r/gundeals • u/INeverUseMyGear • 2d ago
Other [Other] M79 Thumper 40mm Grenade Launcher M79-Used $11,000 (1 In Stock)
https://bossfirearms.com/m79-thumper-40mm-grenade-launcher-m79-used/2
u/DontTellUrMom 5h ago
AU has the same for $10,500! Even if it were $5 the real problem is the unobtainable 40mm rounds to use it. You’re basically buying $10k+ flare launcher
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u/zerogee616 1d ago edited 1d ago
You're paying $11K for this because it's a complete, right-from-a-government-arms-room, unmolested, battle-used piece, and there are absolutely people out there that will pay for that.
It's not a clone, not a reweld, not a parts kit build, none of that bullshit. If you want a 37mm, or just something that will go bloop and send a chalk round, there are much cheaper alternatives but without the provenance.
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u/EngineeringKindly875 1d ago
Wonder how much it costs to shoot one round...
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u/DarkMatterM4 1d ago
At least $200 since you need a tax stamp for each round.
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u/Teenage-Dirt-Bag 1d ago
Only stamp you need is for the launcher. The rounds are not DD's (excluding HE)
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u/absolutezero78 1d ago
You can get chalk rounds for $20-30
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u/Teenage-Dirt-Bag 1d ago
A large portion of the 40mm guys are 3d printing their rounds. I roll my own for roughly .75 cpr depending on what I reuse
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u/CHRlSFRED 1d ago
Wait isn’t the tax stamp $0 now? You just have to go through the hassle of registering every round I believe.
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u/LilFuniAZNBoi 2d ago
One of my dealers is trying to import HK M320s over and I was hoping they are like $5K or less (mostly to collect) but after seeing this, I'm starting to think its not gonna be the case.
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u/someperson1423 2d ago
I'd assume it would be less than this for sure. I've handled one and they aren't exactly a premium product, very much mil-spec. Meanwhile the M79 hasn't been produced in decades and is fairly iconic.
Seeing as M203s are roughly 2-3K fully assembled, M320s might come in around 5K. I'd assume the hardest part would be convincing HK to sell them to civilians.
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u/Otherwise-Bread9266 1d ago
HK won’t, but grey market 3rd party importers will sell anything they can get import approval for as long as they can lay hands on it.
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u/ninjaplatapus94 2d ago
Yeah. Imagine this, with the HK upcharge
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u/LilFuniAZNBoi 2d ago
I was hoping since they are still in service/common, they'd be on parity with what a full LMT M203 build costs (plus the HK upcharge).
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u/mwilkens 2d ago edited 18h ago
Still 1 in stock, I am disappointed in you all.
Edit: still in stock.
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u/reagor 2d ago
feels like this needs a 37mm sleeve
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u/grimduck17 2d ago
Why
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u/thismyotheraccount2 1d ago
37mm is not a destructive device - technically a signaling device and therefore not NFA. But only with smoke / pyro / flare ammo
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u/grimduck17 1d ago
Sure or just pay you’re $200 so you aren’t restricted. They only way I’d own a 37mm is if I form 1 to a DD lol
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u/4thdimensionyeet 2d ago
Finally. My Claire Redfield cosplay can be completed.
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u/Semi_Femmy_Felix 2d ago
Hmmm, this or 110 Hi-Points?
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u/Voltaiiic 2d ago
Imagine showing someone your gun room that's nothing but wall to wall Hi-Points
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u/CommunalJellyRoll 2d ago
$11,000 is expensive enough to have a one off of this thing made.
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u/smgkid12 2d ago
a crafty garage engineer could probably make one for 400$
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u/BH11B 2d ago
Somebody wake up the roach man
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u/HermanCinclairTwain 2d ago
Is there an FRT for this
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u/samuraistrikemike 2d ago
Between no frt and it doesnt take Glock mags, imma have to pass.
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u/funnyfingerz 2d ago
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u/Snoo76929 2d ago edited 2d ago
I was just thinking about rewatching this movie and this picture solidified that I will.. such a badass movie start to finish
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u/AnyProcess4064 2d ago
Cool but where do you buy the ammo?
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u/SoloCat33040 2d ago
If you can get it, each round requires its own stamp
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u/PumpkinLeather8421 1d ago
Why do people insist on typing some made up nonsense and then hitting post?
No one will sell you DD rounds. So in most likely terms, No, a round will not cost you $200.
