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So, if you are the dedicated grenadier does that mean you surrender your rifle or do you carry both? No thanks. We were fielding the M79 in Iraq and you cannot ask for a better weapon. Simple to use and nearly idiot proof. This has a good home in hollywood or maybe in the trunk of a police cruiser loaded with CS, not on the battlefield.
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....It’s a six-barreled, 40 mm beast of weapon.....
six-barreled? Looks more like one barrel to me |
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Is that the Tapco-ized version? |
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Well, at least there is a chance to test it in combat.
I think I'd prefer the 203 combo. Theyetter get some buckshot rounds if that's gonna be a stand-alone weapon. |
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can you imagine the recoil to send 40mm round of buckshot down range!!! |
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Man the Marines have got a few toys I wish we had. Ie bunker buster and now that 40mm launcher.
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It is just one big revolver. That fires HEDP rounds! |
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They did it for the M-79. Same grenade AFAIK |
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Its no more than HE/HEDP rounds. Less mass than the HE with higher velocity, IIRC. |
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ok...who's arranging the group buy?
lol...an expensive toy, but shoudl be part of every arms collection. lol... |
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Wonder what it weighs? And would it be feasible for a grenadier to carry a carbine in addition to that thing?
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SEGL: Special Edition Grenade Launcher |
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Yes, I am replying to my own post. The buckshot round is the M576 Multiple Projectile round. It was developed for the M79 grenade launcher. IIRC, it is a higher pressure round and therefore, cannot be used in the M203. In any case, the round contained 27 pellets of 00 buckshot at 880 FPS, not exactly as fast as a real shotgun but plenty fast for the close range use. The rifling of the grenade launcher spreads the pattern considerably... |
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isnt there pictures of soviet spec op guys with only Grenade launchers? it was a 3 or 4 man group all armed with repeating(pump?) Grenade launchers IIRC. Doesnt appeal to me, but I bet they know much more about warfare than Me.
NM there are guys with Kalishnikovs too www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=93&t=75734&page=5 |
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In your teeth! Lemme see yer WARFACE! GRRRRRRRR! |
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Hmmmm...I don't remember the M-79 having that much recoil...or the M-203 either.
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May that weapon have many a body count on it when it's done.
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They don't. I remember the recoil to be similar to a .410 shotgun. |
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'Cause you're dealing with low pressure rounds... For those who haven't fired one, the 'kick' on a single-shot 40mm is about that of a 12ga semiauto... This thing is presumably semiauto itself, ergo less kick... |
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Semi... This is the weapon that the 'Striker 12' & 'Street Sweeper' were developed from (if you think about it, a grenade launcher is just a big shotgun anyway).... |
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Poncho: You're bleeding, man.
Blain: I ain't got time to bleed. [Poncho shoots a bunch of grenades up to the top of the cliff] Poncho: You got time to duck? |
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You're right, the M-203 doesn't have much recoil. Heck, I have fired it without attaching it to the rifle! |
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They havent done so well on their last two outings that we've seen unfortunately |
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Why do they keep trying to re-invent the wheel?
Is there a problem with the M79? Is there a problem with the M203? Is there a problem with the M2 (Ma-duece)? Was there a problem with the 1911? |
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Those are all good weapons you listed, but, since you asked...... |
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Penn Arms has been making them for years, as it is a registered Destructive Device it is a simple matter of $4000 and a tax stamp and you too can have one. I’ve sold several.
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Just because they did it doesnt always mean it is a smart decision. Kharn |
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How about availability of cheap surplus battle packs of ammo from SA?
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If the Marines like it, then I like it.
You think maybe they make an ankle holster for it? |
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actually, those are not semi-auto, they work like a double action revolver. |
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the Corps has a reputation for making do with the armys old junk. and thats true to an extent but the Corps is never afraid of thinking outside the box. another Marine solution to a complex problem.
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Wonder if they are going back to the grenadier, sans rifle. Like the days of old
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