MIL-PRF-71167 Cartridge, 7.62Mm: Short Range Training Ammunition Ball - M973 Cartridge, 7.62Mm: Short Range Training Ammunition Tracer - M974This specification describes the performance requirements and verification methods for the Cartridge, 7.62MM: plastic ball, practice M973, and the Cartridge, 7.62MM: plastic tracer, practice M974. These rounds are commonly referred to as Short Range Training Ammunition \(SRTA\). For the rest of this document both rounds will be referenced as SRTA and each single round by its model number. All requirements in this specification apply to both M973 and M974 rounds, unless otherwise noted that they are specific to the M974 round \(see 6.1\).

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METRIC

MIL-PRF-71167A(AR)

14 APRIL 2000

SUPERSEDING

MIL-C-71167(AR)

23 September 1993

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION

CARTRIDGE, 7.62MM, XM973 BALL

SHORT RANGE

TRAINING AMMUNITION

This specification is approved for use by the U.S. Army Armament

Research Development and Engineering Center, and is available for

use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

SCOPE

1.1 Scope. This specification covers the XM973 Cartridge,

7.62mm Short Range Training Ammunition (see 6.1).

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are

specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This

section does not include documents in other sections of this

specification or recommended for additional information or as

examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the

completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they

must meet all requirements documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of

this specification, whether or not they are listed.

2.2

Government documents.

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The

following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of

this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise

specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the

issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and

Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the

solicitation (see 6.2).

Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data

which may be of use in improving this document, should be addressed to: Commander,

U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-QAW-E, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-

5000 by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426)

appearing at the end of this document or by letter.

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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.