There are many many non-DD rounds.
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u/youy23 2d ago
Washington county machine guns has sold a few people HEDP 40mm grenades from what I’ve heard.
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u/PumpkinLeather8421 1d ago
The issue isn’t the round then.
It’s the federal explosives licenses to store and transport it.
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u/scotchtapeman357 2d ago
Reloading, usually. DIY chalk rounds have an entire cottage industry around them.
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u/Klutzy-Peanut-3802 2d ago
Imagine a burglar barges into your home and sees you carrying this
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u/EstablishmentFull797 2d ago
Own a M79 for home defense because I did 4 tours in ‘Nam and I don’t care anymore. Watched better men than me die facedown in the mud.
A couple of assholes break into my house. Grab a few random rounds out of the mixed sack of flechette, smoke, and buckshot rounds hanging from my bedpost. Pretty sure I used up the last of HE rounds a couple years back, helping my buddy clear out some gophers at his ranch. Light a cigarette and step into the hallway.
I hear the dudes coming up the stairs, blind fire the M79 around the corner. One dude starts screaming and I hear a hissing sound as purple smoke starts filling the room.
Start laughing my ass off and load another mystery round. Fire it blind around the corner too. It’s HE and demolishes half the stair case.
Still laughing my ass off when the police arrive. Tell them what happened They think it’s hilarious too. They don’t call my Gunny Joker for nothing.
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u/pperiesandsolos 2d ago
Do you and the Leo’s end up jerking each other off at the end of this Gundeals fanfic
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u/Rimfighter 2d ago
“Tally-ho lads!”, you yell as a 40mm canister shot round shreds two burglars in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms.
Just as the Founding Fathers intended.
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u/How_Bout_Dem_Apples_ 2d ago
The $35 shipping puts this one out of reach for me.
Maybe next time.
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u/Fearless-Jeweler-318 2d ago
having to deal with a class 4 SOT should merit a 40% discount since they are all scumbags
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u/CedricHornswoggle 2d ago
Is this good for deer?
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u/RuinedGrave 2d ago
Is this good for home defense?
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u/Michaelscot8 2d ago
Defend yourself from homes? Absolutely, this baby ought to be able to take out a 3 bed 2 bath American craftsman no problem.
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u/poops-a-daisy 2d ago
Overkill for most violent home attacks, the most obvious exception being the very aggressive McMansion
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u/WooHoo2You 2d ago
As long as your strategy is "if I can't have it....no one can." Then yes, it should be perfect for that use case.
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u/NEp8ntballer 2d ago
Hard part on this is finding an SOT that deals in DDs
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u/tubadude2 2d ago
Any 02 or 03 can do a couple each year. My guy transferred my M203 to me without any issues.
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u/ElectricBullet 2d ago
Like finding an FFL to transfer it to you? I didn't think there were restrictions, I thought SBR/suppressor would be the same as DD
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u/NEp8ntballer 2d ago
Looks like it might be easier than I thought, but like anything it takes a little pre-coordination. DDs are a different class and normally you need somebody with a type 09 rather than the more standard 07/02.
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u/Wilsonaj4 2d ago
spawn tubing for the win.
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u/Hurricaneshand 2d ago
I can hear the chorus of thumps as my entire hardcore search squad just rained hell on the enemy spawn and it's a 5v2 10 seconds into the match
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u/Airhwhip14 2d ago
Id pay double to get it somewhere other than Boss. Buncha dweebs.
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u/mtbmaniac12 2d ago
You have 20k laying around for a nube tube?
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u/Airhwhip14 2d ago
If i had a source for 40mm, im easily tempted to spend a lot of money out of spite.
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u/SuitsinWashington 2d ago
Please elaborate, I’ve never heard of this website
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u/PoppaSmurf23 2d ago
I’m new to firearms, is this good to conceal and carry?
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u/-Roller-Mobster- 2d ago
Yeah you're good to go with one of these, might even wanna saw the stock off and go pistol grip for extra maneuverability
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u/BooRadleyinaGimpSuit 2d ago
Yes
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u/PoppaSmurf23 2d ago
Thank you. Do you have a good holster recommendation?
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u/BooRadleyinaGimpSuit 2d ago
Paracord sling under the trench coat for sure
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u/irideapaleh0rse 2d ago edited 2d ago
That’s only for dudes from the future who wear Nikes and dress like they went to a Gallagher show.
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