PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-574
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 574
SEPTEMBER 2000
f you snap the M10 charging cable
on your M2 machine gun, charging
and firing stops.
Don’t jerk the cable back.
That can
snap the cable if the bolt hangs up. A
steady pull on the cable should be
enough to lock the bolt back. If you
feel resistance, stop. Ride the bolt for-
ward, put your M2 on SAFE, open the
feed cover, and see what the problem
is. The feed selector is probably set to
the wrong feed. If it’s not, tell your
armorer.
M2 Machine Gun . . .
M40-Series, M42-Series Masks . . .
Decon Kits OK for Masks
Dear Captain J.G.,
Both the M291 and M295
decon kits should be used to
decon all your equipment,
including your mask. Use the
M291 on the inside of the
mask facepiece and the M295
on the rest of the mask and
hood. See TM 3-4230-235-10
and TM 3-4230-229-10 for
more info on the decon kits.
Dear Half-Mast,
Is it OK to use the M291 and M295
individual decon kits on the M40 and M42
masks? We’ve heard that chemicals in the
kits’ wipes could harm the masks.
Captain J.G.
Decon Equipment . . .
Pull the cable back as straight as
possible.
If you pull the cable at an
angle, it rubs and soon begins fraying.
A frayed cable deadlines your M2, plus
it can cut you.
Guide the cable back when you re-
lease it.
If you let it snap back, the
cable hits the edges of the pulley swivel
and frays or breaks.
Don’t wrap the cable around any-
thing.
That causes the cable to kink
and fray.
Help the cable last by giving it a
light coat of LAW or LSA when you
clean your M2.
Pull cable straight back
Lube cable and assembly
yeowch!!
i told him
to
stop y
anking
my
cable
so
hard
!
Don’t jerk it
Dear Editor,
Your article on Pages 54–55 in PS 566 (Jan 00) made some good
points about DS2, but you left out a couple:
Any time you deal with leaking DS2 containers, you should wear
chemical protective gloves and your M40 mask. DS2 and its fumes can
injure your skin and your lungs.
Do not store DS2 with STB, and do not store it in temperatures above
160
o
F or near open flames. That creates a fire hazard.
When dealing with DS2, never take shortcuts with protective equipment
or storage.
SSG B. E. Deming
HQ Co, 7th Marines
Twentynine Palms, CA
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