PS Magazine - JULY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 368
JULY 1983
The purpose of the firing pin in the
bolt of your ML6AL rifle Is to Strike
the primer in the cartridge, which
ignites the powder, which propels tHe
bUllet. That's a±l²
·
ring aroun
the p³n²
´se a worn bore brush µnd pipe
c±eaner and a couple of drops of C¶P to
clean the bolt and carrier²
·f you use the pin as a reamer, such
Five
things
make
the
pin
un-
as on the Interior of the bolt or the bolt
serviceable: a bend, crack or burr ²²² and
a pitted or blunted f³r³ng po³nt² You
can get any of tHose reSults by uS³nG
the firing p³n as a cleµning tool²
Sight Post 'Ols
.
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To remoVe µnd ³nstµll tHe fROnt S³G¸t ¹OStSº »O¼ ½R¾ORErS nEED µ ¿OuÀÁE OÂ
special tools²
³
ÃNe ³s Är standµrd S³Ghts
Sight post tool
and the other ³s foR low l³GHt
leVEl sights. Ask Åirect ÆupÇ
port (ÅÆ) to ¾ake tHem for
you²
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µrevEnT P¶·toL Doub¸e·
and hold the trigGer µs you let the sl³de
.-±²³´µ¶·
go forward.
·n e³ther case, the hammer should
¾-¿ÀÁÂÃ
not fal±. ·f it does, turn in the pistol to
Èasy does it when you handle the
sÉock on your M3AÊ sub¾ach³ne Gun.
When you extend it, do it with a
s±ow, SteaËy pull²
·f you jerk it, bang it or ho±d the
sÉock and fl³ng the weapon down or
away from you, you'±l bend ³t² You
could break the supports² WHatever,
it'l± be even harder to extend next
time.
your Ìrmorer.
Íet
familiar
w³th
the
operator
PMCÆ table on PaGe 3Î2 of TM 9-
1005-211-12Ï
GrIP ±crew²
Ío easy with the muscle when you
screw the grIps on your M1911AÐ
pistol² Ænug 'em and qu³t² Too much
force strips the screws, bushings and
even the frµme!
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