PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-733
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 733
DECEMBER 2013
38
PS 733
DEC 13
A
n M9 pistol that is fred
Frequently will develop
cracks eventually. There’s
nothing you can do to stop
cracks, but you can spot
them beFore they crack up
your M9.
Safety Lever
IF the saFety lever is bent, don’t try
to bend it back. That just weakens the
lever or snaps it oFF. Support needs to
replace the lever.
Clean Rails
Make a point when cleaning to wipe
oFF the receiver and slide rails. IF the
rails become gritty with sand, the back-
and-Forth action oF the slide wears out
the bearing surFaces and soon you’ve
got fring problems.
Trigger Bar Spring
Be careFul when cleaning inside the magazine well. Many trigger bar springs
are lost each year during cleaning. The spring is under lots oF tension. IF you nudge
it—ZING—it’s gone. No spring means no fring. Keep cleaning tools away From the
spring and make sure the spring is still in place when you’re through cleaning.
•
the locking block along the front and rear of the locking
lugs. That’s where cracks and chips usually appear.
•
the barrel in the area around the locking block
•
the inside of the slide where the locking lugs sit
•
the receiver rails where the locking block sits in the receiver
•
around the magazine catch
Cracks usually mean you need a new pistol. Tell your armorer if you spot any.
Crack Check
M9 Pistol…
Crack Down on
Cracks.
..
and Other Stuff
Report bent safety lever.
Don’t try to bend it back
Be sure
to wipe
off rails
Check for
cracks in
locking
block…
Check for cracks
in these areas:
…in barrel around locking block…
…in slide around locking lugs…
…in receiver rails where locking block sits…
…and around
magazine catch
When you do
PMCS, do this
crack check. it
takes just a
minute.
First, wipe
any oil off the
pistol. Oil can
hide cracks.
may be
time for you
to
retire,
old buddy.
I knew I
just wasn’t
My Old Self!
uh-oh!
I think
I seE a
crack!
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