PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 370
SEPTEMBER 1983
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Cleaning Your M16A1
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The Right Stuff
Scheduled for a firing mis±ioN with your MI 6A I
Rifle? Be sure The cleaNing gear you need for use wheN
you're THrougH firing is in the buTtstock accessories
case.
You also Need pipe cLe²ners, ³S³ 9920-00´µ92-
9946, for the ¶olt caRrier and oTHer
hard´To·reacH p²rts¸
Some Troops substiTute cottoN
tips aNd suc¹ for pipe cleaners¸
with lube aNd carboNº
»he mix hardens¸ ¼n tHe bolt carrier,
The Lint m½x bLocks the gas port¸ »haT shu¾±
you dowN¸ Get the items you need from your armorer or suppLy cLeRk_
³ext time yoU ask your supply cLerk for
aRmoRer buddy, think smalL¸ »he Kit is No
uN¿t¸ Àou get THe componENtÁ as separate
Âod section, (3 sections per rod)
³S ³ 1005Ã00Ã050Ä6357
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Âod tip swab holder,
³S³ 1005Ä00Ä937´2250
Brush, Tooth, ³S³ 1005·0Å-494´6602
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Brus¹, boRe,
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³S³ 1005Ä00·903´1296
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Brush, chamber,
³S³ 1005Ä00Ä999ÄÆ435
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an MI 6A I rÇfÈe cLeaNiNg kit,
longeR issued as a compÉete
items¸
DoFF Your Muzzle Cap
»o remove the quick release pin of
tHe Ê2 machiNe guNËs Ê 19 bLank
Êuzzle caps for Ê 16AI rifles are
great for keeping ra½n, mud, dust anÌ
dirt out of barrels¸
¼f cond½t½ons in the field demand
it, keep them on¸
»ake them off, and keep them off,
w¹en youËre under cover or when the
r½fles are stored¸ »he covers make the
barrels sweat and rust¸
¼n the fieLd, cLeaN and lube
your r½fle every 24 hours w¹en
you use the cap¸ Âust starts
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that soon¸
firing attachmenT, you musÎ first
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depress the plungeR¸
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»¹e pLunger (springÄloaded ÏaLl
bearings) does Not release with a pull
of the QÂ pin¸ ¼f you try to force it
out by yanÐing, hammering, etc¸,
youËll damage or wreck Ñhe pluNger,
the rings or the outer shell of the p½n¸
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