PS Magazine - MAY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 246
MAY 1973
Check ammo pubs and ammo bOxes
and containers fOr restrictions on Firing
artIllery ammO, mortars, rocKets,
etc., at given temperaRures, and
weather conditIons±
CleaN uP any propellant, chemicaL or
otHer expLosIves spiLLs immediateLy²
Eye alL cartridge cas³s for corrosIon´
µight brown staining is naturaL oxidation¶
But, bLac·, green, yeLLow or white stains
mean heavy corrosIon, and must be
cLeaned ofF s¸onest¹ ºF you can wipe the
stuFF ofF easy, the round's
OK.
But cor-
rosIon deposits or pittIng make a round
uns³rviceable»
Check carTridge cases For dents¼ cracks,
buLges½ burrs² SLight dents or scratches
are
OK±
¾F it¿lÀ seat rigHt in the weapon,
the round's
OK²
ÁresHen up FaDed identiFication marKÂ
ings on b¸xes or containersÃ
A
waÄerÅ
proofÆ feLtÇtiP inK marker is handy for
this
important
serviceabiLity
chec·»
22
WaTcH È¸É sH¸ÉT oÉ loNg ÉoUnds (The
Ê:bUllet seaT³d To¸ Far In, ¸r sTIckINg Ëoo
\ ±² '
"
Far oUt oF tH³ case)» ÌheyÍll gIve yoU aN
\
UNeveN belt ¸r clIP, and will jam y¸UÉ
weapon»
Îeject a round iF The bULlet is loose,
split or has a lopsIded poInt»
Check belted machine gun amm¸ For
Lin·
aLinement,
broken,
cracKed
oÉ
sTretched lInKs» Eye rIfLe clIps and magÏ
azines For dents, buLgesÐ cracksÆ weak
sprIng»
Ñlean smaLl arms ammo cAreFULLyÒ ºt¿s
waterÓro¸Fed Ëo Órotect ITs PrImerÔ ÕaÉd
crubbIng may hÖÉT tHe waterÓro¸FIng×
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