IS 13540-1: Arms and ammunition - 4.5 mm (.177) air rifle and air pistol pellets, Part 1: General purpose

10 Pages·1992·1.1 MB·English

by  Bureau of Indian Standards

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IS 13540-1 (1992): Arms and ammunition - 4.5 mm (.177) air
rifle and air pistol pellets, Part 1: General purpose [PGD
28: Arms and Ammunition for Civilian Use]
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Indian Standard
SMRA DNA NOITINUMMA -4.5 mm (‘177)
RIA ELFIR DNA RIA PISTOL STELLEP
PART 1 GENERAL PURPOSE
UDC 623.455-11

Q BIS 1992
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
December 1992 ecirP Groupz
smrA dna noitinummA for nailiviC esU lanoitceS ,eettimmoC LM 08
DRO.WEROF
sihT naidnI dradnatS was adopted yb the uaeruB of naidnI ,sdradnatS after the draft dezilanif yb the
smrA dna noitinummA for nailiviC esU lanoitceS eettimmoC had neeb devorppa yb the thgiL lacinahceM
gnireenignE noisiviD .licnuoC
stelleP are llams lacirehps stohs/llab desu ni erif .smra ehT dradnats seificeps suoirav stnemeriuqer
of 5-h mm .stellep stelleP derevoc ni siht noitacificeps nac eb desu for htob ria dna COs gas operated /elfir
.lotsip ehT tnemeriuqer for 5.5 mm stellep evah neeb derevoc ni separate .dradnats
ehT dradnats has neeb detalumrof ni thgil of the lacinhcet secitcarp dewollof ni the .yrtnuoc
roF the esoprup of gnidiced whether a ralucitrap tnemeriuqer of siht dradnats si deilpmoc ,htiw the lanif
,eulav devrcsbn or ,drtaluclac gnisserpxe the tluser of a test or ,sisylana llahs eb dednuor off ni ecnadrocca
htiw SI II : 1960 seluR& for gnidnuor off laciremun seulav ( desiver )‘.
IS S35W(-pat 1 ) : 1952
Indian Standard
ARMS AND AMMUNITION- 4’5 mm ( ,177 )
AIR RIFLE AND AIR PISTOL PELLETS
PART 1 GENERAL PURPOSE
1 SCOPE 6 MASS
1.1 This standard ( Part 1 ) covers requirements 6.1 The mass of different type of pellets shall be
for 4.5 mm ( * 177 ) ( also called No. 1 ) lead as given below:
pellets for general purpose.
Tyfie of Pellet S’eciJied Mass
1.2 This pellet can also be used with COs gas a) Spherical head 0.40 f o-03 g
operated rifles/pistols.
b) Conical head 0.45 & 0.03 g
2 REFERENCES c) Flat head 0.55 * 0.02 g
2.1 The following Indian Standards are necessary 7 TESTS
adjuncts to this standard:
7.1 Chemical Analysis
SI .OM Title
Suitable quantity of lead pellets shall be drawn
2500 Sampling inspection tables: from each lot to ascertain the chemrcal composi-
( Part 1 ) : 1973 Part 1 Inspection by attributes
tion as described in 4.
and by c&t of defects tsriJ(
revision ) 7.2 Hardness Test
4905 : 1965 Methods of random sampling Five pellets from each lot shall be drawn as
random sample to ascertain the hardness as given
in 5. The lot shall be accepted if all the five
3 DIMENSIONS
pellets meet the requirement for hardness.
3.1 The dimensions/design of pellets shall be as
7.3 Proof
given in Fig. 1.
Samples from each lot shall be subjected to the
3.2 Concentricity, Parallelism and following proofs.
sg uareness
7.3.1 T’elocity
All the diameters shall be concentric with other
diameters and to be within the dimensions of Ten random sample pellets shall be fired from a
specified tolerance All parallel su r faces shall be fixed weapon of a good condition and of a aand-
parallel to each other to the extent of 0.1 mm. In ard manufacture. The average velocity shall be
case of conical head the vertex of the cone shall checked at IO m and the individual value shall
lie in the centre of the base within a tolerance not be less than 140 m/set. The range ( drfference
of O-1 mm. All vertical surfaces shall be perpendi- betwern the hrghcst and lowest velocity ) shall
cular to the base within the specified tolerances. not be more than 25 mJ/SCc for the SaITJe weapon.
