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PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 728
JULY 2013
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JUL 13
Dear Editor,
Through my work as a small arms
inspector for the Iowa National
Guard, I have run into a problem
concerning the feed slide adjustment
for the MK 19 machine gun.
The PMCS in the MK 19’s TM
9-1010-230-10 (Aug 12) does
not mention that the feed slide
adjustment should be checked by
field support before firing. As a
result, too often the check is not
done. A misadjusted feed slide
will hurt firing. Both operators
and field support should make sure
the procedure that begins in WP
0022-6 in the -23&P (Aug 12) is
done before the MK 19 is fired.
SSG Kenneth Caldwell
IAARNG
Editor’s note:
Good point,
Sergeant. Operators should add the
feed slide adjustment check by Feld
support to their -10’s PMCS.
Dear Editor,
Through my job with the Ft
Campbell COMET, I help support
the small arms program here. I see
too many units with M16 rifle/M4
carbine cleaning kits that don’t have
a cleaning rod. The kits use a flexible
cable instead of a cleaning rod.
It is essential that Soldiers
have a cleaning rod. With the rod,
they can remove jammed rounds or
dirt that plugs the barrel. The
flexible cable won’t be much use in
those situations.
Units need to make a point of
ordering only the cleaning kit called
out in TM 9-1005-319-10. It
comes with a cleaning rod.
Paul Carver
COMET
Ft Campbell, KY
Editor’s note:
Good point about
the cleaning rod, Paul. But actually
the NSN for the cleaning kit has
changed. You now order the kit with
NSN 1005-01-562-7393. The new
NSN will be included in the next
change to the -10.
If you do receive a cleaning
kit without cleaning rods, submit
a PQDR.
If you just need the cleaning
rod, order the cleaning rod handle
section with NSN 1005-01-113-0321
and the cleaning rod section with
NSN 1005-00-050-6357 (this brings
a box of 25 sections). You need three
of the rod sections for a complete
cleaning rod.
MK 19 Machine Gun…
Feed Slide Adjustment Missed
M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine…
Cleaning Kit
NeEds
Cleaning Rod
your pmcs is
complete! now
let’s head to
the field.
hold on,
buddy!
I know you did my
pmcs by the book,
but the book left
out a step!
you need to
have the armorer
adjust my feed
slide assembly
before
you fire
me!
That
’s not
going to Do
Any GOod!
You NeEd
my
clEAning
rod,
not
that cable!
AHHH…
MY FeED
SLiDE
ASSEMBLY
HAS BEEN
CHECKED AND
ADJUSTED.
NOW I’M
READY
FOR SOME
SUCCESSFUL
FiRiNG!
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