PS Magazine - AUGUST 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 333
AUGUST 1980
A buddy system maintenance chore
on yoUr
M203
grenaDe launcher can
gr\:±²³il .´
pay off In non-damage, non-repair
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DiviDends±
Removing the hanDGUarD for DisassemBly or other maintenance ofteN
resUlts in crackeD gUarDs ²³± even to the point where gUarDs have To be replaceD±
´He gUarDs sometimes are tough to remove, so troops pry away wIth
screwµrivers or other makeshift prybars± ResUlt: c¶r-a-c-k, and Down goes a
HandgUarD± ´here's a better way±
·t's easy eIther way ±±± installing the
sling swivel moUnt right or wrong
¸¹
ºut, tHe wronG Way DamaGes the
sWivel anD moUnt and hampers Use of
the sling±
You armorers can make a qUick
cHeck before yoU IssUe the weapon to
grenaDiers±
RIvet and swIveL
stay at µeaµ
FIrst, tHe Mount anD swivel mUst be
on the righthanD sIDe (Looking Up
from the stock)±
´He swivel itSelf mUst Be installed
Place the weapon on the bUttstock, with one hanD gripping the stock and tHe
other grip»ing the lower end of the handgUard±
¼hile yoUr bUDDy presses Down on the slIp ring (tell him to Use
2
hanDs½it's
easier), ¾ull the hanDgUarD free±
·nstall the
•
¿andgUard with the same system±
·t's easy, fast and damage-free, anD it sure beats getting the hanDgUarD off by
yourself±
Armorers shoUlDnÀt ignore tHe
barrel extension follower DUringÁ
Âervice to other parts of tHe weapon
becaUse a Dirty follower can keep the
weapon from firinG± Also, the follower
tenDs to rUst when ItÃs not cleÄneD
regUlarly±
Åou miGht eveÆ get some mass
cleaning Done Çy showing grenaDiers
how to remove, clean anD lUbe the
folLower dUring tHeir regUlar cleaning
sessions±
·
ÈatUrally, sÉow Ãem how to put it
back, too±
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