Can you actually pull a grenade pin with your teeth?

Originally Answered: Can a soldier pull the pin on a hand grenade with their teeth? No. Grenade pins are designed to require quite a bit of force to pull out. Trying to do this with your teeth will result in ruining your teeth and still having to pull the pin with your hand.

Do soldiers cook grenades in real life?

The military no longer teaches cooking off grenades and soldiers are not supposed to attempt it. Cooking off a grenade means releasing the spoon (which starts the delay) but then holding onto the grenade for 1-2 seconds longer before throwing it.

How many pounds does it take to pull a grenade pin?

For example, the relatively common M67 grenade takes about 3-5 kg (about 7 to 11 pounds) of force to pull free stock. The Russian F1 grenade takes about 8 kg (17 pounds) of pull power to get the pin out.

Would jumping on a grenade work?

Yes. Grenades aren’t that powerful. And the explosive force they generate is largely to break the grenade shell up into fragments/shrapnel, which actually cause injury. Jumping on a grenade is near certain death, but also pretty certain to prevent injury (certainly serious injury) to others nearby.

Can you pull a grenade pin with your teeth?

While designs of grenades differ, from accounts of various soldiers familiar with a variety of grenades, as well as looking at the manufacturers’ stated pull power needed- it would seem trying to pull a grenade pin with your teeth is a great way to put your dentist’s kids through college.

What would happen if the guy had not bent the grenade?

Worse still, the guy had not bent the cotter pin of the grenade over, so that at any moment…the gear would fall, the pin would be pulled out, the grenades’ primer would ignite, and give seconds later everyone in the hooch at the time would be killed or horribly wounded.

What is the proper way to use a grenade?

As for the grenade part, the generally recommended proper technique is- “proper grip, thumb to clip, twist pull pin, strike a pose, yell frag out, hit the dirt”. On the first step of “proper grip” it is particularly important to make sure to NEVER adjust your grip on the lever (called “milking”) once the pin is pulled.

How much force does it take to pull a grenade out?

For example, the relatively common M67 grenade takes about 3-5 kg (about 7 to 11 pounds) of force to pull free stock. The Russian F1 grenade takes about 8 kg (17 pounds) of pull power to get the pin out.