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Show Men Repair Guns of All Types Section Handles Thousands Every Month By The increase m tne amount of work to be done is attributed to the new storage arrangements on this field. The guns are dipped in a cosmoline solution after reassembly, which is good for indefinite storage. They can be made the rest of ready for combat with the plane upon yz nour uuu a degreasing process. The major overhaul oi me M2 Browning machine gun, which is the most widely used of .11 airrratt rpnuireS 8 skill and precision of high degree workmansnip. xnese manufactured Dy several unici Pvt. Jean McCollum The winnine of wars is done with an efficient coor dination of methods, men and machines, of which guns are a major factor. These : - re i mm. ... RIBBON OF PICTURES Shows various processes In the Intricate system of major repair on the weapons which daily pour into gun repair in the armament division. (From bottom to top) Paris E. Miller is shown disassembling a .50 caliber machine gun; Charles Bonner and Robert E. McNab examine parts for f V v ik merciless disc har gers st.niav nffftK&v (left) and S. Johnson (right) work of death are repaired month Byren At a milling machine and lathe; test fires the ly by the thousands in the W. M. Goldsberry overhauled gun in completely armaments' gun repair unit two the pictures. top ' located south of the flight .i test hangar at Ogden Air Service Command. re-mI- Iff ,"' ii iff f'tff . There is no limit to the makes and kinds of guns handled there civilian repairmen. by 12 expert All types, of Army. Air Force guns including' .30 calibre,- and .50 calibre machine guns; cannon. used on aircraft and and these- ground weapons: .30 caliguns, bre and .50 calibre machine which hand and shoulder Weapons projectors, include, pyrotechnic launchers, .45 calibre auto-m.- ti grenade Colt. Smith nietnia Ml & Wesson revolvers, Ml Garands. i!noei 3n.ralihr 1903 Springfield and 1917 Enfield rifles,M-- Ml and M1A1 Thompson 3 guns, plus and many different makes and models Major overhaul and modification is done on ail tnese weapons m in tha mmnval and instal lation of all mounts and adapters guns for use in used on" aircraft ninnlana. ft all mfllrPS. The gun repair shop is divided 1'ntn three units, with each unit doing specialized work. x v - 37-m- m. 20-m- 75-ni- 45-rali- .30-calib- re y sub-machi- ne iiin ' - &v....; 4fj able to pull that mucn i while it is firing. Ten rousf fired from each gun into t a bank 75 feet from the tswC .50-calib- machine gun re bat conditions will fire Wl J per minute. g ,The t.u.M ivArf1 in oew oil I ws for storage or returned urn AU guns craft. area must, accorauiK w death-dealin- 30-d- o ay EV' . t.."- so After all parts K; (V- ted with - rough spott W to and burrs removed muw tion. the gun ooerating clearance This requires adjustnwwt - to AAV'- - preservative i , " : - .004 inches. so , The weapon ano. assembled properly an excess of PJI develop what is necessary tor U w necessary is This ammunK long beltsof of modern I ir-pu-ll der stress speeds. fighterinsure this J exeew To after guns the in companies and during the process being the MS oi overnaui tne replacement poiw overhauled, a fixed mount TneM may be quite different. a It is the work of the armorer to quired to fire fit these parts in such a way that from either side. tne iuii operating emciency ui we firing the SbTeqX" the wei" gun can oe ootainea. The guns are removed from the timoa at the rate ships as they come in from com minuteT.twirct TirinK bat and are taken to the snop - fhp - 17-1- 0. jf . where fourth echelon maintenance alsTbrcapableofho. pressures oi begins. Each gun is completely disas- square mt 800 times the gun machine sembled, checked for technical l. changes, and all worn or 688 pouDdi parts replaced. The gun parts of expelling are thoroughly cleaned and reas- per minute. completely A gun is sembled. They are then checked men for proper head spacing and tim- by the skilled 5.4 h?ursjn in ment so ing that the bullets proceed varuw-.r-- g through the firing end in prpper all the sect on Is to the visit sequence.. This Drecision oneration -is highly important since all the iinn and efficiency a -jj, ( at machines minute parts of the firing side must and in com a ", operate perfectly in order to pre- .M1.1..Mrunning vent jamming and metal to metal smooth itselt. contact. They must be timed to k...iwi ffun a, in. l fire a given distance out of 'the Foreman JJ0 Goldsberry. Ham battery to prevent destruction of tf his business and pans. - The gun then does to tha insoec . Stanley McKay" -n tion table where it is carefully the small arm. i examined for flaws. Tha test fir Johnson is ing crew then takes over and the craft guns unit :c TiMftor's guns are attached to a fixed mount was on the firing range east of the field. this feature oi ii ids. is attacnea ing Pavey w Jo the end of the bullet belt for and art work testing since each gun must be DePew.) ;,".;!'""' , P"J . .50-ca- . K- W . note--rM- s " nni j it I |