PS Magazine - JULY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 392
JULY 1985
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You tankers aNd CEV crews caN preveNt jam-ups iN youR .50-cal mAchiNe guN
by stowiNg ammo iN the boxes The Right way.
If aMo gets stuck as it eNteRs the tRack Fom the ±ed box, you've probably
stowed the ammo backwarD.
Some of the ²³'s paiNt a pRetty hazy ammo-stowiNg picTuRe. IN ´cT,
²³ 9-2350-257-10-2 (µr the ³60¶L 's) aNd ·³ 9-2350-222-10-¸ (µR the
CEV's) tell the ammo¹stowiNg pRocedURe wRoNg. HeRe's how to Do iº:
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StarT stowiNg am¾o iN t¿e boxes ÀIGH· to ÁE², wiTh the pRojectile
eND poiNtiNg away FOm you.
Cal. 5 AmMo Box
(6·Ser±es T²nk)
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Be sure the projectile eNd of t¿e thiRd rouNd depresses T¿e last rouNd
swiTc¿'s actuatiNg pluNgeR. (²¿e pluNgeR puts out the taNk com¾aNdeR's GÃÄ
ÀE¶ÅY lig¿t wheN he has 20 rouNds leÆ oN the belt.)
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PositioN the belt's µUrÇh rouNd oN the outside of tÈe ReÉiniNgclip ramp.
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Âollow your -10 to ÊNish loaDiNg the ammo boxË
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Some ammo boxes have a last rouNd sTop switchÌsome doN't. Ifyur
am¾o box doesN't have a last rouNd switch, ÊNish loadÍNg the am¾o accordÎg
to your ²³. If your ammo box has a last rÏuNd switchÐ secure the Êrst three
rouNds oN the ammo belt uNder the reTaiNiNg clip.
FµR¶t thREE RouNd¶
go U¸D¹º clµp
If you have ±ediNg problems betweeN the chute aNd the guN ±e
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d opeNNg,
have your mech check the aligNmeNt. ²heRe could be about a 1Ñ4 Îch heÒght
diÓereNce betweeN the chute aNd opeNiNg. ²hat'll Need to be adjusted to correcT
The ±eDiNg problem.
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