PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-550
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 550
SEPTEMBER 1998
Rifles, Machine Guns .
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eadspacing is a crItical check fr
rifes
aND machine guns. ±F THe spacE be-
tweeN the boLT ²acE a³d the cHaMber IsN'T just rIghT, not onLy wiLL tHe gUN ´Re
poorµy¶ but iT CaN also blow up·
ArmorErs¸ maKE su¹E support Has HeadspaceD every machIne guN aND riº»e
be¼ORe you LeT iT go to THe ½¾elD¿ ÀcTIve uniTs shoULd HaVe weaPons HEaDsPacEd
aNNUallyÁ wHiLe ÂEseRVe aND ÃaTIoNaL GuarD uniTs shouLD Do iT eVery otheR yearÄ
Âemember¸ I² yoU rePlace a baRreL or boltÁ THe wEapoN
musT go To suPPoRT ¼Or hEaDsPacINg be²Ore IT's ÅredÆ
ÇHecK THaT eVeRy machIne gUN barRelÈ INcLUdINg thE
sPɹE barREl, is cLearLy markED wIth THe wEapoN seRiaÊ
nUmbeRË Ìhe easiest way Is to sTamp the NumbeR oN a Dog
Tag aNd aTTacH THE Dog Tag to tHE biPod LEg oR bÉÍÎEÏ LÐg
wItH lacing wIReÑ Ìhe dog Tag sHould be paINted a Òat
color so iT doesNÓt re¼LEct. Ôr JusT paINT The Number oN thE
barRel wIth aNy heaTÕreSIstaNÖ paINTÑ
×aiNT oR wRiTe THE NUmbEr oN thE spaRe baRrELÁ TooÁ Øo
PreveNT mIxupsÙ
Dog tagS aRE goOd
baRR±l maRk±RS
Ìeach your uNIØ The imPoRTaNce o¼ Not miXiNg bÉrRels and boltsÑ
GunNers¶ Use oNly tHe bolt and barRels That come wIth yoUr machIne gun or
ÚÛFLeÜ ±F a grouP o² you aRe cLeaNÝNg your wEaPoNs togEtHEr¸ bE carE²uL not to miX
Up ParTsÞ
W²'³² N´T MA³K²I.
Gµ WH¶CH P·¸ ¹µº»
W¶¼H WH½CH ¾Un?
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