"PRESSURE-TEST OPERATOR"
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- 1) Measures propellant force of powder charge by firing small arms cartridges and shotshells in pressure-testing device: Selects test barrel according to type and caliber of cartridge to be fired.
- 2) Secures breech end of barrel in fixture containing breech-block, hammer, and firing pin, using handtools and gauges.
- 3) Inserts gas check and steel piston into vent in barrel wall.
- 4) Positions lead or copper slug of standard length on piston and tightens yoke-mounted setscrew which acts as anvil to secure it.
- 5) Fires cartridge and measures compressed slug for reduction in length, using micrometer.
- 6) Converts reduction in slug length to pressure expressed in pounds-per-square inch, using conversion chart.
- 7) Computes average pressure for specified number of cartridges.
- 8) May perform velocity tests on projectiles.
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