Talk:M203 grenade launcher

message: Here are the sources for it.
*Airtronics website 
*PDF data sheet 
*Defense Industry Daily article mentioning it 
I don't know how to add sources to the main page, otherwise I would have done so. Spartan198 (talk) 11:41, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You can cite a source by adding the link into the article with  at the start of the link, and  at the end of the link. ROG5728 (talk) 01:17, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  M203 DAX 

message: U.S. Marine Fact File is a dead link. I've removed it from the external links section. Spartan198 (talk) 09:19, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead Link 

message: I reduced the number of significant figures in the range data. The numbers are also given in metres and since they are rounded to tens of metres, they probably represent the source data. Someone, then, calculated the feet equivalents and wrote them out with an accuracy of up to 1/1000 of a foot! The current accuracy (±1 foot) is most likely still too generous. Those that care for this article might want to find the source for these figures and convert them properly with the right number of significant figures. --Swift 09:53, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Significant figures in range data

message: Any cites for the revision of the M203A1 barrel to 12 inches? This is the only place I've ever heard anything about it. Spartan198 (talk) 06:10, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  M203A1 Barrel Length 

message: Would the inclusion of pictures of the rounds benefit this article?  I could take a picture of the CS grenade round and the HE round.  Also, the rounds for the M19 WILL fire out of this weapon, however it is recomended you do this one under the most dire of circumstances because the high velocity and power of the round is prone to blowing the barrel.  Maybe we should clarify. Nor3aga (talk) 08:34, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See previous thread on this page. Also your last change stated that "Inside, it has 2000 metal pellets, each weighing 24 grains,", i.e. a round that would weigh 3kg! So, check your sources a bit more carefully. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:29, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Rounds

message: If you guys want I can write uyp a couple paragraphs on the inteded, designed, and improvised use of this weapon both in and out of combat. Nor3aga (talk) 08:37, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Uses

message: User:SJSA has removed the image of the Afghan militant holding an M203 as "racist", when I suggested the article should have photos other than just two Western soldiers with an M203 and added it. I agree the main images should be Western soldiers, since it is a Western weapon - but AK-47 certainly doesn't limit itself to Soviet soldiers using the weapon -- if we have freely-licensed images of people in a variety of roles and ethnic backgrounds using the weapon in different manners, why not use that? Sherurcij (speaker for the dead)  23:31, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If the images in this article weren't composed only of training practices with the weapon, you'd have a point. But since I think it's inappropriate for any actual live combat images, regardless of which side, to be used, you can stifle your self righteousness. Spartan198 (talk) 02:16, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This is, of course, absurd. Images such as those you would seek to censor, "live combat images", are not only highly encyclopedic but widely available and regularly published. And, Wikipedia, as always, is not censored to tailor to individual sensibilities.--IvoShandor (talk) 05:59, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I don't see how they'd make the article any better since training images serve pretty much the exact same purpose. Besides, there are plenty of suitable alternatives out there. I admit my initial reply in this section was badly-phrased, but likewise I'd object just the same if it was a US soldier firing on a militiaman with one, as well. I'd object if it was a US soldier unloading an M4 into Bin Laden himself, or any other supposed "anti-US" image. So take your sly little accusations of bias elsewhere. Spartan198 (talk) 03:58, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Heh. If I was accusing you of bias you'd know it, I would have said. I'm not. I am accusing you of seeking to censor images you find objectionable for personal reasons. Your argument against them is not cogent, nor is it based on any Wikipedia policy that I am aware of. --IvoShandor (talk) 11:06, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Racist?

message: i assume, given the lack of any elucidation in the article, that the round is conventionally fired, i.e. by detonation of propellant.  i did not, however, get the impression from various videos i've seen of an explosive propellant, no "pow" if you will.  it sounded almost as if it were fired with compressed air, which does not seem consonant with the rather simply construction of the unit. further, one would assume that necessary explosive force would yield prohibitive recoil, unless it is a relatively low-grade charge.
it seems a bit negligent to fail to give such basic information on such a salient question.
----  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackronner (talk • contribs) 09:29, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  round propulsion 

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message: The following excerpt comes from the U.S. ARMY FIELD MANUAL FM 3-22.32 40-MM GRENADE LAUNCHER, M203...page 3-12. However, there appears to be an error/typo shown in bold "2,000 pellets". I believe it should read "20 00 pellets" or "20 00 Buck pellets" or "twenty 00 Buck pellets". If anyone has a newer/corrected version, please update and cite. Thank you...
(8) (no model number) Buckshot Round. This round is olive drab with black markings. Though it is a multipurpose round, it is most effective in thick vegetated areas or for room clearing. Inside it has at least 2,000 pellets, which cast a cone of fire 30 meters wide and 30 meters high and travel at 269 meters per second. Be sure to aim buckshot rounds at the foot of the target. The round has no mechanical-type fuse.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.22.156.40 (talk) 16:37, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added a clause in the buck shot section about why the user needs to aim at the feet.  See 71.22.156.40's explanation on my talk page for the explanation of my reasoning.KlappCK (talk) 14:02, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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