1、MIL-C-70508( AR) 7 February 1985 MILITARY SPECIFICATION CARTRIDGE, 9m, BALL, NATO, XM882 This specification is approved for use by the US Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Ccmmand, and is available for use by all Department and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This spec
2、ification covers Cartridge, 9MM, Ball, NATO, XM8mtended for use in 9“ weapons. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government locments 2.1.1 Specifications and standards. Unless otherwise specified, the-fcations and standards of the issue listed in that issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specificat
3、ions and Standards (DoDISS) specified in the solicitation, form a part of this specification to the extent “- - - O specified herein. SPECI%S.!ATIONS MILITARY MIL-A48078 Amuni tion , Standard Quality Assurance Provisions, General Specification or STANDARDS MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures
4、and Table MIL-STD-636 - Visual Inspection Standards for for Inspections by Attributes Small Arms Ammunition Through Caliber .50 ESC 1305 r Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions. deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Command
5、er, US Arm Armament Research and Development Center, Attn. DRSMC-QA, Dover, New Lrsey 07801 by using the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. THIS NCUMENT CONTAINS /c PAGES . -.a. “ Licensed by Information Han
6、dling ServicesProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-70508( AR) MIL-STD-644 - Visual Inspection Standards and Insrsection Procedurs for Inspection of Packaging, Packing and Marking of Small Arms Ammuni tion Procedures , 9“ Cartridges D
7、OD-STD-1468 - Small Caliber Ammunition Test 2. I .2 Other Government documents, drawings, and publications The followingother-Ei?int doucments, drawings, aT7 publications form a part of this specification to the extent . specified herein. DRAWINGS US Army Armament Research and Development Center -.-
8、 “.- - “ 9345211 - Cartridge, 9MM, Ball, NATO, XM882 7643674 - Classification of Cartridge Case Defects for Small Arms Ammunition 9MM, Ball, NATO, XM882, Cartons, Box Ammuni tion, M2A1, Bsx Wirebound .- 9354344 - Packaging and Marking, Cartridges, LI9345211 - Index of Inspection Equipment Lists Copi
9、es of specifications , standards, drawings, and publications required by manufacturers in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting officer. 2.2 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text mt
10、hiss-ificazzon and the references cited herein, the text of this specification shall take precedence. 3. mQU1 REMENTS 3.1 First article inspection. When spcified, a sample shall be subjecwto3ExFEle Inspection. (See 4.3) Unless otherwise specified, the first article shall- include the pilot pack. “I_
11、. I-“- . 3.2 Xaterial. Materials shall be in accordance with the appllicabledrwgs and specifications. 3.3. Parts. The parts shall comply with al1 requirements specified on Dwg. 9345211, all associated drawings, and with all requirements spcified in applicable spscifications. 2 a . . Provided by IHSN
12、ot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-70508( AR) 3.4 Bullet extraction. The average force necessary to extract k5Tl-iE-from the cartridge case shall be not less than 80 lbs, nor shall any individual extraction force be less than 60 lbs. 3.5 Residual
13、stress. The cartridge case shall not split when subjected to one peFcx mercurous nitrate solution for L5 minutes. 3.6 Velocity. The average velocity of the cartridges when conditioned at 210 + 20 Centgrade (C) shall ?x 385 meters per second (m/sec) plus-or minus 15 m/sec at a point 16 meters from th
14、e muzzle. The standard deviation of the velocities shall not exceed 9 m/sec. When conditioned and fired at the following temperatures the average velocity at each temprature shall not vary by more than plus or minus 30 m/sec from the average velocity obtained at 210C. 3.7 Chamber oressure. The corre
15、cte3 average peak chamber pressure mI%- Casualty 31 - Submachine guns (per weapon Pistols (per weapon type) wat er Dr oof 2 / . Tests . Number of Cartridge ” -54OC Ambi ent +52 OC “ I/ 210 50 30 30 30 (30) (30) (30) 100 1 80 3 60 1 80 90 1 80 90 . 20 20 20 - 1/ This test shall. be performed prior to
16、 all other tests cited in Table II. Test sample shall consist of number of cartridges required to perform a canplete run-down test wherein 50 primers are tested at each height . If the average cri ti cal height (H) plus five standard deviations (5 sigma)-exceeds the all fire requirement or if the av
17、erage critical height minus two standard deviations (2 sigma) is less than the no fire requirement, the lot shall b rejected, subject to performance of a second complete run-down test wherein 100 primers are tested at each height. Failure of the second sample to comply with the above criteria shall
18、be cause for rejection of the lot. 2/ Failure of tne cartridges to comply with the applicable requirement shall be cause for rejection of the lot, subject to testing of a semnd sample consisting of double the quantity of cartridges used in the first test. Failure of the cartridges in the second samp
19、le to comply with the applicable requirement shall be cause for rejection of the lot. 31 Funckion and casualty defects shall not- exceed the acceptance percentages specified in Table III. The number of cartridges spcified at ambient temperature shall be equally divided between a hri zontal and 80 de
20、pressed weapon fi ri ngs . Fail WI e of the 11 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-PlIL-C-OSO L3 m 7797706 0355473 7 m - MIL-C-70508(AR) cartridges to comply with the function and casualty requirements shall be cause for rejection of the
