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3 Apr i l 1985
SUPERSEDI NG
MI L- C- 1019OC
7 J une 1967
MI LI TARY SPECI FI CATI ON
CARTRI DGE, CALI BER .50, BALL, M33
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Thi s speci f i cat i on i s appr oved f or use al l Depar t ment s and
Agenci es of t he Depar t ment of Def ense.
1. SCOPE
1. 1 Scope. Thi s speci f i cat i on cover s qual i t y assur ance
pr ovi si ons and pr epar at i on f or del i ver y f or Car t r i dge, Cal i ber
. 50, Bal l , M33.
2. APPLI CABLE DOCUMENTS
2. 1 Gover nment document s.
2. 1. 1 Speci f i cat i ons and st andar ds. Unl ess ot her wi se
speci f i ed ( see 6. 1), t he f ol l owi ng speci f i cat i ons and st andar ds of
t he i ssue l i st ed i n t hat i ssue of t he Depar t ment of Def ense I ndex
of Speci f i cat i ons and St andar ds ( DoDI SS) speci f i ed i n t he
sol i ci t at i on, f or ma par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on to t he ext ent
speci f i ed her ei n.
SPECI FI CATI ON
MI LI TARY
MI L- A- 48078 Ammuni t i on, St andar d Qual i t y
Assur ance Pr ovi si ons, Gener al
Speci f i cat i on f or.
STANDARDS
MI LI TARY
MI L- STD- 105 - Sampl i ng Pr ocedur es and Tabl e For
MI L- STD- 10 9 - Qual i t y Assur ance Ter ms and
I nspect i on by At t r i but es.
Def i ni t i ons
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MI L- STD- 636 - Vi sual St andar ds f or Smal l Ar ms
MI L- STD- 644 - Vi sual I nspect i on St andar ds and
Ammuni t i on Thr ough Cal i ber - 50
. I nspect i on Pr ocedur es f or I nspect i on
of Packagi ng, Packi ng and Mar ki ng of
Smal l Ar ms Ammuni t i on
MI L- STD- 1168 - Lot Number i ng of Ammuni t i on
2.1.2 Ot her Gover nment document s, dr awi nqs, and publ i cat i ons.
The f ol l owi ng ot her Gover nment document s, dr awi ngs, and
publ i cat i ons f or ma par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent
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spec i f i ed he r e i n .
DRAWI NGS ( See 6. 6)
US ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ( ARDC)
PRODUCT AND PACKI NG DRAWI NGS
7 5 5 3 O 9 7 - Car t r i dge, Cal i ber - 50, Bal l , M33
7553346 Packi ng and Mar ki ng, Car t r i dges, Cal
-50, Li nked, Box, Amuni t i on, M2A1,
. Box, Wi r ebound
7553544 - Packi ng and Mar ki ng, Car t r i dges, Cal
. 50, Bul k, Box, Ammuni t i on, M2A1,
Box, Wi r ebound
7643674 - Cl assi f i cat i on of Car t r i dge Case
Def ect s
8596993 - Packi ng and Mar ki ng Car t r i dges, Cal
. 50, Li nked, Box, Ammuni t i on, M2A1,
Box, Wi r ebound
I NSPECTI ON EQUI PMENT DRAWI NGS
LI - 7553097 - I nspect i on Equi pment Li st f or
Car t r i dges, Cal i ber - 50, Bal l , M33
PUBLI CATI ONS ( See 6. 6)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SCATP- 7. 62 - Ammuni t i on Bal l i st i c Accept ance Test
Met hods, Test Pr ocedur es f or 7. 62mm
Car t r i dges
ARMY MATERI EL COMMAND REGULATI ON
TECP 700- 700,
Vol . I I I - Test Met hods f or Smal l Ar ms Ammuni t i on
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( Copi es of speci f i cat i ons, st andar ds, handbooks, dr awi ngs, and
publ i cat i on r equi r ed by manuf act ur er s i n connect i on wi t h speci f i c
acqui si t i on f unct i ons shoul d be obt ai ned f r omt he cont r act i ng
act i vi t y or as di r ect ed by t he cont r act i ng of f i cer. )
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2. 1. 3 Or der of pr ecedence. I n t he event of a conf l i ct
bet ween t he t ext of t hi s speci f i cat i on and t he r ef er ences ci t ed
her ei n, t he t ext of t hi s speci f i cat i on shal l t ake pr ecedence.
