Knob Creek Gun Range

Knob Creek Gun Range (also referred to as Knob Creek Range or simply Knob Creek) is a 350 yard outdoor shooting range located in Bullitt County, Kentucky, near the community of West Point, Kentucky. The range is a former military-munitions test range. As well as being open all year around, the gun range also hosts a biannual gun show in April and October, which is billed as the "World's Largest Machine Gun Shoot and Military Gun Show". The range also hosts a number of shotgun, pistol, assault rifle, old military bolt-action and "subgun" competitions in April and October. Machine gun shoot Held in April and October, "The World's Largest Machine Gun Shoot and Military Gun Show" is an event that draws machine gun dealers, collectors and enthusiasts from all over the country. The Machine Gun Shoot itself consists of several rounds of firing at a wide variety of appliances, vehicles and pyramids of tires. Participants also have the opportunity to shoot at barrels of fuel with pyrotechnic charges attached, which explode when struck by bullets. The objective for these shooters is to destroy everything down range. The presence of many rare and powerful fully automatic weapons also draws many visitors, with firearms ranging from submachine guns to .50 BMG heavy machine guns and M134 Miniguns. The main event of the Machine Gun Shoot is the "Night shoot" where, after dark, fuel-filled drums and explosives are set up in and around the targets, and tracer ammunition is used.