PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 407
OCTOBER 1986
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M16A1 Rifle .
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No Ands or Buts About ButtsTock
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CR OF MY
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The Maintenance
Allocation
Chart
(MAC) in TM 9-105±249±24&P says
you armorers
it²
²e M16AL shouldeR
stock asse³bly. But the MAC alsO says
DS installs and replaces the shoulder
stock asse³bly´
ConfsEd?
Here's the scoopµ You ¶s can
·eplace eve¸ on ²e shou¹deR stock
asse³bly .
.. except the buttstock.
Buttstock crcked?
It's a
DS
REpaiR
IF the buttstock is cracked, ºu» the
who³e
ri¼e in to DS½ It's their job to
repaiR itµ You do not ¾³ove the shouldeR
stock asse³bly during PMCS¿that's a
chÀnge to TM 9±105-249±24&Pµ You
can take the asse³bly apart ÁR repair.
Âe³e³ber, the butt cap screw can be
usEd only onceµ The screws have selF±
. . ² ³epL´Ce it
with a new oneµ
NSN
±005-00²992²³³57
Jocking nylon inserts that are ruÃed when you unscrew the³. They no longer can
keeÄ the butt plate tight. So replace the³µ
Take care tightening the butt cap screw. Åust one tu» too ³any will damage
the lÃer oF the plastic butt plate. The liner helÄs hold ²e buttstock
I
place. TuÆ
the screw untiÇ you Feel ResisÈance. MÀke one ³ore quarter tu». Stop!
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±aD ±UfeRS MaKe ²iFleS ³Ufe´
TheRe aRe buÉers with holes in the
housinG,
buÉers withoUt holes .
.
.
a
ÊuÉeRs with a pin ËrouÌ Ëe ho¹e which
pRoÈRudes equa¹¹y on ÍoÈh sideε
BuÏeRs
W HµE ¶n · ¸ b¹
Èhe ho¹e anÐ the end oF Èhe housing. IF
Èhey're cRacked, it can cause fRtheR
da³age tÑ Ëe buÒeR.
WÓen you c¹eÀn youR Ri¼e, eyebal¹ the
buÉer. IF it has a hole, check ÁR cRacksµ
IF you Ônd aNy, ask your aR³oReR ÁR a
new buÉeR.
MÀke
s
Õe Ög ×ng oN Õe ejØÙ
tion poRt cover pin is Äresent. IF it's not,
Èhe ejection Úrt cover pin wÛll slide out.
Tell your aR³oReR iF Èhe reÜg Ring
on ²e ejection ÚRt coveR pin is ³issingµ
¶o·e¸ ¹yebaº· foR cRaCKs!
º'm
aBov´s GOI
µ¶ · Cr
» ¼½¾¿
A
FU£L "K ¸¹
À
dnT HVº» (¼½
ÁZÂNÃ.
t¾k
ÄÅ
Æ
Çf Èy É
/ÊËs Ì
PRÝtEct the ³agÞines Ár youR M16ßL ri¼e, oàRatoRs. They'Re in shoRt supply.
Âeplace³ents could ³ean a long waitá
Help ³agÞines last wi² PM. IF ³agÞines get diRâ, c¹ean and lube ²e³ like
it says on Pages 3-24 through 3-27 oF ãM 9-105-249-1ä. WÓeneveR possible,
keeÄ the³ Ûn their protEctive bags, åSå 105-0-193-83ä6.
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