USING
YOUR MAGAZINE CHARGING ADAPTOR
How to use your
Magazine Charging Adaptor
Ammunition supplied in five
round clips may be be filled into a magazine using a magazine
filler as follows:
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Check that the magazine, filler and ammunition are
clean and undamaged and place the magazine with the
flat surface to the rear. |
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| b. Hold
the magazine between the knees, with the rear of the
magazine away from the body, and the magazine tilted
inwards. |
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| c.
Place a full clip in the filler, ensuring that the
clip is fully inserted. With either thumb on the top
round just clear of the clip, force the rounds
vigorously down until the top round is caught by the
magazine lips. Fill with a total of four clips |
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From
the UK User Handbook WO Code No. 12258
for the Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1. Dated 1959
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Armourers
Modifications
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required to be undertaken to United Kingdom MCA to
reduce the chance of the soldier from cutting their
themselves on the back edge of the MCA. |
R
E S T R I C T E D
ELECTRICAL
AND
MECHANICAL SMALL
ARMS AND MACHINE GUNS
ENGINEERING
REGULATIONS D
117 Mod Instr No 9
(By Command of the
Defence
Council) Army
Modification Code F 00015
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RIFLE,
7.62 MM, L1A1
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TECHNICAL
HANDBOOK - MODIFICATION INSTRUCTION
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| SUB-TITLE: Adaptor,
magazine charging - radius added to frame |
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1. Introduction
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To
obviate the possibility of injury to the user, a
radius is to be added to
the upper front corners on the
clip guide of the adaptor frame.
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2. Priority
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a. Army
Group 'B' (Mgmt N 097 refers)
b. RAF
Classification 2
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3. Estimated
time required 2 minutes
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4. Item
affected
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Adaptor,
Magazine Charging, 7.62 mm, L1A1
B1/1005-99-960-2264
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5. Action
required by:-
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a. Army
(1) Units
and establishments holding equipment
Request
REME to carry out this modification.
(2) Units
authorised to carry out unit, field or base
repair
When
requested, carry out this modification.
b. RAF
As
detailed by Command Headquarters.
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6. Stores,
tools and equipment
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7. Detail
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a. Radius
frame to detail in Fig 1.
b. Paint
bare metal in accordance with S Arm A 211.
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Issue
1, 2 Sep
68 Page
1
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Distribution
- Class
243. Code
No 2
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Fig
1 - Frame, Adaptor, magazine charging
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