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RGS-50M

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RGS-50M
A RGS-50M grenade launcher on display
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originRussian Federation
Service history
In servicelate 1990s – present
Production history
ManufacturerDegtyaryov Plant

The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev Plant.

It is mainly intended for less than lethal (riot gun) and door breaching law enforcement roles, but it is also capable of firing lethal projectiles.[1][2]

Ammunition

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Rubber baton, rubber buckshot, teargas grenade, FRAG grenade, Smoke grenade:

History

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The development of the RGS-50M started in the mid-1980s with the first few production models made in the late 1980s, back then known as the RGS-50.[3] In the 1990s, the development of the RGS-50M started with a folding foregrip installed.[3]

Variants

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  • RGS-50 - Original version
  • RGS-50M - Upgraded version with improved trigger, stock and recoil buffer[4]

Users

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A soldier of the Russian National Guard with an RGS-50M hand grenade launcher

Current

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Former

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "RGS-50M - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151".
  3. ^ a b "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher". gunrf.ru.
  4. ^ "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher".
  5. ^ Administrator. "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151". www.armyrecognition.com.