PS Magazine - JANUARY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 278
JANUARY 1976
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TAKE-It-OFF BLUeS
Unauthorized disassembly racks up
your ML6A±-in more ways than one.
StIck
to
the
instructions
in
your
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operator's ²10 TM anD you'll HavE a
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"16³ that's on target.
Removal of tHe automatic sear pin
is a supPort level job, for instance.
HANDS!
OFF
SEAR
PIN
Unless that pIn is fitted in right,your
rifle won´t go into autoµatic fire¶
Many sear pins have been bent and
broken, so it´s hands off.
right, your ·6 wOn't fire. ¸eriod. You
should checK it, tHough, after your
weapon¹s been worked on. Be sure
the spring
º
is on »¼½ of the trIgger pin.
THe lower receiver group gets only
cleanIng
and
lubing
fro¾ you.
¿ts
µaintenaNce comes from ÀS, so keep
out!
MUZzLE
CaP³TIps
ÁeaVing the Cap on the muzzle of
Âour M±Ãı too long Causes the Åarrel
to sweat aÆd rusÇ. SÈ, alwaÂs unca½
Âour rIFle ÅÉFÊre ËtorIng ItÌ
Ä rIFle that's Åeen ca½ped 24 hours
must be CÍeaned and luÅed agaIn b the
rIflÉÎan, so unCa½ and saVÏ Âourself
somÉ wÈrÐÑ
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WÒÉn ÂÈu're in the FIeld, use tÒe
muzZle CaÓ to keeÓ Ôust, muÔ and JunÕ
Èut oF tÒe Åarrel.
MIssIng a Ca½? ÖSÖ 5340×00Ø880×
7ÃÃ6 wIll get Âou anÈther one.
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mACHMe gun 1S ²tuCk oR FRozeN.
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wµat
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Ùour questIons got a
Åut let's see If Ú can ÐÉe½ the answers
short and sImÛle.
WÒen you ½ush
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In tÒe ÒÂdraul
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buffer ½lunger rod and then release Ýt,
It should FÞll anÔ quIcÐl return to the
extended posI»Ion. Úf Âou can't Ûush It
all the wa In, Èr It ßonàt coÎe all the
waÂ
ÅacÐ,
consIder
It
Frozen.
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P¼UNGER
ROD mUST
R½¾EAS½ QUICK¼Y
We'VE AL´o not¸¹eD thaT sOºe o» the
Yo¼½ ¾ole¿´ ARe ÀRÁzeN o Bu´ÃeÄ ÅnÆ
ÇeasÈn
fò
thÉÊË WÌÍÎ CAÏ we Ðo to
you can do Is lube 'em oFten and look
'em over FÈr cracÐs, ChIps .á. or
stiCkIng. Úf the rollers are ßorn or
damaged Âour sup½ort has to re½laCe
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