Knob Creek calls it quits

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The word is that this fall's machine gun shoot at the Knob Creek range will be the last ever.

Not clear if the gun show in the pole barn will continue.

To me, the gun show was the big draw. The firing was an annoyance. You couldn't talk to the dealers at the show while the firing was going on. Too much noise.
 
Dunross said:
Any idea why they are stopping?
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1. The cost of liability insurance.
2. The high cost of ammo means that the old timers (who have spots on the firing line) are less willing to waste it.
3. The owner simply got tired of the hassle.
Dunross said:
I've always wanted to go up there, but never did.
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Well, this October will be your last chance.
 
AlexanderA said:
1. The cost of liability insurance.
2. The high cost of ammo means that the old timers (who have spots on the firing line) are less willing to waste it.
3. The owner simply got tired of the hassle
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AA,

What's your source for this information?

Thanks,
Keith
 
I hate to hear it's going away, but I'm not surprised. We used to have a great time at the Knob Creek shoots except for the year the tornadoes hammered the area. Blackest sky I've ever seen.
 
The gun show in the Pole Barn is the big draw. When you've seen the shooting aspect once, there's no need to see it again.
 
1. The cost of liability insurance.
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I hate this because it hides the real problem. The cost of the liability insurance is completely reasonable given how people are about suing others and given how our civil court system encourages the practice.

The real problem is that any time anyone gets hurt, they want someone else to take responsibility. That's what shut down Punkin Chunkin. Some guy out there on a 4 wheeler turned over and hurt himself and rather than accept he was engaged in risky behavior and take responsibility for his action, he sued the landowner. He got his money but he single-handedly insured that landowner would never host the event again. They found another location and a woman standing near one of the machines of destruction was hurt when something went wrong. Again, not an unexpected outcome at an event like that. But she sued anyway even though it was her choice to be there and to stand close to one of the machines in operation.

Between the two of them they put an end to the event that had entertained millions and raised a ton of money for charity. It's still limping along, but finding locations has been very problematic and it's not clear if it will ever really be back.

Ok, rant over...
 
As much $ as kenny was turning twice a year for decades, liability insurance was the least of his worries and most of the help are local kcr range members who get free membership for working a few hours stamping hands and collecting money. The pole barn was the only draw for me. Bargains galore back in the early 90's and those maggots paragon too!

Bill
 
People really drink that stuff? I thought it was lamp oil used by the campers down at the pond.:rofl:

Bill
 
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