PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-664
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 664
MARCH 2008
26
PS 664
MAR 08
27
PS 664
Dear Specialist A.B.,
Your direct support has metal stamping die sets that are part of the All Direct
Support Shop. If they don’t have the stamping sets, you can order one for
1
/
8
-in
numbers with NSN 5110-00-289-0002. Then use safety wire to fasten the dog tag to
the barrel. Make sure the wire ends don’t stick out where they can poke someone.
You can also paint the number on the barrel.
What you
don’t
want to do is engrave
the number on the
barrel. That ruins the
barrel’s Fnish, which
leads to corrosion and
a ruined barrel.
Dear Half-Mast,
I know PS has talked about how important it is to ID both barrels for the
M2, M249, and M240 machine guns. That way you know you’re using a
barrel headspaced for that specific weapon. You recommended using a dog
tag to put the ID number on. I know you can get the dog tags with NSN
8465-00-242-4804. How do you stamp the numbers on them?
SPC A.B.
Getting…
…baCk
…personnel…
Stamp Out Barrel Marking
OK, we’ve got the dog tags
for my barrels, but how do we
put the ID number on them?
I know
just who
to ask!
Use safety wire to attach dog tag to barrel
…baCk
…personnel…
Getting…
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