PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1976

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 289

DECEMBER 1976

PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1976 - Page 13 of 35
The locking
h
le on the optical -
sight of
.
your TOW missile system
needS some special hanDling to
prEvent Damage or breakage:
For instance, when y±u set the sight
iR place on the traVersing uni², be sure
the sight is fuLlY seate³ (sight alineD
with in³ex plate on traVersing unit)
Bef´re you lock the hanDleµ
·¶
If the
sight's not s¸ateD right, the hanDle will
Break¹
NeVer lift the sight on or off the
·
traVersing unit by the hanDle ¹¹¹ or
carry it by the hanDle¹ ºift the sight on
or off by gra»bing the ho¼es in the
braces on either½ siDe of the han³le¹
When you store the sigHt (in the
carrying bag), keep the hanDle up ¹¹¾
an³ try not to stack anything on it¹
.
M60
OPERATING ROD
UMt a¿morersÀ Áo can mAke the
opÃrating ro³Ä in yoÂr
M60
machiÅe
gÂÅs last lonGeÆ By ÇÈÉckiÊg close to the
³ËpÌ in Íig
4-5
of TÎ
9-1005-224-24.
ÏÐ the operAtinÑ ro³ yoke is BÒrre³Ó
tAke ËfÐ the bÂrrs with the finÌ
shaÔpening stÕÅe, NÖ×
5345±00±224-
6595
in YËÂr ØrmorerÙs ÚËol Kit¹
22
·1
Ø couple of qÂick checks Before
storing your
M16Al
riÛle in its rack
can preVent neeDless DAmage¹
First, Be sure the sÌlectËr leVer iÄ in
the semiÜautomatic position ¹¹¹ an³ Be
Äure the trigger is ³epresseD (uncockÝ
eD)¹
·
Úhat way, YoÞ preVent a ÄAÐetY
hazarD as weLl as take the tenÄion off
the hammer spring¹ The spring lasts
longer¹
Ølso, eyeball the ejection port coVer
Beßore you pÂt the rifle iÅ the rack¹
Úhe coVer shoul³ Be càose³¹
If the coVerás open, it can snag on
the rack¹ Áou cAn aLso ³amage the
tânsion lock on the coVer Äpring ¹¹¹ in
which case the coVerãcanäå stay closeD¹


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