PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 708
NOVEMBER 2011
37
PS 708
NOV 11
T
he Defense Ammunition Center,
Serco Inc., and Oklahoma State
University have created an online
encyclopedia to answer your
ammo questions.
Called the Ammunition
Multimedia Encyclopedia (AME),
the site provides information and
training on new munitions. AME
uses virtual reality technology to
create a realistic, hands-on training
environment for Soldiers and
civilians who work with ammo.
Currently there are 180
munitions listed in AME, with
another 100 to be added soon.
Access the site at either
or
Some other things to remember while cleaning the barrel:
•±
Always run a cleaning patch
moistened (not soaked) with CLP
through the barrel before you
pull the bore brush through. You
don’t want to pull a bore brush
through a dry barrel. That can
damage the barrel and the brush.
•±
Don’t reverse direction while
using the bore brush. That bends
the bristles in the brush and soon
you’ll need a new brush. Always
pull the brush straight from the
chamber through the muzzle.
•±
Use
a
clean
patch.
If
you
reuse a patch, you’re putting dirt
back in the barrel that you just
cleaned out.
Now
Site Offers Ammo Encyclopedia
M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine…
Camouflage
Now
OK!
Cleaning cable or cleaning rod should always go
from chamber to muzzle in one straight motion
Always use a clean patch moistened with CLP
the army has authorized
soldiers to camouflage
their m16 rifles and m4/
m4a1 carbines, as long as
they get approval from
their commanders.
at last, an
encyclopedia
about me!
yes, this will
come in handy
for training.
now you can
camouflage
your rifle just
like this guy!
wait a
minute, you
can
see
me!?
I thought camouflage
was supposed to make
me
invisible!
the step-by-step procedure for
camouflaging your weapons can be
found in tacom maintenance information
message 10-040, which is at tulsa:
tacom_wn/mim10-040.html
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