PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-704
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 704
JULY 2011
41
PS 704
JUL 11
APE 1998 M16 magazine stripper:
As its name states, the APE 1998 strips
5.56mm rounds from loaded M16 riFe
magazines. The 1998 is powered by an air
hose set to 40 psi.
To use it, the operator inserts a loaded
magazine in the 1998’s magazine well
where it locks in place. He then pushes the
red start/stop button to start the stripper
and
the
magazine
is
emptied
in
±ve
seconds.
The 1998 weighs 35 pounds and is 24 x
12 x 12 inches.
Non-standard APE (NSA) 0640 and 0641:
These are containers for the
Ammunition and Explosives Amnesty Program in which small arms ammo can
be turned in anonymously for proper disposal. Both the NSA 0640 and 0641 have
openings large enough for ammo as big as .50-cal rounds. The containers securely
hold the ammo until it can be collected.
Dear Editor,
As a weapons inspector
in Ft Leonard Wood’s
Ground Support Material
Management Directorate,
I am often asked whether
it’s OK for the operator
to remove the MK 19’s
top cover for cleaning.
Page 25 in PS 670
(Sept 2008) said it was
support’s job to remove and
repair the top cover. Please
clear that up for us.
Gary Becker
Ft Leonard Wood, MO
Editor’s note:
The
operator can indeed
remove the top cover
for cleaning, but only
support can repair it.
TM 9-1010-230-
10’s WP 0011 00-15
tells operators to
remove the top cover
during Feld stripping
and WP 0010 00-
24 tells them to
remove the cover and
lubricate it.
The NSA0640 looks like a post of±ce
street mailbox, weighs 130 pounds and
measures 34.1 x 20.6 x 49.5 inches.
The NSA 0641 looks like a smaller
street mailbox, weighs 50 pounds and
measures 22.8 x 12 x 18.3 inches.
The ammo stripper is available through theAPE Program. NSAitems are available
on a reimbursable cost basis or fabrication drawings can be provided.
²or ordering info, email:
ROCK-AMSJM-LID@conus.army.mil
Or visit the Ammunition Peculiar Equipment (APE) catalog website:
Ammo
Helpers
Ammo
Helpers
MK 19 Machine Gun…
Who
Can
Remove
Top
Cover?
It’s OK for operator to
remove top cover for
cleaning and lubing
NSA 0640…
…and NSA 0641 are for
anonymous ammo turn-in
APE 1998 empties magazine in 5 seconds
the defense
ammunition
center
produces
three items
that can help
units manage
their ammo
through the
ammunition
peculiar
equipment
(ape)
Program…
says here
support
removes
your top
cover.
yeah, but my
-10 says
you
can, too, for
cleaning
and
lubing!
Small
Arms…
704.40-41.indd
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