New racks more versatile, efficient.The Army's current family of racks is quite specific. Each rack can store only a specific weapon, with the exception of the universal rakc, which is basically a cage with shelves. NOW THE ARMY HAS AN ALTERNATIVE. SPACESAVER'S UNIVERSAL RACK SYSTEM IS A MODULAR RACK SYSTEM THAT CAN BE ADAPTED FOR ALL SMALL ARMS small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. , EVEN PISTOLS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SPACESAVER RACK BENEFITS ... Flexibility--The rack can be used to store rifles, machine guns, hand guns, optics and other accessories. Every inch of the rack can be used for some sort of storage. Security--The Spacesaver racks have locking arms with steel lock rods that prevent the doors from being opened without tools within 10 minutes, which meets the Army's security standards. The racks can be ganged together top-to-bottom, side-to-side, or back-to-back. No chains or welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. are necessary for the racks to meet the requirement that any rack lighter than 500 pounds must be secured to the building or to another rack in facilities not manned 24 hours daily. Space efficiency--Both the tall rack and the standard rack are 16.25 inches deep and 42 inches wide, which allows weapons to be stored with optics attached. Spacesaver racks have retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. doors, which makes it easier to use adjacent racks without the doors blocking each other. Visibility--Both racks have perforated per·fo·ra·ted adj. Pierced with one or more holes. doors, sides, and backs that allow inventory of the contents without having to open up the racks. Durability--The new racks are constructed of heavy gauge metal. The parts of the rack that contact weapons have a vinyl coating or are made of thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. that can withstand temperature extremes. Mobility--Spacesaver has designed a cart to transport the racks. Transportability--Optional handles, barrel supports and a universal base let you transport weapons safely in the racks. Several Spacesaver components, such as the cart, handles, universal base, overstorage cabinets, two of the barrel supports, and the universal base stock caps have no NSNs yet. They can be purchased from Spacesaver through the GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. contract. Spacesaver will help units design a layout in their arms rooms for the racks and will install them for an additional price. To order components directly from Spacesaver or to arrange to meet with a Spacesaver representative, call 1-800-492-3434, or en-mil: Jglass@spacesaver.com For more information about Spacesaver, go directly to their website at www.spacesaver.com Any Spacesaver component that comes with an ID plate showing an 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 does not need be certified. No ID plate means the rack will have to be certified by a TACOM TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (US Army) TACOM Tactical Communications TACOM Tactical Command TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armament Command TACOM Theater Army Command TACOM Tactical Army Command TACOM Tactical Army COM logistics assistance representative (LAR)--or an authorized Reserve Component representative along with a battalion-level command representative. Standard Racks The NSNs for the standard racks are:</p> <pre> Rack Weapons NSN 1095- M11 M1, M14 rifle "M14" and "M-14" redirect here. For other uses, see M14 (disambiguation). The M14 rifle (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14) is an American selective fire battle rifle firing 7.62 × 51 mm NATO ammunition. 00-897-8755 M12 M16 rifle/M4 carbine carbine Light, short-barreled rifle. The first carbines, from the muzzle-loading muskets of the 18th century to the lever-action repeaters of the 19th, were chiefly cavalry weapons or saddle firearms for mounted frontiersmen. 00-407-0674 M13 M249 machine gun 01-197-7902 M14 9/M11 pistol 01-236-2203 M15 MK 19 machine gun 01-216-9295 M240 machine gun "M240" redirects here. For the Israeli Jeep derivative, see AIL Storm. The M240, formally United States Machine Gun, 7.62mm, M240, is a family of belt-fed medium machine guns firing the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO cartridge (w/ M13 Link). 01-466-2065 </pre> <p>The universal rack, which can be used lbr any weapon, comes with NSN 1095-01-454-6320. For any standard rack questions, contact TACOM at DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 793-2978/ (309) 782-2978. For rack certification questions, contact DSN 793-1797/4268 or commercial (309) 782-1797/4268. HERE ARE THE NSNS AVAILABLE FOR SPACESAVER COMPONENTS ... Spacesaver NSNs * standard rack (45-in tail cabinet), NSN 1090-01-523-5640 * tall rack (61-in tall cabinet), NSN 1095-01-523-5978 * MK 19 barrel support, NSN 1010-01-523-5974 * M2 barrel support, NSN 1005-01-523-5735 * standard barrel support, NSN 1005-01-523-5739 * standard base for 10 weapons (stores shotguns, M16/M4s, and other weapons with standard stocks), NSN 1005-01-523-5975 * standard base for 5 weapons, NSN 1005-01-523-5990 * mortar base (also stores MK 19s), NSN 1005-01-523-5989 * M2 machine gun base (stores two M2s and their four barrels), NSN 1090-01-523-5965 * weapons base for M249s and M240s with spare barrel holes, NSN 1005-01-523-5976 * vertical full bin system for 45-in tall cabinet, NSN 1095-01-523-6235 * horizontal full bin system for 61-in tall cabinet, NSN 1005-01-5234988 * M16/M4 rack kit, NSN 1095-01-523-4304 * standard rack for M249s and their spare barrels, NSN 1095-01-523-4303 * support rail, NSN 5340-01-523-4296 * pistol hook, NSN 1095-01-523-4299 See chart on next page for existing NSNs. NSNs are not on the AMDF AMDF American Macular Degeneration Foundation AMDF Army Master Data File AMDF Average Magnitude Difference Function AMDF Association Marocaine des Droits des Femmes (French) AMDF Attack Management Development Framework , so in the REMARKS block of DD Form 1348-6 you must write "NSNs not on the AMDF". Support Rails [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Barrel Systems [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bases [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Overstorage Cabinets [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bin Systems [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Handles [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cart [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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