37mm whoopsie - METROLEC training accident

[jtnf]

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Middleboro police officer seriously injured his left hand using a 37mm projectile launcher loading with trading rounds during SWAT training exercise at Old Colony Correction Center in Bridgewater.

 

[ccm75]

Those trading rounds can be very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing...

 

[Penniepup1]

Glad to see they openly admit; that they are the only ones who should have weapons.

 

[Golddiggie]

Is he going to be all 'right'?? Hope he wasn't a lefty...

Would be interesting to see an actual news article about this. Including how they try to spin it.

 

[bill o]

For police it's reported as a "37mm projectile launcher." For the rest us us, it's a "grenade launcher."

 

[DPR]

For police it's reported as a "37mm projectile launcher." For the rest us us, it's a "grenade launcher."

Same applies to long guns, they carry "rifles" and we have "military grade assault type rifles"

 

[Rob Boudrie]

WTF are LEO types using 37mm launchers for. Any particular reason they don't get the real 40mm ones?

 

[Golddiggie]

WTF are LEO types using 37mm launchers for. Any particular reason they don't get the real 40mm ones?

Perhaps for cheaper signal flare launching... Or they were just too cheap to get the extra 3mm... Or it could just be easier to get the 37mm since those are 'civilian' sized versions.

 

[DPR]

SEMLEC, not METROLEC....I don't think it mattered much to the hand

 

[Salyeica]

Testing he prop confiscated from the Tewksbury couple?

 

[drgrant]

Pretty sure I'm going to hell now... when I clicked on this thread, this started playing in my head, like on cue...

 

[EddieA]

C'mon guys, these comments are getting out of hand!

 

[drgrant]

WTF are LEO types using 37mm launchers for. Any particular reason they don't get the real 40mm ones?

Because 40s are DD (and thus, an NFA device) and there's more paperwork and regulation, even though the kopsch don't have to pay taxes on it, still more flaming hoops. Hell in the US a 37mm isn't even even fed. regulated at least not on the front. Most of the US LE market is centered around 37s for CS, stun grenades, etc, blah blah.

-Mike

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Because 40s are DD (and thus, an NFA device) and there's more paperwork and regulation, even though the kopsch don't have to pay taxes on it, still more flaming hoops. Hell in the US a 37mm isn't even even fed. regulated at least not on the front. Most of the US LE market is centered around 37s for CS, stun grenades, etc, blah blah.

-Mike

Great info. I always thought 37mm was limited to things like flares/smokes and not any useful loads.

 

[fshalor]

Assault

For police it's reported as a "37mm projectile launcher." For the rest us us, it's a "grenade launcher."

Gernade launcher. You forgot assault .

 

[drgrant]

Great info. I always thought 37mm was limited to things like flares/smokes and not any useful loads.

One problem is most of the companies selling the 37mm CS/OC and baton rounds are basically LE distribution only.... so a lot of that stuff doesn't appear in common
use, outside of the DIY or some sketchmo people selling it.

-Mike

 

[W.E.C]

Must have been a nafta free trade round,

A round for a hand is not fair trade.

 

[cetme24]

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I want some of these just because

 

[Coyote33]

Here you go, Mike. Use this wisely.

Benny Hilli THIS!

There used to be a "T-inator", which did the same thing, only turning it in Mr. T's words.

 

[In God We Trust]

He really wanted the summer off. That should be healing up nice;y right as the first flakes start falling.

 

[KBCraig]

He obviously needed more trading.