Frank Iannamico Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 It seems that Knob Creek is one of many shoots to end for any number of reasons. I am doing an article for the last KCR shoot. Can anyone name other sizeable shoots that have ended and why? I vaguely recall the "Hill Country" shoot in New England somewhere and another in Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirCav73 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) The Hiram Maxim shoot and show in Maine. It was properly called " The Northeast Military Firearms Shoot & Expo". Edited June 19, 2021 by AirCav73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 45 minutes ago, AirCav73 said: The Hiram Maxim shoot and show in Maine. It was properly called " The Northeast Military Firearms Shoot & Expo". Thanks that's one I was thinking of. Do you recall when and why it ended? Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwanalewis Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I know the YO Ranch (Mt. Home, Tx.) use to have a shoot. Not sure how big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirCav73 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 hour ago, AirCav73 said: The Hiram Maxim shoot and show in Maine. It was properly called " The Northeast Military Firearms Shoot & Expo". Thanks that's one I was thinking of. Do you recall when and why it ended? Frank We (R&R Enterprises) set up as vendors in 1999 and 2000. It was a good show to attend because of it being held in July (between the April/October Knob Creek Shows). This Knob Creek Show will mark our 30th year as a vendor at Knob Creek. Below is a good link to an article from the July 2000 Small Arms Review. https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmeisser Guy Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I went to one back in 2004 in Indiana. I think Indiana State Submachine Gun Shoot something like that. I think Dave Bane from Richmond, IN had something to do with it. I think they did it 2 or 3 years but don't know why it ended. It was pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECIII Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 Someone should start a list if existing mg shoots. Maybe a special section for the boards seems like its gonna be harder to find good places. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 Funny thing.. I was thinking about that too.. what's left for MG shoots. Really sad to see them end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) For those in ohio (or close to it) I host monthly steel plate shoots for SMG and belt fed guns. No explosives, tracers and so on (we have neighbors and issues with brush fires) but it’s a fun time. They are typically the first Sunday of each month. Check the club calander-tuscorifle.org Tusco Rifle Club 2132 Midvale Mine Rd Dennison Ohio 44621 Frank comes over so if you want another reference. Edited June 22, 2021 by Got Uzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shattered Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) I first started going to the North Country MG shoots sponsored by Long Mountain Outfitters and the Minuteman Gun Club. They ran a series of shoots in New Boston, NH with 1 to 2 shoots a year. That morphed into the North Country Shoots but with a much larger location up in Stratford Hollow NH. Was the perfect venue. Fabulous location and a small town mentality that LOVED us (and our money)… and we loved spending it. Before the North Country shoots ended, The Maine shoots started. I only went to three shoots there and it was much smaller but just as crowded as North Country. Then there was the West Virginia Shoots started… Thunder in the Hills or something. And you had about 10 years of Bulletfest shoots at The Snode’s Melon Farm in Minerva (Ohio) and Jack Black’s farm down the road…yep. Got so big it was held in TWO locations on the same day. After the New England shoots pooped out, a new shoot called Eden started up. Located in Eden Vermont, it’s at the top slope of a mountain smack-dabbed in the center of thousands of wooded acres at the end of a long, narrow and very treacherous road, (well…for a low rider Silverado, anyhow) That shoot still is in action and I’ll be there in a couple weeks. There were also a series of shoots southeast of Columbus, Ohio at a Christian Radio Station run by a quadriplegic fellow named Rich. Location was Rushville. Another series of shoots was held east of Columbus in Newark on private property. The locals didn’t care for us and always called the local gendarmes who insisted on seeing paperwork. They ran through a couple fellows papers, not knowing what they were really looking at, but we aimed to please. Most guys had one or two Form 4’s that made the coppers happy. It ended when I hit them with a portfolio with over 150 Form 4s…they all of a sudden “had to go”. And the shoot restarted. And of course, you know about Marietta, Ohio. I’ve got extensive photos and videos of everything. Including appearances in several Machinegun News Magazine. By the way, The Hill Country Shoots were in Texas. Edited July 2, 2021 by Shattered 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polytech86 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Just up the road from me but ended in 1991: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Great video! Wish I had a time machine to go back and get some of that .50 cal ammo for a buck a round! .30 cal for 10 cents Interesting points: J A Ceiner talking about his minigun, tracers going everywhere, the Ma Duce blowing off the topcover. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 I was at that 91 MG shoot ..... the LAST shoot at that location ..... reckless MG shooters killed it ... during the night tracer shoot .... tracers are going out at a 30 degree angle ..... WAY OVER the TREE LINE .... pretty sure that was happening..... ALL DAY LONG .... down range residents had a right to complain !! had the only FAMAS there :-) It was a BLAST !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 Beryl Barnett’s FA RPK .... my son shooting in semi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Side Arm Sams Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Buddy, Is that you or your son in 91? Inquiring minds... Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 My son ...... he’s 41 today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 There have been a few "regular" shoots in other places. We attended one in Kearney NE for a number of years- 9/11 stopped us going ( I was to busy and the shoot was in the same time frame is Sept) Not sure exactly when it stopped, But I would guess that the proximity of houses down range put a stop to things. We had one going in Princeton MN back in the 90s, but that shut down for safety issues after I quit going ( because of safety issues) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhouston8 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 There was one in a sand /gravel pit in Piedmont, AL ...near Talladega ...never got to go but heard of it. MPFiveO I think knows more about it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shattered Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 1:54 PM, Frank Iannamico said: Thanks that's one I was thinking of. Do you recall when and why it ended? Frank Not sure of the end date…wife has a shirt from the last shoot, but basically the guys that ran it just got tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 SOF back in the 80's or 90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancelled PPCORP Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 I used to go to the North County Shoot in the early 90’s , the only guy from NJ attending with machine guns, one time Dan ran an M60 belt early in the AM to wake up the campers as I recall… and there was this guy Caveman Dave that offered me his house for the night, great people and lots of fun. Not sure when it ended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albamin Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 9:06 AM, Buddy H said: I was at that 91 MG shoot ..... the LAST shoot at that location ..... reckless MG shooters killed it ... during the night tracer shoot .... tracers are going out at a 30 degree angle ..... WAY OVER the TREE LINE .... pretty sure that was happening..... ALL DAY LONG .... down range residents had a right to complain !! had the only FAMAS there :-) It was a BLAST !! Helotes now is oversold area, like everywhere around San Antonio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
har1690 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 OP, well I have attended and shot at a few of the MG shoots in New Hampshire and in Maine. I believe, and you won't believe this, but as memory serves there was a complaint from a local resident that they had found a 9mm round stuck in there wall and claimed it can from a MG shoot. Funny thing though the photo showed a complete 9mm cartridge. At least that is one story to the end of one of the shoots...Great people with great weapons. There was a C2 fellow that had a post sample Glock 18 and let me shoot 1000 rnd box of 9mm thru his 33 rnd mags. What a blast I had shooting all 1k rnds that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar1972 Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Red hill range in Martin Ga does one in nov of every year. Small but fun. Family atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Wouldn't surprise me to see another Knob Creek shoot. Yes I know the last one was the FINAL one. Crowds like that = $$ and someone will step in to make it happen again. Kind of like the FINAL "farewell" tours by musicians. They've figured out that shtick. Ask KISS or Elton John or... We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Bwana said: Wouldn't surprise me to see another Knob Creek shoot. Yes I know the last one was the FINAL one. Crowds like that = $$ and someone will step in to make it happen again. Kind of like the FINAL "farewell" tours by musicians. They've figured out that shtick. Ask KISS or Elton John or... We'll see. I hope your right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 23 hours ago, Bwana said: Wouldn't surprise me to see another Knob Creek shoot. Yes I know the last one was the FINAL one. Crowds like that = $$ and someone will step in to make it happen again. Kind of like the FINAL "farewell" tours by musicians. They've figured out that shtick. Ask KISS or Elton John or... We'll see. I went to see the Rolling Stones in Pontiac Michigan in 1982, It was their "Last American Tour!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmeisser Guy Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Now, that you said that about the Rolling Stones could it be the LAST Knob Creek was a marketing gimmick??? So many more "last" Knob Creeks to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron in Mohnton Pa Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 (edited) @polytech86 , great video. Thanks for sharing it....... as mentioned by BP , At the 29:56 mark there is a serious out of battery on that .50 cal... Hard to tell, but looks like the receiver took some serious damage... Always interesting when an out of battery is caught on video like that. J.A. Ciener talking about his transferable minigun at the 14:07 mark …. I always try to talk to John at the creek. He still talks with the same enthusiasm and passion about all this gun stuff...... Photo below of him with his Ah-1 Cobra Helicopter minigun turret at the last show.. it was purchased by fellow Sturm member Donald Mclean. John wanted to take a picture before we loaded it up and hauled it off. Aaron Edited November 24, 2021 by Aaron in Mohnton Pa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 It was a great article, Frank. SAR was giving away issues with the article at the Creek. It almost as if the event had passed already. Kinda eerie reading about it in the past tense while it was happening. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polytech86 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 In 1989 I bought a ticket to the "last concert ever" by the Who at the Oakland Coliseum. They added a second show right after that one sold out. Then they added years more of touring. Never say never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Been at SAR West since Thursday. Nice seeing a bunch of people from the Creek, people I have known from the gun community, local shows, etc. Thanks, Frank for autographing my S&W 76 and MAC10 books at Charlie's table. Sorry we couldn't meet. Thanks again. Steve aka AKA waffenundbier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M38A1-Josh Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Anyone go to the Brownsville, PA shoots at the strip mine with the pond? Someone recently showed me a pile of pictures from those shoots. Looks like it was a decent get together. Before my time. First post! Made it over here from WG and 1919A4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrrgcy Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 We had a large monthly MG shoot in Broward County, Sunrise, FL at Markham Park named for the “Broward County Historical Arms Club,” or some-such. Propane tanks, grills … tannerite. M240s, Mg34s, water cooled Mgs… Ended around 2005 (?), the Commissioners changed the rules requiring something like one range safety officer per four shooters. Club certainly couldn’t afford the fees to pay the extra RO’s needed (paid overtime to my recollection) and that was that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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