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ENGAGE TARGET WITH CALIBER .50 MACHINE GUN (PERFORM FAILURE TO FIRE - IMMEDIATE ACTION)
WARNING
When gun fails to fire, keep gun pointed at target. Keep all personnel clear of
barrel.
NOTE
"Stoppage" is when gun stops firing due to faulty action of gun or ammunition.
1.
Wait five seconds after stoppage.
2.
Pull black charging handle (A) back to charge gun.
3.
Try to fire gun (page 2-477).
NOTE
"Cookoff" is when heat of gun causes a chambered round to fire.
WARNING
Danger of cookoff exists when gun is hot (150 to 200 rounds fired within 2
minutes). After a five-second waiting period, gun must be unloaded within five
seconds. If a gun can not be cleared in five seconds, let bolt go forward, close
cover, and keep gun pointed at target for fifteen minutes to cool.
4.
If gun stops again, wait five seconds after second stoppage and unload gun (page 2-543).
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