INVESTIGATION INTO MATERIALS AND DESIGNS OF SMALL ARMS TARGETS FOR 'TRAINFIRE' MECHANISMS

Abstract

This report describes an investigation into 'silhouette' and 'realistic' target designs and materials that possess improved environmental and scoring characteristics when used with the impact actuated pop-up 'Trainfire' target mechanism. The actual firing test results narrowed the material selection for the two completely different designs to two modern plastic materials having the common superior capability of absorbing several thousand service rifle rounds with uniformly high scoring, when used in 'Trainfire' marksmanship devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671843

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Terry

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Chlorides
  • Long Life
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Naval Training
  • Paperboard
  • Plastics
  • Polyurethanes
  • Resins
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design