I'm curious now though: What's the recoil on a 40mm grenade launcher comparable to?
Milder than a shotgun. No worse than a Desert Eagle.
I'm curious now though: What's the recoil on a 40mm grenade launcher comparable to?
Thanks. Then another question from a grenade newb (can I call myself a newb if there's no practical chance in hell I'll ever get to try one?): how heavy is the launcher? Also comparable in weight to a shotgun? Or is it the mass of the launcher that absorbs the recoil from the grenade?
Think flare launcher. Not really different. Some are smooth bore, some are rifled bore. Most of my use was singly shot breach loaders in 37mm or 40mm. Not overly heavy, low recoil felt. Much less than an 870 12ga for recoil and weight.
Thanks. And I understand it's only a 30mm so I guess that would be even less recoil.
Since it wouldn't break your wrist every time you pulled the trigger, I guess it's about time this thread devolved into bear defence, right? ;-)
If we ever get open carry, I want one in .357 with a 12ga instead of the grenade launcher.



























