RGS-50M
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.
RGS-50M
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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.
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Ammunition
Ammunition
Rubber baton, rubber buckshot, teargas grenade, FRAG grenade, Smoke grenade: GS-50 tear gas GSZ-50 flashbang EG-50 shock-effect rubber baton round EG-50M shock-effect rubber pellets buckshot GO-50 lethal fragmentation grenade GK-50 lethal shaped-charge grenade GV-50 door-buster GD-50 instantaneous smoke screen BK-50 glass-breaking GS-50M improved tear gas grenade GS-50PM training grenade
History
History
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. In the 1990s, the development of the RGS-50M started with a folding foregrip installed.
Variants
Variants
RGS-50 - Original version RGS-50M - Upgraded version with improved trigger, stock and recoil buffer
Current
Current
Russian Federation: Known to be ordered in 2014 for Ministry of Interior.
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Soviet Union: RGS-50s bought by the KGB.
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RGS-50M is associated with Russia and Soviet Union.
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- 1.Modern Firearms. RGS-50M - Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.
- 2.Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151.
- 3.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.
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