MAINTENANCE ADVISORY ON SAFETY OF USE MESSAGES

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Subject: MAINTENANCE ADVISORY ON SAFETY OF USE MESSAGES                  

Box ID: BX001440

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: 24 IN DIV PROCEDURES                                                                            

Folder Seq #:        171

Document Number:          7

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 04-JUN-1996














            7. ANY TIME THAT THE CHARGING HANDLE HAS TO BE USED TO
            REMOVE A CARTRIDGE CASE FROM THE WEAPON, THERE IS A CHANCE
            THAT A PROJECTILE IS  LODGED IN THE BORE. MANY TIMES, THE
            PROJECTILE IS LODGED  SO CLOSE TO THE CHKMBER THAT THE
            FOLLOWING ROUND WILL  NOT FULLY CHAMBER AND THE FORWARD ASSIST
            14UST BE USED TO SEAT THE ROUND, OR THE USER THINKS HE HAS HAD
            A SECOND MALFUNCTION  AND USES THE CHARGING HANDLE TO REMOVE
            THAT ROUND ALSO. IN   EITHER CASE, THE PROJECTILE IS MOVED FAR
            ENOUGH FORWARD TO ALLOW A ROUND TO BE CHAMBERED AND FIRED
            RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

            8. BASED ON THE ABOVE, IT IS ADVISED THAT IF THE FORWARD
            ASSIST MUST BE USED OR THE CHARGING HANDLE IS REQUIRED TO
            REMOVE A SPENT CARTRIDGE CASE FROM THE RIFLE, THE WEAPON
            SHOULD BE CLEARED AND THE BARREL CHECKED FOR A LODGED
            PROJECTILE.

            9. IF A PROJECTILE IS FOUND LODGED IN A BARREL OR A WEAPON
            IS DAMAGED BY WHAT IS FELT TO BE A PROJECTILE LODGED IN THE
            BARREL, CLEAR AND SECURE THE WEAPON, PICK UP AND SECURE ALL
            SPENT BRASS FIRED FROM THAT WEAPON AT THAT FIRING POINT AD
            NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL.

            10. SEVERAL WEAPONS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS
            BY WHAT, AT THIS TIME, APPEARS TO BE SAND OR OTHER
            OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE BARREL. TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE, IT
            IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BE FOLLOWED:


                A. PRIOR TO RECEIVING AMMUNITION, REMOVE THE BOLT
            CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND CHECK THE BORE FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, DIRT,
            SAND, OR OTHER DEBRIS. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
            ENSURE THAT THE BOLT CAM PIN IS IN PLACE IN THE BOLT AND BOLT
            CARRIER ASSEMBLY.

                B. ENSURE THAT YOUR MAGAZINES AND AMMUNITION ARE CLEAR
O LOADING THE
            MAGAZINES.

                C. CLEAN THE BORE, CHAMBER, MAGAZINES, AND/OR
            AMMUNITION, AS REQUIRED.

                D. AVOID ACTIONS THAT MAY GET SAND OR OTHER DEBRIS IN
            THE WEAPON.


                E. IF YOU SUSPECT THAT SAND, DIRT, OR OTHER DEBRIS MAY
            HAVE ENTERED YOUR WEAPON, STOP FIRING AT ONCE. CLEAR YOUR
            WEAPON AND CHECK IT FOR AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE BARREL.


                F. IF AN OBSTRUCTED BARREL OR DIRT, SAND, OR DEBRIS HAS
            BUILT UP IN THE BARREL OR ON THE AMMUNITION, THE OBSTRUCTION/
            DEBRIS MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE FIRING THE WEAPON.

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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001440
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = 24 IN DIV PROCEDURES
Folder Seq # = 171
Subject = MAINTENANCE ADVISORY ON SAFETY OF USE MESSAGES
Document Seq # = 5
Document Date =
Scan Date = 14-JUN-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 14-JUN-1996