The EX-41 or China Lake Pump grenade launcher has always got my attention. The Seals and other elite units in Vietnam had some of the coolest stuff ever. I read somewhere that only 5 of these pump action grenade lauchers made it to Vietnam. 3 went to the Seals, 1 went to Force Recon, and 1 to Army Special Forces. Don't mean to side track the M16 topic, but the China Lake Pump just gets me pumped. I would also like to make a clone of a model 7188 shotgun, but I doubt I ever will because the time, labor, and money it would take. I think after the Cold War everyone tried to standardize making everything the same and boring. The variety nowdays is pretty slim.
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