PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 346
SEPTEMBER 1981
"Out of sight, out of mind± is as true
toDay as it was when the first cave man
wrotE it on a walL umpteen tHousand
Years ago (weLL, it couLd hAve happen-
ed that waY).
Cas² in point, the spaTe barrels fo
Your
M60
machine guns.
³he barrel last useD with tHe gun i
the
´ne
that
gets
the
tion .
.. µeaning, lube and such.
³He spare gets ignored. If it's Left i
·
-
an
arms room, the barreL that's use
most likelY will get tHe preventiv¶
maintenance. ³he unused barreL pit
J
and
¸
Remember to cLear tHe weapon
before You load. Otherwise, You ¹ouLd
be chamberinG a sharºp»nosed round
right into a chambered round.
ni
Replacement
If You Lose or have to repLace anY pin on anY part of the
M60,
.
use the pin
that's made for tHat part. Never substitute.
If
You
force
a
larger
pin,
sometHing's got to give and it won't
Work at alL¼
A
smaLLer pin maY f½LL out.
±
pin with a different shape or head
won't Do the job.
Chances are tHat the par¾ You use
the pin with won¿t do its job right .
.. or
at aLL. Àamage and injurY can resuLt.
Áet the right pin.
A
Lot of smaLL parts Âet Lost During cLeaning, especiaLLY in the fieLd.
Keep Your parts witHin reach and view, preferabLY on something where theÃ
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are easiLY visibLe.
IFYou do lose a part, just don't put
the weapon togetHer and Hope the
probLem wiLl go awaY. Äou've just
made a probLem for someboDY eLse.
³elL YoUr armoreÅ. Æe'lL make sure the
gun gets in working
¸
order again.
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