PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
Lube and
PM
keeps them operting
WHetHER IT bE Rifle oR
machIne gun, when you
s±ck oR stORe tHem out·
D², k³p
t c. A
ph
o
b´
w fn±
When thEy'Re coveRed,
you keeP ice and snow out
of the baRRel, oF the sighµ
and away fRom ¶oRk¸ng
pa¹.
ºf you can, keep ¶eapons In a
roe,
wind»f¼½ shel¾R ¶hen y¿'À
not using themÁ
Âf pa¹ dO fReEze, mOVe
tHEM SÃOw AnÄ eAsY tIÃÃ
tHeY'Re fReeÅ Æhat ¶aY yOu
won't BReaK anYtHinGÇ
SLOW NOW ²³´ SLOW!
I
y¿ bÈng yÉR wÊpoN
into a heated sHeÃteR to
clean them, they'là s¶eat
¶ith condenËtion foR ab¿t
an HouRÌ WaIt the houRÍ let
them sweAt, and then clean
and lube tHemÎ
Ïeason: ºf you Rush the
CleaninG job, tHe weapon
-m .± 1
Ðill keEp sweaTIngÅ When
y¿ Ñke
i
¿ÒIde Óe ÔÊt
¶ilà fReeze, paRts ¶on't
moVe, and you may get ice
In the baRRelÌ
!"²
ÕuRinG fiRIÖG× KEEP baRÀÃS OR otHER Hot Pa¹
awAY fROm snOw× wHIcH wIÃÃ
tM
to IcE
a
soOn
a
tHE BAØÙ cOOÃSÚ
USInG a sPaÀ bARÀÃ? ÛOn't Ãay tHE HOt onE
on tHe SnowÎ ºt maY wARP .Ü. oR hEad tÝaRÄ
ÞhIna oR wHEReVER qu
;
ßcàákâãäÃIåæçEèé
ê
_
_µ¶
³´ ,_µ
¶·
i NEVER GET
·O GO aN'WHEQE!
:±.-
¸
Grenades & Ammo On Ice
iF ONL ¸ HE HaD maDE
SU¹E 'OU DºDN»· S·iCK
±
·O ·Ha· GRENaDE!
:¹
Dry gloves are a must when you use
grenades
I
sub-feezing wEther.
ëEeP
dì
and
ice
fRee
Befre you pull a gRnade's pin, hold
the gRNde in yOr th±²wing
hº »f T
gR³de sTicks to yoU± gLove, clEn the
glove
A
the g±e³de.
´hen µ again¶ BUt never pUll the Pin
UntiL YoU·R SU±e the SticKng P¸L¹m·s
UºtUc»¼
OC¼ 87
½¾¾un¿ÀÁÂn
SmaLl arms aMo needs one basic
preCaution±
Remove all snow or ice fom am²o
beFre you use It.
snOwí icE
BefOîe usInG
Most large calib½ a¾¾o, including
r¿keÀs, has a ¾iniÁu¾ anD ¾AIÁu¾
te¾ÂÃtÄre In which iT
c
b ÄsÅÆ
Ço¾e, incLuding ÈÉW, have the inf
StaÊÂd on it¶ With otherS, you have to
chËk you± Ì·s
ÃÄ »f
YÍ oÂÃÎ
in sUÏz±o wEther,
b
suR
T
оo
yoU Use is mÑde f± coLd ÒEther.
Óf±e UÔ, clE± oF SnoÒ
A ÅÆ
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