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Posted: 8/9/2007 1:27:16 PM EDT
If this is nuts, that's fine.
I want to know if there is an M203 launcher I can mount to my AR that is a 12 gauge shotgun. Mainly it's for Zombies that crept up on me while doing mag changes! 
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Posted: 8/9/2007 9:44:32 AM EDT
[#1]
I believe there are adapters out there somewhere..
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Posted: 8/9/2007 9:45:32 AM EDT
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No the M203 is a 40mm launcher.
There are SBS's that you can mount under your AR - which were designed to destroy locks when breaching doors. Google (or use the Search Function) on 'KAC MasterKey'. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 9:48:16 AM EDT
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The 37mm flare launchers have a 12ga adapter for shotgun flares only. still wouldnt help you. I think there is also a coneshaped adapter that holds 50 or more rounds of .22LR |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 9:50:20 AM EDT
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Pay close attention to this. They are not designed to shoot the higher pressure slugs/shot rounds - and if you WERE to make an adapter that could handle such rounds you'be be looking at a Federal Offense (NFA violation). |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 10:09:13 AM EDT
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But, wasn't he asking about the M203...as in 40mm DD item? |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 10:14:24 AM EDT
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Don't know - I don't think the OP knows exactly what he was asking about. I'd be interested in knowing if the DD stamp would cover the 'SBS capability' of a 40mm to 12 gauge adapter, or if a separate stamp for an 'SBS' would be needed. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:06:27 AM EDT
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I think he means a 12 ga shotgun that LOOKS like an M203.
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:06:51 AM EDT
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Thanks for your concern, but I knew exactly what I was asking about.
M203, as in the military issue... I am wondering if that style of launcher is available as a 12 gauge (real ammo) accessory. I don't care about tax stamps etc. I was just asking if something like that is possible. Hmmm, reading my original post it looks pretty clear, but I hope this one makes it even more clear. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:14:56 AM EDT
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you are contadicting yourself. A M203 is military designation for only a grenade launcher nothing else. I have seen a mount that will attach a 12 guage (without a stock) to your 6 o'clock rail
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:23:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:32:49 AM EDT
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That's what I was thinking of. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:35:27 AM EDT
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you can buy a 12 and 20ga adapters for the 40mm M203. The link will show what I'm talking about.
www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=77624089 *Note: not my ad. ETA:osprey21 beat me to it.
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:36:13 AM EDT
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I assume this can launch flares only? eta: Disregard, that's a 40mm and not 37. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:39:33 AM EDT
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Nope, 12ga buckshot if ya want. Your DD registration would cover it (as a non-sporting firearm over .5") |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:42:43 AM EDT
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Thanks osprey21, that's EXACTLY what I was looking for!
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Posted: 8/9/2007 11:44:11 AM EDT
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But the 40mm buckshot round is the better way to go for zombies. Cartridge, 40mm, Multiple Projectile (Buckshot), M576  FM 3-22.31: M576 Though it is a multipurpose round, it is most effective in thick vegetated areas or for room clearing. Inside it has at least 20 pellets, which travel at 882 feet per second (269 mps). Be sure to aim buckshot rounds at the foot of the target. The round has no mechanical-type fuse. This round is dark to light green in color with white markings |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:32:52 PM EDT
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My pleasure. |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:38:11 PM EDT
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The SEALS used this in Vietnam. I took this picture at the seal museum in Florida this year on vacation. It is, for all intents, a 203 shotgun. Pump action 40mm grenade launcher.
Scott 
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:41:09 PM EDT
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 18 .22LR rounds AT ONCE!!! 
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:41:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:44:10 PM EDT
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Look for the beehive rounds....they are what you really want.
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Posted: 8/9/2007 12:50:00 PM EDT
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Looks more practical than 40mm 'street sweeper'. I want one  .
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Posted: 8/9/2007 1:17:45 PM EDT
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 Why have I never seen this before?!?! |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 1:49:44 PM EDT
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I never saw one before, or heard of one either, but it was bad-ass!
Scott |
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Posted: 8/9/2007 1:54:35 PM EDT
[#25]
Ever fired one? 
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Posted: 8/9/2007 6:23:39 PM EDT
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12ga adapters are very common for 40mm. The seller of the adapter in the gunbroker link above (Destiny) is a great gal! Buy with confidence in any of her auctions. She knows her stuff. These 12ga adapters CAN shoot normal 12ga rounds. Oh, the grenade launcher will still be a DD, not an SBS.
12ga adapters are commercially available for 37mm flare launchers as well, however, MOST of these will not accept a normal 12ga round and will only accept flare rounds. Even you have one machined out to accept a normal 12ga round, you would run into 2 problems. First, you just committed a felony if your 37mm launcher is not a registered DD which might not matter at the time because you would be too concerned with stopping the bleeding from the launcher not being able to handle the pressure. THat being said, I shoot 20ga (buck, slugs, shot, etc..) out of my REGISTERED 37mm launcher all the time. It does eat at my barrel latch a little, but the ole mig welder takes care of it. Beehives are great. There are a couple of different models available (neither shoots 50 rounds as stated earlier). If you want to get good accurate info from folks who know 37 & 40mm stuff, sign up at Grog's site. |
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Posted: 8/15/2007 4:53:44 PM EDT
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Would those behive rounds be considered a machinegun conversion? As I understand it, you get 18 .22LRs to go off with 1 pull of the M203 trigger since the 203's firing pin actuates 18 firing pins that strike the primers on the individual rounds. Isn't a machine gun defined as more than 1 round per trigger pull.
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Posted: 8/15/2007 5:41:49 PM EDT
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Randy's been selling them for a very long time and trust me, He isn't a "walk the line" type of guy when it comes to being legal. I don't know if he got a letter or what but apparently they are not a problem. I'm sure it has something to do with it not being a "repeater". It's more like a shotgun shell shooting .22cal shot. Just a guess. Randy has good CS, if your interested, you might shoot him an email to make you feel better. |
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Posted: 8/15/2007 7:28:29 PM EDT
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Yes. Sounds like a hornets nest. Not sure how many flechettes are in there, but it looks like quite a few. |
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Posted: 8/16/2007 9:01:50 PM EDT
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I don't own a 203, I've been toying with the idea of a 40mm on and off. The concept of more than one round per pull just sounded a little F/A to me. |
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