PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-629
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 629
APRIL 2005
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FRONT SIGHT
FROZEN:
Unfreeze with lube
and wipe off excess
DIRT OR
CARBON IN
BARREL:
Clean
before
firing
LOOSE
HANDGUARD
LINERS:
Get new
handguards
BOLT CARRIER
DOESN'T ALIGN WITH
GAS TUBE:
Tell your armorer
PIVOT PIN DETENT STUCK,
WON'T HOLD PIN:
Free with lube and wipe dry
MAGAZINE DAMAGED
OR DIRTY:
Inspect, lube, and
wipe clean. Replace
if necessary
TAKEDOWN PIN
CORRODED OR
STICKS::
Clean, lube and
wipe dry
BUTTSTOCK
DRAIN
CLOGGED:
Open drain
with paper
clip
REAR SIGHT STUCK:
Unfreeze with lube
and wipe off excess
CHAMBER DIRTY, CORRODED:
Clean chamber with CLP and
chamber brush
BUFFER & SPRING
CORRODED:
Clean and very
lightly lube
SLIP RING SPRING
BROKEN:
Get it replaced
• Clean often
• Easy on lube
• Wipe clean out-
side of weapon
In the desert,
remember
these
three
rules:
don’t let
the
dirty
dozen
do
you
in!
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