1776 Charters
- Louisiana, United States
- Licensed outfitter
- Since 2026
About 1776 Charters
1776 Charters was built on independence, grit, and a deep respect for the water — and zero interest in running a basic tourist trip. Out of Venice, Louisiana, the fishing capital of the world, we run the first offshore fishing and machine gun experience in the country: real, full-auto machine guns, mounted to the deck and fired miles out in the open Gulf. MP5s, KRISS Vectors, the WWII Thompson, belt-fed M240s and PKMs — weapons most people only see in movies, live in your hands, shredding floating targets run-and-gun style through an obstacle course or hammered stationary until the barrel's hot. No experience needed — our crew walks you through every gun before the first round goes downrange.
And that's only half the day. These are the waters where the Mississippi collides with the Gulf: yellowfin tuna that will bend you over the gunwale, freight-train wahoo, swordfish drops into the deep, snapper when the season's right. We chase them aboard the 1776 FT DEEP, a 40-foot Invincible catamaran running quad Mercury 400s — fast enough to find the fish, stable enough to be a rock-solid gun platform. Fight a monster fish and run a belt-fed machine gun on the same trip — ATF-approved, Coast Guard-licensed, crew-supervised, and unlike anything else in America. Locked, Loaded, and Landing Legends.
Trips
Location
Louisiana, United States
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