Washington County Machine Guns & Tactical Range Thread (Classes,Events,etc)

[WCMG]

Our April Introduction to High Explosives Class has sold out, but still 5 slots left in the June Class. Details here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introdu...s-490750657427

Classes are limited to 16 students to ensure everyone gets lots of hands-on experience with different types of High Explosives.

[WCMG]

Teaser Video with full video coming tomorrow to our YouTube channel. Ever wonder what a 1/2 stick of real Dyno Nobel Dynamite would do to a Ballistic Dummy Lab head? Here's your chance with special thanks to Ballistic High-Speed for filming.

[WCMG]

Final cut. I have to remember to remind the editor that a teaser shouldn't include 90% of the footage, but here's the final video:

[WCMG]

After a very long wait, our newest rental machine gun arrived: an MP5-K chambered in 9mm.

From Wiki: In 1976, a shortened submachine gun version of the MP5A2 was introduced; the MP5K (K from the German word Kurz = "short") was designed for close quarters battle use by clandestine operations and special services. The MP5K does not have a shoulder stock (the receiver end was covered with a flat end cap, featuring a buffer on the inside and a sling loop on the outside), and the bolt and receiver were shortened at the rear. There are no MP5KA2 or MP5KA3 models because it does not come with a fixed or retractable stock. The resultant lighter bolt led to a higher rate of fire than the standard MP5 at around 900 rounds per minute. It has a shortened 4.5 in (114 mm) barrel, a shorter trigger group frame, the charging handle and its cover were shortened and a vertical foregrip was used to replace the standard handguard. The barrel ends at the base of the front sight, which prevents the use of any sort of muzzle device.

[JoshIronshaft]

From a Facebook post on the WCMG page:

On Tuesday evening, the owner of WCMG, Tredd Barton, was pulled into a round hay baler and was life flighted to UPMC. Nothing short of a miracle, his daughter heard him calling for help and turned off the tractor within minutes. His buddy Darren Iams and his son Kagin then arrived and with Tredd's wife Stacy got him out just as West Finley and West Alexander fire departments arrived. Tredd is currently at UPMC for a week of operations to save his arm.

Keep Tredd in your thoughts and prayers.

[Walleye Hunter]

From a Facebook post on the WCMG page:

On Tuesday evening, the owner of WCMG, Tredd Barton, was pulled into a round hay baler and was life flighted to UPMC. Nothing short of a miracle, his daughter heard him calling for help and turned off the tractor within minutes. His buddy Darren Iams and his son Kagin then arrived and with Tredd's wife Stacy got him out just as West Finley and West Alexander fire departments arrived. Tredd is currently at UPMC for a week of operations to save his arm.

Keep Tredd in your thoughts and prayers.

Damn, hope he pulls through OK

[JoshIronshaft]

A friend talked to Tredd yesterday. He is beat up but doing good all things considered. He came close to having his arm ripped off. They are pretty confident he won't lose it, so that is good news.

[Walleye Hunter]

A friend talked to Tredd yesterday. He is beat up but doing good all things considered. He came close to having his arm ripped off. They are pretty confident he won't lose it, so that is good news.

That sounds promising, thanks for the update. I was kind of afraid to click on this thread.

[KPShooting]

A friend talked to Tredd yesterday. He is beat up but doing good all things considered. He came close to having his arm ripped off. They are pretty confident he won't lose it, so that is good news.

That's great to hear. I was fearing the worst.

[Emptymag]

Holy crap! Just saw this!
Man, you just never know when something can happen.
Prayers to him and his family.