MIL-C-46409D (AR)
Table II
Function and Casualty Defect Classification Accept-Reject Criteria
Acceptance Number
First
Defect
Cumulative
Sample
(First & Second Samples)
1. Misfire
a. No vent hole, or
0
obstruction in vent area
2
1
b. Other
0
2. Bullet remaining in bore
3. Primer leak
a. Perforation in firing
45
19
pin indent in primer cup
b. Escape of gas through
29
13
primer cup other than a.
c. Escape of gas around
165
50
primer cup
45
19
d. Loose primer
1
0
e. Blown primer
4. case casualty
a. Longitudinal split
95
38
(1) Mouth (I)
69
28
(2) Body (J)
2
1
(3) Body (K)
1
0
(4) To head (L)
1
0
(5) Through head (M)
b. Circumferential rupture
16
7
(1) Mouth (I)
1
0
(2) Partial (J)
1
0
(3) partial body (K)
1
0
(4) partial head (L)
1
0
(5) Complete
1
0
5. Weapon stoppage
No retest permitted. Lot shall be rejected.
Gas escape around more than fifty percent of periphery of cup.
Independent movement of primer in case packet or primer falls out of packet.
Primer not in packet after firing and both head of cartridge case and packet enlarged and
distorted (determined visually).
For location of defects indicated by letters in parentheses, see Drawing C7643674.
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