Holy Cr*p...
As well as the Grand Canyon, one of the highlights of my visit to Las Vegas was a trip to 2900, East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89121 - otherwise known as "The Gun Store".
Expensive, but well worth it IMO.
Where else can us Brits get near anything remotely dangerous without going on a week's Health & Safety training course? All the instructors, employees and the cleaner were all "packing heat" and the safety briefing was quite simple:
"Point it that way or you're dead."
"Posed by model"
I fired an AK47 (aka Avtomat Kalashnikova), an IMI Desert Eagle and a Magnum .44 (yes, à la Dirty Harry)
I still have "nosseW dna htimS" bruised into my palms.
"Not posed by model"
Epilogue:
WW also had a "go", firing the "Ladies Package", which consisted of an AK47 and a Glock. The instructors were brilliant and kindly dismantled the safe end of the range so she could fire in safety whilst sitting in her wheelchair. They ignored my comment about "Don't worry holding her, we can always chock the wheels" and held her up while she emptied the entire magazine into the sand at the end.
On our way home to the UK, we had to through security at the airport where they decided to use the sniffing machine on her wheelchair.
"Jeez! I hope they're not checking for GSR!"
Expensive, but well worth it IMO.
Where else can us Brits get near anything remotely dangerous without going on a week's Health & Safety training course? All the instructors, employees and the cleaner were all "packing heat" and the safety briefing was quite simple:
"Point it that way or you're dead."
"Posed by model"I fired an AK47 (aka Avtomat Kalashnikova), an IMI Desert Eagle and a Magnum .44 (yes, à la Dirty Harry)
I still have "nosseW dna htimS" bruised into my palms.
"Not posed by model"Epilogue:
WW also had a "go", firing the "Ladies Package", which consisted of an AK47 and a Glock. The instructors were brilliant and kindly dismantled the safe end of the range so she could fire in safety whilst sitting in her wheelchair. They ignored my comment about "Don't worry holding her, we can always chock the wheels" and held her up while she emptied the entire magazine into the sand at the end.
On our way home to the UK, we had to through security at the airport where they decided to use the sniffing machine on her wheelchair.
"Jeez! I hope they're not checking for GSR!"
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