Milkor MGL Mk one forty mm grenade launcher - South Africa

The Milkor MGL 6-shot 40mm grenade launcher is the first heavily produced multi-shot 40mm hand-held weapon. Developed by the South-African company Milkor, it entered production in 1983, and served with South-African Countrywide Defense Forces for over 20 years. Since the 1996, an enhanced version of the basic design entered the production, it's been delegated MGL Mk.1. The Milkor MGL is also employed by more that twenty other nations around the world. Milkor MGL offers major firepower increase, compared to US-made M79 single shot 40mm launcher. The rapid-fire capacity ( 6 shots in less that 3 seconds ) is essential in ambush scenarios and in quick-pacing urban warfare. The Milkor Mk.1 is now offered for export, and an almost exact copy of Mk1, is made in Croatia by the RH Alan company as RGB-6. The latest alterations of the Mk.1 launcher, which are made in South Africa and offered in USA with permission by Milkor are the Milkor Mk.1S and Milkor MK-140. These two launchers differ from original Mk.1 by having stronger, chrome steel frame (as opposed to the original aluminium frame), as well as by having 4 Picatinny-type accessory rails around the barrel. The difference between Mk.1S and Mk-140 is the length of the cylinder - while Mk.1S retains the first cylinder, the Mk-140 has a longer cylinder, which can accommodate a wider variety of the less-lethal 40mm ammo, which typically has longer warheads. Both types also do fire all standard 40x46mm 'lethal' ammo, including HE, HE-FRAG, HEDP and others.

The Milkor Mk.1 is a revolver type, hand-held grenade launcher. The six-shot cylinder is revolved by the clockwork-type spring for each shot. Spring is wound manually during the reloading. For reloading, the back part of the frame (along with the pistol grip) is unlocked and then revolved sideways around the top strut of the frame, till the chambers in the cylinder are exposed for reloading. Once cylinder is reloaded, the rear part of the frame is revolved back and locked into position. The double-action firing mechanism has a manual safety above the pistol grip. All Mk.1 launchers are fitted with the red-dot type sight, with range scale. Modern versions, M.1S and Mk.1L, also be fitted with other kinds of sighting kit, using Picatinny rail on the apex of the barrel. The top folding shoulder stock has a rubber recoil pad.

I don't recall ever seeing these videos of the Milkor MGL grenade launcher on Youtube before, so I've spliced them together and uploaded them. The MGL is a repeating 40mm grenade launcher that uses a revolver-style magazine. It can fire any NATO low-velocity 40mm grenade, and has a 6-round capacity. It's rate of fire is approximately the equivalent of 60rpm, when rapid firing. The MGL has been exported and/or built with permission in at least thirty nations, including the United States of America, who... Great MGL systems from 40mm MGL