PS Magazine - MAY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 342
MAY 1981
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CautioNs while pulling PM oN your M60 maChine guN is a great way
-to make PM work right.
The folLowiRg CautioNs are simple, easy and qui±k to follow, but too maNy
troops just doN²³ bother to read or heed. The resuLt´is miNorµto¶serious damage¸
to eQuipmeNt aNd, at times, to people.
BI pod
Do Not sta¹d the guN oN the bipod
Legs aNd fLasº suppressor.
If you do and you disassemble the
weapoN .
.. espeCiaLly
if
you
put
p»essure oN the buttstoCk to remove
the yoke .
.. you²LL beNd the bipod legs.
BeNt Legs woN²t exteNd, and that
meaNs a repa¼r job.
Whe½ you ¾LeaN the guN, lay it oN its side. ¿f you Use the Àipod to rest the
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wEapoN, thÂN exteNd the legs aNd let the buttstoCk be your "third legÃ:Ä
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assembLe it, kNow what you²rË doiNg.
Ìt² s kiNda heLpFÍl here to use your ÎM,
espeCiaLLY if youÏre Not sure.
M¶aÐN¶y
M60²s
have
ÑeeN
assembLed wroNg, aNd the probLem
surfaCes with a bang wheN the Òeapon
is Next fired.
ONe oftÓrepeated example is the gas
pistoN iN the gas CyliNder. Ôhe pistoN²s
grooved eNd goes iNto the gas CyLiNder
first.
If you reverse the gas pistoN, the
first shot is all you²ll get. Ôhe bÕlt
woN²t work.
ONe big ÖoiNt oN assemÀly× If you² re
Not sure,
ak yOuR ARmOReR.
Ôhat way
you gaiN some useful faCts aNd yoUr
M60 gets to do its joÀ.
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