US Army developing a new hand grenade...

[BehindBlueI's]

"War Is Boring reports that the Army’s current M67 grenade was designed for right-handed soldiers, so left-handed troops are trained to flip the grenade upside and hold the safety lever down with their left thumb, while pulling out the ring with the opposite hand."

I didn't do that. I turned the grenade 180, and pulled the pin.

Lefties aren't right.

 

[Rookie]

Well, you were obviously doing it wrong.

It still went bang.

 

[Sylvain]

Definitely too risky. I've put the pin back on inert grenades before, and trying to fish the often bent pin through both holes is worse than threading a needle.

They could switch the side of the pin from the factory but that opens up logistics issues.

Maybe pay a buddy to turn all the rings around while you're away then.

 

[bobzilla]

It still went bang.

but just think how much more bang it would have made doing it right!

 

[2A_Tom]

"War Is Boring reports that the Army’s current M67 grenade was designed for right-handed soldiers, so left-handed troops are trained to flip the grenade upside and hold the safety lever down with their left thumb, while pulling out the ring with the opposite hand."

I didn't do that. I turned the grenade 180, and pulled the pin.

You're such a rebel

If you're a leftie and are issued grenades with the pin in that position, can't you just remove the pin and place it on the other side?
Maybe it's too risky to do just to be a bit more convenient.

Very scarey!

Well, you were obviously doing it wrong.

Lefties aren't right.

but just think how much more bang it would have made doing it right!

It still went bang.

Are you sure it didn't bake a very loud GNAB

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Lefties aren't right.

Now this isn't entirely true. As you may or may not know, the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body. Therefore, only left-handed people are in their right minds.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Maybe pay a buddy to turn all the rings around while you're away then.

I know that was meant as a joke, but it's actually possible and fairly simple to do this. Zip tie or firmly tape the spoon in place (or use the factory safety clip if you have it), put an appropriate sized piece of wire through the striker safety hole, then remove the pin and ring from the head and reinsert it with ring on the opposite side. Easy-peasy and perfectly safe. In fact, securing the spoon in place is just a secondary (but smart) safety step. The wire through the striker safety hole prevents the swinging striker from moving. With the wire in place, you can even pivot the spoon right off the head (it's how they were assembled in the first place, albeit BEFORE they were attached to the grenade body).

 

[TheDude]

Problem solved.

 

[eldirector]

 

[Woobie]

Its the only reliable way to fight a rabbit and live to tell about it.

 

[BogWalker]

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Problem solved.

The normally concussive grenade could be fitted with a serrated metal sleeve that fit around the head to make it fragmentary. Other problem solved.

So we've just found a 100 year old solution to a modern problem. Hats off to INGO.

 

[Sylvain]

The normally concussive grenade could be fitted with a serrated metal sleeve that fit around the head to make it fragmentary. Other problem solved.

So we've just found a 100 year old solution to a modern problem. Hats off to INGO.

Also you can throw it farther away I believe.

 

[TheDude]

Also you can throw it farther away I believe.

Don't forget you can prepare mashed potatoes as well with it.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

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Problem solved.

The normally concussive grenade could be fitted with a serrated metal sleeve that fit around the head to make it fragmentary. Other problem solved.

So we've just found a 100 year old solution to a modern problem. Hats off to INGO.

Also you can throw it farther away I believe.

And because of the cylindrical shape of the head, several heads (without sticks) could be wired together (using whatever was available) around a central grenade for impromptu demolition needs. Google "Geballte Ladung" or check out these links:

German WWII M24 Stick Grenade Anti-Tank Bundle (Geballte Ladung) ima-usa.com

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/63030-4/DL2426_14

As an added note, the stick helped prevent the grenade from rolling downhill back toward the thrower. Since they used wooden handles they weren't even much heavier, just a bit bulkier. All in all it was a very simple, versatile, and well thought out grenade. And did I mention they would be CHEAP to produce. No fragmentation ball to cast (very expensive to cast with frag lines inside where they are useful, much cheaper to do a cylindrical sleeve and end cap with frag lines on the inside).

A modernized version would be very interesting.