PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-705
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 705
AUGUST 2011
35
PS 705
AUG 11
Both the M240H and
M249 should be in either
the FIRE position with the
bolt fully forward or in the
SAFE position with the
bolt locked to the rear.
If the gunner puts the
weapon on SAFE with the
bolt forward and then tries
to charge the gun, he jams
and/or damages it.
Pulling the bolt halfway back and then putting the selector in SAFE causes the sear
to rise, blocking the bolt from moving forward. If the gunner then tries to charge the
weapon, he damages the sear, plus he can cause the machine gun to jam.
The cocking handle also needs
to be locked fully forward after you
lock back the bolt. The handle should
click into place if it’s fully forward.
If the handle is not locked forward, it
will bang against the cocking handle
stop during ±ring. That wears out the
receiver rails and the handle. There is
no ±x for worn out rails. The weapon
must be replaced.
Again, your M240H or M249 should be in either the FIRE position with the bolt
fully forward or the SAFE position with the bolt locked to the rear.
Don’t
CoCk Up
on
CoCking
and so ends
the case of
“tanks but
no tanks.”
just remember,
if someone you
know has a
problem with pm,
don’t
take the
law into your
own hands.
take ‘em to
pm court.
mm mmn!
muh mnm mm
mphmrmh!?
M240H,
M249 Machine Guns…
Don’t
CoCk Up
on
CoCking
we need to be either in
fire
with our bolts fully forward
or in
safe
with our bolts
locked fully to the rear.
but
definitely
not
half-
cocked!
Push cocking handle
forward until it locks
soldiers are routinely
not
following the loading
and clearing procedures
for their m240H and
m249 machine guns.
this can
damage
the weapon over
time and
endanger
soldiers.
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