ETON - A mxqtw fo doog noitidnoc snaem taht ti
4 MATERIAL
dluohs ton evah neeb desu rof gnirif erom naht 5 000
.stellep
4.1 The material shall be an alloy of lead, tin,
antimony, copper etc Lead percentage shall not 7.3.2 Consistency
be less than 98 percent.
Ten samples each of randomly selected pellets
shall l)e fired on four different targets pldc-ed
5 HGRDNESS
at 10 m fJ’OJJJ a fixed weapon of a good condition
5.1 Hardness of the pellets shall be measured after and of standard manufacture. The diameter of
flattenmg of a surlable surface using a micro the pattern formed shall not excred 25 mm in
hardness tester with a 0 5 kg load or less. While any case.
testing there shall be proper support to the pellets. NO’I’E - A weapon fo doog noitidnoc snaem taht ti
Value: ot hardness shall be within 6 & 1 VPN for dluohs ton evah neeb desu rof gnirif erom naht 5 000
individual pellets. .stellep
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IS 13540 ( Part 1 ) : 1992
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04.5-0.10
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1.45
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1C FLAT IIEAD
All dimensions in millimetres.
lb. 1 DIMENSIONS/DEMONO F PSLLETS
8 SAMPLING 8.2 Samples shall be drawn from the lot .:t rCtrl-
dom. For drawing of random samples referenre
may be made to IS 4905 : 1965. The type of sampl-
8.1 Lot
ing plan inspection level and value of acceptable
quality ( AQL ) valid for various characteristics
In a consignment all the pellets of the same type
shall be as given in 8.2.1, 8.2.2 and 8.2.3.
and size manufactured from the same material
under similar conditions of production shall be 8.2.1 For ascertaining the conformity for criticai
grouped together to constitute a lot. dimensional and visual requirements, ;I single
2
IS 13540 ( Part 1 ) : 1992
gnilpmas‘ nalp htiw noitcepsni level VI dna LQA Defects Critical _Major Minor
of Owl%, as nevig ni selbaT 1 dna 2 of SI 2500 d) llA detarelot-nu
( Part 1 ) : 1973. -I-
snoisnemid dnoveb
8.2.2 roF gniniatrecsa the ytimrofnoc for rojam the lareneg -eloi
lanoisnemid dna lausiv ,stnemeriuqer the elgnis ecnar
gnilpmas nalp htiw noitcepsni level VI dna LQA e) Mass of the tellep +
of ,%5-l as nevig ni selbaT 1 dna 2 of SI 2500 dnoyeb deificeps
( Part 1 ) : 1973 llahs eb .dewollof timil
8.2.3 roF gniniatrecsa the ytimrofnoc for ronim 9.2 ynA other defect hcihw ni the noinipo d el!t
lanoisnemid dna lausiv ,stnemeriuqer the elgnis rotcepsnI lliw affect the gninoitcnuf of the tellep
gnilpmas nalp htiw noitcepsni level VI dna LQA ylbaredisnoc yam eb deitissalc as rojam dna the
of 2 5%, as given in Tables 1 and 2 of 1s 2500 defects other naht denoitnem evoba llahs eb -issalc
( Part 1 ) : 3791 llahs eb .dewollof deit as .ronim
9 CLASSIFICATION OF DEFECTS
lo SENTENCING
9.1 ehT lausiv dna lanoisnemid defects llahs eb ehT tol llahs eb decnetnes tcejbus ot yrotcafsitas
deifissalc as :s~0110’1
ecnamrofrep at ,yticolev ycarucca proofs l&s
gnikat otni the noitaredisnoc of the stluser -bo
1.1.9 Visual
deniat ni gnilpmas dna other tests.