3 . REQUI REMENTS
3. 1 Car t r i dge. The car t r i dge shal l compl y wi t h al l
r equi r ement s speci f i ed on Dr awi ng ( Dwg) 7553097, al l associ at ed
dr awi ngs and wi t h al l r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n appl i cabl e
speci f i cat i ons and st andar ds.
3. 2 Bul l et ext r act i on. The f or ce r equi r ed t o separ at e t he
bul l et f r omt he car t r i dge case shal l be not l ess t han 200 pounds
when t est ed as speci f i ed i n 4. 5. 1.
3. 3 Resi dual st r ess. The car t r i dge shal l not spl i t or cr ack
when subj ect ed to a 1%mer cur ous ni t r at e sol ut i on f or 15 mi nut es
when t est ed as speci f i ed i n 4. 5. 2.
3. 4 Wat er pr oof . The car t r i dge shal l not r el ease mor e t han
one bubbl e of ai r when subj ect ed t o a pr essur e di f f er ent i al of 7. 5
pounds per squar e i nch ( ps i ) f or 30 seconds when t est ed as
spec i f i ed i n - 4. 5. 3.
of t he sampl e car t r i dges, f i r ed at 600 yar ds, shal l not exceed
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3. 5 Accur acy. The aver age of t he mean r adi i of al l t ar get s
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12. 0 i nches when t est ed as speci f i ed i n- 4. 5. 4.
3. 6 Act i on t i me. The act i on t i me ( over al l pr i mer i gni t i on,
pr opel l ant bur ni ng and bul l et - bar r el t i me) of t he car t r i dge shal l
not exceed 4 mi l l i seconds when t est ed as speci f i ed i n 4. 5. 5.
3. 7 Vel oci t y. The aver age vel oci t y of t he sampl e car t r i dge,
condi t i oned at 70 Fahr enhei t ( F) , shal l be 2910 f eet per sec
( f t / sec) pl us or mi nus 30 f t / sec, at 78 f eet f r omt he muzzl e of
t he weapon. The st andar d devi at i on of t he vel oci t i es shal l not
exceed 36 f t / sec when t est ed as speci f i ed i n 4. 5. 6 and 4. 5. 10.
3. 8 Chamber pr essur e. The aver age chamber pr essur e of t he
sampl e car t r i dges, condi t i oned at 70F, shal l not exceed 55, 000
psi when t est ed as speci f i ed i n 4. 5. 7 and 4. 5. 10.
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3.9 Funct i on and casual t y. The car t r i dge shal l f unct i on
wi t hout casual t y. I n addi t i on, t he aver age cycl i c r at e of t he
t est weapons shal l be 450 t o 600 shot s per mi nut e f or t he Gun,
Machi ne, Cal i ber -50, Br owni ng, M2, Heavy Bar r el ( Tur r et Type) and
Gun, Machi ne, Cal i ber - 50, Br owni ng M2, Heavy Bar r el ( Fl exi bl e)
and 400 t o 500 shot s per mi nut e ( l owr at e) f or t he Gun, Machi ne,
Cal i ber -50, M85. The t est shal l be per f or med as speci f i ed i n
4. 5. 8.
3. 10 St r i ppi ng. The j acket of t he bul l et or any par t
t her eof , shal l not separ at e f r omt he cor e when t est ed as speci f i ed
i n 4. 5. 9,
3. 11 Wor kmanshi g. The met al par t s of t he car t r i dge shal l be
f r ee of cr acks, spl i t s, per f or at i ons, bur r s and f or ei gn mat t er .
