PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 708

NOVEMBER 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708 - Page 19 of 33
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Dear Editor,
Many of the Soldiers we support at Ft Polk,
LA, are using the cleaning kit for the M16
rifle and M4/M4A1 carbine that has a flexible
cleaning cable, as well as the metal cleaning rod
that screws together.
Since TM 9-1005-319-10 gives instructions
only on using the metal cleaning rod, some
Soldiers are using the cleaning cable incorrectly.
They try to run the cable from the muzzle
through the chamber. That makes the bore
brush work against the grooves inside the barrel
and the brush can get stuck. You should run
the cleaning cable from the chamber through
the muzzle. That allows the brush to follow the
barrel’s grooves.
SGT Alexander Vargas
88th BSB
Ft Polk, LA
Editor’s note:
You’re
absolutely right,
Sergeant! Whether
you’re using the
cleaning rod or cleaning
cable, you should
always start it in the
chamber and pull it out
from the muzzle. Just
remember to clean in
the same direction the
bullet takes. That pushes
dirt and carbon out the
muzzle instead of into
the chamber.
Using Cleaning Cable
M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine…
Using Cleaning Cable
it doesn’t
matter if you use
a cleaning
cable
or cleaning
rod.
let mE finish.
I’ve taken
off
points for
the team that
finished up their
pmcs first.
that’s because
the trailer tires
that weren’t
parked on hard
stand
sank
and
froze to the
ground.
YOU SHould’ve put
dunnage
under the
trailer’s tires and
landing Leg. that
KeEps them from
freezing to the
ground.
now
I’m ready
to announce the
results of the
pm olympics!
you weren’t
perfect,
but you
all
pursued pm
excellence.
everybody wins when
you do
pm
by the
tm!
it’s
a
tie.
both
Teams win!
what?!
always
clean in the
direction the
bullet takes:
chamber to
muzzle!
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