[Swing]

Just an informal poll out of curiosity. My local club recently put the kibosh on FA. I'm not sure why, but if I had to take a wild one, it was likely due to insurance.

[SleazyRider]

Heck, they don't even allow rapid fire, that is, faster than two or three seconds per shot. No double taps. Ugh!

[allaroundhunter]

The range that I go to rents full-autos :D

Out at the farm, full-autos are allowed (by those that can control them)

[bigfatdave]

not addressed in rules or the club's charter

we generally don't need supervision or other nonsense on the range, we're adults and get treated like it at my club

[Ranger30-06]

A) I live in NJ

B) They don't allow shooting faster than 1 shot per 3 seconds or so

C) Anything that DID sound full auto would result in 3 police departments sending all of their guys faster than a 5 alarm fire. After all, they shut down our range for over a year just because of a handgun bullet found a mile and a half away on someones roof and despite absolutely no real evidence that it came from our range, they still nearly killed the ranges member population.

[jrdolall]

My gun club is in my front pasture. I don't own any full auto but I welcome any friends to come and shoot up a hay bale as long as I get to participate. I think it keeps the neighbors on notice that there just might be a gun involved if you feel the need for mischief, the bad ones anyway. Most of them are over shooting on weekends. Did you know that a fully grown sweetgum can absorb several 1000 rounds before it falls?

[JTW Jr.]

One club is yes , but no full auto 50 cal.

The other club is yes , but:
* only on the members side
* as long as it is 7.62 x39 or .223 or smaller

[Bubbles]

I have access to 3. Ma Deuce is a-ok to shoot at each. :D

[Sky]

Mine (supervised) rents full auto in many different flavors.

[aluminator]

I think it's ok after 7pm if they haven't changed (Bud's Gun Warehouse and Range).

[Byrd666]

No. My local range really caters to more shotgun stuff. Our pistol range was an after thought.

[pikid89]

I got yelled at by an over zealous RO at a FWC range in N. Cen FL....and I wasn't even rapid firing...I was only shooting at Rifleman's Cadence...breathe in breathe out squeeze breathe in breathe out squeeze...
this guy comes over and reams me out for rapid firing and making everyone else shoot rapid fire or some BS...there was like 5 people there

[CoRoMo]

Nope.

And you're not allowed to shoot any of the gongs with .50 bmg.

[jmstevens2]

Mine does, but only on the plinking range. It has the highest backstop and it would have to be almost deliberate to shoot over it, the others, muzzle rise could do it if you don't know what you are doing, or are an idiot. About 1/2 of all the full auto guys at our place fall into one of those two categories. The rest have brains, and also don't shoot auto as much because they realize that money don't grow on trees, or got their fill in the Military, not Call of Duty.

"Those darned kids these days!" Oh crap! I'm turning into my grandpa!

And no 50 BMG at all. Too much travel and too hard on the backstops.

[The Lone Haranguer]

There are local membership ranges (if that fits your definition of a "club") that rent them. One such: http://myshootersedge.com

[Sam1911]

Ours does, BUT....

But the individual who wants to shoot full-auto firearms has to send a simple 1-page application to our "Special Use Committee" and be granted permission (and a permanent pass) to do so.

It's the same procedure if someone wants to be allowed to use any of the shoot houses on site.

[Carl N. Brown]

The insurance won't allow simulated full-auto fire. OR even semi-auto with a select fire gun. Especially no full-auto.

[Swing]

I have access to 3. Ma Deuce is a-ok to shoot at each

Oh my, that must rock'n'rolla something wonderful.

[armoredman]

Unmonitored and free - the only major restriction is no explosives.

[Swing]

Unmonitored and free - the only major restriction is no explosives.


LOL! Kaboom.

[Quiet]

My dad's a member of a gun range in CA.
They allow most NFA firearms as long as you can prove it's legal (bring a copy of your tax stamp).
The only restriction is no DDs.

[forestdavegump]

Depends on the who, what and where, but YES!:p

[squarles67]

Yes, in the designated "rapid Fire" area

[BullfrogKen]

My local club recently put the kibosh on FA. I'm not sure why, but if I had to take a wild one, it was likely due to insurance.

Rather than speculate and make wild guesses, why not attend a club meeting and ask?

These things usually don't go through clubs without a vote by someone, either the Board of Directors or the general membership.

As Sam said, yes it's permissible at our club, but requires an application and permission from the Special Use Committee.


And I know of nothing from our insurance company that would make them care two wits. Each year I renewed our insurance policy they had nothing in it that addressed full auto, rapid fire, or any of that stuff.

More likely that members were tearing things apart with full auto. Or someone had a round that missed your backstop. Or whatever reason they had I find it highly unlikely the insurance underwriter had anything to do with it.

[Swing]

I can certainly ask, but I doubt they'll change the policy as there was no vote on this policy change. The reason why I suspected the insurance was the cause was the same time they changed FA policy was when they changed clay related rules. The club notice specifically mentioned the clay changes were due to the insurance agency. Could be just be a coincidence though. Thanks for the heads up.

[243winxb]

6 clubs in my area banned full auto. 4 of them after i shot my M16A1 years ago. Always fired in a safe manner, still didnt matter. :( http://www.photobucket.com/M16A1

[Swing]

Nice 16. :)

[p2000sk]

Club I belong to ruled against it last year. Primary concern was about the what ifs of a bullet leaving club property. Another local club had an alleged incident a few years back, while there happened to be two .308 MGs in use. Recovered bullet happened to be .308 also, right though the window of a dentist office.

[Jeff H]

Yes but not everywhere. We have 8 or so different ranges for various pistol and rifle sports and F/A is only allowed in one of them.

[Tootie]

Sadly, there is only one full auto venue in San Antonio. Most of the local ranges are now surrounded by subdivisions and they have been in the news locally a lot lately. One golfer was shot at a distance of more than a mile and a half - the bullet barely penetrated the sternum and was half in/half out of the guy's body.

My local range has a homeowner who claims his house is hit almost daily by fire from the pistol range despite huge backstops - even with intent, there is likely no pistol shot at the extreme angle required to escape the range that could travel more than a mile.

The full auto range may discontinue operations entirely as the result of noise complaints. While there is no problem with lead leaving the range to fall on a house, many claim the noise is terrible.

All of the ranges that are in trouble have been there for 30+ years when there were no neighbors other than an adjacent farmer or rancher. None had ever had any issues until last year. Now, they're all fighting to stay in business.

[Quickdraw Limpsalot]

What's a gun club? You mean back yard? Yes, F/A is allowed.