Subdeacon Joe Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 (edited) OK, this isn't a grenade launcher. Edited February 6 by Subdeacon Joe 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 6 Posted February 6 My display back in 2020 at a Militaria Show My updated collection as of 2023 4 3 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted February 6 Posted February 6 That's a mighty impressive collection you got there Scout. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) Here are some photos of rifle grenades in service, WW1 to present. Edited February 6 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 2 3 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Thought this might have something to do with an AB ad I just saw; leaf blowers were used to toss Bud Light cans. 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted February 7 Posted February 7 I used to have a couple of these for water balloons. Couldn't use a big water balloon, but one the size of a small/medium avocado would fly about 300' with 3 people using it as shown in the picture below. We tried a pineapple type hand grenade (inert of course) in it once, it went about 300' also. We got pretty accurate with the launcher after a while. I don't think I'd ever try a real, armed grenade in it though. 4 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Cypress Sun said: I used to have a couple of these for water balloons. Couldn't use a big water balloon, but one the size of a small/medium avocado would fly about 300' with 3 people using it as shown in the picture below. We tried a pineapple type hand grenade (inert of course) in it once, it went about 300' also. We got pretty accurate with the launcher after a while. I don't think I'd ever try a real, armed grenade in it though. There are, or we're, videos on YouTube of people in the Middle East using similar rigs to launch Molotov's Cocktails. 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 7 Posted February 7 (edited) In the Navy I had a knack for using the M79 grenade launcher. I could put a grenade within a couple of feet or even in a floating 5 gallon bucket out to 250 yards. Not sure why I could do it, but I could. The M79 and the riot gun were my assigned weapons for Landing Party duty. The thought of being shot while wearing a grenade vest was somewhat disenchanting… Luckily, I never had to actually worry about that. EDITED for clarity Edited February 7 by Pat Riot 5 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted February 7 Posted February 7 20 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: What is that? 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 7 Posted February 7 3 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: What is that? That is a Door Breaching Rifle Grenade SIMON breach grenade - Wikipedia American Soldiers Train with Israel-Made Door Breaching Grenades | RealClearDefense 3 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 7 Posted February 7 23 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: I'd think that'd be a barrel obstruction! Every rifle grenade up to the 40mm ones in Vietnam were attached to the rifle muzzle in some way. 1 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 8 Posted February 8 12 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: That is a Door Breaching Rifle Grenade SIMON breach grenade - Wikipedia American Soldiers Train with Israel-Made Door Breaching Grenades | RealClearDefense I want one or a dozen. Hell, I would buy another AR-15 just to try one of those GREMs out. 3 Quote
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