M203 Grenade Launcher 

M203, M320, sounds like a dyslexic Marine's nightmare.

Glad to see a little truth about the 40mm all the stupid movies and TV make it look like you dropped a 155 on the target.

Aren't we gonna talk about how these two guys look exactly alike?

In movies those grenades blast trucks off the road with a big fireball lol XD

I like that cute little "Pop!" that grenade launchers make.

*Safety measures being explained* = Civilian Larry *Live grenade is launched, explosion lands on target* = Alpha Male Special Forces Larry Comes Out.

I only ever fired the training rounds for the M203 and had assumed the blast was similar to a hand grenade so this video was very educational for me.

US Army veteran here, 1980-1983. My memory of the M203 is that about 1 in 10 of us was issued this weapon. Maybe 1 in 20. My roommate had one. For "raining" firepower down on enemies who were behind low cover, yea, they were fairly effective. To get one through a window of an enemy in a building, or into a machine gun nest, you had to get pretty close, maybe 50 yards. Yea, the movies do exaggerate the effectiveness of this weapon, lol.

This is the weapon that I carried as a Marine back during the early 80's. A bitch to lug around for 30-days in the field but fun to shoot for A LITTLE WHILE. I once shot an entire case of rounds in one sitting and by the time I was done, my shoulder was VERY tender to the touch. Touching it would have gotten you punched. Never did that again. A case holds a LOT of rounds but I lugged that empty beast back to the rear because it was made so nice. Sorta like a gigantic cigar box. I still have that thing today, 38-years later. One thing you didn't cover was the various types of grenades that thing shoots, most nasty being the white phosphorous grenade. Like you said, great for a small room and if any of that crap gets on you, it's gonna burn THROUGH your cloths. Another thing is that a grenade has to travel a certain distance and so many revolutions before it arms so if you try to go Tony Montana at the end of Scarface and blow a hole on each side of a door, nothing is gonna happen. Since you wear a vest full of grenades as a M-203 man, that would suck if the grenades didn't work that way. I noticed that this one was capable of going full auto with the M-16. Nice.

@4:50 Did Larry's inner Alex Jones just come out?

"That's why my ass is on TV." It was an excellent shot.

Having carried one for three years w/ the 82nd, at 100m the target was a window frame/door frame, area targets out to 250-300. Most effective round was WP.

I loved having mine back in the day. Great video, and good job clearing some of the publics misconceptions.

that red dot sight for the 203 is slick. I could use that

I've never seen mr Vickers that amped before hahaha.

damn not even close to the videogames

4:53...the epitomy of the "Come at me bro" look.

Who doesn't like a good 40 Mike Mike? Love the "thump" sound!

I carried a 203 in Iraq and its a firefight stopper. The hadjis were terrified of it.

"Say hello to my leetle friend!"

you should have shown what damage it could do a to vehicle, otherwise great video!

High explosive dual purpose (HEDP) rounds use delayed fuse for increased penetration. I would imagine this would significantly decrease anti personnel fragmentation. The 40MM's force and penetration is being directed in the dirt. HE rounds would be more effective I would think.

5:00 *_"My face is gonna be on the hundo!"_* LOL. Awesome. It should be Larry. It should be.

I Used The M-16A2 5.56 mm NATO Service Rifle W/ The M-203 40mm Grenade Launcher As A Regular Component USMC Infantry Rifleman And Reconnaissance Marine Back In The Late 80s And Early 90s. Great Weapons System. I Trust It Because It Got The Job Done And Got Me Home Alive. No Remorse No Regrets.

4:47 *explosion* *badass guitar* “THATS WHY MY ASS IS ON TV! YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT?? HELL YEAH GRANDPA!!!!” The whole tone changed so fast I laughed so hard I choked on my water

I carried the M 203 and Loved it. Dual purpose weapon while attached to the M16/M4

That was awesome! Never thought shooting live 40 mm could be done but you guys pulled it off!

