Hand grenade training advice

then you're probably going to get the us version if there is a difference- just like i had= no canister, no safety clip or seal, just the pin and lever- the cotter pin might not even be spread- we got them in wooden cases of 24- first thing you did was spread the cotter pins so they wouldn't drop out unexpectedly
 
The first time I threw grenades I was so pumped. Now its just another thing I have to do every year.

If you are anything like me your first grenade will weigh nothing, fly way farther than you thought it would, and make a disappointingly small show, all because of adrenaline.

It gets pretty old hat though. The army has a way of taking all the fun out of a thing.

Its more interesting if you get some targets or something so that you can see the spread of the shrapnel.

All that said, if one goes off close, like just on the other side of the wall...

You will experience temporary deafness. You will feel the air knocked out of you a little and then you will feel the dirt falling on you.

Two things people always screw up:

1)Don't throw the grenade and then duck before it even hits the ground. You are supposed to observe where it lands. This helps you hit the mark and ensures you know it stayed where you threw it!

2)Surprisingly, sometimes people throw the grenade, watch it land, and linger... staring.... at the grenade they threw.....DONT FORGET TO DUCK!
 
It's been a while for me but I can say it is really awsome. Something to be said for throwing an explosive that could kill you. Remember that you cannot possibly throw it out of it's kill radius, hence the safety wall. The gernade will weigh a full pound and be slightly smaller than a hardball. The fuse was 4.5 seconds on the gernades I threw but yours will likely be different.

If you drop it accidently; don't pick it up and throw it, you don't have time. You and your instructer will bail into the empty stall next to yours (one on each side of you). After the gernade goes off he will then beat the crap out of you. It's okay cuz you would deserve it.

Have fun and let us know how it goes.
 
Geez, the first grenade I ever threw scared the crap outta me. The NCO was very good, straight forward instructions, and made it clear if I dropped the grenade HE was going to throw me over the safety barrier. I pulled the pin and suddenly felt less than in control, honestly. Still, I hucked it good, ducked immediately and waited for the "boom". The one thing I didn't expect was how much gravel it kicked up and how far away it would come down.

Anyway, just follow the instructions and trust your trainer and you'll be fine.
 
seriously, like you would a hardball-that's the point of the shape- it's meant to be thrown rather than lobbed
 
sf said:
In that case, pull the pin and throw as hard as you can towards Venezuela. You may get lucky and blow Chavez a$$ off.
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haha that made me laugh. Are you getting to do this because you know somebody or is this allowed to the general public who visit columbia?? I know some friends who went to thailand and paid money to fire ak47s and RPG's so is this similar??
 
The grenade range that I was at was like a maze. Tons of twists and turns. For a quick getaway of course. Don't do one of these:runaway:. When I threw my grenade I didn't stay standing and wait and watch it land. But I did manage to see it in the window, it landed right in the middle of an old tire.:D There was a boom, a small flash, and a bit of dirt flew up in the air. To tell you the truth, I was hoping for much more. When I went to the grenade range there was about 30 of us. 28 had to wait in a room at the back of the range, 1 went with the RO and 1 had to guard the box of plastic explosives. I was the one guarding the box of plastic explosives. Sure enough there was a dud. Military doctrine says, wait for half an hour, place a half pound of plastic explosive next to the unexploded grenade, pull the fuse, and run like a mother f**ker. Well, the RO waited for at least an hour and used a full pound of plastic. Everyone else was inside the house at the back of the range but I was outside at the back of the walls of the maze. A couple of minutes after the RO poped the fuse a HUGE explosion went off. The shock wave travelled around the walls and hit me. Imagine the pressure of being plunged 15 feet underwater instantaniously:eek:. All the breath was pushed from my lungs, and I fell over. I just finished putting my helmet back on when the sky started falling on me. Rocks the size of golf balls came out of the blue and started hitting me. I tried hiding under my helmet (kind of like hiding behind a tree that's half your width) and waiting it out. Since I didn't get seriously hurt I call it a positive experience.:D
 
Mercury0_0 said:
A couple of minutes after the RO poped the fuse a HUGE explosion went off. The shock wave travelled around the walls and hit me. Imagine the pressure of being plunged 15 feet underwater instantaniously:eek:. All the breath was pushed from my lungs, and I fell over. I just finished putting my helmet back on when the sky started falling on me. Rocks the size of golf balls came out of the blue and started hitting me. I tried hiding under my helmet (kind of like hiding behind a tree that's half your width) and waiting it out. Since I didn't get seriously hurt I call it a positive experience.:D
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I have done a lot of bush blasting in Canada with stick powder and ANFO. Airblasts as you experienced are impressive as you feel the wave pass through your body. I have never used an explosive as fast as the plastic that you experienced.

I have had to deal with a couple of misfires while blasting. Not for the faint of heart. Running like a mother*ucker was a part of the SOP as I recall :D
 
Good overhand throw like a baseball. I think the first time I threw one I tried to lob it like you see in the WW2 movies except I did not let go till the bottom of the pitch. It flew for a good 4 feet before landing. :)
 
i found my old training manual-under grenade throwing- the grenade should be thrown like a baseball, using the throwing motion that is most natural to the indivdual. to give the grenade a spinning motion in flight, it should be allowed to roll off the fingertips and released with a snapping motion of the wrist. as a rule this method will acheive the most accuracy and distance. the individualshould not change his throwing style completely, antogh minor corrections may be necessary to improve his skill.
to follow through is an important pont to remember when throwing the grenade. this not only improves accurcy and distance, but releives strain on the throwing arm. when throwing from the standing position, an additional step forward should be taken and the thrower should fall to the ground after releasing the grenade
to prevent injury to the throwing arm, a beginner should limit his throw to about 20 yards-the distance and number of throws can then be increased gradually to 35 yards- it then goes on to descibe the prone, standing and kneeling positions there's actually about 4 pages of the stuff, describing different grenades and deployments
 
heres my grenade training from this summer, it had poured the night before, so we were trying to throw them into puddles and ended up spending half an hour filling in a giant hole on the right side of the range as we threw more and more mud up!

seriously though, it was the only time to date where i was actually worried about someone getting injured..i think everyone else had the same respect for the grenades and we all got out fine...great experience overall!

enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeofqPZemA

cheers
 
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