Definitions ammunition

Under federal law, silencers are treated in the same category as automatic weapons. Armor-piercing ammunition (popularly called cop-killer bullets) were banned in 1986, with an expanded definition of banned bullets in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 that includes bullets made of tungsten, beryllium, depleted uranium, and other exotic materials. Other accessories can also cause a weapon to be banned (see Assault Weapons above). 

Their policies range from the permissive (all law-abiding adults) to the highly restrictive (must show a definite need), cop-killer bullet Term for armor-piercing ammunition popularized by gun control advocates. The term gets its name on the basis that it especially endangers police wearing bullet-proof vests, curios and relics Firearms that are at least 50 years old or that are considered (because of their scarcity, historical value, or unusual nature) to be collector s items. A federal firearms license (FFL) is required for interstate purchase of such firearms. 

Cook(1958), 44-50 (Ideal nonideal detonations) 5a) Anon, Nomenclature and Definitions in the Ammunition Area , Military Standard MIL-STD-444 (1959), p 60 (Detonation) p 65 (Explosion) 6) Baum, Seanyukovich Shekhter(1959), pp 9 15-16... 

Howitzer (How). See Ref 44, p B27-L, under CANNON and Ref 40a, p 89. In Ref 45f, pp 2-1 2-3 it is defined as a complete weapon conforming to the general cannon definition including the attached or closely related units necesssry for operation as intended (recoil mechanism, mount, sighting system, accessories, etc, but not ammunition), and designed for performance characterized by velocity, range, and trajectory curvature intermediate between those of a gun and a mortar... 

Anon, "Artillery Ammunition", Dept of the Army Technical Manual TM 9-1300-203 (1967), pp 1-10 to 1-11, Figs 1-5 1-6 (Explosive train) 1-39 (Fuze, definition) 1-39 to 1-44 (Primer, definition, classification and brief description of various types used in guns and howitzers) 2-88 to 2-89 Fig 2-57 2-129, Fig 2-85 (Electric percussion primer Mk 15 and Mod 2) 2-89,... 

Hangfire Primers. A hangfire in small arms ammunition (initiated by a blow from a firing pin) can be defined as that condition which exists when initiation of the usual chain of events following the release of the trigger in a loaded weapon, occurs at a rate slower than normal the definition of hangfire for electrically initiated ammo is similar... 

This Encyclopedia is intended to cover the following items a)Military and industrial explosives, explosive compositions, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions b)Explosives and explosive compositions which have not been used for military or industrial purposes c)Analytical procedures for the more common explosives, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions d)Compounds which deflagrate or may possibly explode because of the presence of plosophoric groups e)Ammunition items, such as projectiles, bombs, grenades, detonators, fuzes, etc fJCalibers of weapons and projectiles used in the US and foreign countries g) Brief definitions of ordnance terms h)Names of scientists who made important contributions in the fields of explosives, ammunition and weapons... 

For propellant charges the insensitivity is also playing an increasingly important role. Since approximately 1970 propellant charges have been developed and used under the title LOVA (low-vulnerability ammunition). Under bullet impact, shaped charge impact or fire they respond with fire in the worst case scenario, but not in deflagration and definitely not in detonation. As energetic fillers mainly RDX... 

Some products excluded from the definition of chemical substance in 3(2) (B) require a negative certification. These include pesticides, as defined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) food, food additives, drugs, drug intermediates, cosmetics, cosmetic intermediates, or devices subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) nuclear source materials, special nuclear materials or nuclear by-product materials and firearms and ammunition. While a guide for importers and exporters published by EPA in 1991 (1991 Guide) made a distinction in... 

Failures of category I having the most serious consequences for persons, assets and environment must be extremely improbable. The probability of failure occurrence Qi must be lower than 1.10 in all climatic (weather), mechanical and electrical environments, in all defined regimes of use (storing, transport, manipulation and shooting) as well as in the defined way of disposal (liquidation). This definition of the requirement for safety risk tolerates ammunition failure resulting in user s death not more than once in 100 milliard of shots. 

The method of requirements definition of pistol and ammunition safety risks introduced in the paper enables to unambiguously identify the area of acceptable safety risk that could result in pistol or ammunition failure with serious consequences. The method enables in practice to measure, monitor and evaluate risks of the given type of pistol and ammunition. It also guarantees a clear and complete formulation of safely in tactical-technical specification for the development of a new kind of pistol or ammunition. 

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