MIL-DTL-71026A(AR)
the applicable drawings and specifications.
3.3 Magazine. The magazine shall comply with all
requirements of drawing 12944203, all associated drawings and
with all requirements specified in applicable specifications and
standards.
3.4 Construction. The construction shall conform in all
aspects to the drawings listed in 2.1.2 and as specified herein.
3.5
Performance.
3.5.1
Function Firing.
3.5.1.1 Functioning. The magazine shall be capable of
being loaded with 100 rounds of linked ammunition. The feedstrap
(dwg. 9352578) shall be attached to the linked ammunition belt.
The loaded magazine shall be attached to a M249 machine gun and
functioned without any malfunctions attributable to the
container. Upon release of the weapon feed cover, the free
length of the cartridges shall not fall back into the magazine.
After functioning, the magazine shall be capable of being
detached from the weapon without difficulty.
3.5.1.2 Endurance. The magazine shall be capable of being
functioned (see 3.5.1.1) 50 cycles at ambient temperature without
any malfunctions attributable to the magazine. The magazine
shall be capable of being functioned (see 3.5.1.1) a total of 5
cycles at high temperature (52o - 3oC) and 5 cycles at low
temperature (-54o + 3oC) without any malfunctions attributable to
the magazine. 1 cycle is considered to be loading of magazine;
attaching to a weapon; firing 100 rounds; and removing the
magazine from the weapon.
3.5.2 Dovetail mount. The magazine (inert loaded) shall
remain attached to the weapon mount fixture following the drop of
a 2.27 kilogram weight minimum, from a minimum height of 305
millimeters, onto the container at a distance of 30 millimeters
from the dovetail.
3.5.3 Drop test. When an inert loaded magazine is dropped
from a minimum height of 1.524 meters, the magazine shall not
deform to the extent that its functional performance is impaired.
This includes any separation of the closure mechanism, which
results in spillage of the ammunition, or cracking of the
container that would prevent its proper functioning.
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