Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot April 8-10 brings in collectors, enthusiasts

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Keith Kaiser brought out the big guns this morning as he learns about the bi-annual Machine Gun Shoot at Knob Creek Gun Range this weekend.

The Machine Gun Shoot is typically held on the second weekend of April and October. The next one happens on April 8, 9 & 10 2016.

The participants are machine gun dealers, collectors and enthusiasts from all over the country. The Machine Gun Shoot itself consists of three days of machine gun shooting, dealer displays, shooting competitions and a spectacular Saturday Night Shoot.

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.

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.

Admission per day, $15 per person and children under 12 are $5. CLICK HERE for the complete schedule.