Colt 9mm SMG vs Mk 19 grenade launcher

Colt 9mm SMG — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Colt 9mm SMG

Submachine gun

Credit

Evers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Mk 19 grenade launcher

Automatic grenade launcher

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Colt 9mm SMGstock extended

0.73 m

Length source ↗

Mk 19 grenade launcherLength

1.09 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Colt 9mm SMGlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Mk 19 grenade launcherlarger figure on 2 of 2

Range+1400%
Barrel length+55%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 55 rows sourced on both sides

730mmstock extended

1.09m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.73 m

stock extended

Single source

0.65 m

stock retracted

Single source

730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)^[source]

1.09 m

Length

Single source

43.1 inches (1,090 mm)^[source]

—

240mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.2404 m

Width

Single source

9.46 inches (240.4 mm)^[source]

—

199mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.199 m

Height

Single source

7.8 inches (199 mm)^[source]

2.61kgw/o magazine

35.2kgempty, without accessories

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.61 kg

w/o magazine

Single source

2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine^[source]

35.2 kg

empty, without accessories

Single source

77.6 pounds (35.2 kg) (empty, without accessories)^[source]

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.5kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+1400%

All recorded figures & sources

0.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

100 m^[source]

1.5 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

2.212 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1,500 m (1,600 yd)^[source]

2,212 m (2,419 yd)^[source]

267mm

413mm

Barrel length+55%

All recorded figures & sources

0.2667 m

Barrel length

Single source

10.5 in^[source]

0.413 m

Barrel length

Single source

16.25 inches (413 mm)^[source]

700-1000 round/min

325–375rounds/mincyclic

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

700-1000 round/min^[source]

325–375 rounds/min

cyclic

Single source

60 rounds/min

rapid

Single source

40 rounds/min

sustained

Single source

325-375rpm (cyclic) 40 rpm (sustained) 60 rpm (rapid)^[source]

396m/s(1300) ft/s

230–240m/saverage

Muzzle velocityScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

396 m/s

(1300) ft/s

Single source

396 m/s (1300) ft/s )^[source]

230–240 m/s

average

Single source

750–790 feet per second (230–240 m/s) (average)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Colt 9mm SMG and Mk 19 grenade launcher configuration
Specification	Colt 9mm SMG	Mk 19 grenade launcher
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	Automatic grenade launcher^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1982–present^[source]	1968–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	Invasion of Panama Miami drug war^[source]	Cold War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Mexican drug war 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war^[source]
Produced	1982–present^[source]	1968–present^[source]
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum^[source]	40×53 mm^[source]
Action	blowback , closed bolt^[source]	API blowback^[source]
Feed system	20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag^[source]	32- or 48-grenade belt^[source]
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company^[source]	Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK^[source]
Designer	—	Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn^[source]
Designed	—	1966^[source]
Unit cost	—	$20,000^[source]
Variants	—	Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4^[source]
Sights	—	Iron^[source]
Alternative designation	—	Mk 19^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · India Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · United States	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sweden Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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Colt 9mm SMG

Mk 19 grenade launcher

Type

Submachine gun^[source]

Automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

In service

1982–present^[source]

1968–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Wars

Invasion of Panama Miami drug war^[source]

Cold War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Mexican drug war 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war^[source]

Produced

1982–present^[source]

1968–present^[source]

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum^[source]

40×53 mm^[source]

Action

blowback , closed bolt^[source]

API blowback^[source]

Feed system

20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag^[source]

32- or 48-grenade belt^[source]

Manufacturer

Colt's Manufacturing Company^[source]

Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK^[source]

Designer

—

Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn^[source]

Designed

—

1966^[source]

Unit cost

—

$20,000^[source]

Variants

—

Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4^[source]

Sights

—

Iron^[source]

Alternative designation

—

Mk 19^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · United States

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Kosovo
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Moldova
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sweden
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam