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hen it's really coLd outside, abouT al± you can thInk of ²s getting inside
where ³t´s nice and waRm.
Forget about the handgR³p on youµ
M203
g¶enade launcher, though, and you·ll
have to thinK about getTing a new one¸
¹he handgrip is plast³cº so
cold weather makes it contract»
Sudden changes ¼n tempera-
ture ½l¾ke Br¿nging it into a
heated tent½make The handgrip
crAck and breAk» ¹he problem
is especia±ly bad Àn suBÁzero
tempeÂatures»
You can preVent that pÃoBlem
By w¶apping The weapon in a poncho or b±anKet beÄOre bringing it insideÅ ¹hat
Æets the handgrip waÂm up gRadually and prevents cracksÇ
Èt also reduces the condensation thaT fOrms on metAl pAÉÊsË ¹hat keeps coÃRoÌ
sion Íom getting a ÎootholdÏ
PS 516
4±
NOV
95