M14 rifle is back--and PS is ready to help!THESE M14 RIFLES HAVE REAL STOPPING POWER stopping power Radiation oncology The ability of a material to stop ionizing radiation; alpha paticles are stopped by a piece of paper, gamma radiation by thick lead shielding Radiology The density of a tissue reflected in an image's whiteness; white . I'M IMPRESSED. YEAH, THEY'RE GOOD ALL RIGHT, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE M14. WE DON'T HAVE A TM, S0 WE DON'T HAVE A GUIDE, SHOULD WE MAINTAIN IT LIKE THE M16 RIFLE M16 rifle or AR-15 Assault rifle adopted as a standard weapon by the U.S. Army in 1967. The M16, designed by Eugene M. Stoner in the 1950s for the ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., has both semiautomatic and automatic capabilities. ? IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAKE LIFE ON YOUR MI4 RIFLE, YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT! WE HAVEN'T WRITTEN ABOUT THE M14 IN FORTY YEARS, BUT FORTUNATELY WE HAVE IN THE PS VAULT 55 YEARS WORTH OF VALUABLE PM INFO C'MON INSIDE WITH ME AH ... 1961, A GOOD YEAR FOR M14. HERE'S WHAT P.S TOLD M14 RIFLEMEN BACK THEN ... BUT FIRST, YOU NEED TO ORDER THE M14'S TM 9-1005-223-10 AND-20. THEY'RE ON THE ETM (database) ETM - An active DBMS from the University of Karlsruhe. SITE AT https://www.logsa.army.mi/etms/online.htm NOW LET'S LOOK AT WHAT PROBLEM TO CHECK FOR. BUTTPLATE: SCREWS LOOSE OR MISSING ACCESS PLATE WON'T CLOSE SPRING LOOSE? SPRING WEAK OR MISSING? SLING: WORN? CLAMPS WEAK? HANDGUARD CRACKED AROUND VENT PORTS? SPRING CLAMPS TIGHT? SWIVELS: MOVE FREELY? BATTERED OR MISSING? FRONT SWIVEL RIVETS LOOSE? SCREW FOR REAR SWIVEL LOOSE OR MISSING? BARREL: BULGES, DENTS, BENDS SPINDLE VALVE: CAN'T BE TURNED OR PUSHED IN? LOOSE? PIN BROKEN OR MISSING STOCK: FERRULE A ceramic, plastic or stainless steel part of a fiber-optic plug that holds the end of the fiber and precisely aligns it to the socket. The fiber is inserted into the ferrule and cemented with an epoxy or adhesive, which gives it long-term mechanical strength and prevents contamination LOOSE OR MISSING? WOOD CRACKED (LOOK FOR CRACKS BETWEEN THE TWO SWIVEL RIVETS AND THE FRONT END OF THE STOCKS)? LINER LOOSE? FRONT SIGHT: CRACK, BURRED, LOOSE? BLACKENED black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. ? WINGS BROKEN OR BENT? FLASH SUPPRESSOR Device attached to the muzzle of the weapon which reduces the amount of visible light or flash created by burning propellant gases. : LOOSE? BURRED OR BUSTED KEYS? DIRTY? NUT LOOSE? GAS CYLINDER gas cylinder n → bombona de gas gas cylinder gas n → bouteille f de gaz gas cylinder gas n → : DENTED, BURRED OR CRACKED? DIRTY, KEYWAYS, BURRED? LOCK CRACKED OR LOOSE? PLUG DIRTY LOOSE. OR THREADS STRIPPED REAR SIGHT: BLACKENED? APERTURE, KNOBS LOOSE? NO CLICKING WHEN KNOBS TURNED? ELEVATION AND WINDAGE wind·age n. 1. a. The effect of wind on the course of a projectile. b. The point or degree at which the wind gauge or sight of a rifle or gun must be set to compensate for the effect of the wind. c. MARKINGS NOT ELIGIBLE? BOLT