PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
M16-Series Rifle .
..
T
he road ·to the M16 graveyard is
paved with good intentions.
Some soldiers not oNly clean their
Rifles
like
T±
9-1005-319-lb
telLs
them to, but trY to help thei² riFes more
by doing ext³a cleaning´ That help
hurts.
µor instance:
DISASSEMB¶¸¹G
the
lower
re-
ceiver and tHe ºi²ing mecHanism »r
better cleaning. ¸¼ you push out the
³eceiver pins witH tHe wrong tool, you
enlarge the holes´ The holes caN't hold
the Pins. The receiver's Ruined. I¼ the
mec½an¾sm's
put
together
wrong,
tHe ri¼le can ¼i²e automatic
when it's not supposed to´
RemovIng the
buTstock can
±²³ ´·
caUse problems
.
.±
±
for the
P
tAkedown
pIn
¿EMOVI¹G the buttstock to clean
the lower receiver extension. The takeÀ
down pin spring's easily damaged. I¼
the takedown piN spring aNd detent're
not put back ³ight, the takedowN pin
16
won't lock iN and your RÁfle won't stay
togethÂô
µf you ¶ake ¶he
firinG ¸eCHanis¸
¹p¹º, yOU ¸¹y
get a rifle tHat
firE» a¼O¸¹¶½C
onS¾¿µ
¿EMOVI¹G the Äash suÅÅressor to
clean the barrel´ The suppressor has
special
torqUe
requi²ements´ ¸¼
it's
screwed on too tight, the barrel thÆeads
..´ and the barrel .´´ are ²uiNed. ¸¼ it's
not screwed on tight enough, it can
ÇÈbrate oÉ´
OCT8²
GIV¸¹G tHe
M
16 a bath. Water trap-
ped in tight places coÊodes metaL parts
like the bolt carRier key and »rward
assist sËring´
I¼ you waNt to give your riÌle tHe
right kÁNd o¼ help, clean it Like Íages
16 tÎu
34
in TM
9³1005³319´µ0
(M16A2) o³ Íages
3³2¶
through
3³40
in TM
9³µ005³249³10
(MÏ6AÏ) say´
TheN stop!
I¼ sometÐÑng lÑKe the ¼iRing mecHÀ
anism needs speciaL cleaning, tell you³
armorer´
OcT 8²
±7
M9 Pistol .
.À
Stretch to
it
t
he M7
is the on
L
y shoulder
Holster available »r the
M9
pistol´
But to make the holste³ Ìit tHe pisÀ
toL, you'
Ii
need Òo sÒ³etcH ÒHe sa¼ety
straÅ like tHisÓ
'
Soak tHe st³ap Ôn wÕ³Ö, soapy
water »r ×ve minutes´
•
SÒretcH the strap
3
to
²/2
incH´
Dip strap in warm
soaÁy wa¶Âr to stretch
;
ÍØt tHe
M9
Ôn tHe ÐoÙste³´
Ílace a piece o¼ plastÔc beÒween
tHe st³ap and ÒHe pÚstoL´ Ûnap tHe
sa¼ety straÜ sHØÒ´
LÂt the holster dÃ
overNÄght with thÂ
pistol strapped in
±
SeaL tHe st³ap witH neat'sÝ»ot
oil so it'll sÒay elaÞÒic´
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