PS Magazine - JUNE 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 355
JUNE 1982
Carrying an
M2
machine gun and keeping it undamaged is not easy.
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I
,
Sixty pOunds Of dead weight ±²² withOut the
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arrel³±²´an get aWay froM yOu,
'
.:'
speciaLly if yOu're mOviNg it On Or Off a VehIcLe²
²
2
That means damage tO sigHts, back pLates, receµVers²
.
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.
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¶f yOU·re On a VehicLe (track Or
wheel),hand the gun dOwn tO the ´rew
beL0w¸ ¶f yOu tOss it, chances are
sOmebOdy wOn·t be abLe ¹O hang On±
That meaºs da»age¸
Theº, carry it tO whereVer nec-
essary²
10
³
Body Support
¶f help's in shOR¼ supply, remOve the
barrel and pass it On²
½
¾Old thE barreL suppOrt with your
Left palm Out²
¾Old under the receiver with yOur
right palm toward yOu (same spOt as
with the bUddy system)¿
Àift the gun Off the mOunt and press
it against yOur upper legs fOr sUppOrt²
Pass it dOwn frOm a vehicLe, if
ne´ÁssAry Theº, LiFt the same way aºd
Ãarry it Off±
Äse either Åf these methOds and
thereÆs less chance Of damage tO yOur
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Machine Gun Racks
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Çeed a rack fOÈ s¹OrÉg yOUr mac iºe gUºs iº yOUrs aÈÊs rOOm?
THereË re ºO reaDyÌmade
MG
Èacks in the sUpÍLy system¿ YOU can get a set OF
pLaºs FÎr a ra´k ¹HatËLL haºDLe ¹Ïe
M2¸ M8¹
aºd
Mº4µ
gUºsÐ YOUr suppOrt caÑ
make ¹he Èack Òr yOU FrOm tHe pLans±
THe
M6µ
has a separate se¹ OF plans ¹Hat cÓº be redUced, eºLarged Or
dUpLica¹ed tO HaºDLe the ºUmBer OF ÔeapOºs yOU haveÕ
Commander
mAnd
US ±rmy ±rmAment Com
±TTN: DRS±R-M±G²SS
Bldg 110
Rock IslAnd, IL 61299
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