chips 0 Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 does anyone have one. i plan on buying an ar-15 in about 3 or 4 months, and i want to mount a 37mm launcher to it. i was wanting to know if anyone has one, and if so, is it worth the money. also, are non lethal 37mm rounds such as cs gas, baton rounds, etc. legal? ive seen these all for sale on gunbroker.com here's a pre-ban car-15 with one and this apears to be a heavily modified saiga .308 with one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted January 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 one more thing... all the sites selling this say it is not classified as a firearm, and is perfectly legal. they say it doesnt even have to be shipped to an ffl. is this true? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I've been looking at them for a while now too...but I don't have an AR-15 and I think it looks best on ARs. To the untrained eye it looks like the M203, but is actually classified as a flare launcher, not a grenade launcher (it can't take the 40mm grenades). So legally it is treated the same as the little hand held flare launcher bought over the counter at Wal-Mart. Lethal rounds can be hand made but of course that's illegal. I've heard the ammo is becoming hard to find...many people reload their own. Probably go the way of the "bird bombs." You can get adaptors to fit smaller flare rounds as well. Expect to pay $200 or so. Here's a good link of knowledgable owners... www.37mm.com If the ATF starts to take notice of these flare launchers, I'll buy one before they become illegal. Good luck and as always, post pics of whatever you make Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted January 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 (edited) i will probably make my own rounds since the ones i can find run between $10-$30 each it will be about 4 months, or as soon as i have an extra $850 or so for the ar-15, and an extra 200 for the launcher. it may be sooner depending on my tax return. but i'll post up some pics as soon as i have one Edited January 27, 2004 by chips Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Excelent. I don't know what to get next. Probably get an idea at a gun show this weekend...or maybe at Knob Creek in April. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted January 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I've been looking at them for a while now too...but I don't have an AR-15 and I think it looks best on ARs. you could do something like this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Yeah, I've seen that pic before, but I just don't think they mesh well. Just cause you can weld them together, doesn't mean they belong that way you know? Maybe if I could incorporate the vertical grip, now that'd be cool...they do make a carbine version of the launcher, its a few inches shorter...hummm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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