PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-571
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 571
JUNE 2000
Rifles, Machine Guns . . .
MK 19 Machine Gun . . .
s
e
a
l
o
f
nice going
,
gently
please,
and
not
on my
sear cap.
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&
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M4/M16A2 mounting bracket, NSN 5340-01-390-3812
M2/M60 adapter, NSN 5340-01-363-2797
M2 mounting bracket, NSN 5855-01-045-5482
M60 mounting bracket, NSN 5855-01-046-7272
M16A1 mounting bracket, NSN 5340-01-363-2797
these nsn
s
are being
added
to
the aiming light's tm
11-5855-301-12 p.
rmorers, here are the brackets
you need to mount the AN/PAQ-
4B or -4C aiming lights on your
rifles and machine guns.
Dear Editor,
Every weapon system, no matter how strong, has an Achilles heel. For
the MK 19, it’s the sear housing cap. The plastic cap sits exposed on
the bottom of the sear assembly.
If you set the MK 19 down too hard on concrete or bang it when you’re
mounting or dismounting it, the cap breaks. The cap also can work
loose, come off and disappear. A broken or missing cap deadlines the
MK 19. We had half our unit’s MK 19s deadlined just because of the cap.
Armorers can save caps by teaching their gunners 3 rules:
Check the tightness of the cap
during the before-operations PMCS.
Tighten it if necessary.
Protect the cap during mounting
and dismounting.
Never set the MK 19 down on
the cap.
Give yourself readiness insurance
by stocking a few extra caps, NSN
1010-01-129-1237. They cost only $4.
2LT Kate J. Bielak
988th MP Co
Ft Benning, GA
&
Check sear cap for tightness
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