>be me
>boomer uncle dies (rip based gun hoarder)
go through his stash, mostly boomer-tier .30->06 hunting rifles
>find a weird metal brick labeled "MBA Gyrojet >Mk I"
>no mag, just a breech-load slot, wtf.jpeg
remember this thing from /k/ threads years ago
>it's the meme gun—rocket-propelled bullets
mfw I might have a real one

>go online, find 3 rounds on GunBroker for $300 each (I'm not proud)
>clean it up, pray it doesn't explode in my hand
>range trip time
>insert round, line up the shot, pull trigger
pfft... fwwoooosh
>literally sounds like a sparkler in a soup can
projectile just kind of drifts downrange like it’s trying its best
>takes a second to hit the berm
>no recoil, like airsoft-tier
>range guy next to me is like "wtf was that?"
>"A space gun from the 60s, my dude."

>Accuracy? lol
>Couldn’t hit a barn if I was inside it
>But 10/10 aesthetic, feels like Cold War >James Bond sci-fi
>Feels like shooting a collectible, not a weapon
>Now it’s a $3k paperweight but I love it

tl;dr: Gyrojet is a beautiful failure, and I regret nothing

>>63999961 (OP)
fake and gay

>>63999961 (OP)
Cool, got a picture of yours? I met a guy who wrote an entire book about them at a gun show, so he had several pistols, the carbine and a bunch of the ammunition.

>>63999961 (OP)
angry chuddy

>>63999966
Found him, Mel Carpenter.
https://armscollectors.com/gyrojet/

He spiral binds the books himself because fuck paying for book printers to do it for you.

I'm hopping on the IRC right now. Expect this thread to be deleted (and 3 day bans for everyone) in a few minutes.

>>63999966
ill get it hold up

basedjaks

>>63999991
leftysoy won btw

>>63999966
it's a sharty raid

>>63999966
Czech'd