Sandbag sand problems.Sand blows in the muzzle muzzle 1. the part of the face supported by the maxillae and nasal bones; the part of a dog's head anterior to the stop and cheeks, containing the nasal passages and bearing the nosepad. Longer in dolichocephalics and practically nonexistent in brachycephalics. and ejection ejection /ejec·tion/ (e-jek´shun) 1. the act of casting out or the state of being cast out, as of excretions, secretions, or other bodily fluids. 2. something cast out. 3. port and stops moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. from moving. Even worse, sand mixes with lube and forms a scouring scouring characterized by scour. scouring disease a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency. powder that grinds up parts. Eventually, parts must be replaced--or maybe the entire weapon. You can sandbag Sandbag A stalling tactic used by management to deter a company that is showing interest in taking them over. Notes: The company stalls in hopes that a more favorable company will take them over. sand problems, though, if you follow a few rules: Clean often. That means at least daily in the desert. Even wiping off the outside of your weapon with a clean cloth whenever you have a chance helps. But remember any cleaning that involves taking your weapon apart should be done only out of the blowing sand inside a tent or building. Otherwise, your cleaning won't do much cleaning. Use rifle covers, muzzle caps, and spare magazine bags as much as possible. Keep the M16/M4's ejection port cover closed and a magazine installed. Cover mounted machine guns. Pay special attention to moving parts like the bolt carrier. Wipe and brush them clean. For areas like the trigger assembly that you're not allowed to take apart, blow out sand. Clean magazines. Magazines jam with sand. Unload and wipe off ammo daily. Run a clean rag through the magazine. But don't put any lube in magazines or on ammo. Easy on lubing. Corrosion is not much of a problem in the desert, which means you don't need much lube. Lube can attract sand so you want the outside of your weapon dry. Lightly lube only internal parts. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion