A weekend at the Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot (32 PICS+VIDEO)

By Ben Philippi

The Big Sandy is the largest machine gun shoot in the United States. It takes place twice a year, in April and October, approximately 10 miles northeast of the town of Wikieup, Arizona.
For three days, hundreds of shooters fire approximately 2 million rounds at a variety of reactionary targets. It’s a shooters paradise that attracts people from around the world. It was my second time attending the event and I had a blast. Here are some photos from the weekend of Oct. 10-22.
A few hundred shooters line the ridge at the Big Sandy shoot. They often camp behind their line spot. Spectators are allowed to walk behind the spots. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Flags flying at the shoot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Mary Lou of Big Sandy Machine Gun Shoot. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Twin M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Twin M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Twin M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns after firing a few rounds. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Twin M1919 Browning .30 cal machine guns. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Twin M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns AKA ‘Thumper’ after firing a few rounds. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
Liquid-cooled M2 Browning .50 cal machine gun. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com)
The October 2017 Big Sandy shoot saw the largest

Source: Guns.com