Gun For Hire Range Second Amendment Saturday Stroll

This video showcases a speed reload challenge at Gun For Hire Range, demonstrating a competitive shooting drill. Competitors engage targets, execute a rapid reload, and then resume firing. The challenge highlights the importance of efficient magazine changes under pressure, a key skill in dynamic shooting sports.

This entry details a fun range tradition at Gun For Hire Range, where visitors from Queens, NY, celebrated a birthday by shooting AK-47 and AR-15 style rifles with various calibers. The host, Anthony Colandro, encourages guests to take their targets home as a unique deterrent, fostering a welcoming and community-oriented atmosphere.

This video documents a family's first firearm experience at the Gun For Hire Range, guided by professional instructors. It highlights the process from firearm selection to live fire, emphasizing safety and the welcoming environment for international visitors. The experience includes instruction on various platforms, culminating in the exciting opportunity to fire a Barrett .50 BMG rifle.

This video provides an overview of the membership benefits at Gun For Hire Range, presented by Phil, the membership guru. New members receive an extra month free, along with discounts on firearms, ammo, and training. Notably, this is the first such discount in 13 years and applies to all membership tiers. Guests of members also enjoy reduced rates on range fees, rentals, and ammunition.

This video demonstrates a unique ballistics test at the Gun For Hire Range, shooting glow sticks embedded in ballistic gel with a BMG (likely a Barrett M82A1). The experiment highlights the destructive power of the BMG round and the visual effects of the glow sticks rupturing upon impact. The instructor invites viewer suggestions for future ballistic gel tests.

This video provides a comprehensive tour of Gun For Hire, America's largest family six-star gun range. It highlights their extensive gun store with thousands of firearms, optics, and accessories, catering to both new and experienced shooters. The facility offers various ranges, including members-only and public options, with dedicated spaces for parties and events. Professional instruction is available, and a gunsmith room provides maintenance and customization services.

This guide details the one-handed shooting technique for a .50 Cal Desert Eagle, as demonstrated by expert Anthony Colandro. It covers preparation, execution, and target analysis, emphasizing advanced recoil control for high-caliber handguns. Colandro, the owner of Gun For Hire, showcases proficient handling and accurate shooting with this powerful firearm.

This video demonstrates the experience of shooting a .50 BMG rifle at the Gun For Hire Range. An experienced instructor explains the firearm's recoil mitigation system, featuring an aggressive muzzle brake and barrel reciprocation with springs. The demonstration includes loading, aiming, firing, and post-shot analysis, highlighting that the felt recoil is manageable due to the rifle's design.

Professor Shane, a subject matter expert at Gun For Hire Range, discusses the U.S. military's transition from the M4 to the SIG XM7 (M7) rifle. He expresses skepticism regarding the platform change, highlighting concerns about increased recoil, reduced ammo capacity due to heavier 6.8x51mm rounds, and significantly decreased barrel longevity compared to 5.56x45mm NATO platforms. While acknowledging the 6.8mm cartridge's effectiveness in the M250 machine gun, he questions its suitability for the M7 rifle, suggesting that higher hit probability is achieved through greater ammunition availability rather than a higher-pressure round with a shorter barrel life.

This guide details a one-handed shooting technique for the powerful Smith & Wesson Model 500, as demonstrated by Anthony Colandro from Gun For Hire Range. It emphasizes advanced recoil management through stance, body lean, and controlled follow-through, crucial for handling the extreme forces generated by the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge. The instruction highlights the importance of mastering such techniques for large-caliber handguns.