SB 742-1
(3) AR 385-63, Policy and Procedures for Firing
Ammunition for Training, Target Practice and Combat, states
SMALL ARMS CARTRIDGES THROUGH CALIBER .50
that units intending to use ammunition lots for overhead fire
must have lots approved for such use. This guidance does not
apply to SAA.
a. FSC: 1305.
e. Class V materiel supplied to non-SMCA customers.
b. Ammunition Type:
Small arms cartridges through
Shipment or transfer of accountability of caliber .22 and blank
caliber .50.
small arms ammunition to non-SMCA customers does not
c. The small arms family of cartridges (through caliber .50) require a functional clearance.
are those which are complete assemblies consisting of all
components necessary to fire a weapon (i.e., cartridge case,
primer, propellant and bullet or shot).
For a complete
a. Profile and alignment gaging and pull and twist tests
description of various cartridges, see TM 43-0001-27 and will be performed during IRI per paragraph 2-8, applicable
applicable drawings.
drawings, and applicable specifications. Pull and twist tests
will also be performed during subsequent cyclic and receipt
inspections.
a. Reasonable care will be taken during inspection and
b. Test cartridge according to Table E-1
handling. SAA may function if the primer is inadvertently
struck.
b. To preclude the mixing and issue of other types of SAA
Model
IRI
RI
PI
UBLI
with blank ammunition, the following minimum precautions
All SAA
A,B,C
B,C,D
B,C,D
B,C,D
will be taken:
Legend:
(1) Conduct no operations involving other types of
SAA in bays or rooms in which operations involving blank SAA
A - Profile and alignment gage.
are being conducted.
B - Pull test.
(See
for
specific
pull
(2) Inspect all equipment and work areas prior to use
requirements.)
to insure service rounds are not present.
C - Twist
test.
(See
MIL-STD-644
for
specific
(3) Restrict use of all involved equipment to blank
procedures.)
SAA until the operation is completed.
D - Profile and alignment gaging required only if not
(4) Incorporate controls on linking machines that will
accomplished during IRI, or if round is visibly damaged.
prevent entry of all rounds except blank ammunition.
Lot will not be rejected if damaged round fails to gage.
Gage failures will be reported IAW requirements of
(5) Conduct a 100-percent visual inspection of all
basic SB. (Profile and alignment gaging is required only
rounds prior to linking, clipping or carton packing and another
one time during life cycle of lot.)
100-percent inspection before final packing to assure that only
blank ammunition has been linked/clipped or packed in
c. Table E-2 identifies test and measuring equipment.
cartons.
c. Restrictive marking stenciled on the exterior container
of SAA.
Gage, Profile and Alignment
(1) Prior to 1976, it was common for Frankford
Caliber
NSN
Part
Model
Arsenal to instruct the manufacturers of SAA to stencil the
Number
exterior containers of restricted ammunition prior to
5.56MM
5220001198607
8654100
M193,
containers leaving the manufacturing facility. The restrictions
M195,
were not forwarded to higher headquarters for inclusion in TB
M196,
9-1300-385.
M200,
M855,
(2) There is no available record of the lots with
M856
restrictions stenciled on boxes and it is not anticipated that an
attempt will be made to list these restricted SAA lots in TB
7.62MM
5220001190873
8648501
M59,
9-1300-385.
M61,
(3) Restrictions stenciled on boxes of SAA are
M62,
considered valid and all ammunition lots so marked should be
M64,
issued and used according to these restrictions.
M80,
M82,
d. SAA for overhead fire.
M118,
M160,
(1) SAA intended for overhead fire is manufactured to
M276,
different, more stringent specifications and is identified by
M852
NSN, not by lot number.
(2) Only SAA identified for overhead fire in supply
CAL .30
5220001190871
8648308
M1, M2,
catalog SC 1305/30 IL or DOD Consolidated Ammunition
M14,
Catalog may be used for that purpose.
M25,
M72,
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