Feasibility Study: Use of Reloaded Caliber .45 M1911 Ball Cartridges for Military Training

Abstract

A contract was awarded to a licensed reloader to reload 250,000 government-furnished, once-fired .45 caliber cartridge cases. The reloaded cartridges were subjected to performance, safety, and user evaluations. Simultaneously, the economic practicality of substituting reloaded cartridges for new cartridges was evaluated. Technically, it was found to be feasible to use reloaded cartridges for training purposes, but an Economic Analysis demonstrated that it was cheaper to buy new cartridges which are suitable for both combat and training usage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112044

Entities

People

  • Loren F. Brunton

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Testing
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Training
  • Propellants
  • Residual Stress
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

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  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • ballistics.