PS Magazine - APRIL 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 353
APRIL 1982
M60 Machine Gun .
.±
The pin's a big loser,
2
ways. When
it±s out of the bolt, it disappears fast² If
yoU forget to instaLl it, the boLt w³ll fail²
Keep it in siGht. Be sure it±s in place
when you reassembLe the boLt.
StoniNg Chores
Reminders to armorers: Burrs on
the operating rod may need stoninG
after the gUn is fired² Check it out²
Burrs wiLl ca´se rough boLt action
when the g´n±s next µired²
"
Suppressor
PMCS reminder¶ If You can wigGle
r
-
=
±²³´µ ¶·1¸l
the flash suppressor (Even a little),
yo´·re courting a gig² Best preveNtivE
mAinteNan¸e is to have your Direct
¹´pport check and tighten the s´p-
pressor²
APC On the Move
º so»caLled easy way to stack an M60 during M¼ 13º¼½ transport is to hook the
bi pod legs over the troo¾ hatch cab¿e anÀ then hook the trigger housing on tHe
hatch²
Áeat, bu the bipod legs bend.
Aj
The idea is, use the built»in gun
mount on the ºPC²
Carbon and brass
b´ilà ´p
Aro´nd the fÄrinG pin hoLe of yo´r
MÅ9ÆƺŠÇ45»ca¿ pistol duriNg firingÈ
The st´ff ca
screw up opEratioN of
IF YOU NEeD
youR WAP±n
Q²iCKL³, k´µp
¶T w·tH
Y±U/.
¹o,
É
duriÊg cLeaningË dip a
pÌpe
cleaner in CÍP or RBC and run it
through
the firÌng piN ho¿e a few
timesÎ
the Ïis to!²
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n
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flat Side
of the
extRaÂtoR
¹ame thing goes for the extractor,
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