PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 310
SEPTEMBER 1978
AMMUNITION
If you can't Fnd the trouble after repeaTed jams, noti±y range surveil-
lance to check ²r possible ³ulTy ammuniTion. aNd misposiTioNeD liNKs.
Miniguns need new, 1500´rouNd ammo packs µr Top perµrma¶ce·
Check your ammo beµrehanD, Because reused cartridges aNd links
cause jams.
Check for scratches
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·
You can tell by spoTTing car¸
Tridges With scratches, scrapes
and dents· Also, identiTy marks
on The links will be di¹erent .
..
which means di¹erenT manu³cº
Turers and mixed batches of
ammo.
»ever, never power´loaD amº
muniTion (electRic drill or whaTº
have¼you ). If you don't ½uN into
obvious trouble loading the
dru¾, power´loading can set the
drum up ²r it when it's feeding
ammo.
(¿enT
rounds
and
stretched links wipe out sprocÀ
Áets. Âf they get that ³r, they can
wipE out the deLinking feeder and
the gun.)
Choppers are now showing up in The Feld with a new look· It's The
black lacquer painT job on the interior of your Hueà Cobra, Äiowa or
Chinook·
Å
Only certain parTs and equipment in the cockpit and cabin gÆT painted
wiTh MIÇ´ÇÈ46É59A, Êpe I, low¼reËecTive black lacquer.
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