Machine Gun Shoot

New Hours Starting April 2019 – Night shoots Friday and Saturday 5pm to 9pm

The Machine Gun Shoot & Military Gun Show is a bi-annual event, typically held on the second weekend of April and October. The next Machine Gun Shoot takes place on April 12 & 13 , 2019.

Click here to view the NEW Machine Gun Shoot schedule The participants are machine gun dealers, collectors and enthusiasts from all over the country. The Machine Gun Shoot itself consists of two days of machine gun shooting, dealer displays, shooting competitions and spectacular Friday and Saturday Night Shoots. The machine gunners are shooting at a wide variety of used appliances, abandoned vehicles, and barrels of fuel with pyrotechnic charges attached. The pyrotechnic charges are painted orange for the shooter to see. The charges are set off by the impact of the bullets, creating large mushroom clouds and fireballs from hell! (Click here to see a video of one of our machine gun shoots) Their objective is to destroy everything down range. A wide variety of rare and exotic weaponry will be on display for all to see, such as Water Cooled Brownings, Mini-guns, AK-47’s, MG-42’s, Tommy Guns, M-16’s, Vickers belt fed, Uzi’s, MP5’s & many others too numerous to mention. A big thank you to our sponsors.

Gun Show

The Military Gun Show has drawn dealers from across the country to buy, sell and trade rifles, pistols, shotguns, and machine guns. They also will be selling ammo, military surplus, hard to find gun parts and much more. The gun show consists of over 900 tables and is set up in a large lighted pole barn adjacent to the firing line and Clubhouse. Security is on patrol at all times. Knob Creek cordially invites you to come and support the second amendment, “the right to keep and bear arms“. For vendor information please contact Gina at KnobCreekRange@aol.com.

Admission – Friday or Saturday $15, Kids $5

Knob Creek is a Cold Range. This means NO loaded Firearms of any kind may be carried on Knob Creek property during the Machine Gun Shoot. All Firearms must be declared and zip tied with magazines out at the admission gate.

No ATVs will be allowed for personal transportation. There are courtesy transports and mule for hires available to transport people and their merchandise to and from the parking lot as well as the gun show area and lower ranges.

There are courtesy transports and mule for hires available to transport people and their merchandise to and from the parking lot as well as the gun show area and lower ranges. NO PETS ALLOWED

Camping at Knob Creek Gun Range is offered on a first come first serve basis and is pro-rated. Those arriving Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday will pay $50.00 per person, campers setting up Thursday will pay $40.00 per person, campers setting up Friday will pay $30.00 per person and campers setting up Saturday will pay $20.00 per person. Campers under 18 are free if accompanied by their parents. Be advised there are no electric or water hookups, however Port-A- Pots are available.

Those arriving Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday will pay $50.00 per person, campers setting up Thursday will pay $40.00 per person, campers setting up Friday will pay $30.00 per person and campers setting up Saturday will pay $20.00 per person. Campers under 18 are free if accompanied by their parents. Be advised there are no electric or water hookups, however Port-A- Pots are available. General admission — Adults $15.00 a day on Friday and Saturday . Children under 12 $5.00 a day.

— Adults $15.00 a day on Friday and Saturday . Children under 12 $5.00 a day. Hearing and eye protection is strongly recommended and available.

Information packets for the KCR National Subgun Competition, KCR Practical Pistol Competition, & KCR Assault Shotgun Competition now available here. Click on the pull down for squads and times.

for the KCR National Subgun Competition, KCR Practical Pistol Competition, & KCR Assault Shotgun Competition now available here. Click on the pull down for squads and times. 22 LR Fun Match is open Saturday starting at 9 am and is held next to the Subgun Range (Cowboy Range). The cost is $5 if you are using your own gun and ammo and $10 if you use our gun and ammo (25 rds). You will be shooting at 34 steel plate targets. No pre-registration just show up at the match site.

is open Saturday starting at 9 am and is held next to the Subgun Range (Cowboy Range). The cost is $5 if you are using your own gun and ammo and $10 if you use our gun and ammo (25 rds). You will be shooting at 34 steel plate targets. No pre-registration just show up at the match site. Subgun Jungle Walk is Friday and Saturday on the lower range. $20 if you have your own gun and ammo or $40 if you use our Uzi (includes ammo), 9 am till 6 pm. Report to the Jungle Walk early for squading.

is Friday and Saturday on the lower range. $20 if you have your own gun and ammo or $40 if you use our Uzi (includes ammo), 9 am till 6 pm. Report to the Jungle Walk early for squading. Open shooting is allowed on the lower range. The price is $15 per person for a single relay of 90 minutes. Report to the range early for squading. Hearing and Eye Protection are required.

is allowed on the lower range. The price is $15 per person for a single relay of 90 minutes. Report to the range early for squading. Hearing and Eye Protection are required. The shooting of tracers will be allowed weather permitting.

will be allowed weather permitting. Handicap parking available.

Machine Gun Rentals

You MUST Be at least 18 years of age to rent / shoot any of the machine guns!

Machine gun rentals are available on the main firing line Friday & Saturday ( M240 308, Shorty .50cal, 1919 30-06 and Spade Grip M4 .556). Fee is paid to the renter (cash only) and a waiver must be filled out in the Range House.

Machine gun rentals are also available Friday and Saturday on the lower range (Friday 9 am till 7 pm. & Saturday 9 am till 7 pm.). Email KnobCreekRange@AOL.com for a complete list of Machine Gun Rentals available. Fee is paid to renter (cash only) and a waiver must be signed on the Lower Range.

