{"id":174851,"date":"2023-01-30T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=174851"},"modified":"2023-01-30T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:05:55","slug":"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the &#8216;Carl Gustaf&#8217; from Umarex &#8212; SHOT Show 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"314\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429-1024x314.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429-1024x314.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429-400x123.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429-150x46.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8429.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The best thing to shoot at SHOT Show 2023 Range Day wasn\u2019t even a firearm&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umarexusa.com\/?utm_source=GunsAmerica\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\">Umarex<\/a>, who is well known for its precision and hunting air rifles had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &amp;apos;Carl Gustaf&amp;apos; from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v23tww4\/#?secret=RT3deDWOMl\" data-secret=\"RT3deDWOMl\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When fired, the projectile opened up, raining hundreds of airsoft pellets downrange on the target. It would literally pelt a group of advancing attackers in an airsoft game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rear-loaded airsoft AT replica was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Gustaf_8.4_cm_recoilless_rifle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\">&#8220;Carl Gustaf.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Capsule separating and releasing airsoft pellets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The onboard air cylinder is housed in the removable cartridge and has to be charged with green gas to ~110. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cylinder is loaded in the shell housing and put on &#8220;safe.&#8221; The two-piece plastic projectile is filled with airsoft pellets and inserted in the top of the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/12-days-of-shot-winners-list-you-can-be-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\">12 Days of SHOT Giveaway Winners List \u2014 You Can Be Next!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8440.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cylinder installed in shell housing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The round is loaded into the rear and locked in place. The shooter shoulders the unit and utilizes the side-mounted sights and pistol grip to aim the weapon.  Then, the shooter takes it off &#8220;safe&#8221; and presses the trigger to launch the ball of pellets downrange.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-703x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443-1054x1536.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8443.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pellet filled capsule installed in top of shell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>About 15-20 yards down range the two halves separate and all the pellets shower the target. Awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8433.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rear loading port, but there is no back blast on this one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Umarex was not able to give an actual release date or price for the Carl Gustaf.  But check back for updates.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" class=\"wp-image-174857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414-365x300.jpg 365w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8414.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grip and trigger for making the magic happen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Umarex products and the Carl Gustaf keep click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umarexusa.com\/?utm_source=GunsAmerica\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\" title=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka?  Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Umarex, who is well known for its precision and hunting air rifles had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":174013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1075,3537],"tags":[760,2223,132,3538],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-174851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jeff-cramblit","8":"category-shot-show-2023","9":"tag-air-rifle","10":"tag-airsoft","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-shot-show-2023"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#039;Carl Gustaf&#039; from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Umarex had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#039;Carl Gustaf&#039; from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Umarex, who is well known for its precision and hunting air rifles had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeff Cramblit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeff Cramblit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeff Cramblit\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d79c6110dc3fc8bbe2a1600e3b859fde\"},\"headline\":\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#8216;Carl Gustaf&#8217; from Umarex &#8212; SHOT Show 2023\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":305,\"commentCount\":13,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Air Rifle\",\"Airsoft\",\"Buzz\",\"SHOT Show 2023\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Jeff Cramblit\",\"SHOT Show 2023\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Umarex had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#8216;Carl Gustaf&#8217; from Umarex &#8212; SHOT Show 2023\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\\\/Digest\",\"description\":\"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America&#039;s premier destination for buying and selling firearms.