PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-612
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 612
NOVEMBER 2003
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rews, using the incorrect cleaning materials on your Kiowa Warrior’s M296 .50-
cal machine gun after firing makes smooth firing rough.
After firing, clean the gun with the cleaning materials in the PMCS chart and
Paragraph 4-3 of TM 9-1090-214-23&P. A clean, dry cloth and a soft bristle brush
will get the job done, unless the TM specifies otherwise.
The .50-cal machine gun produces lots
of carbon. Dirt, grit and sand are also
partners in crime that help foul up the
gun’s internal parts.
So when cleaning time arrives, don’t
use any files, scrapers, or abrasive materi-
als, such as sandpaper, to remove the
gunk from the internal gun surfaces. Use
only TM approved materials.
That rough stuff removes the protective
coating. The coating allows the gun to fire
more efficiently and it makes it easier to
clean. Plus, a gun without protective coat-
ing is ripe for corrosion and rust.
Gun dirty?
Clean it like
TM says.
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NOV 03
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OH-58D…
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NOV 03
34
I love it
when I
can fire
off some
rounds!
yeah!
let’s do
it again!
you need a
cleaning
before you
go shootin’
off those big
guns again!
gobble gobble
I’m thankful Tom
made a wish that
the pilgrims
would discover
Tofu!
gobble
gobble
gobble gobble
Maybe next year
we should tell
the deer.
gobble
gobble
yeah,
they can buy
tofu, too.
they’ve
got dough
and plenty
of bucks!
I am thankful that
the readers of PS
magazine have a
sense of humor even
about our
great
heritage…
…and I wish
them a year of
trouble-free
equipment because
of their preventive
maintenance.
hold yer
rotors,
fellas!
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