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Thanks to another member here I as forced to buy a new toy on a Black Friday sale. Global Ordnance had the F5 Can Launchers for sale, https://f5mfg.com/product/soda-can-launcher/
I had semi looked at these before, but the price of blanks made me not interested. On this sale you got complete can launcher, the golf ball adapter and 900 rounds of blanks for $265 shipped. The blanks alone typically sell for ~$1/rd. I just assumed it would be a surplus can with loose or maybe boxed blanks in it. It ended up being a new can straight from the "factor" with 900 blanks on 10 rd stripper clips. Each strip is sealed in its own package and there are 2 loading tools included.
The next issue was how to add some kind of sight to the flat top. There were not a lot of references out there so I looked into the M203 quadrant sights. These come in 2 versions, one for the standard carry handle and one for the detachable handle. LMT also makes a rail mount version but they are very expensive. I ended up finding a surplus one with free shipping for $70 and decided I would find a way to fabricate a mount. I had a rail raiser floating around so I drilled 2 holes in it, one to fit the OEM hole in the quadrant site and another to create a second threaded hole.
My real question is about projectiles. For those that have these or have seen/used them what are you launching? I looked on the internet and did not come up with very many hits. I am sure there are some cool, creative ideas out there. Lets hear them.
I had semi looked at these before, but the price of blanks made me not interested. On this sale you got complete can launcher, the golf ball adapter and 900 rounds of blanks for $265 shipped. The blanks alone typically sell for ~$1/rd. I just assumed it would be a surplus can with loose or maybe boxed blanks in it. It ended up being a new can straight from the "factor" with 900 blanks on 10 rd stripper clips. Each strip is sealed in its own package and there are 2 loading tools included.
The next issue was how to add some kind of sight to the flat top. There were not a lot of references out there so I looked into the M203 quadrant sights. These come in 2 versions, one for the standard carry handle and one for the detachable handle. LMT also makes a rail mount version but they are very expensive. I ended up finding a surplus one with free shipping for $70 and decided I would find a way to fabricate a mount. I had a rail raiser floating around so I drilled 2 holes in it, one to fit the OEM hole in the quadrant site and another to create a second threaded hole.
My real question is about projectiles. For those that have these or have seen/used them what are you launching? I looked on the internet and did not come up with very many hits. I am sure there are some cool, creative ideas out there. Lets hear them.