Kim and I recently took a trip to Las Vegas for their Bikini America competition and decided to see what other trouble we could get into while we were there. We used the services of the boutique concierge Kaori of Angelika. Kaori is THE go-to person in Las Vegas. I asked him if he would recommend us something that would be cool and different to do while in Las Vegas. She suggested that we try firing machine guns. You know that head tilt a dog makes when it hears a high-pitched sound? This is how I reacted when he said machine gun.
Apparently, The Gun Store in Las Vegas has completely slipped under my Jet Set radar. He’s already been featured on the Travel Channel, Bravo TV’s Pawn Stars, and Maxim magazine, to name a few. So, I thought what the heck! Life is about doing different and interesting things. Why not!
When we got to The Gun Store, we were fully catered for. You have your own “tour guide” assigned to you (think Rambo) who will prepare just about anything you want. They have everything from Tommy pistols to AK-47s. Whatever it is, you can get it! Best of all? You don’t need a special license for anything. All employees are certified shooting safety officers through the National Rifle Association. In addition, many of the staff are retired military and law enforcement officials.
During our tour, we were able to select a weapon from each of the following categories (a total of three weapons):
Pistol (20 shots): Glock, Springfiled, Beretta, Walther, FNH, Ruger, Smith & Wesson or Dirty Harry. 44
Shotgun (5 shots) or semi-automatic rifle (10 shots): Benelli M4 12 gauge, Remington 12 gauge, AR-15, HK G3, ​​Springfield M1A, HK G36 or Beretta Cx4 Storm
Fully automatic machine guns (50 shots): Walther MPL, Madsen M50, Colt M16, HK MP5, Uzi, Sten MKII, Thompson, Grease Gun or AK47 / M4 (25 shots)
It was a total blast!
Sure, Las Vegas is famous for many other things. But how often do you get a chance to fire a machine gun? If you’re in Las Vegas and want to try unique things like firing a machine gun, taking a sunset helicopter ride over the strip (or whatever else Kaori can dream of) head over to Angelika Boutique Concierge.
