M203 Grenade Launcher: A 2 Minute History – Have you ... resembled a single-shot short-barrel shotgun that fired a 40mm grenade. After firing, soldiers and marines had to break it down and ...

November 2, 2007: The U.S. Army is replacing the M203 40mm grenade launcher with the M320 next year. The M203 fits under the barrel of the M16 rifle (and similar weapons) , and has been in use for ...

I was sent a copy of the SOLDIER WEAPONS ASSESSMENT TEAM REPORT from OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. It is dated July 31, 2003 and I will be running some excerpts detailing a few weapons that might be of ...

The new civilian-legal 37mm M203s are roll marked with the official Colt Defense markings: “LAUNCHER, GRENADE M203 40MM,” followed by a unique serial number. The ArmsUnlimited listing does not ...

However, the difference between the M203 and advanced grenade launchers ... system that combined a rifle with a three-shot 40mm grenade launcher that could be swapped for a 12-gauge shotgun.

The Heckler & Koch-designed M320A1 is set to replace all the Corps' Vietnam-era M203-series grenade launchers ... Marine Corps Is Finally Fielding a New 40mm Grenade Launcher The U.S. Army first ...

a,,cs aging M203 series launcher developed at Picatinny ... a,,cs success of the M320 40mm Grenade Launcher was the result of collaboration between both government and industry partners.

PARIS — Israel Weapon Industries showed off its new 40mm grenade launcher here at Eurosatory 12. The GL 40 opens with a thumb latch that’s similar to the old M203 grenade launcher.

Marines are finally getting their hands on a 40mm grenade launcher ... to field the M320A1 grenade launcher to infantry squads as a replacement for the underslung M203, the latest much-needed ...

On Oct. 22, 2018, Valles placed an online order for an M203 40mm grenade launcher barrel. When it arrived, Valles sent the package to Southern Arizona, from where an unidentified individual ...

For comparison, the standard issue M203 40mm grenade launcher has a range of around 150 yards. The Pike weighs under two pounds and is a little over a foot long. According to Raytheon, the missile ...