PS Magazine - JULY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 332
JULY 1980
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Some things being used to clean,
lube and protect weapons are creating
more problems than they solvE, good
iNtentions or no.
±xamples:
SoMe tRoops use pote²t oven
cleA²eRs (like ±Asy-Off) to remoVE
dIRt³ cRUd And mAybe a speck of Rust
fRom tHeir weApons. WoRk´ gReatµ
that's a cleaning job that could cost you
a month's pAy!
T¶'s tell you to ·se L¸¹, PLºSor
other speciFiEd l·bes» SomE ¼roops
preFer WD½40 or somE¾hing l¿KE i¾À Á¾
ÂowEvEr, thE clEanErs also ruin or looks pre¾¾y, it sprays on and i¾'s Fas¾
rEmove the wEaÃon's Finish» Äow, and easy to aÃply»
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¹nother good intention which
makes big problems is the ¾aping of
weapons to protect agAins¾ moisture
oR trAnspor¾ation damage. The ¾ÅÆing
is usually Followed by pu¾¾ing the
weapons in a sealed bag.
ThE tape does 2 ¾hings:
your ÇÈ's» Éhey work, and ¾hey do²'t
Êt ¾Raps moisture in ¾he weapon, damAgE.
which creates rust and otHer damAge.
Let yo·r weapons brea¾he by
Êt cracks or breaks thE handguards keeping open Ëorts Free» Êf you want to
oF the ¶Ì6¹Ì Írifle and ¶203 grenade protect thEm From moisture in the
launcher when i¾'s pulled oFF.
Field, wrap them in a poncho or
So what to doÎ Ïse ¾he tried and true plastic, or keep ¾hEm in a shelter, if
s¾andbys For cleaning and lubi²gÐin possible»
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Leaning
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your weapon against t E open ramp or ramp oor o an armored
personnel carrier like the ¶Ì13¹Ì can givE yoÒr BarrEl a BEau¾iFul "SÓ curVe.
You can shoot around corners withoutexposingyoursElF »»» or have ¾he baRrel
blow ·p in your FacE»
Çhe point is, wEaÃons are damaged or dEstroyEd wÔen someone hurriedly
closes the ramp door or ramp on them» Õind a saFer ÃÖacE ¾o lEavE tÔem ».» mAybe
on your shoulder or inside ¾he ¹PC»
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