PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-542
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 542
JANUARY 1998
M9Pistol .
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Of :pa± 1²³
Dear EditoR,
The big problem with the M9 pi±tol i² the trigger
bar ±pring. Ju²t a nudge when you'R³ cleaning the M9
can ²end the ±pring fLying. Without the ±pring´ you
have a weapon that canµt be fired.
We haVe a couple of ²ugge²tion² to keep ±pring²
Fom di±appearing¶ ·ir²t´ let the armorer handle
cleaning around the ±pring¸ unle²² theR³'² an
emergency in the ¹eld. Its a much ²impler job in the
arm² room and it wonºt be a cata±trophe if the
±pring di±appear²»
Second´ armorer² ²hould u²e a ²oft bru²h´ not a
toothbru±h´ to clean around the ±pring.
A
²oft bru±h
i² not going to di²lodge the ±pring¼ but it will clean
out mo²t dirt. ½he ²elf-help ²toR³ ±hould have plenty
of ²oft bru±he²´
or you can order
one with NSN
7¾20¿00¿514À
Á417Â
One caution´
armorer²: When
you take ofà the
handgrip±¸
double¿check
that you put the
lock wa²her²
back on¶
Without them¸
the ²crew² go in
the grip too
fr
When the magazine'² pu±hed inÄ it
Åam² and you can't get it out¶
SGT ÆarRY Kendrick
80DZt MSB
·t Campbell¸ KÈ
PS542
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JaN98
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