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The Ministry of Trade and Industry is a member of the Regulation of 27 August 1982 on the inspection of firearms and equipment Article 22 (656/82) Decided to:
This Decision concerns the Regulation on the inspection of firearms and ammunition (656/82) Weapons and articles intended for use.
The Centre may issue technical and safety guidelines for the application of this provision.
For the purposes of this Decision:
(1) Type examination A verification of the design and operation of the device, instrument and the ammunition type to be used for the purpose of detection of the use of equipment, equipment or equipment;
(2) General inspection An inspection prior to the test shooting, stating that the firearms are in charge of the information provided and the mechanisms of the firearms are operated as intended;
(3) Pressure measurement Measurement of the pressure exerted by the ammunition with a pressure measuring weapon;
(4) Operational test A standard pipe or a range of ammunition carried out by the technical inspection body with a firearm;
(5) Test-target practice The ammunition used in the test shooting of the weapon, where the pressure or the kinetic energy of the bullet corresponds to the requirements set by C.I. P for the cartridges used for the inspection of that weapon;
(6) First test shooting, Shotgun firing range to be performed if the average maximum pressure of the cartridges for use in the weapon (P Max ) Does not exceed the following values:
| 12 ≤ calibre count < 16 | 650 bar | ||
| Calibre number = 16 | 680 bar | ||
| 16 < calibre | 720 bar |
(7) High-power content Cartridges with an average P Max Exceeds the values given in the tables published by C.I. P; and
(8) Special test shooting Test shooting carried out on a high-powered shotgun pellet.
Inspection stamp shall be stamped on the inspections and the firearms approved in the trial, indicating the type of test.
Paragraph 2 is repealed by P 27.10.1995/1220 .
An entire batch of checks may be rejected if there are reasonable grounds for believing that there has been a mistake in the manufacture of raw materials or preparations.
The provisions of this Decision on the inspection of firearms shall also apply to the essential parts of the firearms which may be attached to arms without any adjustment measures that may affect some of the activity or its strength.
A weapon which is assembled from the parts referred to in paragraph 1 which have been checked and tested with pressure which corresponds to the maximum permissible pressure of the weapon in question does not need to be re-examined.
The shotgun intended for the inspection shall include:
1) the name of the manufacturer or the registered trade mark;
2) the manufacturing number;
3) the indication of the calibre and the length of the cartridge;
(4) the inner diameter of the pipe with an accuracy of 0,1 mm or the quality mark of the steel used, and the smallest thickness of the wall of the barrel;
(5) black powder with a shotgun, where only black powder may be used; and
(6) other information necessary for the safety of use.
The inspection shall check that:
(1) the shotgun shall be labelled in accordance with Article 7;
(2) the technical characteristics are in accordance with the labelling;
(3) the size of the cartridge is in accordance with the table published by C.I. P;
(4) the shotgun can be loaded with the intended cartridge using the normal charging movement;
(5) in the semiautomatic shotgun, the charging mechanism works flawlessly;
(6) the impact of the impactor is free, the tip of the impactor is set above the impactor and the tip has been finalized;
(7) safety performance flawlessly; and
8) tuning and launch mechanisms are functioning flawlessly.
The inner diameter of each barrel shall be checked by means of an interpreter, or a multipoint, by an electronic measuring device, published by C. I. P.
The inspection of the chamber shall be carried out by interpreters or by means of multi-point, electronic or pneumatic instruments.
The general inspection shall reject the shotgun,
(1) missing entries in accordance with Article 7;
2) where there is a rust or whose external surface is not sufficiently finished;
(3) with raw materials or fabrics of raw material or manufacturing, such as scratches or soldering defects, or with drilling or polishing errors in the inner surface of the barrel that hinder post-shooting inspection;
(4) the mechanism for loading, flow, firing, shuttering or authentication is incorrect;
(5) which cannot be uploaded using a test firing range according to the dimensions of the table published by C.I. P;
(6) the dimensions of which are not in accordance with the dimensions of the table published by C.I. P; and
(7) the inner diameter of the pipe does not correspond to the dimensions of the table published by C.I. P.
Each sawed-off shotgun shall be tested on the test firing range to meet the requirements of C.I. P.
First-time shooting shall be carried out by firing at least two test firing ranges at each barrel, the pressure of which, measured in accordance with Article 39, meets the requirements set out in the table published by C.I. P.
The special test shooting shall be carried out by firing at least two test-shooting trunks per barrel, the pressure of which, measured in accordance with Article 39, meets the requirements set out in the table published by C.I. P. This test-shooting shall be carried out with a shotgun intended to shoot high-power plants with P Max Depending on the calibre, over 650 bar, 680 bar or 720 bar.
If a shotgun has been subjected to a special test, it does not have to be a target test.
After the shooting, a check shall be carried out on the shotgun, stating whether or not the shooting has caused any functional or measurement changes.
