PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 239
OCTOBER 1972
Spare che rod and spoil che rifle-chac's
The Word on pLuCking "kiLler±ChiCken²
rou
9
Ds from your M³6 or M³6A³ rifLe.
´iKe you aLready know, a kiLLerµChiCken
round has Liccle or no Powder in ics brass
CarcridGe Case. This happens about onCe
every umpteen thousand rounds or so,
and ic's nothing Ro worry abouc provided
you know what has happened and ho_w Ro
handLe ic.
You Can ceLL reaL easy ¶hen
·
you fire
-=±²³´
one of chese underloaded rounds beCaUse
you just hear a Liccle "pop¸ like a kid's Cap
pistoL and chere¹s no reCoiL kiCk againsc
your shouLder.
This pop sound is che primer going off
and ic ºay drive che bulLet up inco che
barrel. Or maybe it won'c even
out of che Chamber.
PLUCKING PROCEDURE
SAFe
48
3.
Pull the charging hAndle to the rear and
secure the bolt.
±²
If you dON't already have the selector
Lever oN
SAFE,
put ±t oN
SAFE
Now²
5³
TR to force a clean±ng rod down the BAr-
reL From the muzzle to the chamber to
knock out the Bullet²
you had a weak round in the barreL and
go ahead and fire ano»her round behind
it.
This¼LL blow Up your barreL, rUin yo½r
rIfLe and maybe yourse¾F.
No need for it co ever Happen, »hougH.
JUsc make sure every roUnd you FIre gIves
yoUr shoULder a kICk.
¿f you don'c geE a kICk, scop firing tHe
rIF¾e untI¾ yoU have rUn a CLeaning rod
The onLy way anything CouLd happen
down ic co Àake sUre cHereÁs no CHICken
wo½Ld be for you co ignore tHe faCÂ chat
In tHe barrel.
M60 POSITIVE BARREL LOCK
Dear Halt-MA
Ouring sUm±1R rai²nG so±e
01
ouR
160
.µ
acT .³´ egun barrels Caµe
unlocked¶ ·uR nEwer µodeLs have an ImpRoved pos¸¹ºve ac¹ion BaRre» Jock¼
I
•
½a ,
"
¾o ge¹ a¿ ou
Mf'
p ¹À snuf
P
Ãear Sergeant N.
G´µ
Whee!
Someone'sÄ been caking good
Care of »hose M60s ¹Cause the new barreL
LoCk has been around for quite a speLL.
Åowever, you Can stop »hose barreLs
from Coming UngLUed by repLaCing the
barreL loCk Lever, spring retaIner pin, barÆ
reL ¾oCk pLunger, spring retainer, barreL
LoCKing shaft, and heLiCal spring wich
items
2¶ ·¸
7Ç and
¹º
fig ȳ³, TM ɱ1005Ê
22»-2»
(May 71).
la/-#tf
¼9
THese Will
UpDaTe
YOUR m½¾
¿g
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