, dusty old piece of crap left over from a few wars ago. It was 105 degrees and we hopped in the back with no seat belts and cruised the back streets to the seedy underbelly of Vegas. We passed strip clubs, massage parlors and homeless folks before arriving at their complex behind Circus Circus. The building was decked out in camouflage and sand bags. Kind of bad ass. The parking lot was full of helicopters, tanks, jeeps and more hummers. For $3500, you can drive an actual tank over a car and crush it. This is legal? Cool!
After arriving, we were escorted into the air conditioned building. All of the employees were decked out in military-type uniforms. They are all ex-military and they all look and act the part.
Land of the free and home of guns. Lots and lots of guns. I have been with the Boy Scouts as a boy myself and then as a leader for my son's troop. On those outings, we each fired a BB gun, a .22 rifle, a shotgun and a black powder rifle. Pretty awesome but that is nothing compared to this insane place. The choices here were endless. You can see from one of my photos the package that we selected. A Glock hand gun, a Remington 700 sniper rifle with scope, an MP5 machine gun and a Remington 870 shotgun. For $159, plus $20 to split the package between two shooters, it seemed like a very fair price.
The instructor hooks us up with goggles and ear protection. The headset was badly needed as the shooting room was ridiculously loud without it. Some of the guns were $26 per shell to shoot and the building shook when they were fired.
I am not a gun guy. I don't believe in having one in my home. I like strict gun laws and background checks. I'm not a hunter either. But to get your hands on a selection of weapons like these, in a controlled and safe setting, is a freakin' blast. My hands were sweaty, my heart was racing and my son and I had an absolutely amazing time for $90 each. Totally worth every penny. The staff was awesome and we got a free (air conditioned this time) hummer ride back to the hotel.
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