Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Why Rifle Grenades? - German Rifle Grenades in WW2" video.

  1. US rifle grenades of WWII pattern were used well into the Viet Nam war. A key flaw with those is they were not "bullet trap" grenades and required launcher blanks be manually loaded. That was avoidable as it's easy (and legal in the US) to machine a bullet trap base with a cup like the US rifle grenade adapters. You can only propel inert objects without an explosive handler license but the adapters are inert. Those will launch a dummy weight about 90 meters (we only made a few as no one could be interested in selling them though they throw smoke and other grenades MUCH further than a manual throw). We figured that because none of the features could be patented that's why it was of no interest, but the little 30mm grenades are not nearly as effective as thrown-size WP smokes. Any machinist with some sense can figure it out but I won't post plans because fools will hurt themselves. VOG rifle grenades are doing yeoman work dropped from drones in Ukraine.
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