MIL-DTL-71026 Magazine, Cartridge, Soft Pack, Reusable, M249, 5.56Mm Machine Gun \(Metric\), General Specification ForThis specification covers the Magazine, Cartridge, Soft Pack, Reusable, M249, 5.56mm Machine Gun, hereafter referred to as the magazine \(see 6.1\).

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MIL-DTL-71026A(AR)

(see Figure 2).

4.5.3 Drop test. A linked belt of 100 M857 or M232 inert

cartridges with feedstrap attached, shall be loaded into a

magazine. The magazine shall be dropped onto solid concrete or

steel three times; once on the dovetail side; once on the end

near the mouth and once on the opposite end. Drop height shall

be a minimum of 1.524 meters in all cases. Upon completion of

the drop test the magazine shall be subjected to the functioning

test of 4.5.1.1. The magazine must comply with the stated

requirement for the test results to be acceptable.