PS Magazine - APRIL 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 329
APRIL 1980
D'ja hear the one about the troop
who took his M16Al rifLe into the
shower with him because he wanted to
r-e-a-±-±-y get it c²ean?
Or, about troops who are so
coNscieNtioUs in
·
gettiNg their rif³es
and machine guns c³ean that they
disassemb³e everything .
.. and theN
³ose parts, can't get 'em together, or
get 'em together wrong?
guns are specific on how to c²ean
backp³ates´ Yet, troops dip theµ in
c³eaning so²venT or saturate theµ with
it .
.¶ and it's bye-bye backp²ate. ·he
caution on not using c²eaning so²vent
Backplate and soLvent
DON'T mix!!
oN backp³ates is in BIG, B¸¹D ·YPE
in the ·M's (examp²e, ·ab³e 3º2 of the
-10 ·M on the M2 machine gun. P. 18
of the -10 on the M85 says the same.)
·he message is obvioUs.
ANother c³eaNing hazard is the
over-sized rag .
.. which jams iN the
barre²s, chamber or receiver. Even the
new M240 machiNe gun has beeN
victim to that. Which makes you
wonder wHere t»e troop's head is
who's forCing the rag i¼ .
.. or why he
cou²dN't cut it to size if he had no issue
patches oN hand. At ²east, it ½akes the
armorers and support peop²e wonder
when they've got to get the rag out¶
·he µora² is obvioUs: Do it ³ike the
·M says! Do it right aNd on³y do what
r:±²
³
·USE
I´µu¶
PA¸Ch¹º
you' re a³³owe¾ to do. If y¿u' re tempted
to try soµething off-beat, don't. If
you've got aNy doubts, at ²east ta²k it
over with yoUr ³oca² pro (armorer,
support) before you try.
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