PS Magazine - JULY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 356
JULY 1982
Interested in an energRsaviNg tip
while
cleaning
your
ML6/ML6A±
rif²e?
The gas tube on tHe upper rece³ver
does
.
not Have to be sHiny to be clean´
Clean it-
doN'T shIne it.
Dur³ng normal use, gases µiscolor
the tUbe ¶etal´ Try³Ng to get tHe color
oUt w³th a brusH or steel wool woN't do
you or tHe tube any gooµ: Best bet ³s to
rUb ³N C·P or ¸BC wit¹ a clean³Ng
patch´
Wipe off tHe crud ´´´ aNd let tHe color
stayº
Same goes for d³scoloreµ metal on
otHer parts (tHe bolt, Frinstance)´ Get
r³d of tHe d³rt´ ·et tHe color stay´ You
could re¶ove a protect³ve fin³sH aNd
bare tHe metal to rUst aNµ corros³oN´
Gas Leak
ONe tH³Ng you sHoUlµ look for ³s gas
leaKage on tHe eNµs of tHe gas tube´
Most »o¶moN spot ³s ¼¹ere t¹e tUbe
J½¾s tHe froNt s³gHt¿ À¹E ot¹er ³s
wHere it goes ³Nto tHe upper rece³ver´
If tHe tUbeÁs leakiNg, you caN spot ³t
from carboN builµup at t¹e leak´ Also,
leakage will turN tHe tube blue at tHe
point
¼Here
³t
joiNs
tHe
s³gHt´
¸eme¶ber,
tHatÂÃ
blUe
¼¹ere
³t
joiNs-NÄt over t¹e leNgtH of tHe tube´
Too mUc¹ leakage w³ll cause a rifle
to fa³l to eject cartr³µges´ So, ³f you spot
leaks, tUrN t¹e r³fle ³N fÅr reÆa³r´
CHeck Here ±²²
22
TOo MUCH lEAmg± WI²³
c´uSµ ¶· 10 F¸i¹ tº »J¼½
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REPA³´S!
M1911A1
How-To's
for
0 ·
Armorers
Þ
WHen you install tÇe Èa¶mer anÉ
sear in youÊ M±911AL ´45Ëcal p³sto²,
Ìe sure yoU get the heaµed s³de of tHe³r
pins on tHe correct s³de Í
The pins go in fro¶ the left, aNd tHe
Bßààeá âáaãks
Head fits flusH agaiNst tHe left side´
A re¶iNµerÎ Ïf Ðou spot cracks THe p³ns are helµ ³n position by tHe
arouNd
tHe
p³NHole
of
tHe buffer,
safety´
replace tHe
Ñ
bUffer´
Ïf you iNstall tHe p³Ns wroNg, tHeyÒll
fall out, aNd tHe p³stol wonÓt worKÔ
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