The cl eani ng met hod used shal l not be i nj ur i ous t o any par t , nor
Al l par t s
and assembl i es shal l be f abr i cat ed, l oaded and assembl ed i n a
t hor ough and wor kmanl i ke manner . I n addi t i on, t he car t r i dge shal l
compl y wi t h t he st andar ds speci f i ed i n t he . 50 Cal i ber sect i on of
MI L- STD- 636. Ext r eme car e shoul d be exer ci sed t o avoi d
cont ami nat i on of pr i mer s or pr opel l ant by oi l , gr ease or ot her
f or ei gn mat t er .
' shal l t he par t s be cont ami nat ed by any cl eani ng agent .
4. QUALI TY ASSURANCE PROVI SI ONS
4.1 Responsi bi l i t y f or i nspect i on. Unl ess ot her wi se
speci f i ed i n t he cont r act or pur chase or der , t he suppl i er i s
r esponsi bl e f or t he per f or mance of al l i nspect i on r equi r ement s
speci f i ed her ei n. Except as ot her wi se speci f i ed, t he suppl i er may
ut i l i ze hi s own f aci l i t i es or any commer ci al l abor at or y accept abl e
t o t he Gover nment . The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o per f or m
any of t he i nspect i ons set f or t h i n t he speci f i cat i on wher e such
i nspect i ons ar e deemed necessar y t o assur e suppl i es and ser vi ces
conf or mt o pr escr i bed r equi r ement s.
4. 1. 1 Qual i t y assur ance t er ms and def i ni t i ons. Ref er ence
shal l be made t o MI L- STD- 109 t o def i ne qual i t y assur ance t er ms
used.
4. 2 Cl assi f i cat i on of i nspect i ons. The i nspect i on
r equi r ement s speci f i ed her ei n ar e cl assi f i ed as f ol l ows:
a. Fi r st ar t i cl e i nspect i on ( see 4. 3).
b. Qual i t y conf or mance i nspect i on ( see 4.4).
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4. 3. 1 Submi ssi on. The cont r act or shal l submi t a f i r st
ar t i cl e sampl e as desi gnat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or
eval - uat i on i n accor dance wi t h pr ovi si ons of 4. 3. 2. The f i r st
ar t i cl e sampl e shal l consi st of t he f ol l owi ng i t ems i n sampl e
quant i t i es as i ndi cat ed bel ow:
Par t Descr i pt i on
Ct g, Cal . 50, Bal l , M33
Case
Cor e
J acket
Bul et
Dr awi ngs
7553097
5502646
6171991
6174992
7553098
Quant i t y
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or t ool
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or t ool
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or t ool
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or t ool
4. 3. 2 I nspect i ons t o be per f or med. See MI L- A- 48078 and Tabl e
I I speci f i ed her ei n.
4. 3. 3 Rej ect i on. See MI L- A- 48078 and Tabl es I and I I
spec i f i ed her e i n.
4. 3. 3. 1 Funct i on and casual t y. The sampl e shal l be r ej ect ed
i f any def ect f r omf unct i on and casual t y t est i ng pl us f i r i ng
def ect s obser ved i n al l ot her f i r i ng t est s exceeds t he accept ance
number s speci f i ed i n Tabl e I .
DEFECT
TABLE I . ( Fi r st ar t i cl e) f unct i on and casual t y
accept - r ej ect cr i t er i a.
