M72 law question

[LE LOUP DES MERS]

I was browsing IMA USA and noticed that the current m72 laws they have for sale have giant holes cut into the bottom of them. They didn't use to cut holes into the bottom of their laws, so I asked them about it, and they claim regardless of if it's been fired already, to avoid getting a felony you have to cut a hole into the bottom. I'm personally calling bs on this because there are current listings on gun broker/other surplus websites that have laws without a hole cut onto it. Is this a new thing or does IMA not know what they are talking about? If this is something IMA made up, If you ask me, almost $800 for a 72 dated law with a giant hole cut into the bottom is a rip-off but I guess to each their own. 

[Kaptainssurplus]

I had noticed that IMA has been doing that as well. I am 99% sure that is total BS, I believe it is just them doing it for their own reasons. I have not seen any updated BATF rules/regs for what is considered one shot disposable launchers. Reloadable launchers like RPG2/7, bazookas, etc have been that way for as long as I can remember. Those need a hole the size of the bore (or larger) and a bar put in the tube to restrict reloading/firing.

 

With them cutting up launchers, it will just be a matter of time before people stop buying them. Or they will have to significantly reduce their prices, which we all know they won't. 

[LE LOUP DES MERS]

Yeah, that's what I thought, I figured it more than likely wasn't true, I know some states don't allow M72 laws, apparently M72 laws are illegal in CA which I'm not surprised. But as far as the federal level goes with cutting a hole into them if it was true there definitely wouldn't be any of the current listings on GB without holes cut in the tube since that's the most watched website by ATF. 

[917601]

State laws throw confusion into the question. An expended launcher has no “ energetic” ( explosive) in them. They are ( as logic states) nothing more than fiberglass tubes. I am not going to get into discussions about why mortars and bazookas have holes cut in them. 

[917601]

Keep in mind IMA is located in New Jersey. Enough said.

[AmmoNut426]

Need to read the ATF laws on it but it might be similar in the lines of it can be re-utilized if there is no hole? Like welding a machine gun slide? I think it falls under destructive devices, but if its expended then its nothing more than a shell.