PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-576
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 576
NOVEMBER 2000
Use LAW for cold-
weather lubing
Wipe out magazines and
dry ammo before firing
Place hot barrel
on tarp
he cold will put the freeze on your
rifle or machine gun if you ignore cold
weather PM. Here’s the PM ammo
you need to help your weapon fight
the cold:
Use rifle bore cleaner, NSN
6850-00-224-6663, to remove
carbon, and use LAW, NSN
9150-00-292-9689, to lube your
weapons when temperatures drop
below 10
°
F. LAW helps moving
parts on most weapons slide bet-
ter in cold than CLP or LSA.
The exception is the M249
Rifles, Machine Guns . . .
Store weapons in a covered, wind-
protected area when you’re not using
them. If that’s not possible, cover them
with a blanket or poncho. That at least
shuts out ice and snow from the barrel,
sights, and working parts.
Wait until a weapon warms to room
temperature before cleaning it. A cold
weapon will sweat with condensation.
If you clean and lube the weapon be-
fore it quits sweating, the sweat freezes
when you take it back outside.
Never lay a hot weapon or barrel
on the snow. Set it on a tarp or poncho.
That sudden cold can warp the barrel.
Keep ammo dry. If necessary, wipe
ammo and the insides of magazines
bring it on!
i've got a
one-two
punch
you won't
forget!
machine gun. It needs CLP in all
weather.
Prevent condensation from forming
inside weapons by keeping them
before firing. That will prevent mois-
ture from freezing and jamming your
weapon.
covered when you move from a cold
place to a warm one. That lets the
weapon warm gradually.
Hand function the weapon every 30
minutes to keep parts from freezing
solid. If parts stick, move them slowly
and easily until they move smoothly
again. Forcing things breaks parts.
PS 576
47
NOV 00
PS 576
46
NOV 00
Function unloaded
weapon to prevent
freezing
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