Progress in Developing NIST Standard Casings

Published

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, M Ols

Abstract

Standard casings and bullets are currently under development to support the National Integrated Ballistics information Network (NIBIN). The master casings are obtained from the ATF''s National Laboratory Center at Rockville, MD, by a standardized shooting procedure. The electroforming technique, which we have previously tested for replication of surface roughness specimens, is used for replication of the prototype NIST standard casings. Initial testing results show high agreement and reproducibility between the casing signatures of different standard casings. Further testing is still in progress. The standard casings, combined with standard bullets, aim to provide reference standards for ballistics laboratories of the ATF and FBI for instrument callibration, measurement quality control and measurmeent unification. In this paper, technical requirements, designed, manufacture and testing of the standard casings are discussed.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of Measurement Science Conference

Conference Dates

January 24-25, 2002

Conference Location

Anaheim, CA

Conference Title

Measurement Science Conference

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

ballistics, bullet signature, electroforming, reference material, RM standard bullet, standard casing

Citation

Song, J. , Vorburger, T. and Ols, M. (2002), Progress in Developing NIST Standard Casings, Proceedings of Measurement Science Conference, Anaheim, CA (Accessed April 27, 2024)