PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-597
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 597
AUGUST 2002
PS 597
T
he M2 machine gun is the big guy in most arms rooms when it comes to fire
power. But poor handling and poor operation can topple even this Samson. So give
your M2 the help it needs.
Assemble It Right
The sear slide
always
goes
in from the left. If you install it
from the right, your M2 won't
fire from the M63 mount.
If you don't get the feed assembly right, the
feed lever lug and bolt switch bang against each
other during firing and are damaged. Most gun-
ners feed from the left, so the left groove should
be unblocked. If you feed from the right, turn the
bolt switch so the right groove is unblocked.
Push the cocking lever
forward before pushing
the bolt in the receiver. If
you push the bolt in with
the lever back, the bolt
jams and your armorer
has to unjam it.
Put the bolt, buffer, and barrel extension
together as one piece before putting them
in the receiver. That's much easier than
putting them together in the receiver.
If you need to take off the back-
plate, first ease the bolt forward. That
takes pressure off the spring and pre-
vents the drive rod from springing out
of the receiver and into you.
AUG 02
20
PS 597
Left groove clear for left feed
Sear slide goes
left to right
Push locking lever forward before pushing in bolt
Assemble bolt, buffer,
and barrel extension
outside receiver
21
You for-
got to put
the bolt
forward,
didn't you?
poor handling
and poor
operation got
me
here. What
about you?
bad
hair-
cut.
yikes!
597. 20-21 (C)
6/27/02
1:15 PM
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