PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 373
DECEMBER 1983
M16A1 Rifle
Is Yours Ready Now?
You've cleaned and lubEd your
m±²aL,
all according to the
Tm.
But when
you have to go, you have To know: Is your rife ready?
IF ±our weapoN has any oF thE ²uLts L³steD hEre´ ³t NEEds some work.
•CHARGING HANDLE-Won't
extract bolt and bolt carrie±, latch
b±oken.
• REAR SIGHT-²ars bent, windage
drum damaged, de³en³ s³uck.
• FOR´ARD ASSIST ASSEM·
BLYµWon't close bolt.
• BUT T STOCKµ¶tock turns, loose,
separated f±o¸ lower receiver; swivel
base b¹sted or pin missing; butt cap
sc±ew missinº, won't hold; any deep
cu³s, cracks or b±eaks ³ha³ weaken the
stock.
10
•CHAMBERµP»¼ed
½ U¾¾¿R RECEIV¿R-Àracked;
lockiÁg lugs badly cÂipped; gas t¹be
bent, badly dented.
• TRIGGER MECHANISM AND
LO´ER RECEIVER CAVITY-PaÃs
da¸aged, assemÄled wrong, woÅ'Æ
wo±k.
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• ÇRONT SIGHT -Èoose, bent,
eleÉtion detent and post stuck;
luminous element broken or missing.
•
HANDGUARDSµÊeep cracks, cuts or
Ëreaks that make them too weak to
Ìrust; front and rear areas busted oÍ Í,
Îon't hold in place when slip ring's
Ïushed upÐ slip ring damage ³hat would
Ñeep
it from doing its job.
• ÇÒASH SU¾¾RESSOR-
½ BAY ONETÓKNIÇEµÔelease spring
weak, broken; blade bent, brokenÕ
• ÇÖRÖNG ×IØ ÙETAÖNÖNG
• BOLT CARRIERµÚody cracked,
badly piÛed; fi±ing pin well cor±oded.
• MAGAZÖNEµÜverloaded (mo±e than
20
ro¹nds in shor³ maºazine or more
³haÁ
30
in ³Ýe lonº oÁe); t¹Äe dented;
lips bent; spring rusty, action weak;
Íollowe± s³icks.
• BOÞ -Àracked; face badly pßt³edà
locking l¹gs chipped; rings bus³ed.
•CARRIER KEY -Àracked, loose,
badly cor±oded; gas poá clogged; carrier
and key screws sheared oÍf, missânº.
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