The GM-94 Launcher: From Anti-Terror Operations To Avalanche Control

By Lynndon Schooler

Besides the receiver markings, at a distance, the rear sight can identify this as a GM-94, not an LPO-97 with graduated flip rear sights. Photo credit Lynndon Schooler.

In this article, we’ll discuss the history and design of the Russian GM-94 repeating hand-held grenade launcher. This pump-action launcher was designed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, which received a request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a grenade launcher designed for urban operations. They developed a multi-shot launcher that utilizes the newly designed VGM93 43x30mm grenades. These grenades are engineered to minimize blast effects in confined urban environments, reducing the risk of collateral damage to the operator and their team.

GM-94 Photo credit Lynndon Schooler

The goal was to create a more accurate grenade launcher than the existing RG-6, identified by its GRAU designation 6G30. A reduced capacity was acceptable if the new grenade launcher offered improved precision. The primary concern is the grenade itself; the traditional

Source: The Firearm Blog