PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 349
DECEMBER 1981
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Bolt
Assembly
For instance, before you install the bolt and carrier in the ri±le, you must be
sure th
.
e bolt is in the unlock posiTion (pUlled out ±Rom The carrier)²
During PMCS, you Ri³lemen aNd aRmorers both should che´k The bolt
assembly µr c¶acks· Look ha¶d around the locking lugs aNd cam pin hole¸
A c¶acked bo¹lT assemBly musT be replaced to preveNt the ri±le ±rom Blowing
up du¶ing useº
bolT Cam Pin
»e su¶e tHe bolt cam pin is in place (assemble it the wayYour-¼O½M sh¾ws)²
Without the pin, your Ri±le can blow up on the ±irst rouNdº
Install the ±iriNg pin ¿etaining pin ±Rom the le±T side o± the bolt carrier (iT
should go in easy, no binding)² À± you put it in ±Rom the wroNg siÁe, the Ri±le will
Âal³unction, the pin will ±all ouTÃIJand you're out o± Åusiness²
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buTTs±ock, Guards
Cracks up to
1
inch loNg in the buttstock and haNdgua¶d are
OK,
p¶oviding
you can operate the weÆpon smoothly²
r
;:±²³´µ¶·=¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂ
Çowever, i± there are any c¶acks iN The ButtstocK at the BuTTplate or where
the stock joins The receiver, the BuTTstock must be ReÈlaced ÉDS does it)²
UppeR ²e³eive´
CheÊk the uppeR ¶eceiver, barrel assemblY and gas tube ±or cracks or missing
pinsº SeNd The weÆpon to ËS i± you spot eiTher Èroblem² ArmoreRs can replace
handguards, The sling swivel and RiveT, The ±ront sighÌposT, and the deteNt,
sÈring and ejecTion port cover·
LOweR ²eceIver
»ig temptations aÍd Big ±Îul-ups
hide in The lower receiverÏ ÐhÆtÑs ËS
Ter¶iToÒ
so
doÍ!T
be
ÓempTed
to
Remove Èa¶ts like The hamme¶ Ænd
ÔsÕRing,
T¶igger assembly or whatever·
Öollow your ½M
(-10
or
Ã2Ä)
aNd
assemble o¶ disassemBle ×nly those
pa¶Ts you¶ ØM says you canÙ Úot ÛNly
can You lose parts and cause mal±uncÜ
Ý
tioNs,
BÞt
ßou can Ælso
mÆke the
weapon
dangerous i± You disassemble
too much² àNless youáre auThoRized,
doNÑtâ
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