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PaperclipPerfector  1d ago (text post)   1429 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 26, 2026

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I ran a bachelor party for an old friend in Texas, and among the activities was a group machine gun rental. I got the whole party of five trigger time on a H&K MP-5k, a G3 rifle, and a MG-42 light machine gun for a couple hundred bucks. The MG-42 ended up malfunctioning, so they swapped us to a M240-B medium machine gun as well, which in my view was pure bonus. Pricing for an individual would have been around a hundred bucks if memory serves, and significantly less for only one gun. The range had a "full-auto Fridays" special where specific guns could be rented for even cheaper.

If you're ever in the states, ding me and let me know where. I'd be happy to take you to the range if you're in my area, and get you some experience with handgun, shotgun and rifle.

I'm saving this comment for later, you're not the first person to offer to take me out shooting in the US, but I remain just as grateful as ever. $100 is nothing in comparison to the cost of a proper US vacation, let alone what might be a once in lifetime rare experience. I've spent more on a night out with friends, and I didn't even get to shoot anyone.

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