1. Mi sf i r e
2. Bul l et r emai ni ng i n bor e
ACCEPTANCE REJ ECT I ON
NUMBER NUMBER
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3. Pr i mer def ect s:
a. Per f or at i on i n f i r i ng pi n 23 24
i ndent i n pr i mer cup
pr i mer cup ot her t han 3a.
cup f or mor e t han 50%of per i pher y
out of pocket on r et r act i on
of bol t .
b. Escape of gas t hr ough 6 7
d. Bl own pr i mer or pr i mer f al l s O 1
c. Escape of gas ar ound pr i mer 13 14
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4. Case Casual t i es: i /
a. Longi t udi nal spl i t
( 1) - Neck or shoul der (I or S)
(2) Body (JI
( 3 ) Body (KI
( 4) To head ( L)
( 5) Thr ough head ( M)
(1) Par t i al , shoul der , or body
( J , K or S)
( 2) Par t i al , head ( L)
( 3) Compl et e
b. Ci r cumf er ent i al r upt ur e
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- i / For l ocat i on of def ect s i ndi cat ed by l et t er s i n par ent heses, see
Dwg 7643674.
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4. 4 Qual i t y conf or mance i nspect i on.
4. 4. 1 Lot f or mat i on. I n accor dance wi t h MI L- A- 48078.
4. 4. 1. 1 Lot submi ssi on. The car t r i dge shal l be submi t t ed i n
4. 4. 1. 2 Component part s. Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed,
accor dance wi t h MI L- STD- 105, I nspect i on Level I I .
component par t s shal l be homogeneous and of a si ze conveni ent t o
t he cont r act or and i nspect ed, t est ed and accept ed by t he
cont r act or . The car t r i dge l ot shal l cont ai n:
manu f ac t ur er .
a. Car t r i dge cases f r omone l ot i nt er f i x number f r omone
b. Bul l et s f r omone l ot i nt er f i x number f r omone
manuf act ur er .
c. Pr i mer s. f r omone l ot i nt er f i x number f r omone manu-
f act ur er .
d. Pr opel l ant f r omone l ot number f r omone manuf act ur er .
i dent i f i ed as to t ype, cal i ber and model , l ot number i n accor dance
wi t h MI L- STD- 1168 and t he suppl i er ' s i dent i f i cat i on as assi gned by
t he pr ocur i ng act i vi t y.
4. 4. 1. 3 Lot i dent i f i cat i on. Each l ot of ammuni t i on shal l be
4. 4. 2 Exami nat i on f or def ect s.
a. Maj or and mi nor def ect s. Exami nat i on f or maj or and
mi nor def ect s shal l be per f or med on a cl ass basi s i n accor dance
wi t h cl assi f i cat i on of def ect s ( see 4. 4. 2. 1), usi ng appl i cabl e
sampl i ng pl ans and accept ance cr i t er i a of MI L- STD- 105. Al l
nonconf or mi ng car t r i dges shal l be r ej ect ed.
b. Cr i t i cal def ect s. Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed, one
hundr ed per cent exami nat i on shal l be per f or med f or al l cr i t i cal
def ect s. I f a vi sual cr i t i cal def ect i s f ound i n a sampl e ei t her
j ust pr i or t o a f i r i ng t est or af t er a f i r i ng t est ( and t he def ect
i s not due t o t he f i r i ng) , t he l ot shal l be r ej ect ed. The l ot
shal l t hen be r escr eened and r esubmi t t ed f or vi sual i nspect i on of
cr i t i cal def ect s. I f a cr i t i cal def ect i s f ound dur i ng packi ng,
t he por t i on of t he l ot t hat has been packed or i s i n t he pr ocess
of bei ng packed shal l be r ej ect ed.
t he l ot r emai ni ng t o be packed shal l be r ej ect ed. The l ot shal l
t hen be r escr eened and r esubmi t t ed f or vi sual i nspect i on of
cr i t i cal def ect s.
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a. Test sampl es. The quant i t i es f or t he var i ous t est s
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vi sual and di mensi onal r equi r ement s shal l be used i n t he bal l i st i c
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sampl e i s r epr esent at i ve of t he ent i r e l ot . Suf f i ci ent car t r i dges
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t he var i ous t est s.
