Later use

The last variant of the L5 PBR - the L5A7 - was introduced in 1994 along with a new more accurate launcher, the HK L104 riot gun. The L5 was followed by the L21A1 in 2001. The L21 PBR is fired from a rifled weapon which gives greater accuracy when used with an optical sight.[5] The L21 was replaced by the Attenuated Energy Projectile in June 2005[15]

Plastic bullets were used in a protest against globalization in Quebec in 2001.[16] Plastic bullets were also authorized for G8 summit protests in Gleneagles, Scotland in July 2005.[17]