nice bro, may your cus rest in peace

You could do an ATF Form 1, pay the tax stamp, and after approval reactivate it to working condition. They fall under the Destructive Devices portion of the NFA, the laws and rules for them aren't that bad. There are a LOT of people who have 40mm launchers, plenty of registered M79s and M203s out there, ammo selection isn't great, or cheap, but there are plenty of chalk rounds out there, flares, smoke, pyrotechnic, baton, buckshot, beehive rounds and others. No HE/HEDP unless you pay a tax stamp for each one AND have an explosive license, and find someone willing to sell one to you which is rare as hens teeth. There is a good community for 40mm launchers out there, as well as 37mm launchers and 37mm launchers that have been registered as a Destructive Device, I got my 37mm launcher registered as a DD after I got a bit bored with only being "allowed" to shoot flares, smoke, and pyro, so now I can shoot almost anything out of mine, as long as it doesn't break the DD laws/rules. I won't lie, I mainly did it so I could legally shoot a dildo as a baton round out of my launcher, I think my time with the Marines wore a little of their craziness off on me. If nothing else if you did the process you would definitely be able to put on one hell of a fireworks show, loading or getting pyrotechnic rounds is fairly easy. Just a thought for you, another one is getting the launcher mounted as a display piece with any pictures you have of him in Vietnam as a memorial piece for him. I've seen that done for bring back weapons and they always turn out nice. I'm working on doing one for my grandfather who served in the pacific during WW2 with his ribbon rack, rating badge and his helmet from the ship he was on. May all those who served and have passed rest in eternal peace

@@robertharper3754 he is probably full of shit, you're not allowed to take back Government issued weapons, the ability to buy your weapon was taken away in the korean war I believe.

@@robertharper3754 "as long as it doesn't break the DD laws/rules. " And what rules would that be if you can literally shoot ANYTHING from your registered DD? I got a Spikes Tactical Thumper (a 37mm clone of the m-79. Its not a direct copy but it has the look and function). Its all steel and a thick heavy barrel. I have also thinking about registering it as a DD, just for freedom to shoot anything out of it without having to worry about it. I don't think a Dildo would have been considered anti-personnel. I think you could have been safe in shooting that. Look me up on youtube. I have vids under remotecamper I have some 37mm vids that include shorts using the 37mm m-79 clone shooting fireworks.

@@robertharper3754 I didn't think you needed a tax stamp for grenade launchers as they were permissible if you only used smoke, chalk, or pyrotechnic rounds. At least that's my understanding.

I've seen some works miss this point. Good info

Seems to me like a side effect of the low velocity ammo.

Big barrel acoustics

It is due to the way the grenade works. Since most western 40mm "low velocity" weapons use the same ammunition design they all sound alike en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_mm_grenade#/media/File:40mm_High-Low_Launch_System_Drawing.jpg (The german "Granatpistole" also has the thump"=

@@mbr5742 that granatpistole looks slick

Makes sense because "if it bleeds, we can kill it!"

@@BigboiiTone Get to da choppah!

@@floydvaughn836 almost every line in that movie is a legendary quote

"What's da mattuhr? CIA gaht you pushing too many pencilzzzzzzz?

"Oh yeah? Got time to duck?"

Even more fact : Vietnam still use M79 in their millitary (alot of left over from the Yankees)

Less known fact, Mainline Units were issued them too. I carried one daily and had another dozen stashed throughout our static post and mobile patrols on my 04 AnBar Province deployment. Fresh out the bag with a 1964 manufacturing date. A couple stars, a couple flares, WP (closely monitored by the Head Shed), and a half dozen golden eyeballs was the standard carry for each. All of our 203's got sent North to the border. 4'ish lbs of F you Haj👍💪🏻🤣🤣

Another reason Operators prefer it over M 203 is it's easier to load under stress, especially at night. It's easier than you think to slide the 203 closed, only to find your grenade lying at your feet instead of flying down range. The H&K launcher is better for the same reason.

@@MyHentaiGirlNeko Additional fact to that fact: They put optical sight on those M79 launchers.

@@hoppinggnomethe4154 yep

Thank you for your service sir. WHat a great idea this weapon was. Basically a small mortar that could be carried with a full compliment of ammunition by a single man! It's interesting to me that militaries invented essentially this exact weapon in the 1700s, but it took hundreds of small wars, and two massive global conflicts, to bring something like the hand-mortar back into use. Probably due to the old-style hand-mortar being a little unwieldy. The propellant system in these grenade launchers is an amazing creation.

Good additional information forsure though not sure it's fair correction as like I said the M203 largely replaced the M79. XM148 was a failure and did not successfully replace it. Though worth a mention.

M79 has a range and accuracy advantage over the M203, so the M203 isn't completely superior.

Absolutely. Thanks for adding this.

Yup it was backwards from most firearms an they need the highest cup with out blowing the breach.

He's close. Real close...

Ditto.

Noob tube

Great book And a situation where the minimum arming distance was a GOOD thing!

@@trooperdgb9722 Yes I read it, too. I liked the part where he had his wife kick him in the shin when he got something wrong while practicing his switchology.

Never heard it called the Thump Gun just the "Thumper".

I thought it was "thumb gun" lol

An overlooked gooder

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq totally agree...the vietnamese have made their own war films too...

So true. Was able to hit range targets from the standing position with ease as it also made the weapon steadier when fired, much less barrel wobble almost as steady as prone.

I was issued an M203 while with the 101st at Ft. Campbell back in 77'-78'. It did improve my shooting averages by making the weapon more steady. I could drop a round through a window frame, into a position, and even had great success dropping a round down an open hatch of a personnel carrier or armored vehicle. I had lots of trouble trying to deal with the quadrant sight though..I finally got wise and ignored it and started using my eye, some High School math, and practice. Improved my rate of fire greatly.

It's a good movie

Thanks man appreciate the kind feedback 🙏

Thanks Shawn! :)

Thanks for the kind words! I'll try and keep you entertained

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq don’t even have to try man I love all your vids :) hope all is good! :)

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq For close combat, there was also a buckshot round.

Thanks, Canada!

Still one of the greatest movie action scenes around

Thanks man appreciate the kind words!

Thanks! It's definitely been a learning process

I think Johnny showed the Predator clip to show what the Army initially wanted - that being a multiple shot grenade launcher - as an example, not necessarily portraying it as the M79 itself. Later in the video he even shows M203 grenade launchers when he mentions the said launcher.

@@paleoph6168 dunno. When he shows M203 he calls it M203, when he shows China Lake pump action he calls it so. Not so with Milcor scene from Predator.

@@klegdixal3529 then again what the Army requested for didn't exist yet during the 60's so there was just the generic way to call the weapon a "multiple shot grenade launcher".

The scene in Apocalypse Now was lifted straight out of Micheal Herr's book 'Dispatches.' He was one of the screen writers for that film. He also was the screenwriter for Full Metal Jacket.

Yah you get me :) Just showing a visual "example" which from Predator works perfectly because it's a Frankenstein gun made custom for the movie.

Thanks so much for sharing this Joe. These stories are priceless and helpful to me to hopefully everyone reading them.

Thank ya and welcome to the channel

Good man!

My team had one in 06-07. I carried it with me in the turret as well.

It was after ammo dump blew up .

I did my basic training and AIT at Sill in '82.

Absolutel must have anime for this one

It's a youtube video should just be able to search "M79 training video"