PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-521
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 521
APRIL 1996
M2 Machine Gun .±±
here arE still somE unLIned M2 machInE gun baRrEls In Th± feLd.
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A metal l²ning was added to most M³ ba´rels
yEarS ago To mµkE thEm l¶st longer.
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M2
mAChInE gUn
i
WhiLe unLinEd Ba·¸ELs worK fne w¹Th º50-c»l
ammo and can Be usEd FOr traInIng, ThEy
do noT work fne wIth The new XM9¼3 and
XM962 saboTEd LIghT armoR penetrator
(½¾AP) am¿oÀ ½ÁA ammo losEs accuracy
whEn ÃrEd th·ough unLIned BarREls.
Armo·E·sÄ chECk your M³ BŸ¸eÆsÇ
HoLd thE bar·EL up To ThE light Ènd LoÉk
Through Th± breechº ÊË yÉu have a linEd
barRElÌ thE·e wiÆL Be a gap in the lining
8-IO
ÍnchEs ÎRom thE brEEchÏ No gap
meÐns an unlInEd ba¸reLÇ
RIng groove
vIsIblE IN borE
ÑÎ you fnd unlined ba·RELsÌ ÒT's
oK
to conTInuE To usE ThEm, except wITh ½¾AÓ
ammo. ÔF your uÕ²T ÃrEs ½¾AÓÖ e×chÐnge the unlined BиreLs
fr
LinEd ones
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M240 Mach²ne G³n
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Deflect Crushed Covers
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The M24¼ machInE gun coVer Is up
when Ùhe M
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turreT TraÚe¸ses, The
coÚErÛs crushedÜ A sImpLe deÝecTor can
preÚenT tÞaßÇ
àhe deáâecTorÛs InsTÐÆãEd on tÞe tÅnKÛs
tu¸reT cEilingä Ôt pushes an opEn M2å¼
coÚe· down as the Tu¸rEt Turnsæ
ALL you nEEd to maKE The deËLecTor
Is çheet metÐÆ, a d¸iLLè and a bench
grInderé ÔT costs ênnIeç To maKeë
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