PS Magazine - MARCH 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 292
MARCH 1977
Look for, stuff like carbon± rust±
ga²³ing± grease± mud and the ³ikE on
th´ barrel bearing surfaces inside the·
barrel support
:
µ
Loose rIvets? Don't worry about
'em unless you see movement between
the side plates± bottom plate or barre³
support.
AlSo± don't Fret if you can squeeze a
bit of oi³ from between the receiver
parts.
Here's someth¶ng to watch For real
careFul-³¶ke¸ ¹ee that the barrel ³atch
and lock won't bind For lack oF ºube.
They shou³d Move Free »n' easy. Of
W¼en you c³ean 'em oFF± tho± be ½couRse± you waNt to be sure you haVe a
careFul you don't change the critica³ pos¶tive ³ock oF the barre³
¾
in the
dimensions¿ and finishes. Àemember
receiverÁ Otherw¶se± you cou³d have a
that the larGer these ¶nside bearings ³oose barre³ chaÂing a roUnd down
are± the greater w¶³³ be the whiP. (Ãhis
range
!
is just the oPpos¶te oF the bearings on
Äthe outÂide Åf the barre³. The
Æ
smaller
the outs¶de bear¶ngs± the greater the
whip.)
The wrong kind oF ÇÈ on these
bearings surFaces cou³d make you m¶ss
Your È85 is one oF the easiest
weapons to use
É
if you keep these ÇÈ
tiPs ¶n mindÊ
1.
The boºt mËÂt be Forward and the
in
F
pos¶tion For
pawls. C³oÌÍ the cover. Ho³d itÎ Èake
sure tÏe saFÐty's in the Ñ poÒition. ÇÓ³³
to the rear once on the chargerÔ You
shou³d Õave a ³itt³e slack after the bo³t
is seared up. Check by pu³ling on the
charger. ÖF you don't have s³ack± the
bo³t is not ׳³y seared. Øa³³ the
armorer maintenance type FÙr heÚp±
Pronto. Ûow you' re ready to ºet go. But
watch itÎ ÖF the bolt's not engaged by
the sear± ÜÝÞ ßÝàº
go
ẳ
by
ÝtÂe³âã
O' coËrse± you always want to make
sure the weaPon is c³ear For ÇÈ actioä.
Here's howå
1. ¹aFety in the Ñ position.
2. Çu³³ the hand charger hand³e back
to ³ock the bo³t to the rearæ
3. Çut the safety in the ¹ position.
4.
Hold the hanç charger to the rear
and raise tèe cover and the Feed éêray.
Look
and Fee³ to be sure ther ' no
':-
±
•
²·
Watch it± BuddyÎ Öf it's not ¶n the ¹
µ
pësìtion and the bo³t comes forward± it
cou³d snap your F¶ngers oFfí
5. Öf no ammo's Found± put tîe saFety
in ï position.
6. DePress ðhe manua³ trigger and
eaÂe the bo³t Forwarñ
ò
under contro³ oF
Here's whyå The belt feed lever will
not engage the feed actuator lever± and
you'll have a greater recoi³ force which
pivots the ejector into the bolt path.
This'³³ damage tóe ejector every tiôeæ
One
more
ÇÈ
tipå
When
boresighting never use a screwdriveõ
or similar too³ to Pöy on the ejector
whi³e removing or instal³ing the bo³t
assemb³yÔ You'll bend the ejector for
sure÷ And remove the feed housing
and
ejector
assembly
when
you
boresiGht the weapon and when øou
r move or insta³l the bo³tÔ
You have on³y ù Basic Össue Ötems to
worry aboutå
Bil
barreL w/³\ash suppressor
RuptUred case extractor
You'll find all your ú8û poop in üú
9ý1005ý231ý10 (Èaø
74),
Tú 9ýù3û0ý
ù15-10 (Ñeb 6û)± Tú 9-ù3û0-ù1û-ù0
(Ñeb 65)± and LO 9-ù3ûþ-ù15-1ù ÿan
7
±
²
.
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