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3.4.6.6 Bullet integrity. The bullet of the cartridge
shall not burst or fragment in the barrel or during its effective
range when fired.
3.4.6.7 Ricochet. The bullet or bullet fragments shall not
ricochet back and endanger the shooter or others located on the
firing line, when fired-at wood, metal or masonry targets at a
distance of 5 meters, and target obliquities between O and 30
degrees normal to the line of fire.
3.4.6.8 Muzzle flash. The muzzle flash made by firing
cartridges shall be visible in darkness from 100 meters (109
yards) in front of the weapon.
3.4.6.9 Fouling. The fouling produced by firing 1000
rounds shall be readily removable through standard cleaning
methods and shall not cause a change in the cyclic rate greater
than 15 percent. The average mean radius of all targets (at 25
meters) fired after the firing of the 1000 fouling rounds, shall
not exceed 40 mm (1.57 inches).
3.4.6.10 Target kill. The test cartridges shall mark
standard polyethylene and cardboard "E" and "F" silhouette
targets sufficiently to indicate target hits, and activate
standard target mechanisms at a range of 25 meters.
3.4.6.11 Attitude. The cartridge shall be safe to fire (no
critical defects as defined by Table IV) and the reliability
shall not degrade by more than 0.10 (see 6.8.2) when fired at
elevations between 85.
3.4.6.12 Maximum range. The maximum range of the cartridge
(when fired at standard atmospheric conditions) shall be no
greater than 250 meters. All bullets of cartridges fired at the
maximum range shall impact the ground within a safety fan defined
as 5 to the left and 5 to the right of the line of fire.
3.5 Environmental.
3.5.1 Sand and dust. The cartridges shall be safe to fire
(no critical defects as defined in Table IV) when being subjected
to sand and dust.
The cartridge shall be safe to store and
3.5.2 Corrosion.
fire (no critical defects as defined in Table IV) after being
subjected to a 5 percent salt spray.
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