PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-674
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 674
JANUARY 2009
21
PS 674
JAN 09
But in the desert
don’t
lube
any part of the magazine.
Lube will just attract sand,
which leads to jamming.
In the desert especially,
do everything you can to
keep sand and dirt out of
magazines. Keep magazines
in their sealed bags as much
as possible. NSN 1005-00-
193-8306 brings 500 plastic
magazine bags.
M
any units in SWA are being issued M14 rifles for their marksmen. But since the
M14 has been used rarely by the Army in the last 30 years, Fnding info on topics like
parts, PMCS, and gaging can be a puzzle.
Be puzzled no more. The M14 has four TMs: TM 9-1005-223-10, -12P, -20, and -34.
They should answer almost all your questions. All four TMs are on the ETM website:
If you need magazines for the M14, order them with NSN 1005-00-628-9048. If
you need a mount for your scopes, order one with NSN 5855-01-506-5750. Order the
mount on a DD ±orm 1348-6 and put “NSN not on AMD±” in the REMARKS block.
Store M14s in the old M11 rack, which comes with NSN 1095-00-897-8755.
M9 Pistol
Most of this PM also applies to the M9
pistol magazines. Load M9 magazines
by hand. Don’t stretch their springs.
Don’t leave M9 magazines loaded all
the time. Keep them clean. Don’t lube
them in the desert. Disassemble and
clean them after every mission. Keep
magazines in their sealed plastic bags
or the ammo pouch, NSN 8465-01-
207-5573, as much as possible. See
Page 3-26 in TM 9-1005-317-10 for
care of the magazine.
Whenever possible, don’t leave magazines fully loaded all the time.
Over time,
that pressure could cause the magazine spring to lose its spring and then you have
feeding problems.
A dirty magazine will be more likely to jam, especially if sand is coating moving
parts. So when you clean your rifle, clean the magazines. It doesn’t take much longer.
Take each magazine apart and run a clean cloth through each tube until all dirt is gone.
Wipe off dirt from the follower and spring. If you’re not in the desert, lightly lube the
spring to prevent corrosion.
Where to Find
M14 Rifle Info
finally, check out the
eight-page spread on
the m14 in ps 644.
you can read it online:
psmag/archives/
PS2006/644/644-26-34.pdf
well, I’m glad you’ve
joined us, but where
in the heck do I find
information on how to
take care of you.
everything
you need
is on the
etm site.
that’s
where my
tms are!
Run a cloth through magazine to clean out dirt
I wish they
would unload
me and give
me a rest.
this is
taking the
spring out of
my spring.
remember!
no
lube
for me out
here in the
desert.
that just
attracts
more
sand.
don’t forget
me
. I need
this kind of
care,
too!
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