PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-703

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 703

JUNE 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-703 - Page 14 of 32
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A
new hybrid buttstock kit is now available for the M16-series riFe. You couldn’t
get away with it before, but now it’s authorized. It reduces the length of the weapon
for improved Fexibility in con±ned spaces or close combat. The new buttstock is also
more ergonomically friendly.
Order the buttstock kit with NSN 1005-01-569-6938. It’s authorized by CTA.
Support
will
install
the
buttstock
following the instructions in WPs 0021
and 0025 in TM 9-1005-319-23&P. They
need to pay special attention to Step 13 in
WP 0025-8, which gives the correct torque
for the buttstock’s round plain nut.
Armorers need to keep the old buttstock.
When an M16 is turned in, it must be
returned to its original con±guration,
which means the old buttstock must be put
back on.
R
ifles and machine guns all have the trigger pull test as part of their annual gaging. The
M9 pistol didn’t have the test as part of its annual gaging.
..until now.
The Army has decided the M9 needs the trigger pull test done at least annually, so
the test is being added to the pistol’s required gaging at direct support. The requirement
will be listed in the next update to TM 9-1005-317-23&P. Your support will find the test
procedure in WP 0017 00-2.
If your unit fires the M9 frequently, the test should be done every few months. But at
the very least make sure it’s included in the next annual gaging for the M9.
± You±wouldn’t±let±your±car±go±without±lubrication±because±you±care±about±it.±Care±just±as±
much±about±your±mortar±and±give±it±regular±lubing.±Follow±the±lubing±instructions±in±your±
-10±TM±so±you’ll±know±exactly±which±lubes±to±use±and±where±and±when±to±put±them±on.
•±
Moving±parts,±gears,±and±
± buffer±springs±fail
•±
Bipods,±pivot±points±and±the±
± cannon’s±exterior±are±damaged
•±
Service±life±is±shortened
•±
Costs±for±repair±and±
± replacement±shoot±up
•±
Readiness±plummets
A
n±Army±survey±of±its±mortars±discovered±that±many±mortars±aren’t±being±lubed±like±
they’re±supposed±to±be.±In±some±cases,±they’re±not±being±lubed±at±all.±
M9
Pistol…
Trigger Pull Test
Required
Hybrid Buttstock Authorized
Mortars…
Lube ‘em
or
Lose ‘em!
well, I guess
that does it.
you’re good for
another year.
wait, doc. you’re
supposed to do the
trigger pull test.
it’s
mandatory!
hey,
thanks
for the
cleaning,
but you
forgot to
lube me.
you trying
to do me in,
buddy? gimme
some a’ that
good, good
lubin’!
ok, turn
your head
and cough.
what happens
when a mortar
doesn’t
get the
lubrication it
needs?
Hybrid buttstock kit
is authorized by
CTA 50-970
M16-Series Rifle…
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