PS Magazine - MAY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 246
MAY 1973
Know your fuzing tools-the Fuze
WReNch aNd
fz
setter authorIZE fOR
spcifiC ±uzes. Use 'em gently, keeP 'eM
Cl²n and In go³ shAp´
SCrew a fuze oN easyµlike¶ ·ever fOr¸e
¹tº »Nd¼ neVer sPin¼ ½Roll¾ oR DroP a fuze¿
ÀÁst¼ CAReless rotÁTINg ¸an Cause a fÂze
to ARm-
If the rounD or fuze Is laTer
DRoPÃ oR MIshÁnDled¶
Äever uNÅÂZe a rouND thatÆs issued
ÇÈÉeD-Ènless your ÊMMo Pubs authorIze
Á ËdiÌereNt fuze for tHe RounDÍ
Îf a roÂNd Takes a ÏÂze-Never fire IT
without a fuzÐÍ ÑnauthorIzed or altereD
fÂzes are also TaBooÒ Óhe ammo ¸an bloW
uP in The ÔoreÕ »ny questIons
.
ÖÍ
?
×hen fuzInG¼ make sure The fuze ¸aØITy
Is ¸leaNÍ Ñse Á ¸leanÙ LInÚÛÏree ¸LoÜ anDÝ
a wooDen stI¸k (noT MeTÁL) To ¸Lean The
Ïuze ¸avITyÞ Óhe fuze anD Pßoje¸TILe
àhreÁDs must aLso Be ¸LeÁn Ïor The Ïáze To
seat righT¶ ·ever use a ÏÂze or a Proâ
jÐãtiLe With bÂggereD ThreaDsä Óárn IT INÖ
On separate-loading ammo keep the
lifting or closing plug on until you're
ready to use the round. The plug must be
tight, but it shoULd give to a gooD, strong
turn. Turn in rounds with frozen plugs. If
a lifting plug has rusty threaDs±clean
'em and give
²
'em a light coat of silicone
grease
(
FSN 6850-702³4297)´
Prepared ammo that's not fired needs
extra handling. First off, clean it good,
re-pack it, and seal it in its box´ On sepaµ
rate-Loadi¶g
ammo, remove the fuze,
pack it carefully, and replace the pro·
jectile's pLug. Note on the box the date
the ammo was re³packed¸ And use that
ammo first on your next f¹ring m¹ssion.
That cuts down on your opened boxes.
Save the Large (4x8 ft) pLastic sheet
thatºs packed with some ammo´ »t¼s a
handy cover for your standby ammo at
the gun site.
»f your outfit does not get enough
copies of PS Magazine eveRy month,
have your unit cLerk send in a change to
your order. Put ¹t ¹n Block 45 of ½A Form
12³4 and send it to the pubs center at
Baltimore´
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