PS Magazine - MAY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 342
MAY 1981
If you spot damaged ammunition
during firing (bent, kinKed, ruptured),
sTop firing and have support check out
yoUr weapon.
PWl
!t
Y:wT' i,
Bent ammo? Call in your DSU
Never be tempted to feed in new
ammo and conTinue firing± ²hat could
be a hazarD to you, your b³ddies and
the gun´
If your weapon jams, follow
²M/FM proceDures, inclUDing a
stroµg pull on The cocking handle± If
yoU have to yank so hard that you fear
the cocKing handle will be¶D (as it
does sometimes), you don't neeD more
muscle± You need an armorer±
CLP, the a
l
Urpose lUbe for weapons, is a hot iTem which has Bogged Down
The sUpply sysTem wiTh huge orders´ So, make sure you get yours By asking your
supporT to call The C·¸ "hotline¹ when you need a big supplyº ²hey phone
»efense General Supply Center, RichmonD, VA, ¼½²OVON 695-4173, at
least a month before placing an order for 1,000 or more gallon, pint or 4-oz size
conTainers¾ ¿here're plenty À2Áoz bottles¾
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What
is
not
a handy
hammer,
sledgeÂhÃmmer or cluB?
You
got
it!
²he
ÄÅ6AÆ
riflE
stockÇȱor, to get right to the EnD of
it, the ButtstocÉ
gets you
the M63AÆ carrying case Êor thE Ä16
Binoculars±
M63AL
C±RRyiNg
case
²roops haËe Ìeen seen using tHE
Buttstock as a hammer or cluB ÊÍr
various ÎurposesÏ ²He stock cracks,
and the riÐle is out of BusinessÑ Òt
shouldnÓt happen¾
If you neeD a hammer, get oneÔ
)
'
ÕeeÖ this in mind when you rEaD
the weapons roster article on ×age 39
of ×S 338: ¸ara Ø-9f (5)b of ÙR 7Å0-Ø
requires armorers to keep a ÄastEr
Authorization List (MAL), against
Úhich soldier Ûeapons Üards must Be
matchedÝ ²hE AR has the Details±
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