PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-664
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 664
MARCH 2008
24
PS 664
MAR 08
25
PS 664
MAR 08
Dear Editor,
I saw on Page 17 in PS 640 (Mar 06) that you gave soldiers the NSN
for the filler for the M16 rifle and M4 carbine’s magazine.
The filler is a great thing to have, but I would encourage soldiers to first
check with their ammo supply point (ASP) before they use unit money to
order fillers. Fillers are usually turned in to the ASP at the end of training
so most ASPs have plenty of fillers on hand. They will give you the fillers for
free. No use spending money when you don’t need to.
Sean Saunders
Medium Caliber Ammunition
Rock Island Arsenal, IL
Dear Half-Mast,
The batteries listed in
the M23 Mortar Ballistics
Computer’s TM 9-1220-246-
12&P are no longer available in
the supply system. Are there
replacement batteries?
SGT M.M.
Dear Sergeant M.M.,
Yes, you can order the BA-5588A/U
non-rechargeable battery with NSN
6135-01-447-5083. This brings a 5-pack
of batteries for about $200. Pencil in the
change on Page C-3 in
Change 2 of the TM.
Editor’s note:
Thanks for the
heads-up on free F
llers.
Dear Half-Mast,
What rack do you store M11 pistols in? We think it’s the M14 rack, which
is the one used for M9 pistols. But doesn’t that rack need to be modified?
SGT J.B.
Dear Half-Mast,
Are there minimum
and maximum length
standards for the
M249 machine gun
recoil and firing pin
springs? I can’t find
anything in TM 9-
1005-201-13&P
on that.
SSG J.D.
Dear Sergeant J.D.,
No, there is no length standard for either spring.
±or the recoil spring, the inspection criteria is
“spring should not have more than one broken strand
on the same coil, or more than two broken strands,
regardless of location, on entire spring”.
±or the F
ring pin spring, the criteria is
“check for
kinks, breaks, and retention capability”.
Dear Sergeant J.B.,
You’re right that M11s are stored
in the M14 rack, NSN 1095-01-236-
2203. If you have the newer M14,
it has magazine well guides that
work with both the M9 and M11.
If you have the original M14, you
will need to replace the guides with
those that come with NSN 1005-01-
439-5566.
M16-Series Rifl
e, M4/M4A1 Carbine…
Check
ASP for
Filler
Mortars…
Batteries for
My Ballistics
Computer?
hey, it says here
we can order a
filler for your
magazine. That
would be
great
to have!
you don’t need
to do that. Our
asp usually
has fillers
for
free!
WAitaminit!
the ballistic
computer
battery
listed
there
isn’t
available!
we’re going
to have to
come up with
a
replace-
ment!
time to write
half-mast!
M249 Machine Gun…
Are There
Spring
Length
Standards?
How Do You Store M11 Pistols?
Old M14 rack needs different
magazine well guides
it doesn’t
matter how
long…
…or short
we are as
long as we
don’t have
broken
coils.
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