PS Magazine - JULY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 320
JULY 1979
troops are mstalli
n
firing pin
.
retaining pin on the the carrier key away froM you and
wrong side of the bolt carrier± This insert the pin into the left siDe²
Makes the carrier fit too tigHt and
causes Malfunctions±
Put the pin in froM the left side of
the bOlt carrier, as shown On pages
14 and 26 of T³ 9-´005µ249¶10
(Apr 77) and in several placesin the
Put retaining
pin in from .±²
±²² lefT side
of bolt
carrier
If you put the pin in wrong, it can
bind against the upper receiver,
causing a Malfunction± ·lso, the pin
can be lOst through the cartr¸¹ge
ejection port±
20
•
1·±
³ash it and it'll shrinkº
Whatever way yOu gO, you May
spell bad news for your ³16AL rifle
BuffEr spring± If it's stretched beyond
l3Y
inches, yOu replace it± If it»s less
than LL3¼µin, yOu replace it± If kinks
interfere with operation, you replace
it±
:
11% to 13³2 Inches?
-
½
¾ere are soMe ways to keep the
spring in working shape:
•
If it hangs up ±n THe buffer
assembly ²ous±ng wHen you Try
to remove ±t, gentLy rock ±T back
and fortH unt±l you can ease it
·out. Do noT yank³ ´HaT'LL streTcH
or k±nk ±Tµ
Rock gently!
.±1
•
¶O remove the BuFFer FROm
¸he sPr¹ng, hOlº thE sPR±Ng ±n one
haNº anº tW±st the bUFFer w¹th thE
O¸hER» ¼ut a ½±ttle Pu½l±nG Pressure
ON the sPr¹ng uNt±l the bufFeR ±s
Free¾ AGa¹n, no yank±Ng³
/;²³
/;-q: .±
HolD!
´wistµ
Pull!
•
¿n tHe mash b±t, wHen you
Put the buffer ±n tHe sPr±ng, tRy
th±s: Àolº the sÁr±ng ±n one Hand;
staRt the buffer ±n the sPr±ng w±tH
the otHer, and tw±st the buffer
uNt±l ±t seats³
¶O install, tWist!
No stretch, no kink, no bend, nO
shrink±
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