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30 March 2007 at 4:01 pm

Redneck Rampage

(Guy on left: Sigh, your aiming sucks!)

I am a handgun enthusiast and has been collecting toy guns (unfortunately) or replicas since then. And for the first time I get to experience to pull the trigger of real ones. Yep, I’m a redneck for the day in Thailand.

It’s one of those popular shooting ranges for tourist so it’s pretty expensive to fire a gun. I took up 3 different types of guns to try:

A 9mm Glock
A modified M-16 with .22 rounds
A 12 gauge Remington shotugn with shot shells

What I’ve missed: Colt Anaconda, M1 Garand and bolt action rifles (forgot which model).

9mm Glock

Probably one of the easiest gun to try out. Little recoil and better grip. I missed a couple of shots when I was warming up and missed another for trying to hit the target’s head. Guess it ain’t that easy to get a headshot like in the movies. 300 baht for 6 rounds. Jesus.

M16

If I knew they are not going to use a 5.56mm, I wouldn’t have tried this baby. Modified to fit in .22, these ammo are actually meant for pocket pistols, for example a Deringger which is suitable for concealed carry (just like those James Bond girls). With the bullet size smaller than a peanut, there’s almost no recoil when I fired and shot like a peashooter. No fun for me Another 300 baht gone to waste.

Remington Shotgun

This one is slightly dearer; 400 baht for 6 shells. Since this is a pump-action, I had to pull the handgrip back and forth to load and eject the shell. It was pretty easy and effortless. How was I wrong about the movies: I always see actors struggling to pump a round into it. Oh it sounds so different too or rather all of these guns sound so identical. After looking at the target sheet, I don’t think I want to mess a guy with a shotgun. Ugh! Recoil was fast and hard. When I went back I found out there’s a bruise on my shoulder blade. The next couple of days, the pain punched in. Guess my arm posture wasn’t in the right position. Curses!

So, the conclusion: Was it fun? Oh yes. Am I going back there to try again? Hell yeah. But next time I’m going somewhere else cheaper. This was a ripoff.