21、lot, subject to testing of a second sample consisting of double the quantity of cartridges used in the first test. Failure of the cartridges in the combined first and second sample to comply with the requirements of Table III shall be cause for rejection of the lot. - 4/ Velocity and chamber pressur
22、e tests shall be conducted concurrently. 4.4.3.2 Firing defects. Firing defects and acceptance percentages sharlEzspecified in Table III. 4.4.4 Packaging, packing, and marking. Inspection for packaging, *iiri!jia marking-srlall-in accordance with MIL-STD-644. During or immediately prior to the packa
23、ging operation, 100 percent examination of the cartridges shall be performed to ascertain that the cartridge type conforms to the drawing. Occurrence of a high pressure test cartridge shall be classed as a critical defect. Occurrence of any incorrect type other than high pressure test shall be class
24、ed as a major defect, All non-conforming cartridges shall be rejected. 4.4.5 Inspection equipment. The inspection equipment required to perform the examination and test prescribed herein is described in the Paragraph Reference/Inspection method column in the tables starting with Paragraph 4.4.2,l. T
25、he contractor shall submit for approval inspection equipment designs in accordance with the terms of the contract. See Section 6 of MIL-A-48078 and 6.2 herein. 7 4.4.5.1 Index of inspection equipment list. The examination tests shall be made uslng equlpment listedonLI9345211. “, “ TABLE III. Firing
26、defects. “ DEFECTS ACCEPTANCE II PERCENTAGES (a) Misfire o. O0 (b) Bullet remaining in bore (1) 0.00 (c) Perforation in firing pin indent in primer cup 1.00 (a) Esca,pe of gas around primer cap ( i ) more than 50% of periphery O. 50 (i) less than 50% of periphery 1.00 (e) Blown primer (2) o. O0 (f)
27、Loose primer which falls out of pocket o. O0 (9) Loose primer which does not fall out of pocket 0.50 12 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-70508 (AR) (h) Case split (longitudinal) (.i. 1 Mouth (defined as the length of bullet intru
28、sion) (ii) Body (iii) Through the head (j) Case rupture (circumferential) (i) Partial rupture (ii ) Caplete rupture (k) . Failure to extri-.ct il) Gun stoppge applicable solely to ammuni tion (m) Bullet stripping (n) Doubls tapping (a) Other Aefects (each kind) (P) Total of all defects 2.00 0.20 0.0
29、0 0.10 o. O0 0.00 0.03 o. O0 0.50 o. O5 3.50 (1) No re-test permitted. Lot shall be rejected. (2) Primer not in pocket after firing and both head of cartridge case and pocket enlarged and distorted. 4.5 Test methods and procedures. “-.“- 4.5.1 Primer sensitivity. The test shall lx conducte:? in acco
30、rdance t3-“D-Tbl 4.5.2 Bullet extraction. The test shall be conducted in accordance GTETBEETFi“G8. 4.5.5 Chamber pressure. The test shall be conducted in accordance tOT1468. 4.5.6 Accuracy. The test shall be conducted utilizing two test barrels ln accordance with DOD-STD-1468. “ 4.5.7 F Model 1949 (
31、France) 4.5.7.1 NATO weapons. NATO weapons (weapons h. through f . “ listed above) are not required for fur ation and casualty tesking until the XM882 cartridge is NATO qualified. 4.5.8 Waterproof. The test shall lx? conducted in accordance with DOD-STTj=i&“pe I Test. 4.5.9 Canpressive force resista
32、nce. The test shall be conducted in accrdanc-with DOD-STj-68. 4.5.10 Oil resistance. The test shall be conducted in accordance with DOD=wDq68. 4.5.11 Defect penalty. In any ballistic test, except -.“. function and casualty, ln which tne occurrence of a firing defect listed in Table III prevents the
33、obtaining of a reliable result for the c3aracteristi.c being tested, an additional shot shall lx fired. That particular test shall not be penalized, but the total- ballistic sample shall be penalized for such defects in accordance with Table III. - 4.5.12 Test validity. If for any reason the proving
34、 ground considers that the test conditions have detrimentally affected the test results, the test shall be declared invalid and a new. test: shall be ,performed with additional samples. .5. PmPARATION FOR DELIVERY 5.1 Packing. Level A (World Wide Shipment). me cartridges shall be packedin accordance
35、 with Drawing 9354344. 5.2 Marking and labeling. Packing boxes shall be marked and labeled iacc%nce withTfe applicable drawings cited in 5.1. 6. NOTES 6.1 Ordering dat 1. Procurement documents shall be in accordancxa MIL-A -48078 and shall include the following: a. Provisiorls for the supply, mainte
36、nance and disposition of mandatory ballistic test equipment for acceptance inspection purposes. 14 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-705 08 ( AR) b. Provisi ms for the submission of acceptance insgection reports containing final i
37、nspection results or each lot of ammunition presented to the Government. 6.2 Submission of inspection equipment designs for approval. See MIL-A-Z)/8, SubzE-equipiient designs as required to Canmander , AMCCOM, Dover, NJ 07801-5001 , ATTN: AMSMC-QAF-I (D). “- 6.3 Drawings. Drawings listed in Section
38、2 of this specification under the heading US Army Armament Research and Developnent Center (ARDC) may also include drawing prepared by, and identified as US Army Armament Research and Development Command (ARRADCOM) , Edgewood Arsenal, Frankford Arsenal, Rock Island Arsenal or Picatinny Arsenal drawi
39、ngs. Technical data originally prepared by these activities is now under the cognizance of ARDC. Custod i an : Amy-AR 15 , “ Preparing Activity: Army-AR (Project No. 1305-26) *U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1985 - 505-038/21246 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
