PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 361
DECEMBER 1982
'.
.Hold the muscle next timE you have
trOubLe l±Cking the barrel of your
M203 gr²nade launcher!
Instead
·
of using foRce, eyeball the
firing pin³ ´f it's sticking out of the
Sling Ding
The SLing swivel and mount should
be installed on the right side of the
aA.±
rµF¶
barrel o¸ t e sling Will inte¹fere
breech inseºt in the uncocked position,
that's your problem (most likely)»
A
¼j½¾-in P1¿Àn be use4
your
armorer
t
Áush the firing piN in
Â
till it
clicks» Then, the barrel shoulD lockÃ
With Weapon operation³
If your sling's on the leÄt side, have
your arÅorer turn your riÆle in to
suppoÇt for the correct installatiÈn»
<woW!
MISFiRt:
Éhen your miÊËile fails to launch
Ì
from your M90Í TÎÉ ITV launcher,
L²³´r-µ
you go through Ïtep 6 of the Ðiring
Malfunctions procedures (ÑageÒ 2ÓÍ63
and 2-Ô6Õ, TM Ö-2350×259ØÍ0)»
Ù
<
ÚÛ
\
Ü
'1
Ú
ÝÙ?
Þ
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•
TheN you w¶It ·O mINutes befoRe
JOU
¶ttempt to Remove the mIsfIRed
mIssI¸e fRom tHe ¸¶uNcHeR
(Ïteps
7
through ß2)»
zip rigàt on through
táe misfire steps³ They remove, reload
and reseat the missile Without Waâting»
That kind of shortcut couLd mean a
Whopping maintenance Job on the
ãTä »³Ã or the creWs themselves»
Ïome åTä's have indicated misæires
çecause missiles arè not seated right in
the laUnch tubes» Thé missiles fail to
Launch»
You shouldn't take it for granted
that yoêrs ëust needs reseating» You
could have a hangfire, and removing
ìhe missile before that 30×min Wait
could ícause a lot of grîef»
ÐolloW the misfire ïroðedures,
including the Waità If it tñrns oòt your
missiles are not seating or óatinG
right, contact your support quick-like»
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