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Easier mount dismounting.


Dear Editor,

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 machine gun you must first install a blank adapter and that means removing the machine gun mount.

Any Avenger repairman re·pair·man  
n.
A man whose occupation is making repairs.

Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
maintenance man, service man
 can tell you that's an industrial-strength headache. The holes on the mount are too small to easily fit a wrench through to get at the four nuts that hold the mount in place. It can take hours of maneuvering to remove the mount.

I've found you can cut the job to 15 minutes by taking a 1/4-in open-end wrench and grinding off its sides until the wrench fits easily in the holes for the nuts. Then, of course, put that wrench someplace some·place  
adv. & n.
Somewhere: "I didn't care where I was from so long as it was someplace else" Garrison Keillor. See Usage Note at everyplace.
 where you can find it next time you need to remove the mount again.

Editor's note: What a good way to ease into tight spots! Thanks for the tip.

SGT Cliff Peterson

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Author:Peterson, Cliff
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Jan 1, 2006
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