Bushmaster M203 M4 40mm Grenade Launcher
The Bushmaster 40-mm M203 Grenade Launcher is a lightweight single shot attachment
for the AR15 / M16 / XM15E2S family of weapons (shown here on Bushmaster 16"
Dissipator Carbine and Bushmaster 20" M16 Type Rifle). It consists of
a handguard
and barrel/ receiver assembly that attaches to the barrel of the rifle or
carbine and a
quadrant sight assembly that attaches to the carrying handle of the upper
receiver.
This unit includes all design improvements and conforms to the latest military
specifications
of Jan. '93. More than 40 different projectiles are available for the M203
including training
rounds, tear gas and smoke, non-lethal rubber rounds, buck shot, air-burst
fragmentation
and high explosives.
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Folding Leaf Sight Assembly - range selection from
50 to 250 meters in 50 meter increments
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Molded Glass-filled Nylon Handguard - replaces original
handguard - fits over barrel of rifle
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Quadrant Sight Assembly - attached to rifle's carrying
handle - provides range selection from 50 to 400 meters in 50 meter
increments
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Barrel Assembly - Aluminum Barrel and Glass-filled
Nylon Handgrip reciprocate on tracks of the receiver assembly
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Receiver Assembly - a forged aluminum frame houses
firing mechanism and ejection system. It mounts on the barrel of the
rifle and supports the M203 barrel assembly.
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Specifications
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| Caliber |
40 millimeter grenade
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| Length of Launcher |
15.3 inches
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| Barrel Length |
12 inches
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| Rifling Twist |
6 Lands
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| Weight - Unloaded |
3 Lbs.
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| Weight - Loaded |
3.5 Lbs.
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| Weight of M16 and M203 |
approx. 11 Lbs.
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| Operation |
Pump Action, Breech Loading Single Shot
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| Trigger Pull |
5 lbs.
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| Muzzle Velocity |
71 Meters/Sec.
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| Maximum Effective Range (area targets) |
1,148 ft
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| Maximum Effective Range (point targets) |
492 ft.
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