PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-685
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 685
DECEMBER 2009
26
PS 685
DEC 09
Dear Editor,
I saw in PS 678 (May 09) your suggestion that units whose M2, M296,
or M3P machine gun gages hadn’t received the required yearly calibration
should stagger sending their gages to TMDE. That way all the gages aren’t
out at the same time.
The problem with that idea is that these machine guns are considered
NOT READY/AVAILABLE if they don’t have their gages or their gages
haven’t been calibrated in a year.
As a TACOM logistics assistance representative (LAR), I recommend to
the units I assist that they have two sets of timing and headspace gages
for each weapon.
That way when one set of gages has to go to TMDE for calibration, you
still have the other set available and your machine guns are still mission
capable. Plus, gages are going to disappear in the field and this way you
have an immediate replacement.
The gages cost almost $200, but extra gages are worth it if they keep
$13K machine guns in action and make them safe for Soldiers to fire.
James R. Garner
TACOM LAR
Ft Benning, GA
Editor’s note:
Good idea,
Sir
. The M2 and M296
headspace and timing gages come with NSN 5220-00-535-
1217 and the M3P gage comes with NSN 5280-13-116-6359.
REVISITED
Machine Guns…
Don’t Stagger Calibration,
Order Extra Gages
A Christmas Story
REVISITED
we need
calibrating!
that’s
ok,
we’ll
fill in
while
you’re
gone!
this story takes place in
a typical midwest home
in a typical midwest
neighborhood in 1939.
in 1966, jean shepherd
published a book of short
stories entitled, in
god we
trust, all others pay cash.
in
1983 a compilation from that
book became the hit holiday
movie,
a christmas story.
where did mr. shepherd get the
idea for this delightful tale?
until now, it was believed that
the main character, ralphie,
was based on himself
as a child.
but a recently discovered first draft
of the story found in a hermetically
sealed official nfl football box
under a porch in hammond, indiana,
reveals
another
origin.
it seems that mr. shepherd was writing
about his best friend and neighbor,
halfie mast. it also was revealed that
the original story was a bit different
than the one published.
so here, for the first time anywhere,
is the original, unedited version of
a christmas story.
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10/26/09
3:11:19 PM
Mr. J.R.G.
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