Maintain an M60 Machine Gun Reviews
Clean the M60 Machine Gun
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&pageText=Once you have the weapon disassembled, you are able to perform other maintenance procedures such as cleaning the M60. To clean the M60, you must:&
&label1=Position gas cylinder&
&label2=Clean bore&
&label3=Clean chamber&
&label4=Clean receiver&
&label5=Clean buffer and operating rod group&
&label6=Wipe all non-plastic parts&
&label7=Dry all parts cleaned with CLP&
&warningLabel=Caution:&
&warningText=Do not use gasoline, kerosene, benzene, or high pressure water, steam, or air for cleaning the M60.&
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&popText1=Position gas cylinder above barrel to avoid getting CLP in the cylinder.&
&popText2=Clean the bore using bore brush and CLP. Do not reverse direction inside bore. Swab bore using a swab and CLP. Swab bore again with dry swab.&
&popText3=Clean chamber using chamber brush and CLP. Swab chamber using a swab and CLP. Swab chamber again with dry swab.&
&popText4=Clean receiver using receiver brush and CLP. Brush the receiver to remove powder fouling. Swab receiver with a swab and CLP. Swab receiver again with dry swab.&
&popText5=Clean buffer and operating rod group using receiver brush and CLP. Brush buffer group to remove powder fouling. Wipe operating rod with a swab or cleaning rag dampened with CLP. Wipe operating rod again with dry swab or cleaning rag.&
&popText6=Wipe down all metal parts with a rag and CLP, which will damage rubber or plastic parts. &
&popText7=Dry all parts using a clean, dry rag.&
