PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-521

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 521

APRIL 1996

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-521 - Page 25 of 49
t
hen you fire your
M60
macHine gun, pull the triggeR
all the way back and Release It.
±f you don't pull the t²iggeR completeLy to tHe ReaR, tHe
sear puTS pressuRe on the bottom of the operatIng rod³
Sr
wer
opor
R
FeatHer´ng tHe trIg-
gerµmovIng it bacK
and ¶ortH Rap·dLy¸
causes the same weaR
pRoblems¹ plus it flat-
tenS The lIp of tHe
operat·ng rOd notchº
»hIs wea² can Result in a Runaway gun¼ oR even a mis½Re
because of the sLowed rate of ¶Ire¾
±f tHe weapon jams and the tempe²ature Is over
80
de-
grees¿ or if youÀve ½Red
2±±
rounds withIn two m´nutes,
the gun Is hot enough to cause a cookÁo³ Wa·t
15
mÃnÁ
utes until ItÀs coolÄ
1
±f You open THe coveR of a Hot
M²0,
youÀll p²Obably
±iI
"
have an openÁcoveR cookÁo³ »he least that could happEn
'
-
Is se²Ious InJu²yÅ Æo donÀt open the coveR untIL the weapon
"
cools offÅ
Ps ³´µ
¶7


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