40x46mm Grenade
40mm Low Velocity · 1960 · 11 firearms in catalog
Also known as: 40mm LV, 40x46mm LV, 40mm less-lethal, 40mm grenade
Cartridge specifications
| Bullet Diameter | 40 mm (1.575") |
| Base Diameter | 46 mm (1.811") |
| Case Length | 46 mm (1.811") |
| Overall Length | 98 mm (3.858") |
| Max Pressure | 20.7 MPa (3,000 psi) |
| Typical Bullet Weight | 230 g (3549 gr) |
| Typical Muzzle Velocity | 76 m/s (249 fps) |
| Typical Muzzle Energy | 664 J (490 ft·lbf) |
| Primer Type | Grenade |
| Cartridge Type | Rimmed |
| Introduced | 1960 |
Firearms chambered in 40x46mm Grenade
- ALS ALSTAC-40 — ALS Less Lethal (Advanced Law Enforcement Systems) · Shotgun
- Defense Technology 40mm LMTS — Defense Technology (Safariland Group) · Shotgun
- Lamperd 40mm Double Action Launcher — Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. · Shotgun
- LMT 40mm Tactical Single Launcher — Lewis Machine & Tool Company · Shotgun
- Milkor 40mm Stopper — Milkor (Pty) Ltd · Shotgun · 1981
- Milkor MGL Mk 1L — Milkor (Pty) Ltd · Machine Gun · 1983
- Milkor MGL Mk 1S — Milkor (Pty) Ltd · Machine Gun · 1983
- Milkor SuperSix MRGL — Milkor (Pty) Ltd · Machine Gun
- Milkor Y2 — Milkor (Pty) Ltd · Machine Gun · 1983
- Penn Arms PGL65-40 — Penn Arms, Inc. · Shotgun · 2004
- Rippel Effect XRGL40 — Rippel Effect Systems (Pty) Ltd · Shotgun · 2014