PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-460
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 460
MARCH 1991
M6, M24 Machine Guns .±²
No Swift Kicks in the Bolt
I
f your steReo's Tu±table was sticking o² yoU²
VC³ Refused to eject a tApe, you wouldn´t tRy to
Fx the pRoblem with a swift kick. µhat would
onLy ¶uM a mino² p²oblem into a majo² repai²·
µhe same holds ¸e ¹² stuck bolts on
M60
and
m249
machine guns: KickIng is not the answe²º
Kick»ng the cocking haNdle to
fe
the bolt usu-
ally accomplishes only THRee thIngs¼ BReaks The
opeRa¶ing rod½ bends the ¾ocking haNdle½ and
dents the cocking hANdle slot¿
1@Wg
YOU WouLDN'T
TREAt y±²r
s³´
´µ
Ll¶·
IH³S!
ÀeaNing youR
m¸
o²
M¹º»
ÁORwARd on the flash suppresso² to get beTTe²
leveRage on the cock»ng handle is no good eithe²Â Ãhat bows the biPd½ b²eaks
the b»pod yokeÄ loosens the flash supp²esso²½ aNd plugs the ba²Relº
µhe²e´s oNly one solution Ų stuck bolts: Call youR aRmo²e²Æ Çe´ll get suppoRt
¼
unstIck itº
µhe bolt usualLy gets hung up because the bolt Locking lugs aRe sTuck in the
barRel socket o² Èe Éʲating
½
is bRokenË So½ the best way to head oÁf stuck
bol¶s is to eyebalL the baÌÍl socketÎ boLt locking Lugs½ aNd oʲating
½
ÏO²
buRRsÐ c²acksÐ aNd cHips ÑEÒÓ³E you go to the ÔeldÕ ÖepoRt pRoblems×
1¾
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