Marines order new batch of M72 LAW

[MechAg94]

So how many buckshot pellets does one of those shells hold?  :)

Did they make 40mm flachette rounds.?

[41magsnub]

So how many buckshot pellets does one of those shells hold?  :)

Did they make 40mm flachette rounds.?

They made some #4 buckshot shells that worked fairly well.  The flechette shells were a bit of a failure, they frequently did not stabilize and hit the target sideways.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_40_mm_grenades for some info on the different rounds

[Bogie]

I suspect that the largest hazard is the "biohazard" from whoever is looking at the business end bleeping themselves....
 
Think psyops guys... Get a few pictures of our guys with those things, looking like they're ready to go mess up a doorway...
 

[Manedwolf]

I'm not sure whether it's a punt gun, or for people who are really getting pissy about another fisherman taking their favorite spot in a lake.

[Jamisjockey]

Reconsider time - stared at it a little more, and it needs that long pump... And if you cut the barrel/magazine down, you'll only lose a little bit of length but you'll lose one whole shot.

 

Matters not.  The history show I watched where I first saw that nifty toy they did a live fire side by side comparison of it and the single shot break action one....literally a 4 to 1 fire superiority advantage.

[seeker_two]

I'm not sure whether it's a punt gun, or for people who are really getting pissy about another fisherman taking their favorite spot in a lake.

Looks more like a method of propulsion.... 

[freedom lover]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Lake_NATIC

But this only weighs a couple pounds more  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkor_mgl

[freedom lover]

Hollllllly crap. Found a mislabeled vid of the real thing.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHxMm_HkZFk

[seeker_two]

And....after the battle is over...you can use your M79 for play.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdfAiXb_jpY

[just Warren]

and now this....


http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-3-shot-grenade-launcher-certified/10908/



Though they didn't mention how it reloads, or if you have to carry the 3 grenades in a stack.

[AJ Dual]

I'm not sure whether it's a punt gun, or for people who are really getting pissy about another fisherman taking their favorite spot in a lake.

During 'Nam the brown-water Navy was considering fielding a waterborne version of the Ontos, but it was dropped after just this one prototype.