PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 322
SEPTEMBER 1979
"Wipe bore dry before firIng.±
Lotsa' TM's on weapons have the
message in more or less those words²
,- _± ²
FM 23-67 oN the M60 machine gun
spel³s it ou´. TM 9µ1005-224¶10, that ·¸¹º»
.³´ µ¶
brief, s_imp³e pub on the M60, does
When you ³et the bolt group slam
not.
forward¼ by Pu³³Ing the trIgger or
Dr
bQre
lettIng go of the cockiNg hand³e you' re
BEfo
1±
fiRIng·
gonna damage somethIng. ½t might be
But, you should. Run a dry patch
through the M60 bore before ¾IrIng.
There are good reasons. ½f you fIre
through a ³u¿ed bore the lube wi³l
cook and can c³og the gas Port, bake
a film iN the bore, aNd cake other
wIth
a
±²de
It Easy
When you close the bolt oN yOur
M60,
ease
the
cockIng
handle
forward
wiTh
Your
hAnd.
The
procedure
aPp³ies
wheNever
theÀ
weapon's unloaded.
Á¾
Âthat
sounds
³Ike
somethIng
you've hearD Ãefore, you have. ÄuÅÆ
somebody out there is not lIstenIng.
8
Çhe bo³t cam rol³er, the feedtray or the
barrel cam, but damaged it'll be. S³am
the bolt oÈe tIme too maNy (maybe
one tIÉe wIll Êe eNough) aNd you'll
put the gun out o¾ aCtion.
ËEase the bo³t hÌme slowly, every
tIÍe.
When the ÎeaPon's loaded aNd
ready to fIre, Push the handle all the
way Ïrward, Put the safety on ÐIre
(F) and pull the trIgger.
. l
·
Rust and corrosIoN do a double joÑ
on your M60 machine gun when the
weather's rIght (hot, Òet oÓ daÉP).
First, they attack components o¾
the gun.
TheN,
Ôhey
get
the
tripod
and
traversing and eÕevating mechaNIsm.
You have to Inspect exPosed metal
on the gun ofteN to be sure the ¾Inish
isn't
worn
aNd
that
rust
hasn't
started.
9
traversing
and
e³evatIng
mechanIsm (T&E) on the trIPod (If
you use a tripodÖ Is a favorIte spot
Ïr rust.
When rust starts, the T&E bInds,
ca³ibration is off .
.. and you've got
prob³ems.
½f you spot rust on the T&E, don't
fight It (³Ike c³eanIng it wItH stuff
that can remove
All
of the finIsh).
×nstead, get iØ to support for
thorough c³eaning and refInIsÙing.
Same goesÚ for parts of the gun. ½f
rust persists, get it tÛ support for
spot touch-up or refInishinG. That's
ASAÜ.
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