MIL-DTL-46610F
TABLE I. Primer sensitivity limits - Continued
(H+3s fire)
(H-3s no-fire)
Dwg. No. 10534279
5.56mm
12
3
Dwg. No. 10534279
5.56mm Blank
13
2½
3.4.1 M82 percussion primer. When the No. 34 primer is made in accordance with Dwg.
No. 10522621 for the M82 percussion primer, it shall meet the requirements as specified in
Nonfunctioning and Functioning without black powder of MIL-P-46296.
3.5 Action time. The action time (see 6.3) of the cartridge assembled with a primer
produced in accordance with Dwgs. 5000131, 5033178, 7645339, 8594094, 8595819, 10522621,
10534279 or 10535489 shall not exceed 0.0025 seconds.
3.6 Function and casualty. The primer when assembled into cartridges in accordance
with Dwgs. 6000503, 6006152, 7553097, 7553707, 7635291, 8595432, 8597283, 8597555,
9342868, 10521998, 10523085, 10523632 or 10542379 shall function without casualty.
3.7 Velocity. The average velocity and the standard deviation of the velocities of
cartridges conditioned at 70° ± 2° Fahrenheit (F) shall not exceed the requirements for the
cartridges in accordance to Table II.
TABLE II. Velocities
Cartridges
Average Velocity Feet
Max Std. Dev.
Per Second (ft/sec)
of Velocities
5.56mm, Ball, M193
3165 ± 40 at 78 feet from muzzle
40
5.56mm, Ball, M855
3020 ± 40 at 78 feet from muzzle
40
7.62mm, Grenade, M64
160 ± 5 at 5.6 feet forward end of
2
Grenade
7.62mm, NATO, Special
2580 ± 30 at 78 feet from muzzle
28
Ball, M118: Long Range
7.62mm, Ball M80
2750 ± 30 at 78 feet from muzzle for
gilding metal clad steel jacketed bullets
32
or 2670 ± 30 at 78 feet from muzzle for
gilding metal jacketed bullets
Cal. .45, Ball M1911
855 ± 25 at 25.5 feet from muzzle
27
Cal. .50, Ball M33
2905 ± 30 at 78 feet from muzzle
36
3.8 Chamber pressure. The average chamber pressure for the cartridges conditioned at
70° ± 2° Fahrenheit (F) shall not exceed the requirement for the cartridges in accordance with
Table III.
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