Videos tagged with Milkor

This video showcases the Vltor Weapons Systems / Milkor FSGL 40mm Single Shot Grenade Launcher, highlighting its capability to fire various 40mm ammunition types and its adjustable stock system for operator comfort. The description also promotes FirearmsGuide.com, a comprehensive resource for gunsmithing, manuals, schematics, and a searchable gun and ammo reference guide with gun value information.

This review covers the Milkor M32 and M32A1 40mm rotary grenade launchers. The M32 features a 12-inch barrel and fires low-velocity rounds, while the M32A1 has an 8-inch barrel and can fire both low and medium-velocity rounds up to 800 meters. Both are semi-automatic, six-round capacity launchers with unique loading and aiming systems designed for the ballistic arc of 40mm rounds.

The BXP is a South African 9mm firearm designed by Andries Piek, evolving from his LDP carbine. Produced by multiple companies from 1984 onwards, it features a blowback action, available in semi-auto (closed bolt, hammer-fired) and full-auto (open bolt, fixed firing pin) variants. It utilizes 30-round Walther MPK/MPL-based magazines and an under-folding stock, offering manageable recoil and a reliable, albeit basic, design.

The South African Stopper 37mm is a simple, break-action riot control gun designed by Andries Piek in 1980 due to international embargoes. It fires various less-lethal rounds, including sonic bird bombs, CS tear gas, and rubber baton rounds, with intentionally low recoil. The weapon features a folding stock and was produced in two grip configurations.

This comprehensive book review by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons details 'Firearms Developed and Manufactured in Southern Africa 1949-2000'. The 530-page encyclopedia, a result of an 8.5-year research project, covers numerous manufacturers and firearms from South Africa and Rhodesia. It highlights how UN arms embargoes spurred domestic innovation, covering a wide range of arms from sporting rifles to anti-materiel rifles. The book offers unique documentation on obscure firearms, making it an invaluable resource for collectors and historians.