Classic War Movie WEAPONS flip flop back & forth

[emmagee1917]

I fired some off the shoulder this last 4th of July. Been shooting them for years off the ground using the grenade sights , no problem dropping them in a convertable at 100 yds . Of course I'm taking my time , have a clear view of the target , and noone is shooting back at me. Anyway , at the end of our shoot I tried to fire some off the shoulder for a change. It did not kick any harder than the .458 bolt gun , the .375 H&H Ruger , or the 9 x whatever R double rifle someone brought out for us to try. Used the light WW2 AT dummies. I could not SEE the side mounted sight to use them to aim . The left arm was in the way or mostly in the way no matter how I contorted myself. A teenage beanpole might be able too , but this old pear couldn't . Had to use the standard iron sights and all I can say is I got them to go in the right compass direction. I'll have to do more shooting to get better . I didn't find it punishing , but was not something you'd want to do a lot.
Oh , WW2 M1 launchers kept the valve open while attached , making the rifle a manual straight pull . Guys were putting them on and off so they'd have semi-auto capability , resulting in many lost launchers. By Korea , they had one that would move back and forth from the recoil of the grenade , leaving the valve closed during regular firing , but opening it for the grenade shot and then reclosing it. Sounds like the movie guy was doing it right.
Chris

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[HILLBILLY-06]

Oh , WW2 M1 launchers kept the valve open while attached , making the rifle a manual straight pull . Guys were putting them on and off so they'd have semi-auto capability , resulting in many lost launchers. By Korea , they had one that would move back and forth from the recoil of the grenade , leaving the valve closed during regular firing , but opening it for the grenade shot and then reclosing it. Sounds like the movie guy was doing it right.
Chris

Thank you for your reply and the info, I really didn't know anything about them, and you did a fine job explaining things. The only thing about that movie I watched about the grenade launcher, was it appeared as though they may have used the Korean type ont the WWII movie set. I only say that because the soldier was firing his M1 Garand, launcher attatched, with regular ammo, until he was ready for the grenade. That's when he locked open the bolt, replaced the top round, slapped bolt home and put the grenade on the end of it. I thought there was something special about the gas screw, but I didn't know they had the different version by Korean era.
Thank you very much for the info, great reply... HILLBILLY-06.

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In "To Hell and Back" (1954) Audie Murphy fires a rifle grenade shouldered from an M1 nearly point blank at a tank. Also, in Band of Brothers, the episode where they go across the river to get German prisoners, Sgt Martin fires a rifle grenade into the building from a shouldered M1.

I forgot about that Audie Murphy movie, I" ll try to find it and watch it. I have the band of brothers on DVD, but haven't watched it in a while & forgot about the river crossing and the German prisoner mission. Thank's for sending that info out there, it was a big help to my learning curve, and I find many of these replies quite educational. "Thanks to everyone" for such a wealth of knowledge and sharing... HILLBILLY-06.