Caliber .45 ammunition
Caliber .45 ammunition consists of ball cartridges, blank cartridges, dummy cartridges, high-pressure test cartridges, and tracer cartridges. In common with all other small-arms ammunition, caliber .45 cartridges are identified by the marking on the packing boxes and cartons and by the identification card. These include the type, caliber, model, manufacturer's symbol, and ammunition lot number.
Packing data
|
Ball, M1911 |
Tracer, M1 |
Dummy, M1 |
High pressure, test |
Blank, revolver, M1 | |
| Cartidges per carton | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Cartons per box | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 240 |
| Total rounds per box | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5,760 |
| Weights of box and carton | 110 | 103 | 105 | 110 | 135 |
| Dimensions of box | 16 7/16 X 12 11/16 X 7 5/8 | 18 7/16 X 9 7/16 X 14 13/16 | |||
| Area of box | 1.45 sq. ft. | 1.21 sq. ft. | |||
| Volume of box | 0.92 cu. ft. | 1.49 cu. ft. | |||
Component parts
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Component parts |
Ball, M1 | Tracer, M1 |
Dummy, M1921 |
High-pressure test |
Blank, revolver, M1 |
|
Cartidge Case |
Brass | Brass | Tinned brass. | Brass | Brass |
| Bullet jacket |
Gilding metal |
Gilding metal |
Gilding metal |
Gilding metal |
|
| Bullet slug |
{39 lead {1 antimony |
39 lead 1 antimony |
39 lead 1 antimony |
39 lead 1 antimony |
|
| Primer cup |
Gilding metal |
Gilding metal |
None |
Gilding metal |
Gilding metal |
| Primer anvil | Brass | Brass | None | Brass | Brass |
| Primer disk | Paper | Paper | None | Paper | Paper |
|
Primer pel- let |
F.A. 70 | F.A. 70 | None | F.A. 70 | F.A. 70 |
|
Propellent powder. |
Smokeless powder. |
Smokeless powder. |
None |
Smokeless powder. |
Smokeless powder. |
| Wad | None | None | Paper |
Component weights
| Caliber .45 |
Weight of com- plete cartridge |
Weight of bullet | Weight of jacket | Weight of slug |
Weight of tracer composition |
Weight of primer |
Weight of propel- lent powder |
Weight of car- tridge case. |
| Ball, M1911 | 327 | 234 | 37 | 197 | 4.524 | 5. | 87 | |
| Ball, M1911 | 325 | 234 | 37 | 197 | 4.522 | 5. | 87 | |
| Tracer, M1 | 303 | 195 | 75 | 100 |
Igniter com- position 20. |
4.524 | 5. | 87 |
| Blank, revolver, M1 | 123 | (1) | 4.524 | 6. | 120 | |||
|
High-pressure test, M1. |
327 | 234 | 37 | 197 | 4.524 | 7. | 87 | |
| Dummy, M1921 | 313 | 234 | 37 | 197 | 87 | |||
| Dummy, M1921 | 318 | 234 | 37 | 197 | 4.11 | 85.5 |
References
- FM 9-13 AMMUNITION HANDBOOK A GUIDE FOR AMMUNITION SPECIALISTS - 4 November 1986
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