PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-492

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 492

NOVEMBER 1993
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-492 - Page 20 of 51
M249 Machine
Gun
..±
Pon' to 011 H±/lCoeLE²
Now what The ±o.
1
reasoN is that M249s geT jUnked? ²³Nners go ofF hal´-
coCked!
µ³Nners ¶Orget to pUsh the cockINg LeveR ¶ORwaRd a´TeR they Lock back the BoLT·
As a Res³LT, The LeveR's le´T ´Lapping¸ D³Ring ´¹Ringº ¹T Bangs againsT The locK¹Ng pin»
EveNT³allyº ThaT eNLaRges The pin hole¼ ½he pin falLs o³t aN¾ The cock¹Ng LeveR FLies
o¿À
Áhe LeveR BaNging back aN¾ ÂoÃth also weaÃs oUt The receiveR RaiLsÄ ÅNLarged p¹N
holes and woÆÇo³T raiLs are ³N´¹xabLeÈ Á¹me Ér The J³Nkyar¾¸
Êeep yo³R M2ËÌ ´ir¹Ng sTraighT and strong by p³sh¹Ng The cock¹Ng LeveR FoÃwaR¾
³NTiL ¹T cl¹cks a´Ter cock¹Ng» Do it eveRy ÍiÎeÈ
Ï´ ÐHe cocking leveR haNgs ³p on the lock p¹nÑ a ´ew drops o´
CLP
oN Ðhe p¹N will
³NhaNg the leverÀ
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