Onl y car t r i dges havi ng met t he
b. Fi r i ng def ect s and associ at ed accept ance- r ej ect i on
cr i t er i a ar e speci f i ed i n Tabl e I I I .
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TABLE I I I . ( Qual i t y conf or mance i nspect i on)
f unct i on and casual t y f i r i ng def ect
cl assi f i cat i on and accept - r ej ect cr i t er i a.
DEFECT CLASS
ACCEPTANCE NUMBERS
FI RST CUMULATI VE DEFECT
SAMPLE SAMPLE CLASSI FI CATI ON
Bul l et i n bor e O - l / CRI TI CAL
Mi sf i r e- Vent hol e mi ssi ng
Mi sf i r e ( excl udi ng 2 above)
or bl k- ked O - 1/ CRI TI CAL
1 2 MAJ OR
Pr i mer def ect s
a. Escape of gas t hr ough
b. Escape of gas ar ound
c. Bl own pr i mer or dr opped
d. Per f or at i on- i n f i r i ng pi n
pr i mer cap ot her
t han d. bel ow 7 15 MAJ OR
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t han 50%of per i pher y 14 30 MAJ OR
pr i mer on r et r act i on
of bol t 2/ O 1 MAJ OR
i ndent i n pr i mer cup 24 60 MI NOR
Case Casual t i es 3/
a. Longi t udi nal spl i t
(1) Body ( J I 7
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(4) Thr ough head ( M) O
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NOTES :
- i / No second sampl e per mi t t ed. Lot shal l be r ej ect ed.
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2/ Pr i mer def ect s:
a. Bl own pr i mer . A pr i mer , whi ch, when t he car t r i dge i s
f i r ed, i s separ at ed compl et el y f r omt he head of t he car t r i dge
case, and bot h t he head of t he case and t he pr i mer pocket ar e
gr ossl y di st or t ed and def or med. The sever i t y of t hi s condi t i on i s
such t hat i t i s r eadi l y det ect abl e by vi sual exami nat i on.
b. Dr opped pr i mer . A pr i mer whi ch f al l s f r omt he pr i mer
pocket af t er t he car t r i dge i s f i red.
3/ For l ocat i on of def ect s i ndi cat ed by l et t er s i n
4/ Al l st oppages at t r i but abl e t o t he ammuni t i on, wi t h t he
par ent heses, see Dwg 7643674.
except i on of mi sf i r e, compl et e r upt ur e or f ai l ur e t o ext r act ,
obser ved i n al l t est s shal l be i ncl uded.
4.4.4 Packagi ng, packi ng and mar ki nq i nspect i on. Dur i ng or
i mmedi at el y pr i or t o t he packagi ng oper at i on, 100 per cent
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exami nat i on of t he car t r i dges shal l be per f or med t o ascer t ai n t hat
t he car t r i dge t ype conf or ms t o t he dr awi ng. Occur r ence of a hi gh
pr essur e t est , dummy or bl ank car t r i dge shal l be cl assed as a
cr i t i cal def ect . Occur r ence of any i ncor r ect t ype ot her t han
t hose l i st ed shal l be cl assed as a maj or def ect . Al l non-
conf or mi ng car t r i dges shal l be r ej ect ed. I nspect i on f or
packagi ng, packi ng and mar ki ng shal l be i n accor dance wi t h MI L- STD-
644 as appl i cabl e to t he dr awi ng.
4. 4. 5 I nspect i on equi pment . The i nspect i on equi pment
r equi r ed t o per f or mt he exami nat i on and t est pr escr i bed her ei n i s
descr i bed i n t he Par agr aph Ref er ence/ I nspect i on met hod col umn i n
t he t abl es st ar t i ng wi t h Tabl e I I , speci f i ed her ei n. The
cont r act or shal l submi t f or appr oval i nspect i on equi pment desi gns
i n accor dance wi t h t he t er ms of t he cont r act . See Sect i on 6 of
MI L- A- 48078 and 6. 2 her ei n.
