Publications
Performance Standards Developed for the American National Standards Institute
The below ANSI/SAAMI Performance Standards books detail the voluntary industry performance standards for
pressure and velocity of ammunition for use by commercial manufacturers. Each book includes detailed specifications and drawings.
ANSI/SAAMI Centerfire Pistol & Revolver
$30 Item #205 Z.299.3 1993
ANSI/SAAMI Centerfire Rifle
$35 Item #206 Z.299.4 1992
ANSI/SAAMI Rimfire
$20 Item #208 Z.299.1 1992
ANSI/SAAMI Shotshell
$25 Item #209 Z.299.2 1992
The above 4 books on CD-Rom.
$90 Item #210 CD-Rom Save
$20.00
ANSI/SAAMI Abusive Mishandling
$5 Item #207 Z.299.5 1996
This book lists recommendations for test procedures to evaluate
new designs of rifles, shotguns and handguns. Test parameters simulate
conditions where the firearm is subjected to abusive mishandling to demonstrate
the ability of the firearm to withstand this abuse without discharging.
Technical Brochures on Potentially Dangerous Materials
$.50 each $10/100 $55/1,000
Smokeless Powder
Item #200 - Explains the properties of smokeless powders, considerations and recommendations for storage and how to check for deterioration.
Primers
Item #201 - Covers the appropriate general properties of sporting primers, their handling and recommended storage.
Sporting Ammunition
Item #202 - Discusses the characteristics of sporting ammunition, its appropriate handling and storage, including characteristics
of ammunition caught in a fire.
Three Pamphlet Set
Item #203 - Smokeless Powder, Primers and Sporting Ammunition
$1.00 each
Item #211 Unsafe Arms and Ammunition Combinations
Item #241 Setting the Standard Safety and Technical
Standards for Firearms and Ammunition
This booklet details the history and purpose of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute.
$1.50 each $80/100 $320/1,000
Item #240 "... we urge that you not purchase
a firearm."
... and other comments on safe and responsible firearms use.
$1.50 each $80/100 $320/1,000
Firearms Safety Depends on You
Item #081 - 10 important rules of firearms safety in a 12-page booklet that also explains how and why they reduce the likelihood
of accidents. The importance of ear and eye protection, limitations of safeties, use and storage of firearms,
and other safety information is included in this staple of firearms safety literature.
$1/10 $5/100 $40/1,000
Facts about Sporting Ammunition Fires
Item #204 - This brochure provides a detailed description of what really happens to ammunition in a fire, upon sudden impact,
and what danger it poses to firefighters.
$.50 each $10/100 $55/1,000
VIDEOS - $10.00 each
Sporting Ammunition and the Firefighter
Item #250 - Nearly one million rounds of ammunition were subjected to ten different tests-from open burn conditions to tightly
confined burn conditions-to examine what happens to sporting ammunition exposed to severe impact and fire.
This video is recommended as an educational tool for fire departments and explains how firefighters face no
danger from sporting ammunition in a fire when protected by standard turn-out gear.
Smokeless Powder and the Fire Service
Item #251 - This video emphasizes in the storage and display of smokeless powder in the retail environment and
demonstrates that if appropriately packaged, smokeless powder will not explode and is less dangerous during fires
than many other common retail materials. It addresses what the fire hazards are to firefighters or to supplies displayed
in a retail store, and what quantity limits should municipal fire prevention ordinances place on the storage and
display of smokeless powder in retail stores.
Informational Pamphlets and Firearms Safety Issues
The following background papers provide factual perspectives on the many issues surrounding firearms.
$.50 each $15/100 $80/1,000
Item # 221 - A Century of Success in Reducing Firearms Accidents
Item # 222 - Market Size and Economic Impact of the Sporting Firearms and Ammunition Industry in America
Item # 223 - A Responsible Approach to Firearms Safety
Item # 224 - Excise Taxes on Firearms and Ammunition
Item # 225 - A Responsible Approach to Legislation Regulating
"Assault Weapons"
Item # 226 - A Technical Overview of Ammunition Types, Characteristics and Issues
Item # 227 - Absolute Liability
Item # 228 - Close to Home
Three easy ways to order:
1) Call SAAMI at 203-426-4358
2) Email SAAMI
3) FAX your order to 203-426-1087
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