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** USERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD PRIOR TO SELECTING A TYPE.

2.1 PRESERVATION

2.1.1 CLEANING: THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE DISASSEMBLED AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE

REQUIRED CLEANING SPECIFIED HEREIN AND OPERATORS MANUAL. ALL SURFACES SHALL BE

CLEANED ANY APPLICABLE METHOD WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

2.1.1.1 SPECIAL CLEANING (BURNED POWDER RESIDUE): SURFACES OF COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO A BURNED POWDER RESIDUE SHALL BE SCRUBBED CLEAN WITH BRISTLE BRUSHES AND/OR SWABS

SATURATED WITH RIFLE BORE CLEANER CONFORMING TO MIL-PRF-372. FLUSH THE SCRUBBED

SURFACES WITH MI -PRF-680 SOLVENT.

2.1.2 DRYING: ALL CLEANED SURFACES SHALL BE THOROUGHLY DRIED PRIOR TO PRESERVATIVE

APPLICATION. BARREL BORE AND CHAMBER SHALL BE DRIED WITH LINT FREE SWABS.

2.1.3 APPLICATION OF PRESERVATIVE: ALL METALLIC SURFACES OF THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE COATED WITH MEDIUM PRESERVATIVE OIL (MIL-PRF-3150) BY ANY APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. EXCESS

OIL SHALL BE THOROUGHLY DRAINED FROM COATED SURFACES. THE MACHINE GUN SHALL BE

ALLOWED TO DRAIN F A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR PRIOR TO PLACING IN UNIT PACK. LUBRICANTS

REMOVED DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS SHALL BE REAPPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

APPLICABLE DRAWING REQUIREMENTS. INSTALL VCI BORE TUBE (STEP 4) IN BARREL ASSEMBLIES.

CUT TUBE APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONGER THAN THE BARREL AND BEND OVER SO THAT IT WILL NOT FALL INTO THE BARREL. RECOMMENDED SOURCES OF SUPPLY FOR ALTERNATIVE VCI PIPE/BORE

STRIP:

MANUFACTURER PRODUCT

CORTEC VPCI PIPE STRIP

BARREL GUARD VCI BORE STRIP 0.4 DIAMETER

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2.1.4 UNIT PACK

2.1.4.1 REMOVE BUFFER ASSEMBLY FROM GUN AND REMOVE OPERATING ROD ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE

SPRING ROD. REMOVE BARREL FROM GUN. REASSEMBLE BUFFER ASSEMBLY TO RECEIVER.

2.4.4.2 PLACE EACH BARREL ASSEMBLY, OPERATING ROD ASSEMBLY AND SPRING ROD, RUPTURED CARTRIDGE EXTRACTOR AND RECEIVER ASSEMBLY IN SEPARATE HEAT-SEALED VCI BAGS (STEP 5).

2.1.4.3 BLOCKING AND BRACING FOR ITEMS SHALL BE FABRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING

ON PAGES 4 THROUGH 6.

2.1.4.4 PLACE ITEMS IN FIBERBOARD BOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING ON PAGE 6. TRI-FOLD

SPARE BARREL CARRYING CASE AND PLACE ON TOP OF THE RECEIVE ASSEMBLY.

2.1.4.5 CLOSURE OF UNIT PACK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D1974/D1974M, SEALING

METHOD B.

2.2 PACKING A QUANTITY OF TWENTY CONTAINERS SHALL BE PACKED (FLAT WISE, FOUR PER LAYER)

IN A CLOSE FITTING CONTAINER.

2.2.1 LEVEL A. ASTM D6251, STYLE A, B, I, OR J, TYPE III, CLASS 2, STYLE B, TREATMENT A.

2.2.2 LEVEL B. ASTM D5168, CLASS WEATHER-RESISTANT. SECURE TO A 40 X 48 INCH, 4-WAY ENTRY, PALLET, THE SAME TYPE OF METALLIC STRAPPING SELECTED TO REINFORCE THE CONTAINER SHALL

BE USED TO SECURE THE CONTAINER TO THE PALLET.

2.3 MARKING: EACH PACKAGE CONTAINED IN THE UNIT PACK WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH

NOMENCLATURE AND PART NUMBER. NOMENCLATURE SHALL BE OMITTED FROM THE SHIPPING

CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS. SERIAL NUMBER MARKING IS REQUIRED AND SHALL BE LISTED ON THE BAR CODE LABELS. ONE ADDITIONAL BAR CODE LABEL WILL BE LOCATED ON THE

OUTBOARD SIDE OF EACH SHIPPING CONTAINER. A 2D BAR CODE LABEL FOR UNIQUE ITEM

IDENTIFICATION DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH UNIT PACKAGE. UNIQUE ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND SERIAL NUMBER BAR CODE DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE PACKING LIST FOR EACH UNIT

CONTAINER OF PARAGRAPH 2.2.1 OR 2.2.2.

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