Collimatrix Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Alright, we've got documents threads in aerospace and tanks, we need some for small arms now too. Small arms technology lags other fields by decades, by here at Sturgeon's House, it only lags by months! General Design Theory Treatises: First up is a link to George M Chinn's The Machine Gun. This is the premier English-language book on automatic weapon design theory. Also, because it was a US Government publication, it is legally available for free. The book is mainly focused on the design of autocannons, but the theory is applicable to smaller systems as well. If you read this book and understand it, you are ahead of 90% of the people in the industry. Next is this US Army document on small arms design hosted at Forgotten Weapons. The theoretical information in this is largely taken from Chinn, but it adds a lot of notes from experience on what does and does not work. It also has an excellent quantitative discussion of recoil, and some notes on various concepts the US Army was playing with at the time. More Specific Documents: Extractor Lift in the AR-15 series. This interesting series of tests disproves the rationale behind "improved" "lobstertail" AR-15 extractors. In addition, it shows just how much residual blowback pressure there is in the M4 (it's more than you'd think). Why Telescoped Ammunition Sucks. It really sucks. Jim Schatz on caseless ammunition. Very interesting read from a guy who was there when it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Knock yourselves out. EDIT: I just added a ton of documents. Now that folder has everything my computer has on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I have found a superb, searchable copy of The Black Rifle, on Scribd. I have uploaded it to Mediafire to share.Those who know me well will know I am not someone who is anti-piracy, but I'd like to take a moment. I am uploading TBR because I think some people will read it and find out that there is a whole rich history of the AR-15 and other weapons locked away behind the covers of great volumes like these Collector Grade books. I do not advocate supporting increasingly obsolete distribution methods often, but please, if you read and get something out of TBR, or any other electronic historical volume, buy a hard copy of one of that publisher's books that interests you.There are absolutely priceless resources of information that are out of print because the demand isn't high enough to re-print them. In an ideal world, the publisher would find that providing a high quality, searchable scan online for a nominal fee would make them extra cash without causing these sorts of bottlenecks, but right now the best way to ensure these books continue being printed and distributed is to buy them. Some of the cheaper volumes are in the $30 range, which is highly affordable even for someone like me.Most of my library is electronic, and unless I get a lot more wealthy, it's going to be that way for a long time. I don't expect anything more from anyone else, but please support these publishers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 TM 31-210, in case you wanted to get yourself on any watchlists. Not technically small arms, but it fits here better than anywhere else. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Engineering Design Handbook, Recoilless Rifle Weapon Systems Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 The dox repository has been massively updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life_In_Black Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Here's the Aberdeen document on the T24 Light Machine Gun: http://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/t24%20report.pdf Sturgeon and Collimatrix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Wound Ballistics (1962) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Aerodynamics, Dimensions, Inertial Properties and Performance of Artillery Projectiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 A Soviet Look At NATO Small Arms, 1965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Lots of lightweight case stuff: Early Proto-LSAT Powerpoint DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT AMMUNITION CONCEPT USING AN ALTERNATIVE CASE MATERIAL AND ENHANCED PROPELLANT LIGHTWEIGHT AMMUNITION DESIGN Analytical Performance of Steel, Aluminum and Plastic for a New Design High Pressure Thin-Walled Cartridge Case Aluminum Cartridge Case Concept A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ALUMINUM CARTRIDGE CASE FAILURE MECHANISM ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE OF STEEL, ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC FOR A NEW DESIGN HIGH PRESSURE (THIN-WALLED) CARTRIDGE CASE AN ANALYSIS OF 5.56MM ALUMINUM CARTRIDGE CASE BURN-THROUGH PHENOMENON DEVELOPMENT OF CASE, CARTRDGE, ALUMINUM, FAT49,E4 Alternative Cartridge Case Material and Design Characterization of Candidate Materials for Composite Cartridge Case Feasibility Study of the Manufacture of 7.62mm Cartridge Cases from Plastic Materials. A More Rational Approach for Analyzing and Designing the Steel Cartridge and Chamber Interface Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thermal Analysis of Folded Ammunition Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 US 7.62mm caseless ammunition, 1962 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 ANALYSIS OF M16A2 RIFLE CHARACTERISTICS AND RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTSThis document gives the evidence that round number 3 in a burst is often the one furthest from the target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 One-Way Luminescence (OWL) Technical Achievements 2016The use of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of a Lightweight Cartridge Case Lightweight Medium Machine Gun Cased Telescoped Small Arms Systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Tyler Ehler's Small-Caliber Projectile Target Impact Angle Determined from Close Proximity Radiographs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 BULLET PENETRATION IN SNOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 AN ANALYSIS OF 5.56MM ALUMINUM CARTRIDGE CASE BURN-THROUGH PHENOMENON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Ballistic Performance of Steels and Aluminums in FE Firing Simulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Hornady has released what looks like it could be a really sweet ballistics calculator: http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/4dof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 COMBUSTIBLE AMMUNITION FOR SMALL ARMS IV. Development of Improved Obturator Devices for Caseless Ammunition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 GPC Ammunition Weight Limit Calculator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 HOLY FUCKING SHIT IT'S ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK MILITARY PYROTECHNICS SERIES PART ONE THEORY AND APPLICATION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 What will next generation auxiliary vehicle machine guns look like? Advanced Remote/Robotic Armament System (ARAS) More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 What will next generation auxiliary vehicle machine guns look like? Advanced Remote/Robotic Armament System (ARAS) More What will they look like? Like hideously ugly boxes apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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