https://machinegunhelicopters.com/

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I'll be in my bunk.

Bruce

And, I'll be out there in August for a conference. Hmmm...

I would assume it will only cost you 1K to fire 100 rounds out of a chopper. Am I wrong?

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Originally posted by blasto:
I would assume it will only cost you 1K to fire 100 rounds out of a chopper. Am I wrong?

If I correctly understand their website:
$888 for 100 rounds
$1058 for 200 rounds
$1148 for 300 rounds

With a full auto SAW, that ammo won't last very long unless the shooter has pretty good trigger control.

A few years ago I attended a Rifles Only Helicopter Assault course in Texas. We students shot our own semi-auto carbines and ammo; Rifles Only supplied the Robinson chopper. I don't recall the cost of the 3-day course, but suspect it was in the $1,000 ballpark.

I recall at least 7 flights per student -- 3 or 4 times on simple practice courses to develop basic skills, 3 more in the substantially more difficult competition course, and one final flight for "critter control". I changed my 30-round mags on every flight, so I'm guessing 300-400 rounds fired from the chopper during the one day of flying -- which was the second day of the course.

The first day of the course was shooting while moving on the ground. In other words, no chopper. We shot at stationery steel targets while walking forwards, backwards, left, and right. Strong side and weak side, too. I learned a lot.

The third day of the course was on the ground. We had our choice of a shoot house or long distance with ARs. The two SWAT officers chose the shoot house; the overseas contractors and I chose long distance AR work. I got out to 800 yards before my 69 SMK bullets started flying wonky.

I feel the Vegas chopper experience is a little pricey, but it should be an experience one will never forget.

I wonder how much it would cost to run a few minutes with a Dillon M134 ...




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/QGE23Uykd1Y

Dayum! ..and here I thought I was daring when I rented a Viper for my brothers birthday trip down there....

$689 for the flight including 100 rounds. $199 for 100 more rounds.

Looks like fun!

I like helicopters as much as the next guy, but shooting at two dummies on a couch from a stationary position just wouldn't do it for me. Certainly not in the $1000 ball park. Moving targets, ie. pigs, on the go, is a different story. I can see spending the $ on that.

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I feel the Vegas chopper experience is a little pricey, but it should be an experience one will never forget.

It is VEGAS, after all. And you don't need to travel to BFE Texas to do it.

Me, I enjoyed by 2 x 50rd boxes of M2 out the side of a HH-60.

"It's easy, you just don't lead em so much!!!"

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Originally posted by honestlou:
I like helicopters as much as the next guy, but shooting at two dummies on a couch from a stationary position just wouldn't do it for me. Certainly not in the $1000 ball park. Moving targets, ie. pigs, on the go, is a different story. I can see spending the $ on that.

It's a little harder than it looks like.

And I venture they cater to the least common denominator.