I have spoken to a Captain in Sarawak ranger about this. Yes anything is possible in firefight. I have see soldier loose his finger when jumping out from a truck just because his wedding ring stuck at the truck when he jump out.

Make no mistake when you are in a firefight. You will come back in body bag. That is why you need to know your equipment in and out.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archi...hp/t-59299.html

Read here. This is real Marines on duty. Some of the marines even tape the frag.

The truth always hurt. Make no mistake.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archi...hp/t-59299.html

Read here. This is real Marines on duty. Some of the marines even tape the frag.

Why they tape it ? Because the pin can come out easily.

why would anyone design a grenade with an easily-detached pin ? anyway, have you even  handled one before?

Why they tape it ? Because the pin can come out easily.

Taping 'nades' was always a personal thing. Some guys would do it and some wouldn't.
I never saw guys taping the spoon though.

I carried two hand grenades, and 16 M203 rounds (of which 8 where HE/AT,the rest CS)
and in all honesty, it was weird the first few days, but then you get used to it.
The scary thing, is seeing all the dents on the older hand grenades you get issued.

Last year a Soldier lost his arm, and two other Soldiers in his squad suffered serious injuries, when he attempted to un-tape a grenade for turn-in. Every day a Soldier somewhere will tape the safety pin and lever of a freshly issued hand grenade. Sometimes he will tape the safety pin to keep it from clanging, or he will tape a grenade to his combat vest or he will tape it for no other reason than he was told to.

Larry Baker, a Forces Command explosives safety and range manager, says taping is not necessary.

"To the best of my knowledge there is no evidence in the history of the M67 hand grenade to suggest that it requires taping and there is no evidence that a Soldier needs to tape it because of inherent safety issues," he said.

Baker should know, he has nearly thirty years of experience in the ammunition business which started when he was drafted during Vietnam.

"In Vietnam we could not tape a grenade because tape just won't stick in the jungle. There is a perception which exists in the Army today that Soldiers need
to put tape on a hand grenade and that perception has become a reality. It is common place."

Baker says there is no real reason to tape a grenade. "We have grenade pouches for Soldiers now (for transporting them), so if the danger was the possibility of
getting snagged on something, or becoming entangled there is a solution."

We have grenade pouches for Soldiers now (for transporting them), so if the danger was the possibility of
getting snagged on something, or becoming entangled there is a solution."

so you havent handled one.. great..