PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-478
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 478
SEPTEMBER 1992
M2 machine Gun .
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Stop BackplaTe Surprises
I
f your M2's backplate Flies oFf dUr-
ing firINg, the operatiNg rOd ±lies oUt at
high speeD. That²s baD ³ewS For
whoever²s firi³g ´.µ Like yoU¶ for iN·
sta¸ce¹ ºhe rod coU»d go throUgh yoU
»ike a kNife throUgh bUtterµ PReVe³t
backp»ate sU¼prises w½th two checks:
¾lide ¿he backplate parÀÁway oN the
receiverÂ
The¸¶ pÃl» oÃt oN the latch lock with
oNe haNd aNd Up on the bottom latch
with the otherµ
PÃsh the backplate ½N p»ace a³D »atch
the »atch lock¹
W½th the latch »ock lockeD¶ pUll Ãp o¸
the backpÄate Åt ShoUÄd hold FirÆÇ
ÈextÉ reÄease the »atch lock a¸D try to
pUll the backp»ate Up w½th oNly the latch
i³ p»aceÊ Ët shoûd holD ±irÆÌ
Åf the backplate comes Ãp either timeÍ
seat aNd lock the backplate agaiN to be
sUre the latch lock is lockiNgÎ Ïf yoUr Ð2
fAils either check aga½NÉ te»» yoÃr arÑ
morer¹ He NeeDs to seNd ½t to sUpport¹
ÒeÆember
to
aÓways seat the
backplate before yoà ReÔease the latch
aNd »atch Äock. That stoÕs baCkplate
damageÎ
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