The Debrief - History of the M203 Grenade Launcher

Say Hello to My Little Friend… It’s 1983 in Miami, and the illicit drug trade transformed penniless immigrants into millionaires in a matter of months. Tony Montana was the poster child. 113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFg93q3npV1-WJV7CgWG6VlrHXm7Rf7s_W7LV6RV4Rn-BPVghxPg2GrjX7W6z96Hz7XdCW2MQVpkgGMq47V5xkMv25qPD0W8ntq4x5HJtr3W3Ll2yy6Z0hKDW7-9cHg2TzlXsW2hZZr_6-K3S3V6RQ4X7PyWyFW67c66m4DjxMrW8jXQ50543QYbW96W1-s7-2zg0N8SM3Zjgc6ZYW216tNj6F28xTW6TpsNs6_TZP2W12SVJt1rkF4pW8g-_mQ6fRSVtW2qMcmZ5jHtH-W771Dyd6ZqJJrW4kkSMV61Z8152yz1 113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgN3q3n_V1-WJV7CgFmFW2jTr337753HcW74gNP55vppgZW6LljDR6TF6FGW1ds9qN95MtKYW86VqFM5QjSqFW5rKb4c7r_vsPW8WmbVZ38GlKdW8K0cR54LpLSSN1nrfHdmlNhNW6p7qJR7FYz2QW7Zcb7B8s34Y2W6GrFBf24MM-KW7tMc283j38CBW7lTlcB27S-sKW7R6CRS2rH4fSW6l9Zxq49nM3GW5x3_543NzTv1W9dxrTg7LBGxHW9h6DKD4Y98mJW9h9vMt7qk0r6W53Nw2x9dgMbZVTsFBY2h3j5WW8ZC0qK8MJNKGW5ysQ8j38SPM_W5X_mfK7z-4FkW7sNfXb3J26Ps3dxd1 [HISTORY OF THE M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgN3q3n_V1-WJV7CgBljN2zC9pFJYT2YW4CTybj1klQ8CW7Gxh6H15mvpsW4PcmWp6JPYJXW1KFpdd3XtfmWW6-V8fw1dvk6CVPYn9L1NCFrYW5SzdPH9cyhrXW6wf46g2QpYBCW4gNfBq4xxlGFW1qGym22CzRL9W4WZB8j9f2PtZW8QFTmF5yVt3KW6Q1JTs2pNFnLW6HPxb-5-TN39VxDnCW6yg01kW1TYM4g45m0_nW5DP0kF160wgZW5Q3v2G5Lhzy0W4CD5_t77kpzNW8nd6r22SbXGTW6y6XKj3hXY2bW1hnL277_tSkkW2VMKdp6LsN3SV1SCFf4Xz-b8VQBMbS7t0QDB3kPj1) By Will Dabbs, MD March 9th, 2023 - Say Hello to My Little Friend… It’s 1983 in Miami, and the illicit drug trade transformed penniless immigrants into millionaires in a matter of ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgN3q3n_V1-WJV7CgCclW3k78Jr5V0SryW1sccCf7XxGxsW4Lfz3349v13_W3CMm5y6fN6rMW7vWC4M2m4Xq0W2L8GqH71PNq1W34x7LX6dMkYKW2WcZhR4BxmhtW505ZKq6-0nJRW8vH33J75lv2jW249FmM4ZjrZDW7-fZtC6W9V6GW4FlYd_20_5spW86CPsz1Wp2D_W2GcNyD27dgcKVZ00Wk1x3M4SW3HlJ8733znLmW1kg2Yb595jW5N77qD0zh9ct1W2Dlbbv3d7vb-Vd6KKp94hpLHW8CkLFm5p2kQKW8rGpHq30NRzwW9kxM3q6xP-HCW2Y6WXw7SQVrbW5Bv6Vx58ScGT3gV-1) [tal-ported-barrel](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgt3q3nJV1-WJV7CgDsrW50w7Dp881t7XVqrgWm22t-d9Vdzm0N6NKdnMW7sGMyb571mPmVg5wCS4Z7j82W1MtnpF3TQBCSVxWXHp8gxkrHW7KFYhY6Xy6-BM13fG3jpX_RW1Kmqps5scRt_W243NZ28-N1KcVgy-t-2937kzW8zFrTq5HPF6MW8KlY513P4nY2W6htgJ-8XK42KW2vX0MN2HmPtLW8S99Bt1LsBm3VzG4k16j8b_4W7QYcGC9hpJRpW6YwmGH8fS4CvW67ysxM1F2DV9N3S9cZklTj2qW6s53kp2BdyZZW2shY4L243y7X3bb_1) [IS PORTING A WASTE OF TIME?](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgt3q3nJV1-WJV7CgM3LW7Qq_Rq3srkv8W3h7TQs2_hQyqW7JDNTC71nWY6V4rG_3266j_wVTzW1w1yXx8XN7XCTMTzNrpvW5kkGJK2pHBJrW2RlTpL3Gn17MW3wsvQ03ly19zW78bVq055GGhpW5cLN252xymsyV2blDG7XfVvzW4s0sN81MBNvcW2h8mBX4zw1T9W2qxTQQ7mlgLbW67ShC45XyN9mW7Xm3xv6mnC0qW4_J1dS2r67FDW7wClP25j0Rr5W8MTC1K8QXYJfW5HxjLt89PF-tW4yJZJg6Gcz4NW3PZVZQ75hwj-W921Wgf1jTJV13fXJ1) By Roy Huntington March 7th, 2023 - Ask just about any shooter with any experience how they like ported barrels on guns and you’ll get some strongly worded answers. Some ... 