PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 324
NOVEMBER 1979
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Choosing Barrels
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Each gun Has
2
interchangeable
Barrels.
Other barrels wiLL fit but shouldn'T
±ef²re y²u INsert tHe axIs pin Int²
t³e fe´D trAy and c²ver ass´mBLy, reaD
²n:
µHe pIn g²es int² the rec´Iver
assemBLy fr²m the rIght sIde ¶·· WhIch
¸as the bev´LL´D h²le¶
Cover axis pin
¹f y²u force th´ pIn from ºHe ²ther
siD´, yoU can Damag´ the sprIng·
±´st wAy Is t² H²Ld the AxIs pIn on a
sLIgHt D²wnwarD angle (pinHeaD
d²Wn)» Press Its spring agAInst the
INSert pin
from right S±de
on A Slight
DownwArd angLe
bEST
RECeIV±r iN
TH² l³AGU´,
±ON²³´!
nµv¶· S¸Pa¹ºt»D
F¹O¼ h½s
µAR¶EL·
Be Sure
Spr±Ng popS
up oN
²eft side
¹f y²U shove the pIn straigHt ¼n, y²u
jAm tHe sprIng INto the pIn. Sooner or
LAºer, It½LL Break. ¾hat couLD Be baD
n´ws for th´ c²ver assemBLy and the
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M240 Carbon H²deout,
Dear Editor.
Armor±rs who woR wiTh the
øùúû
co²x maCine gun m²y noT be aware of
² hiGh-³rbon ²´² In the receiver
assemBlyµ
We found
ü
by accident ¶·¸ under the
front access cover¹ ºt's not c²lled ou»
in the ¼M¹
¼he area under the cover shoUld be
cleaned
thoroughL
wiTh
½rbon
removing cOmpound (P-¾-111
).
NSN
CleaN aRea uNdeR coVer
685û-ýûþ965ÿù33ùĀ
²Fer each d²y¿s
ÀiringÁ ¼he small ²rms ch²mber brush,
NSN
1ýý5āûûĂ69ûă3115.
work bes»
in geÂÂing it out¹
Use
c¿ÀmÁÂà ÁÄuÅ¿
ÃÄ
the
cÅrbonÆs
not
removed,
we²Çon ÈÇer²tion could Be aÉectedÊ
¾Ëe²ninG ÌHer firing also ²dds To The
liÀe oÀ the weaponÍ
WeÎve Àound that a light Ïo²TÐnG oÀ
ÑSA Òor PÓÔS on The are² under »he
coverÕ ²nd esÇecialL in The round
´cessesÖ tr²Çs the c²rbon and m²Kes
it e²sier to remove·
P×¾ John W¶ ØÙ¾onnell JrÚ
Ûort ÜnoXÝ ÜY
(Ed Nate-ThAnks. The
M240
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A new WeApon for mAny of us, And your ±ip cA²
heAd oF prOblems³ The nex± revision to the
Æ20
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wil´ include A note ±o
cLeAn cArbOn frOm under the cover³)
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