I go hunting with my dad every once in a while, and so far I've shot a 12 gauge shottie, 20 gauge, an M1 garand, and I have held my friend's dad's AK 47. By far, the M1 was the coolest. I saw an ad in some magazine that was selling them for $500, and that's what I'm gonna get when I turn 18.
It says on the box that it gets 60 feet, but I've noticed that mine tends to curve out at about 40-45 feet. I think the range on the box is pretty accurate.