*PM 22-8
Fmm
Mwna~No. 23-8I
HRADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wasmmo~,
D.C., 7 Maa,1966
U.S. RIFLE7.62MM, Ml4 AND M14E2
Cen~ne 1. INTRODUCTION-hPurposeandsoope_____..._.___________._._ . . ..__..__. _._Importance of &chanloal traininp______________.......___.Dewlptlon of the rifles____________----__-_________..____Gemeral&ta_____________________-----..-_________.____2. MECHANICAL TRAININGGeneral..----.-____________.----._________......._.....ClearingtheWe__._____._____-..---.-._-_______....____Disassembly into three main groups________.._ . . . ..___....Assembly of the three maingrou~_.__.__.______ _...Disaasemblyofthebarreland~eivergmup . .._...____..._Assembly of the barrel and
receiver
group____.._
. . ..__._..Diaaasembly of the gas system and handguard____._..__..._Replacing the stabiliwr assembly of the M14E2 rifle__..._.._Removing the stabilizer aeeembly of the M14E2 rifle_ _ _ _ _
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_Replacing the stabillser aesembly of the M14E2 rllle___.._...Dissssemblr of the magazine__.____________ . . . . . .._______Aasemblyofthemagasine..._____-___.-.________.._...._.3. OPERATION AND FUNCTIONING
Loading
the magaslne (out of the rifle)___ . ..__...___....._Loading the magtie (in the rl&)__._._. . . .._....._._..._Losdingsndunloadingtherifle__...--_____. __..II. Functioning8emisutomatio_.._-__.._-------_....--...--.-..Automatic (riflea equipped with selector)_._Ca~nxa 4. BTOPPAGES AND IMMEDIATE ACTION8~p~ee_______....___.._.._-..-.--______.............Immediateaction--.-.-...._-_-..-.--....--_._..---_..__5. MAINTENANCE
General_.____________-___..----...--_.___....__..._....
Cleaning materials, lubricants, and equipment. _ . ..__ _. ____.Cleaningtheri8e__-..---.-.---..____________..._...~.~~~Normalmaintensnoe____....._-______________--_..~__~~_.Bpecialmaintenance___...______________.........___._...6. AMMUNITION
General________.____ . . . .._ _______________ . .._.____....-
D~cription.__._____________.-..__-_-_-_________.______.Pac~ging___._____.._____._._..-----_-______._......_._Care. handling,sndpreaenration__.-- ___..__7. ACCESSORIESM2bipod___..--...---...______________--.-.---__.__-._M6 bayonet knife and M8Al bayonet knife scabbard.. _ _.M76grenadelauncher_____....---..-.--...--...__--_.___M15grenadelaunohersite______._._____.----............-Ml2 blank 6rlng attachment and M3 breech shield___.._~...Wintertriggerkit_____..._ ____.._.__...~~__..__..APPENDIX. REFERENCES____...._____..___---..---.........-.---1234
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