After the probing, we have to abandon the shotgun,
1) which is visibly damaged;
(2) where a shotgun-induced nallipet has been found, the ignition of the cartridge in the closure of a shotgun, an enlargement in the chamber of the chamber, the overrun or the reduction part of the barrel, or a defect in the cylindrical part of the barrel;
(3) whose lists or brackets are loose from their soles, with a shotgun pellet and the tail level of the barrel exceeding the value specified by C.I. P, the lock frame is broken or modified, or the essential parts of the shut-off are: Damaged or altered; and
(4) the operation of which the charging, flow, launch, shut-down or authentication mechanism has changed due to the shooting.
The shotgun approved in the inspection shall be stamped with the stamps provided for in Article 4. The stamp shall be made in the barrel and either the frame of the frame or the essential parts of the sphincter, so that the labels are clearly visible.
The certificate issued for the inspection of the application shall contain at least the following information:
1. Shotgun model;
(2) the manufacturer and the manufacturing number;
(3) rated potassium;
4) the length of the cartridge; and
5) test pressure.
At the request of the manufacturer, the certificate may be accompanied by other indications concerning the shotgun.
The rifling weapon delivered to the inspection shall include:
1) the name of the manufacturer or the registered trade mark;
2) the manufacturing number;
(3) the type of cartridge intended to be used;
(4) black powder imprint in a weapon where only black powder may be used; and
(5) other information necessary for the safety of use.
The inspection shall check that:
(1) in the Rihla weapon, the entries under Article 16;
(2) the technical characteristics are in accordance with the labelling;
(3) the size of the cartridge is in accordance with the dimensions of the tables published by C.I. P;
4) the rihla-gun can be loaded with the intended cartridge using the normal charging movement;
(5) the semiautomatic charging mechanism and the revolver's taxiway mechanism works flawlessly;
(6) the impact of the impactor is free, the tip of the impactor is set above the impactor and the tip has been finalized;
(7) the safety performance is false; and
8) tuning and launch mechanisms are functioning flawlessly.
The examination of the diameter of the rifling tube shall be carried out by an interpreter with the same nominal measure as the minimum size of the calibre C.I. P table.
The inspection of the Rihla-gun's nest shall be carried out with a printer whose dimensions are in accordance with the minimum dimensions of the cartridges contained in the tables published by C.I. P.
The general inspection shall reject the rifling weapon,
(1) missing entries in accordance with Article 16;
2) where there is a rust or whose external surface is not sufficiently finished;
(3) with raw material or manufacturing defects such as scratches or soldering defects, or with drilling or polishing errors in the inner surface of the barrel;
(4) the mechanism for loading, taxing, tuning, firing, shuttering or authentication is incorrect; and
(5) the piipulation of the barrel and the chamber does not correspond to the dimensions of the tables published by the C.I. P.
Each of the rifling weapons shall be tested on the test firing range of which P Max Is at least 30 % higher than the P for use in the tables published in the tables published by C.I. P Max .
If, instead of pressure measurement, the measurement of the kinetic energy of a bullet is used, the kinetic energy of the test firing test shall be at least 10 % higher than the maximum kinetic energy allowed for the cartridge.
The test shall be carried out as follows:
1) with a weapon for which P Max Is ≥ 1 800 bar, shot at at least two test mariners;
2) with a weapon for which P Max Is < 1,800 bar, shot at at least one test shooting range;
(3) pistols, irrespective of the pressure of the cartridge, shall be fired at at least two test mariners;
(4) revolver and any other weapon at which the barrel and the chamber are different, irrespective of the pressure of the cartridge, shall be fired at least one test firing range per chamber;
(5) with a weapon of which the kinetic energy of the shell bullets is indicated in the table published by the C.I. P, at least two test firing ranges are fired; and
(6) With several barrels, each barrel is shot with the number of test-shooting tests, as prescribed in the above paragraphs.
After a trial period, a check shall be carried out on the rihla which determines whether or not the shooting has caused any functional or measurement changes.
After the probing period, the rifling weapon must be rejected,
1) which is visibly damaged;
(2) where there is evidence of a gun-led nallipetto, the ignition of the cartridge in the closure of a weapon, an enlargement in the chamber of a chamber or the overhead or a deformation in the rim of the barrel;
(3) whose lists or brackets have been severed from their soles, the closing spacing exceeds C.I. I. The value specified by the C.I. P, a deformation or fracture has occurred in the lockbox or in the box, and the deformation or damage to the essential parts of the containment device; and
(4) the operation of which, due to the shooting, has changed the operation of the charging, taxi/electrical, firing, shut-down or confirmatory machinery.
The rifling weapon approved in the inspection shall be stamped with the stamps provided for in Article 4. The stamp shall be made in the barrel and either the frame of the frame or the essential parts of the sphincter.
