The EX-41's form factor was quite similar to that of a shotgun, with a tube magazine located underneath the barrel. The weapon was not well-liked by those who shot it, with KAC employee Trey Knight likening shooting the EX-41 to being "punched in the face". These improvements never came to be and the sole EX-41 prototype remains under KAC ownership. Improvements had to be made if the weapon was to be adopted as such, NOS Louisville sent the sole EX-41 prototype to Knight Armament Company to add a flash suppressor and modify the design of the feed tube in November 1995. The EX-41, while effective, was heavier than 7 kilograms (15 pounds) as specifications required and did not have the required effective range of 3,000 metres (3,300 yards 1.9 miles). One prototype was built in 1995 by NOS Louisville and tested this prototype was named the EX-41. This project was headed by Naval Ordnance Station Louisville under a directive by the United States Marine Corps, with the goal of combining the traits of the Mk 19 and M203 into one package. The EX-41 was designed in an attempt to develop a multiple shot grenade launcher, following in the veins of the China Lake and T148 grenade launchers at that time, the standard grenade launchers in use were the M203 and Mk 19 grenade launchers.
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