The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War.

2022年9月6日 · The M79, also known as the Thumper Gun or Bloop Tube, was familiar to anyone serving during the Vietnam War. There are two different sighting systems on the M79. The folding ladder sight is graduated from 75 to 375 meters in 25-meter increments and is quite accurate in experienced hands.

2022年5月1日 · M79 is a single-shot, shoulder-fire, break-action grenade launcher developed by Springfield Armory. It was the first weapon of its type ever produced. To keep recoil forces low, it is chambered to fire 40 x 46 mm rounds, usually known as the High-Low Propulsion System.

Dubbed, the “the platoon leader’s artillery,” the M79 was used extensively by American and allied forces in Southeast Asia against Viet Cong forces and NVA regular units. The M79 weighed 5.95 pounds when empty and 6.45 pounds when loaded. It was 28.78 inches long with a stock and barrel of about even length.

Used by police forces around the world, the M79 is often used to fire sponge rounds or rubber-coated crowd dispersal rounds to break up mobs and restore order. Time tested, the M79 is proof...

The M79 grenade launcher, also known as 'the Thumper', is a single-shot 40mm grenade launcher which dates back to the Vietnam war era. Despite the design's age, the M79 is still occasionally used in the field, especially by U.S. special operations forces (SOF).

2023年12月27日 · The M79 allows the stand-off distance needed to eliminate the threat and keep roads open for convoys. M79 and M203 40mm grenade launchers are considered “destructive devices” by the ATF. Occasionally, original GI M79s can be found offered for sale, but they can be quite expensive.

2013年8月12日 · The M79 bloop gun was the iconic grenade launcher of Vietnam but it's life began before, in WWII with rifle fired grenades from M1 garands and carbines.

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, break-open, breech-loading, shoulder-fired weapon (Figure A-1). It consists of a receiver group, fore-end assembly, barrel group, sight assembly, stock assembly, and sling. A rubber recoil pad is attached to the butt of the stock to absorb some of the recoil. A-1. FM 23-31 A-2. TECHNICAL DATA.

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System...