Before the noise: Behind the scenes of Knob Creek machine gun shoot (21 PICS + VIDEO)
The Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot is this coming weekend. On Oct. 13- 15. Guns.com will be on hand filming and taking pictures so stay tuned. Here are some photographs taken on Wednesday, two days before the shoot begins.
The road entrance and sign of the Knob Creek Gun Range (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Trucks in the parking lot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Entrance to the pole barn, snack bar and gun shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
The empty pole barn that will be full of vendors this weekend. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
The pole barn that will be full of vendors this weekend. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A vendor arrives at the pole barn. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
The Knob Creek Range gun shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A 20mm Lahti L-39 on display in the gun shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A gatling gun on display in the shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
An MG 42 on display in the shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A stuffed bear and a .50 cal in the shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A Bren light machine gun on display in the shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Lots of guns for sale at the Knob Creek Range. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
US flag on the wall of the gun shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Knob Creek Range. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A cannon and machine guns ready for action on the firing line. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Barrels that will be used for pyrotechnics during the shoot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Patton magnet in the snack shop. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Stickers on a car in the parking lot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Stickers on a car in the parking lot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
A prop used on the cowboy shooting range.
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