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[READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgt3q3nJV1-WJV7CgSTDW49YklB6qPvlzW1NjFt920zprbW1dYDj-769JttW9kmc0551qRnzW2vGrH_6136KpW2BXxgb4LQ2C6N8b0qxwxQ3_NW61pB2L4D85lkW19vLXC40vR-cW3-rgbS4lfSvGW2g57tL8RHNQZW5HS6lY5ST0KkW2JSNbP12nTJVW1zBByN1dpRdzW5SDQ_t3dcbbNW6m8qcn6Sfh2wW3RmK3Z6kmJ7kM4JjbfGRmvGW76LVp-1WFYTCW4-_th92x419wV90_BR6ThcsSW5BNTRq6txb3yW1Y-SJf782BGgW3P-HXF1kfrT238qD1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we look at an iconic U.S. military weapon, question the importance of porting a pistol, and consider the havoc Army aviators can do against columns of enemy tanks. To start us off, Dr. Will Dabbs lays out the whole story on the M203 grenade launcher. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the movie set of “Scarface”, this 40mm under-barrel launcher has always seemed to deliver a distinctive firepower advantage. But, did that perception measure up in reality? [Read the full story here](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgN3q3n_V1-WJV7CgJ1SW6h12GJ1xf-6jW8NtWBP6zdTkYN4wYm457g_bMVtYYYq6GX-HQW54Rc_V8ZR0myW35xmkT13JTMmW4hSGGq1Lnm7rW1xdTPQ5-pXT2W6k7vg31xM76cW84LG5R1phNpZW5Xv4Xj66k3nXW8f6gxk5s7wDbW4Mm94k4vS3kQW1cyRdQ2DZhssW57m_H-8nnSX9N4k-46Ps1102W6kLPfj82FnJNVLQ-bS2bQG2kW3ZjxvK8vmJQ9W4TbhWl6r55mlW2pjs9c984NyQW6x4p5q2S3qjwW6rDWRS2nRyPRW4dQXJX90Yd-tW5qBy5K21nMfzW59-Fbp7Kr1Wz35Ly1). Next, Roy Huntington tackles the questions surrounding the effectiveness of porting a pistol. With a duo of pistols and a boatload of ammo, he heads to the range to find out if porting is worth the trouble. He also examines what — if any — impact porting has on bullet velocity. [Catch the story here](113/c2jPK04/VWrCcd5N399DW8p1G2M6YLlX-W6fpr4J4XYjgBN4WpFgt3q3nJV1-WJV7CgS6qW20kgkQ12VtgnW4Qq3m92ktXTKW6X2rPj5x7m5FW2yVxsG5cZRqKW1S1jcL2pwsdjVY8s0D8l7B-JW7hMSy76j4GS4W40bG-Y8HcGZBMq25jSydfqFW3j1LKf59swFfN6rL1Pc2N8KfW7Vv7pS9lMs4DW7rvbMy1Q3-sWW4lN2X88dmbkzN6G5fz8xndk5W4-ZDsl8mYlVJN1JgT8lkzS8mW2yp9Hy1Hs8p_V__l1w42blCsVLdbGL8wFRXyW3Xdwjq8whlqPW2mbhDs9hDcDkW7Jlym96TqwC6W7f9lcB1BJ3zd34Hf1). And finally, Dr. Dabbs is back with a fascinating article about the AH-64 Apache. As an Army aviator himself, Dabbs brings a real-world perspective to this potent attack platform. From the capability of killing Soviet tanks to taking on the Taliban in the hills of Afghanistan, the Apache is one of the most formidable weapon platforms ever developed. 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