ETA: i was beat to a little bit of it while link hunting
Quoted: Does anyone know of any good sources for these? Either 37mm or 40mm. So far I haven't seen any that look close enough to a real M203 that didn't cost 3,000 dollars.
And is my understanding correct that the 40mm launcher itself is not illegal, just the HE rounds? |
a 40mm launcher is a destructive device as are explosive rounds. these are perfectly legal for you to own assuming you're a law abaiding citizen... you just have to go through the BATF like you do with machine guns and SBR's and get a tax stamp for your destructive device.
the "good" ammunition is a lot harder to come by than the launchers. flares, smokes, CS, and other assorted rounds are available for the 40mm launchers. i'm told that HE rounds are sometimes seen on auction sites, but bear in mind that each one is a destructive device and will require a $200 tax stamp on top of the price of the round. that, and i'm fairly certain there are regulations about when, where, and how you can fire that HE grenade. if i'm not mistaken, you must contact that BATF and the fire marshal... someone will be along soon to correct me if i'm wrong on that.
REAL m203's are readily available and from what i've seen, run less than $2k. there's some LMT launchers for sale here:
www.impactguns.com/store/dd.htmland there's always
www.mr40mm.com37mm launchers are signaling devices and can be sent right to your doorstep. they're fine for smokes, CS, and flares, but if you want to fire rubber buckshot, batons, or anything else through them, you need to register it as a destructive device.
i don't know much about the 37mm launchers, but it's my understanding that in order to make it look halfway decent, you'll need to do some modding to it yourself. the mounts that come with the currently manufactured launchers are supposed to be complete junk.
www.37mm.com has a little bit of info on these.