A non-lethal, light weight, paint ball weapon is attached to standard
rifles and fits underneath the barrel of the rifle on existing hard points
provided for M-203 forty millimeter grenade launchers. A separate
triggering system allows the shooter to fire the non-lethal weapon while
aligning sights upon an intended target. The paint ball is stabilized by a
first immiscible high density component filling approximately one-third of
the ball interior volume. Paint or some other liquid is used as a lower
density component filling the remaining volume. The high density component
may be talc powder, lead shot, sand, glass beads, or a high density
substantially immiscible liquid, paste or gel. The specially adapted,
stabilized paint ball includes a colorant or dye and, optionally, a skin
irritant or odor producing liquid. The ball is enclosed by an elastomeric,
fluid impermeable skin scored or marked to ensure immediate bursting and
kinetic energy dissipation upon impact. The ball may be filled with a any
of a plurality of liquids, thereby providing a baton-marker round, a
chemical incapacitating (e.g., oleoresin capsicum) round, a transdermal
drug delivery round, a water-filled training round, or an infrared or
ultraviolet tagging round. The paint ball ammunition may be color coded
for easy identification of the contents and intended use. The weapon fires
a selection of paint ball types and includes a plurality of magazines
marked with external indicia of ammunition type, or the magazine tubes may
include a window, allowing the paint ball condition and color coding to be
seen.