PS Magazine - JULY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 356
JULY 1982
antenna!
Then, stow it±
If you hit the road (or the boonies)
with the antenna out of stow, it can
snag or smash ²nto obstacles .
.. put you
out of business .
.. and make fOr costly
Repairs.
To Each Its Own
YouR M240 and M240C machine guns are issUed with³Bar´els. µne is on the
receiver¶ ·he ¸ther is basic issue.
Each ¹arrel aNd bolt is checked for fit anD head-spaceD to thAt rºceiver.
That prevents rupture» cartridges, da¼age to boLt, barrel and receiver½. .and
injury to users.
So, never switch barreLs or bolt assembLies fro¾ one gUn to another gun .
. 50-Cal BFA's
¿f yoÀ Want an M19 or M20 blanK firing attachment (ÁFÂ) fOr yoUr M2 or
M85 ¼achine guns .Ã. and you're not a M¿ÄES Unit, forget it± ·he only Å50ÆcaÇ
ÁF ÂÈs to be issued fOr a long time wilL be to M¿ÄES (MuLtiPLe ¿ntegrated Äaser
Engagement
System)
Units in FµÉSCµM, ·ÉÂÊËC, ÌSÂÉEÍÉ
and
ÎESTCµM. ·heyÏ re nonexpendabLe items, and only M¿ÄES units Have authorÐ
ization Ñr them at thiÒ ti¼e. ·hey are issUed onLy throUgh the loÓal · ÂSC
(Training and ÂudioÆVisual Support Center)Ô
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M6± B
o
lt JoL²
ejector springs account for most oÕ
these boLt headaches.
ÂrmoReRs can suppLÖ the aspirin
befOre the headache happens.
Êo this:
Íse your thumb to press up and in
on the extRactoR and pLunger. ¿t shouLd
.
we!lBE:±.²
³´µ¶L·¸
__
¹
take firm pressure ×o worK the extracØ
tor.
Îhen
you
ease
off,
spring
s
ouLd pusÙ
.
ba k the extractor firmlyÚ
/
wÛthout hesÜtatÜÝn.
fJ
¿f the
.
spring sticks or seems weak,
³
repLace
It.
´
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