AND ROLLER ASSEMBLY: BOLT CRACKED OR BURRED? DIRTY? ROLLER BURRED OR DOESN'T TURN FREELY? FIRING PIN BENT OR TIP FLAT OR SHARPLY POINTED? EJECTOR ejector (ijekt  r),n by common usage, a device used to remove debris and fluids by negative pressure. Another term is aspirator. See also aspirator. PLUNGER BROKEN? EXTRACTOR SPRING AND PLUNGER BROKEN? CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY: BENT (INCLUDING THAT CONNECTS TO OPERATING ROD)? PLUNGER BENT? SPRING WEAK, MISSING? SPRING AND PLUNGER MOVE FREELY? MAGAZINES: SPLIT AT SEAMS? DENTED OR BULGED? SPRING WEAK? FOLLOWER BENT OR BINDS? TRIGGER AND SEAR ASSEMBLY: SEAR WORNE? TRIGGER MOVES SIDEWAYS TRIGGER GUARD WON'T LOCK IN PLACE? MAGAZINE LATCH WORN OR BINDS? OPERATING ROD: BOLT ROLLER INTERFERES WITH BOLT MOVEMENT~ BENT, CRACKED BURRED? IF YOU SPOT ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAN CLEANING I ONES, TELL YOUR ARMORER ar·mor·er n. 1. A manufacturer of weapons, especially firearms. 2. An enlisted person in charge of maintenance and repair of the small arms of a military unit. 3. One that makes or repairs armor. . MAKING THINGS EASIER IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE UNHOOKING THE LOCKING HOOK ON THE TRIGGER GUARD REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN ROTATE THE GUARD DOWN AND THEN REMOVE THE FIRING MECHANISM HOUSING. WHEN YOU ,ASSEMBLE THE FIRING MECHANISM, MAKE SURE THE BOTTOM POINTED END OF THE HAMMER-THE COCKING TANG-IS FORWARD OF THE INSIDE OF THE COCKING STUD ON THE TRIGGER GUARD. BUT DON'T PULL THE GUARD DOWN MORE THAN 90[degrees]. IF YOU FEEL METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT, STOP OR YOU'LL DAMAGE THE HOUSING WHEN YOU PULL IT OUT. IF IT'S NOT, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO INSTALL THE FIRING MECHANISM RIGHT. INSTALL THE HAMMER SPRING HOUSING S0 THE CUTAWAY PART FACES THE SAFETY, THE HOUSING IS OPEN THAT WAY SO THE SAFETY WILL WORK. DO NOT TRY TO TIGHTEN THE RIVETS IN THE STOCK THAT HOLD THE SWIVEL. DIRECT SUPPORT HAS THE RIGHT TOOL TO DO THAT JOB, IF YOU USE THE WRONG. TOOL YOU RUIN THE RIVETS. THE ONLY THING TO USE TO REMOVE AND INSTALL THE GAS CYLINDER PLUG IS THE COMBINATION TOOL, NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 4933-00-769-0211. USE THE TOOL TO TIGHTEN THE PLUG AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN GET IT. TO PREVENT THE WOODEN STOCK FROM DRYING OUT AND SPLINTERING, RUB RAW LINSEED OIL, NSN 8010-00-221-061, ON IT AT LEAST MONTHLY. NEVER PUT STUFF LIKE CLP 1. CLP - Cornell List Processor. 2. CLP - Constraint Logic Programming. ON WOOD. THAT HURTS WOOD AND CERTAINLY DOESN'T PRESERVE IT. DO NOT HOLD ONTO THE HANDGUARD WHILE YOU TIGHTEN OR LOOSEN THE GAS CYLINDER PLUG. THAT DAMAGES THE HANDGUARD. THE RIGHT WAY IS TO HOLD ONTO THE BARREL AND GAS CYLINDER, IF THE BARREL'S TOO HOT TO TOUCH, STICK A SCREWDRIVER BETWEEN THE BARREL AND CYLINDER FOR LEVERAGE. BUT NEVER USE AN EXTENSION ON THE TOOL TO SCREW THE PLUG TIGHTER. HAND TIGHT IS GOOD ENOUGH. THE THREADS ON THE PLUG AND CYLINDER ARE FINE AND CAN BE EASILY STIPPED. BE