Orlando gun range lets customers shoot at each other … wait, what?

[Stranded Alien]

For some gun enthusiasts, target shooting is just not enough … they’d rather turn their guns on each other. Or as they call it in Louisiana, Thanksgiving.

But in Orlando, Fla., it’s called Combat City. That’s a gun range that allows patrons to stalk and shoot each other, paintball style, only with real guns. No real ammo, of course — they modify the weapons so that they only shoot soft rubber bullets. I say “only”, but those suckers hurt, I’m told. They do after all use rubber bullets to suppress riots, don’t they?

People bring their own guns, including semi-automatics, and the barrels are modified so that live rounds cannot be fired. Even though rubber bullets are used, the gun retains the same recoil. Sounds like fun, but I’ll stay in the hot tub where it’s more sane.

Participants then suit up, protecting their head, neck and private parts.

But make no mistake, anyone who gets shot, feels the pain, which was described as more severe than being shot with a paintball.

“There is supposed to be a degree of pain so that you do learn from it,” said [Combat City owner] Kaplan, “Someone’s trying to hurt you. You learn how to be as tactical as a civilian can be.”

And that’s why a growing number of women come to Combat City.

Tiffany Chapin is a single mom who believes the real-life scenarios she creates at Combat City are the best way for women to learn how to defend themselves.

“Most of the time, they feel a little bit uneasy, nervous. I think it helps to have a female instructor,” said Kaplan

:bang::bang::bang:

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[shirtsleeve]

This.

Is.

Awesome!

[BostonTim]

Originally Posted by shirtsleeve

This.

Is.

Awesome!

. Real bullets please.

Cheers, BostonTim

[patsRmyboys]

That is the BALLZ!

[Pyxis]

I want a modified version with a crossbow as the weapon.

I know I know. I always come back to the crossbow.
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[gomezcat]

We really, really need to get back to evolution - get out the real bullets and remove them from the gene pool.

[Grumpy_Bottom]

Actually this is a brilliant idea from a tactical standpoint - it certainly ups the ability to work adrenaline into the equation while developing tactical firing skills. I love the idea, might have to road trip to Orlando sometime to do this.

[O_P_T]

Except it isn't really true.

Media confusion ran rampant regarding Combat City, a shooting facility in central Florida, thanks to numerous reports that incorrectly indicated that the business allows customers to shoot each other with their own guns.

Numerous outlets, including the The Huffington Post, Yahoo, Florida Sun-Sentinel, WKMG-TV, WMAR-TV and NBC Sports, reported that the business modifies a customer's own guns to shoot rubber bullets and then allows customers to shoot each other a la paintball.

Combat City owner Dave Kaplan clarified to The Huffington Post that the company has two completely different services: One a paintball-like game using AirSoft guns, and the other Simunition training, a program that teaches customers to use their own guns in simulated situations.

The inaccuracies started when a report combined the two programs into one and other media picked it up, including The Huffington Post.

[taltos]

Originally Posted by O_P_T

Except it isn't really true.

Too bad. I was wondering how much a Barrett 50 cal sniper rifle would damage even with rubber bullets.:bang:

[O_P_T]

Originally Posted by taltos

Too bad. I was wondering how much a Barrett 50 cal sniper rifle would damage even with rubber bullets.:bang:

At the short range involved at that place?