PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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When the weather's headed for zero aNd sub-zero temperatures, clean
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your weapon. Then, Lightly Lube the way your TM teLLs you.
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Indoors
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When you take a CoLd weapon indoors, Condensation wiLL form on it.
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The "sweating² wiLL keep up for an hour or so.
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So, wait at Least that Long before you wipe off the swea³. The´, CLean
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and Lube your weapon.
If you don't wai³, ³he sweating wiLL Con³inue after you Clean ³he
weapon. It may Freeze when you
next take your weapon outdoors,
and ChanCes are good the weapon
won't work righµ .
.. or at alL.
Keep Snow Off
Snow, iCe anD sLush Can foul up
par³s, sights and the barreL, so do
your best to keep the stuff off your:¶
weapon.
Freeze-Up
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There may be Conditions when parts of your weapon ·eeze up no
matter what you do.
If you Can't warm tHe ¸eapon,
remove aLL iCe and snow ³hA³ you
Can see.
S¹1-o¹w-L¹y and gradually work
the parts ³iLl they free up. ºepenD»
ing on ³he ³empera³ure, you may
have to repeat the proCedure every
30
minutes. I³'s good PM.
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ÆÇrÈng tÇps
MaC¼i½e gu½½ers ¼ave a ho³ prob»
lem¾ ¿¼en you Change a barreL,
Ào½'³ Áu³ ³¼e hot barreL on the
s½ow¾ Âf you Do, you may see i³ go
Àown, down, Àow½, a½D you may
¼ave ³o Do a lo³ of Digging ³o get it
BaCK. ÃLso, the barreL CouLÄ
warÁÅa½d Be u½serviceabLe. Tha³
coulÀ be doubLe bad news!
Small Arms Winter Lube
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UseD ³O Be ³hat Æÿ was the Law
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Çor win³er luBi½g of sÈaLl arÈs.
TM's anÀ ÆÉ's on jus³ about
every weapo½ CalLeD for i³.
The law's ChangeD, anD you now
use
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ÌreseRva³ive) ³he year Íround .
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Eluding CoLÀ¹weather Èonths.
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ÎeviseD ÏÐ's CaLl i³ out. Ñew
ÏÐ's Ònd ³hose under ÓeVision go
all ³¼e way with ÊÆP. ¿hereVer
ÔSÃ, ÎÕÊ, PƹS, PƹРanD ÆÃW
were Called Çor, ³he job is now Done
By ÊÆP¾
Jus³ ReÈeÈBer, shake it weLL to
ÁerÈi³ ÁroÁer Èixi½g of ³he ComË
Áonen³s¾ T¼a³'s a Èust at aLL times,
Bu³ ex³ra iÈpor³an³ i½ winter .
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