4. 4. 6 I nspect i on equi pment l i st . The exami nat i on and t est s
shal l be made usi nq equi pment l i st ed on LI - 7553097, except as
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speci f i ed i n 4.5.
4. 5 Met hods of i nspect i on.
4. 5. 1 Bul l et ext r act i on. The car t r i dge shal l be t est ed i n an
appr oved bul l et ext r act or machi ne. The r at e of t r avel of t he t est
head shal l be not l ess t han t hr ee or mor e t han si x i nches per
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4.5.2 Resi dual stress (mercurous ni tr ate) . The test shal l be
conducted i n accordance wi th SCATP 7.62.
4.5.3 Waterproof. The ammuni ti on to be tested (not to exceed
f i ve cartri dges at one t i me) shal l be pl aced hori zontal l y on a
perf orated tray. The tray shal l be pl aced i n a desi ccator
contai ni ng a suf f i ci ent quanti ty of f reshl y boi l ed water to
mai ntai n a head of 2 to 2-1/2 i nches. The desi ccator shal l be
evacuated to a pressure of 7-1/2 pounds per square i nch (15 i nches
of mercury) bel ow atmospheri c pressure and hel d at that pressure
f or 30 seconds. The number of bubbl es l i berated from the mouth or
primer of each cartri dge shal l be observed.
4.5.4 Accuracy. The test shal l be conducted i n accordance
wi th TECP 700-700, V ol . I I I .
4.5.5 Acti on t i me. The test shal l be conducted i n accordance
wi th SCATP-7.62.
4.5.6 Vel oci ty. The test shal l be conducted i n accordance
wi th TECP 700-700, V ol . I I I .
4.5.7 Chamber pressure. The test shal l be conducted i n
accordance wi th TECP 700-700, V ol . I I I .
4.5.8 Functi on and casual ty. I n these f i ri ngs, the weapons
shal l be at room temperature at the begi nni ng of the test and
shal l be cool ed between bursts. The test shal l be conducted i n
accordance wi th TECP 700-700, V ol . I I I and as i ndi cated below: 0
a. Gun, Machine, C al .50, Browning, M2, Heavy Barrel
(Turret type) - F i r e i n bursts of 100 cartri dges.
b. Gun, Machine, C al .50, Browning, M2, Heavy Barrel
(Fl exi bl e) - F i re i n bursts of 100 cartri dges.
c. Gun, Machine, C al .50, M 85 - F i re i n bursts of 100
cartri dges.
Observati on f or compl i ance wi th Tabl e I and Tabl e I I I , as
appl i cabl e, and the cycl i c rate of each test weapon shal l be
made. Cycl i c rate of each weapon shal l be recorded.
NOTE: Ammunition l i nks shal l not be reused.
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4.5.9 Stri ppi ng. The test shal l be conducted si mul taneousl y
wi th the f uncti on and casual ty test of the f i r st arti cl e sample.
The si ze of the paper screen shal l be 6' x 6l, The paper screen
(6' x 6') shal l be pl aced 50 f eet from the muzzl e of the gun, so
that the bul l ets w i l l pass through the screen near i ts center.
Af ter each weapon is f i red f or f uncti on and casual ty, the screen
shal l be exami ned for evi dence of stri ppi ng bul l et j ackets. The
screen shal l be recovered or repl aced as necessary to f aci l i tate
observati on, Any evi dence of stri ppi ng i ndi cated by any i rregul ar
perf orati ons on the paper screens, and the weapon(s) i n which
stri ppi ng occurred shal l be reported.
4.5,lO Temperature test. The test sample shal l be
condi ti oned at 700F, pl us or mi nus 2 degrees F, f or 2 hours
minimum and fi red at that temperature. -
I 4.5.11 Defect penal ty. I n any bal l i sti c test, except
f uncti on and casual ty, i n which the occurrence of a f i r i ng def ect
prevents the obtai ni ng of a rel i abl e r esul t for the char acter i sti c
bei ng tested, an addi ti onal shot shal l be fi red. That parti cul ar
test shal l not be penal i zed, but the acceptance sampl e shal l be
penal i zed for such def ects i n accordance wi th Tabl e I or I I I , as
app 1 i cab l e.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 L evel A (worldwide shi pment). See 5.2.1.
