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I think I read that the Spanish used STAFF-slings during the Spanish Civil War. I would never bother to sling grenades at the enemy, mainly because of safety versus tactical alternatives, which are always numerous. HAND grenades were meant to be thrown or dropped short distances from behind cover, or from indentions in the ground which can be fallen into to provide cover. They have a fuse with a firing pin mechanism which can ignite with relative small movement of the spoon, which is issued in the U.S. Army with a further safety mechanism in the form of a safety clip, which must be thumbed prior to pulling the pin and releasing the spoon upon dropping/throwing. A long line could be theoretically attached between the pouch of the sling and the safety clip, and/or the pin, which could have the bent ends straightened and partially pulled out, but I wouldn't recommmend it! Too many a slip 'tween the cup and the lip. Also, the firing pin can easily flip and ignite the fuse even if the spoon doesn't come off the greenade, and even if it moves partially, a la an old firearm "going off half-cocked"! Doing this type of thing with a live grenade will win you a Darwin Award, or a place with the "WHoories" in "Paradise". in the case of the Iraqi kid, etc.
I nsuppose you could experiment with dud, or practice grenades, to satisfy curiosity, but I wouldn't even do that, as it might encourage someone trying it for real, and getting blown up, or launching the thing backwards and blowing someone else up by accident. If you want a grenade that goes a long way, use a proper 203 or similar model launcher, and then only under legal conditions! (Bet that Iraqi kid will have a VERY short life span!)
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