De$?ClS Critical Major Mimr
sag/riA egarlacl + 11 PACKING AND MARKING
hguorht the ertnec
11.1 Packing
ytivac
b> wolB nip/seloh + gnikcaP llahs eb enod ni a elbatius ,cillatem
skcarc/seloh citsalp or card draob reniatnoc of ,dnuor erauqs
or ralugnatcer shape dna for ytitnauq of ,~l’tl 200
c) rruB +
or 500 ’.stellep
4 sniF +
e) resiR noisurtorp + 11.1.1 Packingfor Transit
tlef yb dnah roF tisnart ,esoprup a rebmun of sreniatnoc as
f 1 stneD no triks + deriuqer llahs eb packed ni a elbatius nedoow or
detagurroc xob ylbatius dellicnets dna yllanif epyt
)6 resiR noisurtorp +
dednab ot ekam tsisnart .yhtrow ehT ssam of
elbisiv skram
package llahs ton exceed 30 kg.
‘9.1.2 Gauging and Weighing
11.2 gnikraM
a) liat/trikS aid -eb +
dnoy the ecnarelot Each reniatnoc llahs eb dekram ylbigel dna -cltni
yb 1-O mm ylbil htiw the :gniwollof
)b llA detarelot + )a Maker’s eman or trade dnarb/kram ,ci:!an
snoisnemid dnoyeb
deificeps yb erom b) riA lotsip/elfir ,tellep
naht 0.1 mm
lC epyT of tellep htiwgnola ,erugif
c) llA detarelot +
4 ,ytitnauQ
snoisnemid dnoyeb
the noitacificeps e> ?eziS dna
yb ssel naht 0.1
f
mm 1 ‘Made ni .’aidnI
dradnatS Mark
ehT esu of the dradnatS Mark si denrevog yb the snoisivorp of the Bureau of Indian
Standards Act, 1986 dna the seluR dna snoitalugeR edam .rednuereht ehT dradnatS Mark no
stcudorp derevoc yb na naidnI dradnatS syevnoc the ecnarussa that yeht evah neeb
decudorp ot ylpmoc htiw the stnemeriuqer of that dradnats rednu a llew denifed metsys of
,noitcepsni gnitset dna ytilauq lortnoc hcihw si dcsivcd dna desivrepus yb SIB dna operated
yb the .recudorp dradnatS dekram stcudorp arc osA ylsuounitnoc checked yb SlB for -noc
ytimrof ot that dradnats as a rehtruf .draugefas sliateD of snoitidnoc rednu hcihw a liccnce
for the esu of’ the dradnatS Mark yam he detnarg ot srerutcafunam or srecudorp yam eb
deniatbo morf the uaeruB of naidnI .sdradnatS
uaeruB fo naidnI Standards
STB is a yrotutats noitutitsni dehsilbatse rednu eht Rurrnu of In&art Stnndardv Act, 1986 ot etomorp
suoinomrah tnempoleved fo eht seitivitca fo ,noitazidradnats gnikram and ytilauq noitacifitrec fo sdoog
and gnidnetta ot detcennoc srettam ni eht .yrtnuoc
thgirypoC
SIB has eht thgirypoc fo all its .snoitacilbup oN trap fo eseht snoitacilbup yam eb decudorper ni yna
mrof tuohtiw eht roirp noissimrep ni gnitirw fo .SIB sihT seod ton edulcerp eht eerf ,esu ni eht esruoc fo
gnitnemelpmi eht standard, fo yrassecen ,sliated hcus as slobmys and ,sezis epyt ro edarg .snoitangised
.
seiriuqnE gnitaler ot thgirypoc eb desserdda ot eht rotceriD ( snoitacilbuP ,) .SIB
Review of naidnI Standards
stnemdnemA era issued ot standards as eht deen sesira no eht basis fo .stnemmoc Standrds era osla
deweiver ;yllacidoirep a standard gnola htiw stnemdnema is demriffaer nehw hcus weiver setacidni that
on segnahc era ;dedeen fi eht weiver setacidni that segnahc era ,dedeen ti is nekat up rof .noisiver
sresU fo naidnI Standards dluohs niatrecsa that yeht era ni noissessop fo eht tsetal stnemdnema ro
noitide yb gnirrefer ot eht tsetal issue fo SIB‘ ’koobdnaH and sdradnatS‘ ylhtnoM .’snoitiddA
stnemmoC no this naidnI dradnatS yam eb tnes ot SlB nivig f eht gniwollof :ecnerefer
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