PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 716

JULY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716 - Page 22 of 33
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PS 716
JUL 12
41
PS 716
Dear Half-Mast,
I have several old zero targets for the
M16A2 rifle and M4/M4A1 carbine that
came with NSN 6920-01-395-2949.
But when I try to order more of that NSN
it comes up as discontinued. What NSN
should I use?
SSG A.O.
Dear Editor,
In PS 711 (Feb 12), you said the M500 shotgun’s TM 9-1005-338-
13&P had the cartridge extractors reversed in WP 0029 00-1. That is
wrong. In this case, the TM is absolutely correct. The extractors are not
reversed.
Please get the word out
ASAP to prevent confusion
in the field.
Brian Smith
Ft McCoy, WI
Dear Sergeant A.O.,
to get 500 zero targets. One
side of the target is for the
M16A2 and the other is for the
M4/M4A1.
T
he M41 PATS (protection assessment test system) is a very precise instrument that
is a superb tool for weeding out bad protective masks, CBRN specialists.
But if it isn’t calibrated religiously every 18 months, you soon won’t have a prayer
of getting accurate PATS results. PATS will start Funking perfectly good masks.
Sadly, the Army reports a huge number of PATS aren’t being calibrated, particularly
in OCONUS. An inaccurate PATS will just cause you more work, CBRN specialists,
as you try to ±gure out why masks aren’t passing the PATS test.
Make life easier for yourself and your
masks by sending your PATS to TMDE for
calibration every 18 months. TMDE completely
disassembles PATS, cleans it, checks out all
components and accessories, repairs them if
necessary, and re-calibrates it. They also install
a diagnostic upgrade. When they’re ±nished,
your PATS is better than new.
It’s easy to tell if your PATS needs a trip to
TMDE. Look at its calibration sticker to see the
due date for the next calibration. If it’s missing
the sticker, your TMDE should have a record of
when the PATS was last calibrated.
Editor’s note:
PS articles are reviewed
not once but twice by subject matter
experts. Unfortunately, mistakes sometime
occur. This is one of those cases. Thanks
for pointing this out, Brian.
Correct
M16-Series Rifle,
M4/M4A1 Carbine…
M500 Shotgun…
Target
Z
ero
T
arget
NSN
TM
Correct
on Extractors
M41 PATS…
Calibrate…
or Else
hey!
it looks
like my tm was
right
after all!
ok, this is
my
last
zero
target.
I
would…
but the target
nsn has been
discontinued!
hold on
soldier, I
think I can
help you hit
this
target!
here’s another
mask that has
flunked
my
testing…
who’s next?!
I can’t
figure out
why
you
masks are
failing?
when was
the last
time you
calibrated
this pats?
you need
to order
more.
Check sticker for next
calibration due date
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