Weapon shield dangerous without lock.If you fire your M240B or M249 machine gun on the M197 mount with the weapon shield without the pintle lock, you risk harming yourself and your weapon. Without the pintle lock, the mount is not synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. with the shield. When you swing the machine gun, the barrel bangs against the shield, damaging the barrel and the shield. If the weapon is rotated and brought to the full down position, 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. will be behind the shield, which could result in a ricochet A wireless Internet service from Ricochet Networks, Inc., Denver, CO (www.ricochet.net). Originally developed by Los Gatos, CA-based Metricom, Inc., Ricochet was the first high-speed, wireless Internet service for commuters. . Very dangerous stuff! Right now, check all your M197 mounts that have the weapon shield for the pintle lock. If any mount doesn't have the lock, don't use it until you install a pintle lock, 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 5340-01-500-5572. You will also need two hexagon head screws, NSN 5305-00-685-3511, and two lock washers, NSN 5310-01-433-0941. Install it like so: With the pintle mounted and facing forward, remove the screw and lanyard from the right side. Slide the pintle lock over the outside of the pintle, aligning the two tapped holes on the sides with the holes in the lever. On the right side, insert the hexagon head screw with the lock washer through the lanyard tab and pintle lock and into the pintle. Tighten the screw to 10 lb-ft. Insert the other hexagon head screw with lock washer through the pintle lock and into the pintle on the left side. Tighten it to 10 lb-ft. Do a function test to make sure the square protrusion protrusion /pro·tru·sion/ (-troo´zhun) 1. extension beyond the usual limits, or above a plane surface. 2. the state of being thrust forward or laterally, as in masticatory movements of the mandible. on the bottom of the pintle lock seats snugly into the groove of the M197 pintle adapter. For more info, see 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 ground precautionary message 06-017: https://aeps2.army.mil/commodity/gpm/tacom_wn/06/gpm06-017.html [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] |
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