12.7 X 108MM

12.7mm bullets for heavy machine guns to anti-materiel sniper rifles

12.7

12.7x108mm cartridges are suitable for all compatible 12.7mm weapons, from heavy machine guns to anti-materiel sniper rifles.Tracer cartridges, with full luminosity trace, are visible in both day and night. Armor-Piercing Incendiary cartridges (with or without tracer) can be effectively used against lightly armored and flammable targets. 12.7x108mm cartridges may be offered linked with any trajectory- matched cartridges, such as Ball, Tracer, API and API-T, in different configurations.

COMPONENTS

BULLET TYPE(BALL-TP)TRACERAPIAPIT
Length of cartridge (mm)147147147147
Nominal weight of cartridge (g)143132133.5133
Length of bullet (mm)64.664.56464
Weight of bullet, (g)48444844
Primer typeBerdanBerdanBerdanBerdan
BulletBullet jacket , Steel core, Lead antimonyBullet jacket , Steel core, Lead antimony, Tracer compositionBullet jacket, Steel core, Lead antimony, Bullet incendiary compositionBullet jacket, Steel core, Lead antimony, Tracer Composition, Incendiary composition
Propelling chargeSingle Base or Double BaseSingle Base or Double BaseSingle Base or Double BaseSingle Base or Double Base
Material of cartridge caseBrass (or substitute)Brass (or substitute)Brass (or substitute)Brass (or substitute)

 

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

BULLET TYPE(BALL-TP)TRACERAPIAPIT
Max average bullet velocity V25, (m/s)Max. 850Max. 860 or Match Ball Trajectory810 to 825810 to 825 or Match Ball Trajectory
Max. Average chamber pressure (MPa)Max. 310Max. 310Max. 304Max. 304
Penetrate of steel at a range of
100 m
20mm15mm22mm22mm
Tracer visibility (m)n/a1500n/a1500
Accuracy at 100 m -The average
radius
<= 56 mm<= 90 mm<= 90 mm<= 90 mm
Incendiary effectn/an/aShall produce incandescent flash when fired against low carbon steel /aluminum plate placed at 200m from the muzzleShall produce incandescent flash when fired against low carbon steel /aluminum plate placed at 200m from the muzzle
Functional Temperature (°C)-54 to +71-54 to +71-54 to +71-54 to +71
Shelf life (subject to storage condition), 
years
20202020
Hazardous Classification LabelUN 0339UN 0012UN 0300UN 0300

 

PACKING INFORMATION

  • Packed in metal/wooden boxes
  • As per customer requirement

 

ANNUAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY 

2,000,000 pcs / 8h Shift