PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 701
APRIL 2011
30
PS 701
APR 11
31
PS 701
APR 11
If the pins stick, you’ll have trouble disassembling
your weapon. Put a strip of CLP down each pin and
work them in and out of the receiver until they
move easily.
windage and elevation knobs
If the knobs stick, you can’t adjust the rear sight.
Put one or two drops of CLP in the hole in front of
the rear sight aperture and on each knob. Turn the
knobs until they move smoothly. Return them to their
original positions.
slip ring
If the slip ring collects too much
sand, you’ll have trouble putting on
or taking off the handguards. Have a
buddy hold down the slip ring with
both hands while you work out sand
with a dry pipe cleaner or toothbrush.
Don’t put CLP under the slip ring. Lube
attracts more dirt.
front sight post
If the post sticks, you can’t adjust it.
There goes your accuracy. Clean around
the post with a toothbrush. Depress the
detent and give it a drop of CLP. Work
the detent and post up and down until
they move smoothly.
trigGer AsSembly
If the inner workings of the trigger assembly
get too dirty, the trigger will bind. The best
way to clean out the assembly is to use your
own breath to blow out sand. Then put CLP
on a pipe cleaner and gently clean out any
remaining sand from the assembly.
charging handle
If
you
don’t
clean
the
charging handle, eventually
you can’t charge your rifle or
carbine. Pull out the handle
from the receiver and clean
it with CLP and a cloth. Use
a pipe cleaner dipped in CLP
to clean out the handle and
receiver slots.
buttstock drain hole
takedown and pivot pins
Work pipe cleaner moistened
with CLP around trigger assembly
Put CLP
on sight
post and
detent
Don’t
forget
charging
handle
slots
Put CLP on windage
and elevation knobs
and work them back
and forth
CLP helps
pivot and
takedown
pins move
smoothly.
if the
hole’s
clogged,
moisture
collects
inside the
butt-
stock.
… and soon
corrosion is
chewing up
the lower
receiver. Run
a pipe cleaner
through the
hole.
I’ve found
some goOd
info on
slip rings.
…and I’ve
got the
low-down
on trigger
assemblies.
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2/22/11
5:16 PM
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