CAREFUL TO AVOID CROSS-THREADING. THE ONLY THING TO USE TO CLEAN THE GAS PISTON, GAS CYLINDER BORE AND GAS CYLINDER PLUG IS BORE CLEANER, NSN 6850-00-224-6656. SOAK THE PISTON AND PLUG IN BORE CLEANER AND THEN WITHE withe n. A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy. [Middle English, from Old English withthe; see wei- in Indo-European roots. THEM WITH PATCHES, OR A CLEAN CLOTH SOAKED WITH BORE CLEANER, CLEAN THE GAS CYLINDER WITH PATCHES SOAKED WITH BORE CLEANER. NEVER USE AN ABRASIVE LIKE CROCUS crocus: see iris. crocus Any of about 75 species of low-growing plants, with corms, that make up the genus Crocus (iris family), native to the Alps, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean and widely grown for their cuplike blooms in early spring or CLOTH, ABRAGIVES CAN RUIN SOMETHING, LIKE THE PISTON. IT'S NORMAL FOR THE GAS SYSTEM PARTS TO DISCOLOR dis·col·or v. dis·col·ored, dis·col·or·ing, dis·col·ors v.tr. To alter or spoil the color of; stain. v.intr. To become altered or spoiled in color. AFTER REPEATED FIRINGS. DON'T TRY TO SHINE THEM UP, IT IS OK TO CLEAN THE GAS CYLINDER PLUG AND INSIDE THE PISTON WITH THE BORE BRUSH AND BORE CLEANER. BECAUSE THE PART OF THE GAS SYSTEM ARE MADE OF CORROSION-RESISTING, STEEL, THEY AREN'T GOING TO RUST. SO ASSEMBLE THE GAS SYSTEM DRY. ONLY THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS SYSTEM GETS A SLIGHT COAT OF OIL. IF YOU PUT OIL ON THE INSIDE OF THE CYLINDER, ON THE PISTON, OR ON THE PLUG THREADS, ... ... YOU'LL GET A FASTER BUILD UP OF CARBON, WHICH MAKES CLEANING NEXT TIME THAT MUCH HARDER. TWO PLACES YOU DO WANT TO LUBE ARE THE INSIDE OF THE SPRING AND THE PLUNGER FOR THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. LUBE INSIDE THE TUBE WITH A PATCH AND YOUR CLEANING ROD. QUICK CHECKS GIVE THE FLASH SUPPRESSOR FRONT SIGHT A COUPLE OF SHAKES. IF EITHER MOVES, YOUR ARMORER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. IF THE EXTRACTOR KEEPS JUMPING OUT OF THE BOLT, THE EXTRACTOR SHAFT, SPRING AND PLUNGER ARE PROBABLY WORN OUT. THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. IF THE BOLT DOESN'T STAY LOCKED TO THE REAR AFTER THE LAST ROUND SHOT, CHECK THE FOLLOWER IN THE MAGAZINE, IT SHOULD BE CATCHING THE BOLT LOCK TO KEEP THE BOLT BACK. THAT ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL FOR THIS RIFLE. AND I GUESS THAT'S ENOUGH INFO TO GET YOU M14 RIFLEMEN STARTED ON THE PM ROAD. TIME FOR ME TO GET BACK TO THE MOTOR POOL. UH-OH! IT'S 1705! YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME ... IS ANYBODY OUT THERE! COULD ONE OF YOU GIVE CONNIE OR BONNIE A CALL? TELL THEM I'M LOCKED IN THE VAULT "In the Vault" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written on September 18, 1925 and first published in the November 1925 issue of the amateur press journal Tryout. ... AGAIN! EDITOR'S NOTE: THANKS TO KURLEY DORTHARD OF THE SMALL ARMS SECTION OF DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT AT ANNISTON, AL, FOR HELP WITH THE PICTURES FOR THIS ARTICLE. |
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