PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-514
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 514
SEPTEMBER 1995
M2, M6, M240± M249 Machine Guns .
..
DON'T FoRGET erS
It
you fOrget To clean youR machine
gun's exTRas -spaRe baRReL, tRaveRSing
and e±evatIng mechanIsm (F &E)² blank
³´Ring atTachmenT (BµA¶-yoU can ³oR·
get abou¸ ¹´RIng youR weaPon.
ºhe spaRe baRRel iS jUst aS vital as the
ba»el on The machine gun¼ You muST
change baRRels afteR So many fiRed
RoUnds² unleSS yoU want a Ruined baRRel
oR maybe a ½Uined mach¾ne gun¼ But if
you put on a diRty spaRe baRRe¿, youÀ
machine gun soon quits ÁÂRing¼
SolUtIoN:
WheneveR you cÃean one
baRRelÄ clean the otheRÅ Æou ÇÈÈ need them
bothÉ Count on ¾tÅ
ÊËÌÍÎ
Ïf The º &Es fOR the M2 oR M60 get
dirty² gunkyÐ oR corÀoded² you'Ñl have
tRouble adJustIng the º &Es and a movÒ
ing taRget wilL leave you beh¾nd¼ Óf a
º &E is banged upÔ it pRobabÕy iS banged
out of ÖalibR×tion¼ ºhat shoots yoØR
machine gUnÙs accURacy¼
SoLUt²o³:
When you clean youR maÒ
chine gun, cÃean the º &E with a Rag
and
C´Pµ
ºhen wRap ¾t ¾n a Rag and
stoRe it in the spaRe baRRel bag to keep it
clean and pÚotectedÅ
bon, youR machine gun has a haRd time
chambeRing and eXtRacting¼
So¶Ut²o³: ·¸ ¹ºp
to clean BÛAS
fOR all machine gunS aÜteR eve½y fiRingÝ
Ïn addition² cLean the M60's BÞA
afteR 5ß Rounds, the M2às aáteR 8â²
and the M240ãS a³TeR ä00¼ åee the
opeRatoRæS ºMs ¹OR cleaning inst½Ucç
tionsè
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