A High-Velocity 7.62-MM (0.30-cal.) Gun System

Abstract

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has many requirements to test projectiles in excess of their normal muzzle velocities or maximum powder loads, particularly to determine comparative ballistic performance. ARL s existing 7.62-mm (0.30-cal.) bore guns are not capable of launching the 7.62-mm (0.30-cal.) fragment-simulating projectile above 1350 m/s. Since testing requirements often exceed 1500 m/s, a custom chamber system was designed and successfully tested to fulfill this need.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472754

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Little

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diameters
  • Extraction
  • Guns
  • Launching
  • Machine Guns
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Standards
  • Steel
  • Test Fixtures
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.