Carried the M203 as often as I could. Loved it's illumination capability at night. I got to the point where I could regularly place an HEDP round in a window at 200 yards. Used it a lot in Central America (Republic of Panama). Airborne "All the Way!"

"That's why my ass is on tv", love it!!!! Great job man!

Fuck he has some weird moments. Semi-tourettes dialogues.

Yes the m203 one of my favorite attachment to my AR

9:05 "give them something to think about" lol I just love the way he describes it.

I've fired the M320 attached to British SA80 service Rifles, it's a real slick piece of kit

Larry vickers is a national treasure.

12:20 "Do Not Drop" DROPS.

Love it!! Sometimes I miss shooting my 203. Reminds me of the old days 05' & 06' in Iraq.

If that is why his "ass is on TV" then you'll need a big TV.

Nothing better than old Vickers videos while we’re all in quarantine in 2020!!!

I've used the 203 at up to 650 Meters. At that range, you have time to regain your sight picture before the round hits and be ready to adjust your Kentucky windage to have a second round right on target within seconds. If you have a second shooter, he can adjust his fire based on your impact and have a second round going downrange within a split second of the first impact. By using these tag team tactics, even a small team can be devastating.

That *BOOM* makes you proud to be an American. Damn right Vickers!

"you wouldn't want to be this guy, we got it right on the stake" What came to my mind. You ain't got no legs LT Dan

Never fired a M203, but one of my babies in Iraq was the Mark 19. Awesome weapon that would lob the grenades anywhere I wanted them from the turret of a Humvee. Will definitely break up those behind the wall parties when used in conjunction with a Ma Deuce. Overwhelming Force! Thank you for your service!

I'm no gun & ammo expert, far from it, but if you fired an HE round into a room or enclosed space vs open air, won't the explosive force be magnified somewhat? Enough to knock guys silly outside of the 5m blast radius? Just curious, great vid VT.

4:49 Got me cracking up. Best video yet. Keep them coming LAV!

Oh how I would have loved to have had that sight back when I was issued a M16A1/M203 in 1985. Thanks for the great video Mr. Vickers, it brought back some good memories.

I keep being wow'ed by Larry his weightloss seeing the older videos. Absolute trooper.

"Hell yeah... grandpa!"

M203 is nice. I preferred the M320 myself. I am just glad I didn't have to carry one on my M4. The grenade launchers make the M4 ungodly front heavy.

Me: Ok Me In My Head: **THUNK** **THUNK** **THUNK**

Haha how could you not love this mans content 😎😎

9:18 Thank you sir, may I have another!

Carried to 203 as #1 rifleman when I got to battalion back in 1985. Never used the sights ever, just a good eye will do the job once you've practiced enough. Looks baddass mounted on the M16a1.

Can we see a Mark 19 next please? Love to see the damage a burst from that could do. :D

Hearing those rounds snap over the camera at 10:09 was the best thing ever.

Mr. Vickers: could you do an episode about the different handgenades since ww2 as well? :)

My face is going to be on the "hundo". Which I assume is the one hundred dollar bill. Well played Larry Vickers. Well played indeed.

I ate too much spicy food tonight. Tomorrow morning : Fire in the HOLE.

Reality is sweeter than Virtuality,only if one can taste it.Double thumbs up for V.

“Say hello to ma little friend” -Tony Montana

F*cking hell it's easy to forget Larry used to be a f*cking unit, he looks like he was getting out of breath talking, you wouldn't think to look at him now. What a legend, that took some proper work. We all have hiccups in life, he went from epic killer, major eater and into super lean badass teacher. Happy to take life lessons from this guy.

Armor plate says "Do not drop" *Guy drops it on the ground*

I Used The M-203 40mm GL Years Ago As A Regular Component USMC Infantry Rifleman And Reconnaissance Marine Supreme Extraordinaire And It Was One Of My Favorite Weapons System Supplementing The Then M-16A2 5.56mm NATO Rifle ( I Served From 1987-1990).

