PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 300
NOVEMBER 1977
GRENADES
One big caution with grenades: Be
sure your gloves or mittens are dry
wHen you get ready to toss t±em.
Otherwise t²e grenade can freeze to
t²e glove, aNd .³´
WeT gLOVe
Or MITten
Can FreeZe
TO grenade
fiRE coN±R²l
MosT firE CoNTrol sYsTems NeED
prEoPeraTioN warm-ups, so cheµk ¶our
·M's.
¸eVEr moVE fire Control s¶ste¹s
sWifTl¶ fro¹ hoT (lIke ºN a Warm teNT
or huT) To ColD TEmPeraTures. Use ¶our
aNTº-CoNDeNsaTºoN CoNTaiNErs for ThaT,
or Wrap ThEm uP GooD anD sTri» THe
la¶ers off a little aT a tºme outDoors.
SuDDen temPErature chaNges wºll
¼LouD the oPTiCs anD rusT iNTerNa½
ParTs.
¸eVer ¾reAThe DirecTl¶ on a fire
-³´µ¶·¸¹
coNTrol e¶ePieCe. ¿ou'll GiVe ºt ºNstaNt
AmºUNi±i²»
Small arms ammo neÀÁs feÂ
precau tions.
Keep
it
t²e
same
temperature as your weaponà anÄ
remove any icÅ oR snow befÆre useÇ
Èeavier ammo
É
is sÊamped wit² tËe
minimuÌ/ maximÍm
ranges iN w²iβ it can be used. Ïf ÐuÑ re
Ò
ouT There aT 20° ¾elow zeroÓ be sure
¶our ammo can oPerate in t²e rangeÔ
m16A¼
ÕºÖE mosT small arms, ¶our M×6Ø×
rIFlE NEeDs ÕÙÚ aTÛ° aND ¾E½ow. ¿ou
also ¹usT keeP iT ¹oºsTure free. Ïf THe
rºfle ºs kePT ouTDoors, Cover iT up
(PoNCHo, ¾½aNkeT, whaTeVEr).
frosT. ÜheN using or WorÖºNG arounD
ThE E¶EPiecE, WEar a face masÖ.
m½SSi¾ES
ÝÞßàáâou've got to preã²eat
t²e ca¾ ¾efore t²e tac²omeTer will
worÖ right. Øs äit² ot²er equipmenT,
Öeep t²e moving or mechaNical parTs
"åæç
èéJêfree
of ice aNd snow. Same goes for all
electrical connëctors and for t²e op-
25
KeeP
Lens
'COVer
On
snow
optiCal
sighTìtoítraîersinG uNºT
ïnterfðñe òND connectorÓ
ólatÎhes aôd clamps, as
well
as
thõ
roTa tiNg
mEc²anismö ÷øotecT
all
opTºCal
surfaces
wheN
Possi¾le ¾¶ coveriNg WitH
tHE shroud assem¾l¶ ¾agù
anD c²eck Thúm ¾eforE
Μse. Use The Mû aNTºü
fogGºng ÖiT oN The ýeNses.
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