anticus Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Anyone have or used this M79 clone ? Whats your opinion on availability, price, quality and utility, and most importantly is it fun ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 I had one, I did an article on Spikes' 37mm M79 replica and other articles about loading 37 and 40mm rounds for SAR magazine.Spike's 37mm launcher is a very close replica of the military M79 40mm Grenade Launcher. The most significate difference is the weight, Spikes' M79 has a steel barrel, "real" M79's have aluminum barrels and are a lot lighter.The 37mm Spikes M79 clone is not considered a firearm by ATF. Not sure how availability is now, but at one time they were backordered for almost a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted March 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Thanks, Frank ! I found and read your SAR article on this piece. Very helpful. Looking for one now, but still basically unobtainium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 I didn't realize that Spikes' M79s were still backordered. I had a few problems getting one for the article, back when they first came out the gal there told me I was getting one in the "next" batch, well I must have got bumped off because I didn't get one. Probably as well because, as I recall the first ones made had some issues. So I bit the bullet and bought one on Gun Broker for a premium, I was able to sell it later and recoup most of my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Interesting, Frank. Even the secondary market is dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnh Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) I watch the M79 market on GB closely (as I own a couple of them).In the past year, I've only seen a couple Spikes launchers listed... WRT NFA vs non-NFA launchers, they each have their own +/-I think they are fun,,, Edited March 26, 2022 by mattnh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 I like my Spikes M79 copy. Lots of good ammo out there, and I save wear and tear on my Federal gas guns. Especially like the bird bombs in a 37mm adapter when scaring off cormorants from my fish ponds! Shoot it every New Years eve and 4th of July. Get one if you can find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted April 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 The search continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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