PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 554

JANUARY 1999
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554 - Page 25 of 43
Hold cocking handle to rear even with safety set
good
! i'll
remove the
barrel and
clear
that
stuck
round
.
i've got
the gun
set
on
safe
and
i'm
holding
the
bolt back
so it's
double safe
!
ometimes SAFE isn’t safe enough.
..like when you’re removing a stuck or
ruptured round from your M60. Even with the gun set on SAFE, the bolt could
slip off the sear and the round could go off.
To remove a stuck round, TM 9-1005-224-10 says to pull the charging handle
all the way to the rear and put your M60 on SAFE before you take off the barrel.
But if SAFE doesn’t hold the sear and bolt in place, that stuck round could go
off and jam the bolt against the sear.
The solution is to have a buddy hold the charging handle to the rear while you
take off the barrel. Then
there’s no chance the
bolt can move. Once a
barrel is removed, insert
a cleaning rod in the
muzzle and tap out the
case or cartridge.
M60 Machine Gun . . .
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