PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
M16-Series RIfle .±±
@
irt and sand can cause youR Ml6's
spRings to Lose theiR spRing. YouR RifLe
wiLL have tRoubLe going into batteRy,
Feding, extRacting, and ejecting.
So afteR eveRy fiRing, c±eaN and Lub-
Ricate the bu²³eR, spRing, and LoweR Re´
ceiveR extension. µuN a Pipe cLeaneR
thRough the butt cap scRew dRain hoLe
so wateR can't coLLect and coRRode the
extension.
Lube and clean Buffer
spring and ±ower extension
EyebaLL the bu¶eR spRing ·R ¸at
spots and bReaks. Get a new spRing if
you spot any.
If the magazine's not clean oR
spRing is Weak, yoUR
m²³
can't feed
Take diRty magazines apar¹ and cLean
and Lube the spRing, tube, and ·LLoweR.
That ºAkes it easieR ·R the spRing to
push up Rounds. If the magazine won't
Fed, teLL youR aRmoReR.
Use a pipe cLeaneR to caRefuLLy cLean
aRound the tRiggeR and hammeR spRings.
Bend the end of a pipe cLeaneR into a
ciRcLe. Wet the pipe cLeaneR with LubRi»
cant. Use tHe ciRcLe end to cLean with
´8
t
@1
,
±
r-
±
¼Ress the ejectoR in with a Dumºy
±
²
Round. ½t shOuLD spRing backquick. The
saºe thing shouLd happen with the ex¾
-
±
"
µ
tRactoR.
#
1
(²
.³´µ
r=±²³´µ
Hook case UnDER ExtRaCtor and
RoCk back AnD fo²h againSt ejeCToR
M9 PIstoL ¶·¶
If the ejectoR's sLuggish, ¿ube ¿ike it
says on ¼age 24 in ÀM 9Á1005Â319Á10.
If that Doesn't put spRing back in the
ejectoR, teL¿ youR aRºoReR.
If the extRactoR's sLow, its spRing may
be weak. Te¿¿ youR armoReR.
Racks and New Duties
If you can't get a¿L the diR¹, teLL youR
aÃmoReR. Äe can use dRy cLeaning soL´
vent to ¸ush out the diÃt.
FEB 8¸
I
f you arºoReRs didn't get an M 14 Rack
with youR new M9 pistoLs, oRDeR one
with
ÅSÅ
1095Æ01¾236¾2203.
The
Rack ho¿ds 16 pistoLs.
ORDeR the
nEW
¹º4
RAck for
yoUR
m»
piSt³´S
¼EB 8¸
´¸
You can now Reºove and RepLace
the fÇuR grÈp scRews, washeRs, both
gRips, and the magazine catch asseº´
bLy. The woRd's on ¼age 3¾216 in ÀB
43¾0001¾36ÉÊ (ËpR
88).
ÅSÅ's and instRuctions are in TM
9¾1005Ì3
½
7Á23&¼.
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