Can you buy a bazooka in the US?

[Maximilian]

Ya know... of of these:

 

[swanysto]

Not sure, but I think you may have just landed on a very special list.

 

[IronWing]

It's hard to even find the gum kind anymore.

 

[pete6032]

It's hard to even find the gum kind anymore.

Yeah when I find Orbit sweet mint in stock I buy like 10-12 packs.

 

[manimal]

I prefer big league chew

 

[SMOGZINN]

I believe you can, it is mostly just a metal tube, I think it is the rockets for it that are illegal.

 

[manimal]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=454_1415318312


what could possibly go wrong

 

[waffleironhead]

You can buy deactivated military surplus ones.

 

[Newell Steamer]

There was a dude that oversaw the APAC region from a former employer of mine. His office was in Hong Kong or Singapore and for vacation,.. this dude would fly to Vietnam,.. where he would link up with some guys that he paid, to give him a bazooka and shoot it at cows.

That was pretty fucked up.

 

[dawp]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=454_1415318312


what could possibly go wrong

I'm pretty sure there's a reason that the bazooka was basically a tube open on both ends, wonders what that was.

 

[Ruptga]

Who cares? Just shove a molotov down a potato gun, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[Brian Stirling]

Just a matter of time before something like that is 3D printed. The greater challenge, and threat, would be whipping up a SAM capable of taking down a commercial jet. When that happens I expect it will become a lot easier to find a airline ticket...


Brian

 

[QuantumPion]

You can, they are classified as destructive devices (the rockets are, the tube is not regulated). They are very expensive and require a lot of paperwork.

 

[QuantumPion]

Just a matter of time before something like that is 3D printed. The greater challenge, and threat, would be whipping up a SAM capable of taking down a commercial jet. When that happens I expect it will become a lot easier to find a airline ticket...


Brian

Uh, I don't think you have to worry about that. Uou can't 3d print chemical explosives and rockets...

 

[MrPickins]

You can, they are classified as destructive devices (the rockets are, the tube is not regulated). They are very expensive and require a lot of paperwork.

This.

Also, you have to find a private individual with one that they're willing to sell you. (Good luck with that.)

 

[Mai72]

When I was a kid I was always fascinated with bazookas. They looked awesome and the fact that you could take out a tank with one was pretty cool.

Are they still used in the military today? Probably not.

 

[OverVolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qehUdr-d4A

Reminds me of that.

 

[pontifex]

When I was a kid I was always fascinated with bazookas. They looked awesome and the fact that you could take out a tank with one was pretty cool.

Are they still used in the military today? Probably not.

um...yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder-fired_missile

 

[OverVolt]

Basically anything FPS Russia has, is legal in Texas.

 

[madoka]

It's funny that you should mention this. I was recently shopping at this site's Cyber Monday sale for cheap military surplus stuff and saw this bazooka for sale:

http://www.keepshooting.com/israeli-bazooka.html

It seemed pretty pricey for what amounts to be a hollow tube.

 

[OverVolt]

It's funny that you should mention this. I was recently shopping at this site's Cyber Monday sale for cheap military surplus stuff and saw this bazooka for sale:

http://www.keepshooting.com/israeli-bazooka.html

It seemed pretty pricey for what amounts to be a hollow tube.

Details
Manufacturer No
Military Origin No
Construction No
Condition Good
Weight No

Seems legit.

 

[pontifex]

It's funny that you should mention this. I was recently shopping at this site's Cyber Monday sale for cheap military surplus stuff and saw this bazooka for sale:

http://www.keepshooting.com/israeli-bazooka.html

It seemed pretty pricey for what amounts to be a hollow tube.

a local antique shop has some WWI/WWII items for sale. not sure if it's still there but they had a WWII era deactivated bazooka for sale. i think they were asking $700 for it.

 

[pontifex]

Basically anything FPS Russia has, is legal in Texas.

a lot of stuff is legal in a lot of places, it's just very cost prohibitive and you have to jump through hoops to get it.

 

[Maximilian]

There was a dude that oversaw the APAC region from a former employer of mine. His office was in Hong Kong or Singapore and for vacation,.. this dude would fly to Vietnam,.. where he would link up with some guys that he paid, to give him a bazooka and shoot it at cows.

That was pretty fucked up.

Wow, now that's an unusual hobby!

 

[Brian Stirling]

Uh, I don't think you have to worry about that. Uou can't 3d print chemical explosives and rockets...

No, but you can 3D prints the housings and mechanisms then fill it with explosives/propellant.


Brian