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GunsAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"width\":286,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"GunsAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/gunsamerica_official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/GunsAmerica\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d79c6110dc3fc8bbe2a1600e3b859fde\",\"name\":\"Jeff Cramblit\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jeff Cramblit\"},\"description\":\"is a world-class competitive shooter having won medals at both the 2012 IPSC World Shotgun Championship in Hungary and more recently the 2017 IPSC World Rifle Championship in Russia. He is passionate about shooting sports and the outdoors. He has followed that passion for over 30 years, hunting and competing in practical pistol, 3gun, precision rifle and sporting clays matches. Jeff is intimately familiar with the shooting industry - competitor, instructor, RO, range master, match director. Among his training credits include NRA Instructor, AR-15 armorer, FBI Rifle Instructor, and Officer Low Light Survival Instructor. As a sponsored shooter, Jeff has represented notable industry names such as: Benelli, 5.11 Tactical, Bushnell, Blackhawk, DoubleStar, and Hornady. He has been featured on several of Outdoor Channel\u2019s Shooting Gallery episodes and on a Downrange TV series. Jeff\u2019s current endeavors cover a broad spectrum and he can be found anywhere from local matches helping and encouraging new shooters as they develop their own love of the sport, to the dove field with his friends, a charity sporting clays shoot, backpack hunting public land in Montana, or the winners podium of a major championship.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/author\\\/jcramblit\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023","description":"Umarex had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023","og_description":"Umarex, who is well known for its precision and hunting air rifles had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.","og_url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/","og_site_name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","article_published_time":"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeff Cramblit","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gunsamerica","twitter_site":"@gunsamerica","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeff Cramblit","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeff Cramblit","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/d79c6110dc3fc8bbe2a1600e3b859fde"},"headline":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#8216;Carl Gustaf&#8217; from Umarex &#8212; SHOT Show 2023","datePublished":"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/"},"wordCount":305,"commentCount":13,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg","keywords":["Air Rifle","Airsoft","Buzz","SHOT Show 2023"],"articleSection":["Jeff Cramblit","SHOT Show 2023"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/","name":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-30T18:46:03+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-08T15:05:55+00:00","description":"Umarex had the best thing on the firing line: an airsoft anti-tank replica that fired a 2 \u00bd inch plastic ball filled with airsoft pellets.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit.jpg","width":1200,"height":900,"caption":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the 'Carl Gustaf' from Umarex -- SHOT Show 2023"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-civilian-legal-bazooka-meet-the-carl-gustaf-from-umarex-shot-show-2023\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Civilian Legal Bazooka? Meet the &#8216;Carl Gustaf&#8217; from Umarex &#8212; SHOT Show 2023"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","description":"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America&#039;s premier destination for buying and selling firearms.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization","name":"GunsAmerica","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","width":286,"height":156,"caption":"GunsAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/x.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/instagram.com\/gunsamerica_official\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GunsAmerica"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/d79c6110dc3fc8bbe2a1600e3b859fde","name":"Jeff Cramblit","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/813bc287cba26a38b1b1380cb3aab0dc5c8859c58e011ac070cc02918be730c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jeff Cramblit"},"description":"is a world-class competitive shooter having won medals at both the 2012 IPSC World Shotgun Championship in Hungary and more recently the 2017 IPSC World Rifle Championship in Russia. He is passionate about shooting sports and the outdoors. He has followed that passion for over 30 years, hunting and competing in practical pistol, 3gun, precision rifle and sporting clays matches. Jeff is intimately familiar with the shooting industry - competitor, instructor, RO, range master, match director. Among his training credits include NRA Instructor, AR-15 armorer, FBI Rifle Instructor, and Officer Low Light Survival Instructor. As a sponsored shooter, Jeff has represented notable industry names such as: Benelli, 5.11 Tactical, Bushnell, Blackhawk, DoubleStar, and Hornady. He has been featured on several of Outdoor Channel\u2019s Shooting Gallery episodes and on a Downrange TV series. Jeff\u2019s current endeavors cover a broad spectrum and he can be found anywhere from local matches helping and encouraging new shooters as they develop their own love of the sport, to the dove field with his friends, a charity sporting clays shoot, backpack hunting public land in Montana, or the winners podium of a major championship.","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/author\/jcramblit\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Karl_Gustav_Anti_Tank_Jeff_Cramblit-150x113.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174851"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189667,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174851\/revisions\/189667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174851"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=174851"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=174851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}