What-To-Do Issue 1 2025-2026 - Magazine - Page 83
Making Tennessee A Quieter Place
Located in the foothills of the Smokies, just minutes from Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Knoxville,
Tennessee Silencer is THE place to rent machine
guns in East Tennessee. They have been in business
ten years with a 5.0 star Google Maps rating. They
currently have 26 machine guns, three flamethrowers
(weather permitting), two .50 calibers, several military
hummers and a tank. Perfect for bachelor parties,
birthday parties, and other special events, or just individuals that want to let off some steam! They’ve got
subguns like the HK MP5 and MPK5 made famous
in the movie Die Hard. Or the UZI made famous by
Chuck Norris and Swarzeneggar. For the history nuts
they also have a variety of rare subguns like the
VZ61 scorpion and WWII British Sten, Finnish Suomi,
Russian PPS-43, and others. Moving up in size they’ve
got the M16, Galil, and several AK47 variants.
Then they’ve got the Big guns- WWII big machine
guns like the M1919, British Bren Gun, or DP28
“Stalin’s record player.” You can also shoot current
issue US military belt feds like the M249 SAW, or
M240 Bravo, as well as the Monster Browning M2HB
50 cal machine gun. Tennessee Silencer is one of the
only places in the country that rents a gun of this size
to the public. New for 2025 they are shooting from a
FV107 Scimitar Tank.
When visitors come to shoot they first come
to the main storefront at 1471 Shiloh Church Rd.,
Seymour TN. From there they can load up in one of
the store’s many military Humvees and are shuttled
about a quarter mile to our exclusive private range.
Many folks say that it’s worth the drive just for the
free humvee ride to the range in the up-gunned
Humvees. The Humvees are not just shuttles, they
have turrets on top for shooting some of the bigger
guns like the M240 or M2HB 50 cal from the roof.
After a quick safety briefing, visitors can take their
pick of guns from the menu and your range officer
will guide you thru every step of the process: show
you how the guns work, give you a little history, and
coach you how to get the most hits on target.
While many customers are experienced shooters,
no experience is necessary. Range officers just take a
little extra time with new shooters to make sure the
experience is safe and enjoyable. They use a variety
of steel popper targets, paintable rubber shoot-thrus,
old appliances. And for the bigger belt fed guns they
always have an old car available to shred in half.
For the flamethrower they keep a pile of logs that is
continually being scorched into ash.
Tennessee Silencer is located in the middle
of the beautiful Shiloh Cattle Farm just outside
Sevierville TN. Its not unusual to daily see turkeys,
deer, the occasional bear while visiting. They are
about 15 minutes from downtown Sevierville,
about 25 minutes from The Island in Pigeon Forge
and about 35 minutes from Gatlinburg. FOr more,
visit TennesseeSilencer.com.
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