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 Things like...
 .. Swabs, cleaning rod sections, sticks-dopey stuff like that which you
 could detect with ordinary heads-up inspection.
 ... Oil, grease, mud, corrosion-things you could prevent or get rid of by
 doing a careful cleaning and lubing job. (Cleaning-run the brush and patch all
 the way through the flash suppressor before pulling it back. Lubing the bore-
 just a very, very thin film of LSA, remember?)
 ... Water in any form-rain, or water from fording or falling in a paddy. Ho-
 Ho-Ho! HIO's usually your biggest problem!

 HEH WHY WATER'S SO DANGEROUS
 HEH i Water's the sneakiest villain for a number of reasons.
 For one, there're several ways it can get in your bore
 S. like when you slip while crossing a stream, or you
 get caught in a heavy shower. For two, even if you know
 7 it's in there ... like after fording or operating in a mon-
 soon ... it's mighty hard to get out-especially if you've
 ( Agot a round chambered.
 What happens is that the chambered cartridge forms
 SIa seal that won't let the water drain out properly. If the
 cartridge is in there long enough-a couple of hours, say
 --corrosion starts to form, which makes it even worse.
 B WATER iW
 ...-.......... CAN FORM
 C A SEAL. A,


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