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1 | The problem of bullet spread with hot gun barrels | |
2 | After metal jacket being changed from F11 compounded copper steel to H90 copper, during the | |
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4 | - | tests on consistency of point of impact, it has been found out that when fire from a hot gun |
4 | + | tests on consistency of point of impact, it has been found out that when fired from a hot gun |
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6 | - | barrel, there is a wide spread of points of impact,showing a shooting deficiency of poor |
6 | + | barrel, there is a wide spread of points of impact, showing a shooting deficiency of poor |
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8 | consistency on average point of impact. | |
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10 | Cause Analysis | |
11 | - | After some analysis,it was believed the main reason for a copper metal jacket bullet causing |
11 | + | After some analysis, it was believed the main reason for a copper metal jacket bullet causing |
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13 | a widespread points of impact with a hot barrel is a mismatch between the metal jacket and | |
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15 | sizes of the barrel rifling. When the barrel is hot, the barrel and bullet change their | |
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17 | shapes simutaneously, affecting the size match relation between the gun barrel and the | |
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19 | bullet, causing a reduction to the gun barrel's spin lead side pressure to the bullet, lessen | |
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21 | restrictions to the spinning momentum of the bullet, the spinning speed of it when it's in | |
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23 | the chamber and at the muzzle would also decrease, enlarging the nutation when it exits the | |
24 | ||
25 | muzzle ( When the angular velocity of a rotating object is not big enough, the axis symmetry | |
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27 | will sway on a plane, that sway is called nutation). Moreover, in comparison to the | |
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29 | compounded copper metal jacket bullet, when copper metal jacket is heated up there will be a | |
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31 | larger reduction on its toughness, so firing it through a heated gun barrel makes it easier | |
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33 | to cause the flaw of a bigger bullet spread. | |
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35 | Technical measures | |
36 | The number of rifling grooves has been increased from 4 to 6,spreading the yawing force of | |
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38 | the gun barrel to the bullet's rotation; the diameter of the grooves has been adjusted from | |
39 | ||
40 | 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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42 | reducing the embedding capacity when the bullet rotates in the chamber. Also, changing the | |
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44 | barrel leads of Type 95-1 5.8mm short automatic rifle and automatic rifle from 240mm to | |
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46 | 210mm, equaling that of the SAW,increasing the rotation speed of the bullet inside the | |
47 | ||
48 | chamber. | |
49 | ||
50 | Results | |
51 | BY undertaking these measures, DBP10 5.8mm regular will meet the qualification requirements | |
52 | ||
53 | of point of impact bias at 100m range of rifles, carbines, squad automatic weapon under the | |
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55 | condition of cold and hot gun barrels, and there is significant improvement under the hot | |
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57 | barrel. | |
58 | ||
59 | A valuable innovation | |
60 | The DBP10 5.8mm had gone through much difficult exploration to succeed,and the highlights of | |
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62 | its innovation can be concluded as follows. | |
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64 | - | Realising the "One cartridge nine rifles" unisveral design |
64 | + | Realising the "One cartridge nine rifles" universal design |
65 | With rifle seriation, universal design, to realise the "One cartridge for multiple | |
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67 | firearms",which has long been a goal for the cartridge designer. The success development of | |
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69 | DBP10 5.8mm helps combining the DBP95 5.8mm and DVP88 5.8mm into one cartridge,and be used | |
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71 | with both Type 95-1 SAW family (3 firearms), Type 95 5.8mm SAW family (3 firearms), Type 88 | |
72 | ||
73 | General Purpose Machinegun,Type 88 5.8mm Marksman rifle and Type 03 5.8mm automatic rifle, | |
74 | ||
75 | bringing huge convenience to firearm ammunition production management, simplification of the | |
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77 | production line, storage, training, supplement during war times and general usage. In | |
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79 | comparison to other small arm cartridges around the world, DBP10 5.8mm regular is in leading | |
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81 | position at general technical performances. | |
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83 | Increased knowledge to copper metal jacket bullet | |
84 | Before the design proposal of DBP10 5.8mm regular takes shape, all bullet cases made in the | |
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86 | country were using F11 compounded copper steel, to meet the requirement of 15000 rounds for a | |
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88 | SAW barrel lifespan, with DBP10 5.8mm it has broken that general rule, boldly using the H90 | |
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90 | copper. This change would bring a flaw that is lesser fire intensity with a heated gun | |
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92 | - | barrel, repeated tests show apart from the risen temperature of the gun barrel in continous |
92 | + | barrel, repeated tests show apart from the risen temperature of the gun barrel in continuous |
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94 | fire, rifle groove diameter, the number of grooves, cross section of the bullet and grooves | |
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96 | have contributed to the flaw. This discovery has shaken our traditional theory and design | |
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98 | method in designing small arm ammunition, and will provide a valuable theoretical basis to | |
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100 | the development of small arm ammunition for our country in the future. | |
101 | ||
102 | Using spline shaped tip for a bullet design for the first time | |
103 | Bullet shape had been designed in shapes of single or double curves, though with DBP10 5.8mm | |
104 | ||
105 | bullet tip it was designed with a spline shape for the first time,which is according to the | |
106 | ||
107 | - | principles of aerodynamics, jointing non-continous points with calculation to form a shape of |
107 | + | principles of aerodynamics, jointing non-continuous points with calculation to form a shape of |
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109 | a curve. As tests show, the coefficient of projectile of DBP10 5.8mm's spline shaped bullet | |
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111 | was 3% less than that of the DVP88 5.8mm machine gun ammo (R100/R40 double curved bullet | |
112 | ||
113 | shape), substantially increases the terminal kinetic energy of the bullet, thus ensured the | |
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115 | terminal penetration power and consistency of ballistics. | |
116 | It was our first try on developing a small arm cartridge. With in success of DBP10 5.8mm | |
117 | ||
118 | development, it signifies an important breakthrough and innovation at small arm ammunition | |
119 | ||
120 | design, and this cartridge has rather tactically solved a contradiction between muzzle | |
121 | ||
122 | impulse, terminal penetration power,fire intensity, and reliability. It also rather | |
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124 | technically managed the relations between internal and external ballistics, ammunition and | |
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126 | firearms, structure and choice of material, showing a unity to tactics and technology, the | |
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128 | - | characteristics of the cartridge have been fully epitomised. |
128 | + | characteristics of the cartridge have been fully epitimised. |
129 | ||
130 | 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. |