PS Magazine - MARCH 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 388
MARCH 1985
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If makeshiF or paper tags are a
HeadacHe ±r tHe barrels of your M60
macHine guns, go tHe metal "dog tag²
route. SMART Message No. 37,
DALO-PL³ 091620Z Mar 84, submit´
ted by S³C Goodwin, ³ort µood
MAIT, Has tHe word¶ Paper tags tend
to tear o· or get oi¸¹soaked and
uºreadable. You can ge» tHe meta¸ ¼.D.
tags witH NSN 8465¹00¹242½4804.
To keep barrels matcHed on your
M60's, armorers can use tHe dog ta¾
route as
a
option¿
Do this:
PUnch a Hole
I
eacH end
THOSE PAp8R
taGs±r No
g²D, Y³U
ne´d µ M¶·¸L
¹º» l¼K½
MINE!
of ÀHe Á.D¶ tÂg.
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Stamp your receiver serial number between tHe Holes. Paint tHe tag black
with paint, NSÃ 8010-00¹582-5382 (same as you use ±r tHe gun cover)¶
Run lacing wire, ÃSN 9505-ÄÅ293Æ4208, used on gas cylinder plug, tHrougH
tHe tag holes and througH tHe barrel assembly's bipod leg ho¸es. Secure tHe tÂg
tigHt so it doesn't raÀÀle¶
WHen you replace ÀHe bipÇd, removÈÉe tag and put it Ên ÀHe replacement.
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MAR 85
PUsH and pul¸ routines on your M60 macHine gun keep components in ˸ace,
prevent damage and make ±r smootH operationÌ
Remember them¶ ³or instance, set tHe receiver on tHe cover¶
To insta¸¸
or
remove tHe traversing and elevating (T&E) adapter assembly,
you must Írst pu¸l up on tHe p¸unger (re¸ease lever). THat a¸¸ows tHe T&E to
seat or to release Îom tHe M 122 tripod. If you get resistÂnce, pu¸¸ tHe plunger.
MAR 85
±3
Don't put tHe musc¸e to it, since tHaÏ
can damage tHe mount or tHe plunger¶
AnotHer p¸ace you don't need musc¸e
work is on tHe cocking Hand¸e¶ If you
get Hung up wHen you try to cock ÐtHe
bo¸t, cHeck tHe saÑty position. Cock
tHe bolt on ³ (³IRE). If you try to cock
it on S (SA³E), you can damage tHe
cockiÒg Hand¸e, saÑÓ or operating rod.
ÆuÇ
safet
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