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The problem of bullet spread with hot gun barrels
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After metal jacket being changed from F11 compounded copper steel to H90 copper, during the 
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tests on consistency of point of impact, it has been found out that when fire from a hot gun 
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tests on consistency of point of impact, it has been found out that when fired from a hot gun 
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barrel, there is a wide spread of points of impact,showing a shooting deficiency of poor 
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barrel, there is a wide spread of points of impact, showing a shooting deficiency of poor 
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consistency on average point of impact.
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Cause Analysis
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After some analysis,it was believed the main reason for a copper metal jacket bullet causing 
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After some analysis, it was believed the main reason for a copper metal jacket bullet causing 
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a widespread points of impact with a hot barrel is a mismatch between the metal jacket and 
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sizes of the barrel rifling. When the barrel is hot, the barrel and bullet change their 
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shapes simutaneously, affecting the size match relation between the gun barrel and the 
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bullet, causing a reduction to the gun barrel's spin lead side pressure to the bullet, lessen 
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restrictions to the spinning momentum of the bullet, the spinning speed of it when it's in 
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the chamber and at the muzzle would also decrease, enlarging the nutation when it exits the 
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muzzle ( When the angular velocity of a rotating object is not big enough, the axis symmetry 
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will sway on a plane, that sway is called nutation). Moreover, in comparison to the 
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compounded copper metal jacket bullet, when copper metal jacket is heated up there will be a 
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larger reduction on its toughness, so firing it through a heated gun barrel makes it easier 
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to cause the flaw of a bigger bullet spread.
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Technical measures
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The number of rifling grooves has been increased from 4 to 6,spreading the yawing force of 
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the gun barrel to the bullet's rotation; the diameter of the grooves has been adjusted from 
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5.8~5.84mm to 5.82~5.86mm, the diameter of the lands from 6.01~6.07mm to 5.98~6.02mm, 
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reducing the embedding capacity when the bullet rotates in the chamber. Also, changing the 
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barrel leads of Type 95-1 5.8mm short automatic rifle and automatic rifle from 240mm to 
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210mm, equaling that of the SAW,increasing the rotation speed of the bullet inside the 
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chamber.
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Results
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BY undertaking these measures, DBP10 5.8mm regular will meet the qualification requirements 
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of point of impact bias at 100m range of rifles, carbines, squad automatic weapon under the 
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condition of cold and hot gun barrels, and there is significant improvement under the hot 
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barrel.
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A valuable innovation
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The DBP10 5.8mm had gone through much difficult exploration to succeed,and the highlights of 
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its innovation can be concluded as follows.
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Realising the "One cartridge nine rifles" unisveral design
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Realising the "One cartridge nine rifles" universal design
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With rifle seriation, universal design, to realise the "One cartridge for multiple 
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firearms",which has long been a goal for the cartridge designer. The success development of 
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DBP10 5.8mm helps combining the DBP95 5.8mm and DVP88 5.8mm into one cartridge,and be used 
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with both Type 95-1 SAW family (3 firearms), Type 95 5.8mm SAW family (3 firearms), Type 88 
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General Purpose Machinegun,Type 88 5.8mm Marksman rifle and Type 03 5.8mm automatic rifle, 
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bringing huge convenience to firearm ammunition production management, simplification of the 
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production line, storage, training, supplement during war times and general usage. In 
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comparison to other small arm cartridges around the world, DBP10 5.8mm regular is in leading 
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position at general technical performances.
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Increased knowledge to copper metal jacket bullet
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Before the design proposal of DBP10 5.8mm regular takes shape, all bullet cases made in the 
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country were using F11 compounded copper steel, to meet the requirement of 15000 rounds for a 
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SAW barrel lifespan, with DBP10 5.8mm it has broken that general rule, boldly using the H90 
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copper. This change would bring a flaw that is lesser fire intensity with a heated gun 
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barrel, repeated tests show apart from the risen temperature of the gun barrel in continous 
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barrel, repeated tests show apart from the risen temperature of the gun barrel in continuous 
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fire, rifle groove diameter, the number of grooves, cross section of the bullet and grooves 
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have contributed to the flaw. This discovery has shaken our traditional theory and design 
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method in designing small arm ammunition, and will provide a valuable theoretical basis to 
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the development of small arm ammunition for our country in the future.
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Using spline shaped tip for a bullet design for the first time
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Bullet shape had been designed in shapes of single or double curves, though with DBP10 5.8mm 
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bullet tip it was designed with a spline shape for the first time,which is according to the 
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principles of aerodynamics, jointing non-continous points with calculation to form a shape of 
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principles of aerodynamics, jointing non-continuous points with calculation to form a shape of 
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a curve. As tests show, the coefficient of projectile of DBP10 5.8mm's spline shaped bullet 
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was 3% less than that of the DVP88 5.8mm machine gun ammo (R100/R40 double curved bullet 
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shape), substantially increases the terminal kinetic energy of the bullet, thus ensured the 
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terminal penetration power and consistency of ballistics.
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It was our first try on developing a small arm cartridge. With in success of DBP10 5.8mm 
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development, it signifies an important breakthrough and innovation at small arm ammunition 
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design, and this cartridge has rather tactically solved a contradiction between muzzle 
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impulse, terminal penetration power,fire intensity, and reliability. It also rather 
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technically managed the relations between internal and external ballistics, ammunition and 
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firearms, structure and choice of material, showing a unity to tactics and technology, the 
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characteristics of the cartridge have been fully epitomised.
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characteristics of the cartridge have been fully epitimised.
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Picture Caption: Effects of DBP10 5.8mm regular penetration a ballistic soap block. The muzzle velocity of the bullet is rather high, so it penetrates in a straight line for a long distance before it tumbles as the speed reduces, creating a big trauma cavity.