PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 231
FEBRUARY 1972
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A lot of solenoids have been getting
busted on
M2
m)chine guns.
AC over
$15
per each ±his can mean a
mountain of money-or at LeasE a smaLL
green hill.
So send the broken soLenoids back.
Your support can fix 'em.
Better yet, don²t break ³em in the first
pLace.
The insulated wire geEs cUE and the sole´
noid shorEs oUt when the charging Handle
and charging cable of the
MIO
charger
are pulLed across the wire.
timing.
The simpLe way to keep your solenoid
wire
oK
is Co brace the charging handle
against the buffer. Then the charging
haPdle cabLe ·won³t eVen CoUch the soleµ
noid wire.
D± iT
THiS WAY
If your soLeno¶d is already beat up, turn
it in instead of throwing it away. When
you geE your new solenoid it will stay ¸n
shape if you don³t cuE iC with your charg´
ing handle cable.
38
L±Ck
SPRiNG
No need to ¹se your full muscleºpower,
LeE alone jamming it back with a screwµ
driver.
JUst pull »t back gently with yoUr
thumb, and yoU can unscrew the barrel.
¼f you bend it all the way back it gets out
ThE
thUmB
W²LL
D±
½ike you aLready know, the shoulder
stock is right handy for unscrewing the
barreL assembly. ¾ust be sure you use Che
closed end of the shoulder stock for thi¿.
R³GHT
If you Use the center parE of the stock
it³LL buLge oUt and then yoU canÀt get it Co
sl»p »n and oUt of tÁe gUn real easy. Also,
»f yoU get a bulge »n your stOck it ÂonÃt
work as well as a cleaning rod.
²³-
Wr±ng
´9
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