Lake Martin Machine Gun — Eclectic, Alabama
You’ve seen it in Predator. You’ve seen it in Black Hawk Down. The M134 Minigun — six rotating barrels, up to 3,000 rounds per minute — is the most viscerally impressive automatic weapon ever put in human hands. At Lake Martin Machine Gun, you can fire it.
Book the Minigun ExperienceThe M134 was developed in the early 1960s as an aircraft-mounted weapon for helicopters in Vietnam. It uses an electrically-driven, Gatling-style rotating barrel system to achieve fire rates far beyond any single-barrel weapon. It was mounted in helicopter door gunner positions during Vietnam and later adapted for ground use.
Today it remains in active use on military helicopters worldwide. There are very few places in the United States where civilians can legally fire an operational M134. Lake Martin Machine Gun is one of them.
The M134 experience at Lake Martin Machine Gun is unlike anything else in our arsenal. Your specialist will brief you thoroughly on the weapon’s operation and safety, walk you to the range, and help you position and fire.
The sound, the sensation, and the sheer volume of fire are genuinely indescribable. Most guests say it’s the single most memorable thing they’ve ever done. We believe them.
⚠ This is one of our most popular experiences and books out quickly on weekends. We strongly recommend calling ahead to reserve your Minigun session.
The M134 is the crown jewel, but every gun in our collection has a story.