* XM25, an airburst grenade launcher

* XM25 CDTE A 25 mm low velocity smart cannon / grenade launcher for an individual soldier.

The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement ( CDTE ) System, also known as the Punisher and Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System is an air burst grenade launcher derived from the XM29 OICW.

The user can manually adjust the detonating distance by up to shorter or longer ; the XM25 automatically transmits the detonating distance to the grenade in the firing chamber.

These features make the XM25 more effective than traditional grenade launchers at the task of hitting targets that are behind cover or dug into the ground ( i. e. in defilade.

There are two different versions of the 25mm grenade, the 25 x 40mm low-velocity round developed for the XM25, and the 25 x 59mm high-velocity round developed for the XM109 and XM307 ACSW.

Title XI, subtitle A, formally known as the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, but commonly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban or Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban, barred the manufacture of 19 specific semi-automatic firearms, classified as " assault weapons " ( a non-technical term ), as well as any semi-automatic rifle, pistol, or shotgun that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine, and which has two or more of the following features: A telescoping or folding stock, a pistol grip, a flash suppressor, a grenade launcher, and a bayonet lug.

* Modern Firearms & Ammunition grenade launcher intro

Since firearms over. 50 caliber ( 12. 7 mm ) with rifled barrels are considered destructive devices under the National Firearms Act, only smoothbore riot guns may be sold to civilians ; a common form found on the civilian market are M203 grenade launcher replicas, which can be used to fire 37 mm practice rounds.

The XM148 was an experimental 40 mm grenade launcher developed by Colt Firearms as the CGL-4 ( Colt Grenade Launcher ).

* AG36 / AG-C / EGLM / XM320 grenade launcher page on Modern Firearms site