What Exotic Weapons Have You Trained On?

[MannyGlocks]

Me: M-79 Grenade Launcher, affectionately known as a 'Blooper".

M2 .50 Cal Machine Gun (BMG) or ''Ma Deuce'.

3.5 Rocket Launcher

M72 Rocket Launcher

M-14 on a bipod shot fully automatic (it was punishing when proned out to shoot it)

M-16 fixed stock

There's more, but that's all I can think of at the moment...wait

81 MM Mortar

1911 .45 cal Semi-Auto (experted with it)

And while not a firearm, another rather exotic weapon: Hand Grenades - gawd I loved throwing them.

Oh yeah and C-4 explosive

You?

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[41mag]

...in my youth there was a particular waitress named "Ruby" that introduced me to a pretty exotic weapon....

 

[mkwerx]

I'd not consider the M16 or the 1911 exotic, but they're damn fun.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

My favorite rifle that I trained with and used while in the Army was my M21.
At various times , 'cause folks would tell me to shut up..I'd use a suppressor with it as well....
Andy

 

[Capn Jack]

My favorite, "Toys", were primer cord, C4 and an assortment of fuzes...

 

[JRuby]

Mk 37 and Mk 48.adcap torpedos det cord,

 

[skywag]

GAR-11. Falcon nuclear warhead for Convair F-102 Interceptors.

 

[HA556]

Chopsticks! I have had such a hard time getting used to them!

 

[papersoldier]

While these guns may not be "exotic" for the rest of the world, I found them to be pretty exotic from an American's perspective. During a deployment my unit spent a some time training local Iraqi forces and to do so we had to be at least somewhat familiar with their weapon systems in order to properly train them. Some of the more notable / memorable were:

Various AKM rifles
DShK
NSV
PKM
RPD
RPG-7

And I once saw what I think was a PTRS-41, but I didn't get a chance to play with it at all .

 

[Capn Jack]

I guess this is training. Training not to flinch!

Stills from video of my first shot off of the bench with my Matchlock.

 

[WAYNO]

Having two Ordnance MOS's, there's not much I haven't trained on, 4.2" and less.

My favorites? (Vietnam Era)
M-79,
S&W Victory .38
M-2,
M-60,
Mini Gun,
Vulcan,
M-129 Chunker
2.75" LSFFAR,
LAW.

(Post Vietnam),
M-108 (Ruger Speed Six)
M-249
M-240
All the mortars.




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[Roundball58]

Mk-46, AGM-84

 

[Sawdust]

Compared to others above, mine seem simple.

M16A2
M60
M249
AK47 (various versions)
AT4
M72
M79
M203
M9

 

[MannyGlocks]

mkw,

You are correct, though the fixed stock M-16 I transferred to from the M-14 was the newest one out.

At the time I thought it exotic, but again, you're correct. It's now passée....

 

[P7M13]

Weather balloon filled with acetylene, string doped with paraffin so it burned slowly.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

This one is pretty exotic by today's standards.
Old . Circa 1800 or so , made by J.Henry...in Bolton PA.
Full wood stock , in this case maple...
Single shot , in original flintlock , no less...
Long barrel , 40 inches...and large caliber... .58
Very different that what most folks have or think of when one says "Rifle" at least in today's world.

Yet ,
At one time rifles like these were a very common sight in America...This one more than likely went West with a Fur trade company....and was used for hunting , defense and all around shooting needs.
Not much different than the rifles , that were then in use by the US Army ( The 1793 and 1795 Contract Rifles ).
This rifle is still used by me at times...it has kept me fed and won a rifle match or two for me.

Sadly we are getting to a point in time , where in much of America , rifles of any sort are exotic and shrouded by mystery.
Its good to have a reminder when that was not so.
Andy

 

[slimmer13]

M80s and sometimes we'd run up to the res and get M250s and cherry bombs.

 

[techieguy]

M134
M129
M197
M230
Hydra 70
TOW missiles
Hellfire missiles
along with the aiming system (Helmet sight system, direct and indirect optic system etc)

 

[OldTengu]

Sticks


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Rocks

 

[MannyGlocks]

Man, some of youse guys have experienced weapons that didn't exist when I was in.

Wish I coulda...

One weapon not mentioned is the bayonet.

I learned the 'on guard maneuver' along with the 'butt stroke and the horizontal stroke' with a bayonet on the end of my M-14.

To this day, I find myself at odd & rare times with a rifle in my hands (when no one can witness my silliness) practicing these arcane maneuvers just to see if I can still do them.

I can.