PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
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Small arms function welL in cold
wEather, and a minimum of lube plus
PM will keep them operating effec-
tively.
Whether it be rifle or machine gun,
when you stack or store them out±
Racked
outdoors?
doors, keep them covered² A poncho
or blanket works fine.
When they're covered, you keep ice
and snow out of the barrel, off the
sIghts and away from working parts.
³f you can, keep weapons in a
roofed, wind±free shelter when you're
them.
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³f you bring your ´eapons into a
heated shelter to clean tHem, tHey'll
sweat with condensation f
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r about an
hour. Wait the hour, let them sweat,
and thµn clean them.
Reason: ³f you rush the cleaning job,
tHe weapon ¶ilL keep sweating. When
you take it oUtside the sweat wIll
freeze, parts won't move, you may get
ice in the barreL·
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³f parts do freeze, move them slow
and easy till they're free¸ That way you
Move parTs easy
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tiLL they're freE
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won't break anything.
During firing, keep barrels or other
hot parts away from snow, which will
t¹rn to ice as soon as the barrel cools.
ºsing a spare Barrel? Don't lay the
hot one on the snow. ³t may warp .
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head toward China or wherever quick»
Like.
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Dry gloves are a must when you use
grenades in sub¼freezIng ¶eath½r.
¾e sure they're free of mo¿sture,
snow and Ice so they don't freeZe to the
grenade afÀer you pull the pin.
Átherwise, you'd better be prepared to
Keep
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SmaLl arms ammo nÂeÃs one basic
Most Large caliber ammo, incLuding
rockets,
has
a
mÄnÄmum
and
maximum temperature in whicH it can
be usedÅ Some, incLuding ÆAW, have
the info stamped on it. With others,
you have to check your weapon TM. ³f
you operate In subÇzero weather, be
sure the ammo you use is made fOr cold
weather.
¾Èfore use, clear off snow and ice.
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