PS Magazine - AUGUST 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 393
AUGUST 1985
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When you invert the tray of your
M
1920 .45 cal pistol rAcks to store
.38 cal revolvers, don't stop there.
You also need to install locking
posts to meet security stAndards. With-
out the posts,
·
the revolvers can be
wiggled out of the rack.
To do thAt, remove the center post
rivet thAt holds eAch circular rack you
need Fr your .38±s.
Turn the rAck upsidE down and put it back on the center post.
You need 20 locally mAde lockIng posts and 20 rivets, NSN 5320²00³´µ8²
0942. Posts Are made ¶om 3/4¸in stock by your sUpport.
Locking
post
k
3/4"
_.
3/16"
-
'
'
,
T
f
13/32"
Hole for
1
9/32"
Rivet
± '
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}
_±
·
3/8"
±Ivet
NSN 5320-00²818-0942
(3/16"
x
3/4")
With A 3/ µ6²in drill bit, drill 20 holes in the inverted rack. Holes should be
on the right hand side of each pistol slot, 3/8²in down and 2µ¹º»i¼ ¶om the
slot edge½
T¾e locking post goes on the outside
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of the rack. Ànsert the rivet through the
rack ÁAme And into the post. Peen the
rivets until each post is secured tightly
to the rack Áame.
When All posts are instAlled, rivet
the rack to the center post.
Slide the rAck closed to be sure that
eAch pistol slot is covered completely
by the metal shaÂs (pistol locks) which
go througà the trigger guards.
Reverse the revolver that's next to tÃe
lock .
.. so thAt the lock And locking
mechanism can clear.
PIstol, LauncheR Ammo HoldeRS
Dear Half-Mast,
I've been trying to find an NSN Fr grenade launcher ammo
vests. I also haven't had any luCk with ammo pouches for the
M1911A1 pistol. ±an you help?
Dear Sergeant R.L.M.,
Te
M7³
grenade launcher
ammo vest will serve double du±
Sgt R²L.M.
with the
M´µ¶.
It holds
´·
rounds.
¸¹º
It comes in three sizes:
Small
NSN ¸15-00¹146¹166º
»edium NSN ¸15-00¹146-1668
Large
NSN ¸1¼-00¹½46-1669
You can get a pistol pocket ammo pouch with NSN
¾·¿ÀÁÂÁ7¾´Á´´¶³Ã
Leather pouches are availab²e for
MP
units under NSN
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Two
magazIne
pouch
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magazines.
Cta
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