The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low.

Mar 9, 2023 · Intended to enhance the offensive capabilities of U.S. troops, the M203 grenade launcher attracted the attention of everyone from the Soviet Union to Hollywood.

Jan 16, 2013 · The M203A2 grenade launcher provides a mounting system compatible with the M16A4 rifle and M4 carbine.

Jul 7, 2011 · The M203A2 grenade launcher provides a mounting system compatible with the M16A4 rifle and M4 carbine. The modification to the previous M203 and M203A1 designs includes a quick-attach bracket...

May 1, 2022 · The M203 is a well-known single-shot 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to the rifle. It has become the first weapon of this type to achieve operational service inside the US military.

The M203-series grenade launchers are lightweight, single-shot, breech-loaded, pump action (sliding barrel), shoulder-fired weapons. The grenade launcher is composed of the following: barrel, receiver, hand guard, leaf sight, and quadrant sight.

Aug 24, 2024 · Designed to attach under the barrel of a standard military rifle, this 40mm single-shot launcher provides soldiers with enhanced firepower in a compact, versatile package. Originally developed...

Apr 28, 2022 · The M203 grenade launcher was designed by AAI for close combat in areas that couldn’t be reached by direct fire. It was intended to be a “tactical” accessory for the M16 rifle and its variant, the M4 carbine, and was developed in response to the US Army’s Grenade Launcher Attachment Development (GLAD) program.

The M203 is the first successful under barrel grenade launcher and was designed to fit onto the M16A1. As a result the grenadier has a full size assault rifle as secondary weapon instead of relying on a pistol.

Feb 22, 2019 · The XM203—later M203—was a pump-action weapon that secured itself to a M16A1 rifle by way of a distinctive metal shroud that fit over the existing rifle handgun. The grenade launcher was...