In Revolvers and other weapons where the barrel and the chamber are different, stamp the barrel, roll and body or pipe, each chamber of cartridge and the essential parts of the sphincter.
The stamp must be clearly visible.
The certificate to be issued for the inspection of the strap shall contain at least the following information:
(1) the rihla-weapon model;
(2) the manufacturer and the manufacturing number;
(3) the nominal calibre and the name of the cartridge; and
4) test pressure.
At the manufacturer's request, the certificate may be accompanied by other markings on the gun.
A general inspection, test shooting and post-shooting inspection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of C.I. P.
Workplace equipment must comply with the requirements published by C.I. P and be subject to the requirements of C.I. P, before import and manufacture of the instrument.
In Finland, a type examination and a batch-specific inspection of the manufacture or import shall be carried out in Finland, unless the equipment has been inspected elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of C.I. P. (27.10.1995/1220)
Type examination is carried out by an inspection body. (27.10.1995/1220)
The inspection of the manufacture and import consignment may also be carried out in the place of inspection referred to in Article 7 (2) of the Firearms and Supplies Regulation.
The inspection body may grant an inspection mark to the manufacturer of ammunition provided for in Article 28 (3). Access to the inspection mark may also be granted to the importer who imports consignments of ammunition from countries not belonging to the International Inspection Organisation (C.I.P.) and checks the equipment for the inspection of firearms and equipment In accordance with Article 7 of the Regulation.
Access to the inspection mark shall be valid continuously, provided that the checks carried out by the control body in accordance with the C.I. P guidelines show that the conditions under this Decision are in place.
The on-site inspection post referred to in Article 28 (3) shall have access to the equipment suitable for the purpose and to the staff involved in the use of the equipment. This is stated before the inspection of the control body to be carried out before the right of verification.
The type examination shall be carried out for each type of ammunition manufactured in Finland and on the import of each type of ammunition for the first batch of imports.
Different headings used in the measurement tables approved by C.I. P are considered to be different types of ammunition.
The same item shall be considered as belonging to the type of ammunition produced in a series and charged by the same loader using the same powder, the same weight of bullets or pellets and similar ignition caps. They are considered to belong to the same consignment when they import the same importer and are delivered at the same time.
The type examination shall be carried out on a batch of 3 000 or more. The verification shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 32 to 41, as provided for in Articles 32 to 41, but in such a way that the size of the sample should be double the amount of the samples referred to in Article 32 for the type examination.
If the quantity produced or imported is less than 3 000, sampling and inspections shall be carried out in each case as approved by the control body. (27.10.1995/1220)
The sampled batch shall be sampled as follows:
| Lot size of pieces | |||
| Inspection 500 001-1 500 000 | Up to 35 000 | 35 001 TO 150 000 | 150 001 TO 500,000 |
| (a) visual and visual inspection 500 | 125 | 200 | 315 |
| B) pressure measurement 50 | 20 | 30 | 30 |
| (c) action test 50 | 20 | 32 | 32 |
The amount of the sampled portion shall not exceed 500 000 copies of the CCS and 1 500 000 copies of the marginal output.
Sampling of imported ammunition shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down by C.I. P.
Paragraph 31 provides for the same category of ammunition for the purposes of the type-examination, including an inspection of the manufacturing and import import.
The minimum sales packaging of the shotgun shells shall be shown:
1) the name of the manufacturer or the registered trade mark;
2) calibre cartridges;
(3) the indication of the shortest cartridge chamber in which the cartridge is to be used;
(4) the type of powder when the cartridge contains black powder;
(5) number of cartridges;
6) the manufacturing batch or the date of manufacture; and
7) approved inspection marking. (27.10.1995/1220)
In addition, the semi-rated rounds of the shotgun shall bear a label of the maximum permissible weight of the pellet.
There shall be an additional marking on the packaging of the higher power plants, which may indicate that the cartridges are to be fired only with a firearm which has undergone a specific test shooting.
The minimum sales packaging of the bullet cartridges shall show:
1) the name of the manufacturer or the registered trade mark;
2) calibre and type of ammunition;
(3) kinetic energy of the bullet if kinetic energy measurements have been carried out;
4) number of cartridges;
5) the manufacturing lot or the date of manufacture; and
6) approved inspection marking. (27.10.1995/1220)
The minimum sales packaging of the sample lot shall be checked:
(1) the packaging complies with Articles 33 or 34; and
2) the packaging contains only cartridges complying with the label.
The manufacturer's name or the registered trade mark, the number of the cartridges, the manufacturing lot and the marking shall be allowed, depending on the size of the lot, as follows: (27.10.1995/1220)
| Maximum permissible error rate | |||
| Lot size of pieces | Type examination | Batch verification | |
| Up to 35 000 | 3 | 2 | |
| 35 001 TO 150 000 | 5 | 3 | |
| 150 001 TO 500,000 | 8 | 5 | |
| 500 001-1 500 000 | 12 | 8 | |
No error shall be allowed in respect of the application of the calibre, the marking of the cartridge, the additional marking of the high-efficiency crown and the requirement of paragraph 1 (2).
