PS Magazine - JUNE 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 367
JUNE 1983
Dear Editor,
M2
machine guN
5821
..
. somehow±
Si²ce there's ²o word on hoW To ³o it, ´omµ CAsµ pockµTs geT crAmmµd,
wro²g-sized iTems are sTUfe³ in ´loT´ Too ´mAL or Too large Fr Them¶ a²d some
iTems do²·t get in¸
Here's the Way To use boTh cA´e PockµT´ To PrµvµnT jAmmIng An³ ³AmAge:
Stow rod
secTions,
etc.± likE
thi²!
!
-
¹hµ ChambµR bru´h, rupTurµd cArTRidgµ µxTRAcTOR, M4 An³ M7 clµAnIng Rods
Anº sµcTIo²´ go In Thµ lOWµR pO»Ch.
¹he ¼iring pin hole brush, ´WAb hol³µR½ bOrµ bru´h, hµA³´pAcµ A²d Timing
gage´, auX cocki²g ha²dle, spARe pA¾T´ µnvµlopµ An³ µ¿TRA pATchµs go I²
the upper pÀuch.
Át worKs ju´T ¼i²e.
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ÄORT ÂTµwArt,
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Rivets?
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you can move the belt-hoLding±
pawL bracket of your M2 ²achine gun
up anD down, ³Ie riveRs are too loose.
a
loose bracket can cause a feeding
malFUnction´ Soµ ¶f it's Loose, haVe Your
direct support check out the r¶vets·
Sight See±ng
Ever try to s¶ght-in an M2 with the
fronT s¸ght coVer bent ¶n and the rear
sight guards bent to where ¹hey almost
touched each other?
ProTEcT
ThE
sIghT²³
ºatHer f»ustratiNg, to say the Least!
Sig¼ts are Bent ¶n Various ways: ½he
gun is droppe¾ or thrown; it ¿s Àtood
on eÁÂ and fALls; ¶t iÀ snagGed or
Ãanged aga¶nst steeL or concrete, and
so onÄ Much of it can be preVentedÄ
Åhe point ¶À, the de²and
fr
reÆ
placement rear sÇghts has draineÈ ÉÊe
supplyËÀystem. Ìack orders are co²Í
monÎ Ïo sÇghts ·.
. no Ðuns· Soµ you
gunners need to protect tÑose sigÒts at
all tÓmes·
Bolt
Tips
Ôo avoÕÖ ja²²Õng cleanÕng Patches
in t×e ØÕrÕng Pin hole oØ Ùour MÚ
mac×ine gun bOlt, trÙ t×ÕsÛ
•
´RIm
µHE paµch TO a
%-IN
²quaRE¶
•
AppLy
C·¸
aNd
WORk
ThE
c¹EaNING ROd aNd paµºH ²TRaIghµ
INµO aNd OuT Of ThE fIRI»g pIN ho¹E¼
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App¹y C¾P
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tO ¿aTºh
,²³
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DO »OT TWI²T OR ²pIN ThE paTch
IN ThE hO¹EÀ ´haT ca» bE»d ThE ²wab
hO¹dER OR K»Oµ ThE paTºh .
.¼ EiThEr Of
WhÁºh jam IT¶
PUsh
sTraight
i» ¼¼¼ dO
»ot
twi²T³
•
Ãf± dE²pÁµE pREºauµION²Ä yOu
²µÁ¹¹ jam a paµºhÅ µuRN µhE guN i» TO
Æ
yOUR dIREºT ²uppORµ u»Iµ¶ ´ryINg TO
gEµ iT Ouµ WIµh maKE²hÁfT µOO¹Â caN
RuIN aN ExpEN²IvE b
'
O¹T¼
Üou may sPot denTs anÖ PÕTs on the
Ýolt faceÄ ÞØ the Öents ÕnTerØere with
ØeeÖÕng and ejectÇon, asK your armorer
to checK ÕT ouT·
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