5.2 Packi ng.
5.2.1 L evel A (worldwide shi pment). The cartri dges shal l be
packed i n accordance wi th Dwg. 7553346, 7553544 or 8596993.
5.3 Marking and l abel i ng. Marking and l abel i ng of the packed
cartri dges shal l be i n accordance wi th Dwg. 7553346, 7553544 or
8596993.
6. NOTES
6.1 I ntended use. The cartri dges covered by t hi s
speci f i cati on are i ntended for use i n .50 cal i ber weapons.
6.2 Orderi ng data.
a. T i tl e, number and date of t hi s speci f i cati on.
b. Type and l evel of packi ng f or the cartri dges.
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Desi gns ( DI - R- 10054) ( see 6. 3) .
d. Pr ovi si ons f or t he submi ssi on of accept ance
i nspect i on r epor t s cont ai ni ng f i nal i nspect i on r esul t s f or each
l ot of ammuni t i on pr esent ed t o t he Gover nment ( see 6. 4).
6. 3 Submi ssi on of i nspect i on equi pment desi qns f or appr oval .
( See MI L- A- 48078) . Submi t i nspect i on equi pment desi gns as
r equi r ed t o Commander , ARDC, ATTN: AMSMC- QAF- I ( D) , Dover , NJ
07801- 5001.
6. 4 Submi ssi on of t est dat a. I n addi t i on t o t he nor mal
di st r i but i on of r ecor ds, when t he car t r i dge i s pr ocur ed by t he US
ARDC, one (1) copy of al l bal l i st i c dat a and t he ammuni t i on dat a
car d f or each l ot shal l be f or war ded to: Commander , ARDC, ATTN:
AMSMC- QAF- S ( D) , Dover , NJ 07801- 5001.
6. 5 Hazar d not i ce. The car t r i dge descr i bed her ei n and some
of i t s component s ar e f l ammabl e and expl osi ve and consequent l y
pr esent hazar ds i n manuf act ur e, handl i ng, st or age and shi pment .
The cont r act or shoul d r ecogni ze t hese hazar ds and t ake appr opr i at e
measur es to pr event f i r e, expl osi on, adver se envi r onment , r ough
handl i ng, cor r osi ve at mospher e, and el ect r i cal l y i nduced
i nci dent s. Such measur es shal l i ncl ude t he empl oyment of an
ef f ect i ve saf et y pr ogr amt hat addr esses t he i nher ent hazar ds
associ at ed wi t h t he car t r i dge.
6. 6 Dr awi nqs. Dr awi ngs l i st ed i n Sect i on 2 of t hi s
speci f i cat i on under t he headi ng US Ar my Ar mament Resear ch and
Devel opment Cent er ( ARDC) may al so i ncl ude dr awi ngs pr epar ed by,
and i dent i f i ed as Edgewood Ar senal , Fr ankf or d Ar senal , Rock I sl and
Ar senal , US Ar my Ar mament Resear ch and Devel opment Command
( ARRADCOM) or Pi cat i nny Ar senal dr awi ngs. Techni cal dat a
or i gi nal l y pr epar ed by t hese act i vi t i es i s now under t he
cogni zance of ARDC.
6. 7 Changes f r ompr evi ous i ssues. Ast er i sks ar e not used i n
t hi s r evi si on t o i dent i f y changes wi t h r espect t o t he pr evi ous
i ssues due t o t he ext ensi veness of t he changes.
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Ar my- AR
Ai r For ce- 70
Pr epar i ng act i vi t y:
Ar my- AR
Revi ew act i vi t i es:
Ar my- AR
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