Hotel Accommodations

Click here for a list of near by accommodations

K.C.R. National Subgun Competition

The open bolt and closed bolt Subgun Competition will be held on Friday and Saturday, at the Subgun Range directly south of the main range. A range briefing will be held at 8:00 a.m. each day, with the competition starting promptly at 8:30 a.m. There will be one or more competitive stages set up for the competition. Calibers allowed are .380 and larger. NO 22’s! You will need at least 100 rds of ammo and several magazine changes are required. HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION ARE MANDATORY! NOTICE: The Subgun Range will be run as a “cold” range. Please see “rules summary” 5.0 for a description. We are squading all shooters as they sign up. Please choose Friday or Saturday AND list times that are convenient for you. Only ONE run per class (open iron/closed iron/open optics/closed optics/unlimited/fun run) per person will be allowed (up to 6 runs per person). If you have any questions, please call us at the range (502) 922-4457. All entries (including “No-Shows”) are non-refundable and non-transferable. Download Subgun Registration Form (PDF – Requires Adobe Reader) Please be at the Subgun Range 20 minutes before your squad for a safety briefing

K.C.R. Shotgun Competition

The weapon must conform to the general configuration of production weapons (as opposed to factory custom shops) with only slight modification to sights, barrel length and trigger weight. No add on recoil compensator’s. (porting, such as Magna Port, Keeper or Pro Port , which do not add length to the weapon is acceptable) No add on devices to enhance reloading. No optical sights or dot sights. No flimsy device of any kind unsuitable for the rigors of duty use shall be allowed. No slugs or bird shot. (# 4 buckshot or larger only) 25 rounds should do the job.

ALL SHOOTERS MUST WEAR HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION! Remember space is limited so sign up in advance to assure your spot in the competition. Only one run per person will be allowed. “No shows” are non-refundable & non-transferable. Download Shotgun Registration Form (PDF – Requires Adobe Reader) . Please be at the Shotgun Range 20 minutes before your squad for a safety briefing

K.C.R. Practical Pistol Competition

Scoring:

The lowest cumulative time wins the Competition (total of times for each stage + penalties). Each stage will begin with the tone of the timer and end with the last shot fired. Paper targets must have at least 7 points to be neutralized. A sample target will be available to view at the match.

Calibers:

No caliber smaller than 9mm. A power factor for minor calibers (9mm, 38, and 38 super) is 125. For major calibers (357, 45 acp and up) are 165. To calculate the power factor, multiply bullet weight x velocity and divide by 1000.

Equipment:

No speed holsters allowed. No compensated guns allowed. Holsters and mag pouches must be worn behind the hip. That is usually within 3”of the seams of your pants. No cross draw holsters allowed. No shoulder holsters allowed. All shooters must wear eye and ear protection at all times.

NOTICE:

This is a Practical Pistol Competition. Your pistol must be something that you would and could wear concealed. Safety is our first concern. If you handle your weapon in an unsafe manner, you will be D.Q.ed at the discretion of the Range Officer. If you do a 180, that is turn around or point your weapon up range, loaded or unloaded, you will automatically be D.Q.ed! Do not handle your weapon until you are instructed by the Range Officer. The Pistol Competition will be run as a cold range, which is no loaded weapons except on the firing line under the supervision of a R.O. Remember space is limited, only one run per person. “No shows” are non-refundable and non-transferable. Download K.C.R. Pistol Registration Form (PDF – Requires Adobe Reader). Please be at the Pistol Range 20 minutes before your squad for a safety briefing.

KCR Jungle Walk

The Jungle Walk is a sub-caliber (pistol cal. only) sub-machine-gun course, laid out in a wooded area setting next to the creek. The course is a walking trail. The shooter negotiates with a loaded sub-machine-gun in hand, with the range-controller following behind. The brave sub-machine-gunner has 50 rounds of ammo and is looking for 18 metal (enemy) targets. You has to ration your shots out on Full Auto in order to not run out of ammo and engage each target. The Jungle Walk controller does not tell the shooter if they hit the target when they fire (exceptions are the very young, very old or if they ask for help). No help in sensing targets if the shooter wants to compete. Many just want to shoot the Uzi for the first time in an interesting setting, so therefore are not competitors. Targets: We score target hits first. Then the time it took to go from the start line to the round hitting the last target. The targets are blended into the wooded surroundings except for four of them. These four targets are close together and are painted orange. The shooter is supposed to spray with one continuous burst these four and is scored for area fire. All 14 other targets are engaged individually and require an actual hit on each one. Debriefing: When the shooter has finished the course, Their sub-machine-gun is cleared. They are told how many targets they hit and their time for the course. They are then escorted back to the starting line where the next shooter is waiting for their try in the vaunted “Jungle Walk”. The Jungle Walk runs on Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm . (Good Lord willin and the Creek don’t rise). Report to range early for squading (preregistration is not available). The cost is $20 to shoot if you have your own gun and ammo or $40 to shoot if you use our Uzi (ammo included (50 rds)). This fee is paid at the Jungle Walk on the day you shoot (cash only) no pre-registration available.

22LR Fun Match

The 22 match is only open on Saturday. It starts at 9 am and is held next to the Subgun Range (Cowboy Range). The cost is $5 if you are using your own gun and ammo and $10 if you use our gun and ammo (25 rds) (this fee is paid at the match on the day you shoot) . You will be shooting at 34 steel plate targets. No preregistration available, just show up at the match site. You can shoot this as many times as you like (or until you run out of money).

Grounds Map

MGS Grounds Map