I prefer the 203 from my own experiences.

I could watch these vids all day. Also great to see larry Vickers has dropped that weight. Hope he has many many more years of life due to that hard work. And of course to keep doing bad ass work

The classic Battlefield 2 got it pretty accurate tho.

“Theres something about that boom. Makes you proud to be an American, dog!” Lmfao MERICA, FUCK YEAH!

The one thing that always annoyed me about the M203 was that someone in the upper echelons decided that the milspec of it's clamps needed to stay compatible with the scrawny M16A1 barrel contour. Which is why the M16A2 barrel contour is a pencil diameter under the handguard instead of a more reasonable & useful thickness. Also it is why the M4 & many MForgeries have the dorky M203 cut on the front of the barrel. No doubt someone out there thinks that looks super cool, but it does *nothing* beneficial for barrel harmonics or heat soak.

I think this is the only time I've seen Larry Vickers not have the calm and composed demeanor as after firing a weapon and I love it

the gentleman is former special forces and served his country. show some respect.

4:50 is literally the funniest shit ever, dude got so hyped that he fired a grenade launcher lol

Anyone notice that the US Palm logo looks very similar to the Afrika Korps logo?

I love the sond it makes when you shoot it

the concussion would turn your lungs into moosh and your brain!!

Hell yeah Grandpa! 😎 Time for an air burst round!

Three IS fighters disliked this video...

4:49 Nine years later his ass still isn't on tv nor is face on the hundo! One pizza, one swallow! Go grandpa, go!

I LIKE YOUR NOOBTUBE TUTORIAL

Man, Larry, watching this and comparing to your latest videos you can really tell just how much you've slimmed down in the last few years, good on you homes and keep up the work!

How has South Park not made fun of this guy yet?

WTF, This freaking dude is killing it with that launcher, for sure the kind of fellow you want in your team.

skip to 4:40 to see the actual shootings

"THAT's WHY MY ASS IS ON T.V". HAAAA, As a AF Spec Ops. You can cover my ass anytime. Good shots and drops. Thanks for the very honest video Bro.

vickers why is your video titled "sniper stress test" made private? i can't watch it because it says the video is private.

this one needs a "love" button. My favorite weapon assignment was being a 203 gunner. I shot it quite well. even at Wildflecken range (wind always a bitch there). the 203 & the 50cal tripod mounted best time ever. 11B Grunt Thanks Larry!!

"makes you proud to be an American, dog" Couldnt agree more.

First time they handed me an M203 on the range in SOI, I told the rangemaster, "if you give me one of these, I'll use it." Nothing makes me feel more patriotic than knowing the US was the first to put a grenade launcher on an automatic rifle. And really the best use for HEDP was in roadblocks. When the SAW is the next largest level of firepower in your fire team and you need to disable a possible vehicle borne IED right now, that shaped-charge on the HEDP is much more effective than M855.

I do like larry but his ego is a bit massive at times...

"Hell yeah grandpa! My face is gonna be on the hundo!", I'm dying ROFLMAO

Now if only something shot these at full auto...oh wait...the mk18

I love the playground behind the range, pop off a 40mm while on the swing set.

Some Firecrackers are stronger than that wtf

Did you just call me grandpa? hahaha that's why I love this channel. Bad ass tier 1 Operator still in his prime!

better lay off them tactical donuts bruh!!!!

After I heard the “thumper” in person I fell in love with grenade launchers

This guy is annoying.

Lmfao “THAT IS WHY IM ON TV” fuckin killed me

What a arrogant man

this test would have had much different results had HE been used, HE is completely packed with explosive, the HEDP, or High explosive dual purpose, is mostly a smaller shaped charge, for use against vehicles, emplacements, and light armor

LOL! Nice. I got to get back into basic target practice like I did when I was 14 on the rifle team. It has been a long time..... long time. Thanks Mr. P for helping me learn the basics.

I love this guy, he's so blessed.