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M240H Machine Gun: Need an Egress Kit?
October 4, 2022 — If you need an M240H emergency egress kit or one of its components, keep reading... MORE

Weapon Installed on CROWS? Lock on Lowest Elevation for Travel!
September 29, 2022 — When operating a vehicle with CROWS installed keep the CROWS locked at the lowest elevation unless in use. Keep reading for the facts... MORE

M249 Machine Gun: Ejection Port Covers Working Loose
June 27, 2022 — After operators fire their M249 machine guns, they should take a minute and check the ejection port cover pin to see if it’s coming loose. If unchecked, the pin will work its way out. Read on to learn what to do if this happens with your machine gun... MORE

M242 Automatic Gun: Safety Handle Trouble? Read MA 22-032!
April 25, 2022 — Operators and maintainers, the M242 automatic gun safety pawl, NSN 3040-01-167-8326, may not be to standard because hundreds were made using outdated drawings and specifications. Here's how to deal with this issue... MORE

M249 Machine Gun: 3D-Printed Front Sight Post Adjustment Tool
April 21, 2022 — TACOM has adopted 3D printing, an advanced manufacturing technique, to produce parts. One of the first parts produced using this method is the M249 machine gun front sight post adjustment tool... MORE

M2A1 Machine Gun: Confirm Your Weapon Was Gaged Prior to Firing
April 13, 2022 — Gunners, one of the biggest improvements of the M2A1 machine gun over the M2 machine gun is that you no longer need to headspace and time your weapon before firing. But you can’t forget about headspace and timing (HS&T) altogether... MORE

M2/M2A1 Machine Guns: Ammo for Training on Short Range
March 21, 2022 — Don’t let limited space to fire the M2/M2A1 machine gun stop your unit from training. With an impact area of only 700 meters, short-range training ammunition (SRTA) is an available solution. You can order SRTA under DODICs A602 and A603... MORE

M240/M249 Machine Gun: Store With the Bolt Forward
February 2, 2022 — Some M240 and M249 machine guns are being stored with the bolts locked to the rear... MORE

M2/M2A1 Machine Guns: Are There Mandatory Replacement Parts?
November 3, 2021 — There was an article on Page 41 of PS 767 (Oct 16) that said the M2A1 machine gun’s mandatory replacement parts had been eliminated. Has there been any change to this statement? The M2A1’s -23&P TM still shows these parts... MORE

M249 Machine Gun: Don’t Clog the Gas Port
September 22, 2021 — Dear Editor, in our weapons shop, we’ve noticed some Soldiers have cleaned their M249 gas piston assembly and left cleaning patches or other cleaning material behind inside the weapon. Here's what we recommend doing to avoid a malfunction... MORE

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