PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-418
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 418
SEPTEMBER 1987
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!²if
Te machine gun hEdsh± flk say a whole heap oFM2's have to b sent BacK
to DePt fr RpAr ²ause some soldiers are .³.
. . . trYing to manhandle the guns onto a vehicle ´Y themselves rather than
getµg heLp¶
..· let¸ing
g
´ang into the
m .
¹ . . LetºNg
G
swIg
fe
I »e¼
v
moUn½S dur¾ng ¿vel ÀÁd oF LOÂg
Ãem IÄ
Å . . LetÆng gUns Çunce around ¾n ½he ´acK oF a ÈcK durIg ¿nsÉÊtË
Al
oF
t
rÌugh handLIg ¾s damag¾ng FÍ pawl ´racKets, wHch sÎlls ÏÐor
repa¾r¶
Rough handling damages
feed pawl brcket
Ñut just a LiÒle care caÓ pÊevent
aL
»at Ômage¶
WheÓ you're load¾ng Õe
M
on½Ö a veh¾c×e, get help¶ ØaÓd ¾t Ùom ½he GounÚ
up to somÛone on ½he decK or ÈcÜ
b±
Ýever Þss ½he
M²
Watch ½he ßà pawl ´ácKe½S wheÓ Yoâ mount »e gunã
I
yoâ ´aÓä ½he ´ácKetS
agaIst »å moânt, Your macHne gUnæs çut oF ´usèessé
16
SEP 87
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ê
ëìÓ íou're not sîïtI
g
,
kep
the mouÓt I lðK¶ ñt oòóOK when Yoâ'ôe
oõ töe ÷ad puts youø Mù out oF acÆon p÷nÞ¶ úne shaû cüacý agaIst »e tUrret
or ÈcK can deÓt or bnd
r:-³´µ¶·!
»e Fþ pawl BracKe½s and
»e s¾Úe ÿlaĀS or Êetácºng
handLe¶
Ýever let your
M
L¾e
³
"
Lïse dUāÓg ĂansPră¶
I
´·
J
You caÓĄt mount ¾t or put ¾t
I a ácK, cUshioÓ ¾t with
a ´lanKet or ąncho anÚ
wedge ¾t so it can't roLL
aroUndË
When mounTing-waTch
feed pawL b±acKet
NORMAL for Normal
Ćor norćĈL ĉing, YoĊ
¸9¹
machine gUċers nČ to set če gas reguLatĎr
T
ďúĐMđĒ Ë
ēF YoU Ĕre fr anY Length oF ºme with »e reguLator set to đĕVĖĐėĖĘ ęoĊ ĚĊt
tï heavY a LoaÚ on YoUr ěĊn ĈnD wiĜ ĝage itË
v
²eep· iT aT NORMA³. ´´ unless
º
»¼½¾
¿
: you± M249 fi±es slow o± quit
À
onlY tĞme yoĊ sğitch to đĕVĖĐėĖ is
i
Yoâr
Á9
Ĕres sLow ´ecause
oF aÚverse condiÆons, sUch
a
sand or dust¶ Te đĕVĖĠėĖ setºng restores the
pÊoġr raĢ oF ĉe untiL You get a chance to clean the weaPnÄ
SÂp 8Ã
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