Seriously though.
If I went on vacation to the US, would they let me use a firearm on a gun range?
THAT would be SO cool.
I can't speak for the whole US, but if you ever decide to come to Texas, we'd not only LET you shoot, we'd feed you a big, Texas size steak and encourage you to fire a whole bunch of different kinds of weapons!
yes- many ranges allow people to rent handguns- sort of a "try before you buy" kind of thing. and if you go to top gun...you can rent full-auto machineguns. Last count they had an uzi, a sten, a thompson, and that 9mm variant of the M16 whose names excapes me.
WoooHooo!
You bring y'self on down here to Texas, dear, and we'll show you how the cow ate the cabbage! ;-)
They is us, and yes. You would get to shoot a bunch of weapons. The problem ranges have with the .50BMG is the ranges are not large enough to withstand a 45 degree up bubble vertical mistake. To shoot, yes, we could arrange damn near anything that you have heard of.
We would be honored by your presence and I have pinged my wife, TheMom, so that you know that I am not hitting on you. (I would keep an eye on TC though!!!)
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You come to Houston and we will fix you up with everything short of a LAW (which can be arranged with some notice). ;-)
Most big ranges will let you rent a gun, or use one if you buy the ammo there and they're in a good mood.