Machine fun at Lake Martin Machine Gun

There quite literally is no place like Lake Martin Machine Gun around.

Nestled in the woods by The AMP, Lake Martin Machine Gun offers customers a one-stop shop for all things firearms. With ranges from only a few meters to 200 meters, any sort of shooting experience can be had on the grounds.

When you get to the office, you will be greeted by a fully operational humvee complete with a working turret. Once inside, patrons can sign up for a year long membership or shoot by the day. Memberships never expire, so once you are in, you can come back for life.

Ammo is always a fixed cost for those who want to shoot, but with fair market prices, you can have plenty of explosive fun at a solid rate. TPI’s own Sam Himes purchased a membership when she visited, and received a military discount for her service in the Marines. Military and law enforcement will receive pricing discounts, and law enforcement members can even shoot for free.

In terms of guns, there is an ever changing rotation of firearms to be shot at the range. On Tuesdays, the guns are cleaned and refurbished, as some of the weapons date back to World War 2. Anything from Glock pistols, M4s to Browning machine turrets can be shot at the venue’s various ranges. You can also bring your own gun to shoot as you please. The range also sells a variety of guns and does rent weapons. Walk-ins are welcome at LMMG, but online signups are preferred as a way to maintain the best possible atmosphere for those shooting.

Outside of popping targets, new general manager Michael Collins has set out to change the full scope of the range to offer a wide variety of services.

On a more permanent basis, Collins and the staff are going to host training classes for firearms. LMMG has a full training facility complete with a short range for classes. Collins also hopes to host first-aid and gun cleaning classes. 

LMMG offers the training and short pistol ranges and two longer bays for machine guns. Also offered are bays for even longer distance shooting, up to 200m. All ranges have preset targets while also offering the option of buying your own target to shoot. In the future, the venue is looking to add a range of 300m and beyond.

The offerings at Lake Martin Machine Gun are ever evolving in an effort to please as many patrons as possible. For those that want to shoot once a year, or shoot once a week, there is plenty of opportunity to do so in Eclectic. 

The range is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Sunday when it opens at noon. Downtimes are normally during the work day, or on retooling Tuesday, but things get cranked up on the weekends.

This summer, Collins and the team are working on hosting a customer appreciation event complete with food trucks. 

LMMG accommodates work events, birthdays or even corporate parties. A Girl and A Gun Women’s Shooting League also utilizes the space for their various classes and recreation events.

Simply put, Lake Martin Machine Gun is the preeminent shooting experience for all of central Alabama. Grizzled veterans and green novices alike can enjoy all that LMMG has to offer. Thompsons to MG-42s, MP5s to M4s, there is never a dull shooting experience at Lake Martin Machine Gun.