Don't forget second barrel.(M2, M240, M249 Machine Guns ...)(Letter to the editor)

From: PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly | Date: June 1, 2007 | Copyright information

HEY, CHANGE MY BARREL, WILLYA!

YOU'RE GOING TO RUN IT WITH ALL THIS FIRING.

UH-OH. I LEFT THE OTHER BARREL BACK AT THE UNIT.

NO MORE FIRING FOR ME THEN!

Dear Editor,

I'm a small arms inspector in Kuwait, where I've noticed problems with the second barrels for the M2, M240, and M249 machine guns.

Many deploying units are shipping the second barrel separately from the machine gun. The second barrels never catch up to...

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