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Mexican gangs importing USA-made grenades from foreign militaries ...
In a document, dated 6/07/2011 and sent to law enforcement agencies by the ATF Phoenix Field Division and leaked by the Anonymous-affiliated group LulzSec, states that the USA manufactured 40mm grenades in use by Mexican drug gangs were legally exported to foreign militaries, not purchased, procured or stolen from inside the United States.
From the document (emphasis added) ...
During the preceding months there have been numerous recoveries by Mexican authorities of M203 style 40 mm Grenade Launchers as well as a variety of 40mm high explosive (HE) ordnance, from criminal elements on or near the International Border with the United States. Mexican authorities have also had recoveries further into the interior of Mexico.
The M203’s that have been recovered are either military launchers that have been traced back to prior legal foreign military sales to Latin American countries that have been diverted for criminal use or improvised launchers that have been clandestinely manufactured from firearm components/parts.
The 40mm grenades pictured are for the Mark 19 semi auto launcher. You can see the area where the link attaches. I am not sure if this grenade will even fit in a m203 type launcher… and if it did, the weapon would explode. The mark 19 grenades use a high pressure system, unlike the low pressure system on the grenade designed for the m79/ 203. I have yet to see any 40mm 203 grenades seized in Mexico. However, I did notice several mark 19 launchers mounted on the panard armoured vehicle last time I went to Mexico… I sure the Mexican military is the source of these grenades.
Yeah those “203s” appear to be the 37mm flare launcher available en Los Estados Unidos (Spring loaded, manually cocked trigger/hammer on the side). How does one modify those to fire an actual 40mm grenade without it exploding on them?
Either way, I feel like everything that the drug gangs can get, we civilians should be able to get too. I want at least fire parity if not superiority against my potential enemies. Let the arms race begin!
Neither of these are linked and I can tell you that the links for a MK19 are really hard to remove. As to the converted 37mm launchers, both pictures are of the Spike’s launchers, I’ve never quite figured out whats up with that. I can see boring them out to 40mm, but the fuzes on 40mm grenades don’t activate without being spun by rifling. I would love to see what the inside of those barrels looks like, maybe they’ve been sleeved?37mm Grenade Launcher - Bookshelf
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Cobray 37mm Launcher - imfdb :. guns in movies :. movie guns ...
The Cobray CM203 37mm flare launcher is not a grenade launcher. ... However, since it looks like an M203 grenade launcher it is commonly mistaken for one in films on this site. ...
ABC says Grenade Launcher – FOX says 37mm Cobray Grenade ...
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X Grenade launchers and large flare launchers are available ...
Grenade Launchers. As big boys toys, grenade launchers and large flare ... Of particular interest are 37mm flare launchers that are legal in all states and under ...