If more errors are found in the sample item than is permitted, the entire batch shall be returned to the sorting room after which it may be re-submitted for inspection.
The cartridge casing shall bear the cartridge type designation and the manufacturer's mark. 22 (5,6 mm) and the lower edges of the liner shall be approved without the type designation.
The buckshot shall bear the shotgun size or number and the length of the cartridge, if it exceeds:
1) with 20 calibre and larger, 65,0 mm, or
2) 24-calibre and smaller, 63,5 mm.
It must be possible to conclude from the label on high power that they are only to be fired with a firearm which has undergone a specific test shooting.
The samples of the sample batch shall be checked for:
(1) the cartridges are clearly legible in accordance with Article 36; and
2) There are no errors in the casings.
In the case of the marking of the manufacturer's mark, the buckshot and the length of the seal, the number of errors shall be permitted, depending on the size of the lot, in accordance with Article 35 (2).
There will be no mistake with regard to the labelling of the central detonator and the label indicating high efficiency.
Seals in which the length of the rupture in the mouth is less than or equal to 3 mm may be, depending on the size of the lot, the maximum amounts of errors in accordance with Article 35 (2).
More than 3 mm rupture in September, other longitudinal or transverse lacerations, rupture at the bottom of the shell or incorrect calibre is not allowed.
If more errors are found in the sample item than is permitted, the entire batch shall be returned to the sorting room after which it may be re-submitted for inspection.
The measurement shall check the dimensions of safety relevant to the safety and the dimensions identifying the type of cartridge. The dimensions shall be in accordance with the tables published by C.I. P. (27.10.1995/1220)
There will be no mistake with regard to the dimensions of safety.
The border dimensions prescribed for the identification of the type shall be checked with a form of a form corresponding to the minimum dimensions of the cartridge. The shells of all the samples must fit into this design.
The skin surface shall not be outside the base of the shell casing.
If a single error is found, the entire batch shall be returned to be sorted, after which it may be retabled for inspection.
For the purposes of this Decision and in the tables published by C.I. I. P, the weight values shall be the weight values measured by the crd.
The Crusher lierios must be prepared or revised by the Etablissement Central de l 'Armement' (ECA, Paris).
The measurement shall be carried out by other methods, provided that the measurement method used is calibrated by the crit method.
In the cases indicated in the table published by the C:I. P, the measurement of kinetic energy shall be used instead of the measurement of the pressure.
Paragraph 5 is repealed by P 27.10.1995/1220 .
The measurement of the pressure shall be carried out with the ammunition selected in accordance with Article 32. For the purposes of the type examination, the ammunition shall be conditioned 24 hours under standard conditions. In standard conditions, the temperature is 21 ° C ± 1 ° C and the relative humidity of 60 % ± 5 %.
However, in the case of a number of checks, the pressure measurement may also be carried out under the prevailing conditions of the control space with air-conditioned ammunition. If necessary, the measurement results should be checked in standard conditions with air-conditioned ammunition.
The measured values of pressure and kinetically energy shall not exceed the values given in the tables published by C.I. P.
If the measurement results are higher than the table values, the remeasurement may be carried out with a doubling of the cartridge if the maximum measured value does not exceed 1,25 x P Max -value. The mean value of the remeasurements and of the results of the previous normal measurement shall not exceed the values given in the tables published by C.I. P.
Cartridges which do not comply with the requirements of paragraph 1 or 2 shall not be put up for sale than those labelled in accordance with Article 33 (3).
The operating test shall be carried out using a standard pipe or a firearm with the size of the cartridge in accordance with the tables published by C.I. P.
In the case of a batch of preparation and importation, the action test may be carried out with a firearm which has been identified by the inspection body within the limits permitted by C.I. P as published by the Tables. The measurement data of this firearm shall be recorded. (27.10.1995/1220)
The action test shall be carried out with the ammunition selected in accordance with Article 32.
The following errors are not allowed:
(1) disarming the gases past the shut-off;
2) the freezing of the bullet or its residue in the barrel;
(3) the laceration of the shell casing in such a way that it is completely or partially left in the barrel;
4) to wrinkle the shell; and
5) the cracks in the bottom of the shell.
If errors occur, the entire batch shall be returned to be sorted, after which it may be re-submitted for inspection.
Paragraph 43 has been repealed by P 27.10.1995/1220 .
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1983 and shall apply to firearms and articles manufactured or imported after that date.
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 1995.
The access rights referred to in Article 29 issued by the Technical Inspection Centre before the entry into force of this Decision shall continue to be valid in accordance with the relevant decisions.
