MIL-C-46396A(MU)
Table I (Cont'd)
Major
or
Defect and Method of Inspection
Critical Major Minor Minor
No.
visual
Bullet
"x
22
Dent
x
Scratch
23
x
Split bullet jacket
24
x
25
Loose bullet
x
26
Missing cannelure
x
27
Scaly metal
x
28
Upset (crooked) point
x
Defective cannelure
31
x
Missing insert in nose
31A
x
Deformed nose opening
31B
Primer
32
No primer
x
x
Cocked primer
33
x
Inverted primer
34
Loose primer
x
35
x
Nicked or dented primer
36
No waterproofing material
37
x
(primer pocket joint)
x
Defective crimp
38
Gaging
x
39
Total length
40
Cartridge profile failure (requiring
more than 80 lbs dead weight to
x
insert in profile and alignment gage)
Diameter of extractor groove, max.
41
x
x
Diameter of extractor groover, min.
42
x
Diameter of head
43
x
44
Thickness of head
x
45
Length to shoulder datum
x
Depth of primer
46
Weighing
x
Weight, min.
47
Refer to MIL-STD-636 for visual defect standards for defects 1 through 3.8
with the exception of defects 31A and 31B.
Each lightweight cartridge shall be disassembled and the propellant
weighed. Each such cartridge found to contain less than 100 grains of
propellant shall be classed as a critical defect.
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