A new type of shooting range

[PCShogun]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/fl ... 43618.html

Combat Shooting Sports, a Florida gun range, has taken the concept of target practice to a whole new level. Customers can actually engage in simulated combat against other people, shooting real guns at each other.However, as local affiliate WKMG explains, the customers aren't using live ammunition. Owner Dave Kaplan gives visitors a choice: He can modify your own gun to fire Simunition rounds.

 

[Midnight Raver]

So, accurized paintball has started to hit mainstream. The thing that beats paintball though is cost. I first met Frost on a paintball forum many moons ago. We were both astonished at how much paintball markers and accessories were compared to buying real firearms. Seriously, some of that stuf was RIDICULOUS. Imagine getting a paintball marker that cost more than an AR and a backup pistol COMBINED! Teen brats would get these things and bust them, then have them in the shop for repairs. What some parents would spend on that stuff...

Anyhow, I wonder what the ballistics curve changes to on your own weaponry with simmunition. Anybody familiar with this stuff from military and/or LEO training?

 

[Dirk Pitt]

I've used sim rounds before. They hurt that's for damn sure, they also have a very short effective range compared to most rounds. Probably about 100 feet or so.

 

[Midnight Raver]

So, not much of an improvement over paintballs then I take it. Thanks for the FYI Dirk!

 

[kg4kpg]

They interviewed on Fox & Friends this morning. They had a video running in the background showing kids with airsoft guns so Gretchen was asking how people should react based on kids getting to shoot at people. the guy basically said the person on person drills are adult only and kids can come in on weekends to utilize the airsoft range. They created it because people were coming in saying they had bought a gun and got their CCW but wasn't sure how they would act if something really happened so these guys give them a chance to go up against real people after they have a couple hours in a classroom. I wouldn't mind a range like that here.

 

[Tigerstripe]

ok, but im tellin you you will put your eye out with that thing.

 

[PCShogun]

My only issue is that it doesn't teach the lesson of COVER versus CONCEALMENT. Sounds like a simunition round will not penetrate thin wood or dry wall. Try taking cover behind a piece of Gypsum wall board and see what happens when they shoot real bullets at it.

Still, it is good to have experience with moving targets, and someone shooting back at you is even better.

 

[thebrasilian]

Look at the force on force stuff.