Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible. Page: 21
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TM 9-225
BROWNING MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50, M2 10
(8) Withdraw cotter pin from end of cover latch shaft and remove
cover latch shaft assembly.
e. Back plate.-(1) Vertical buffer (fixed type).-(a) Drive out
back plate latch pin, being careful that back plate latch spring does
not fly out upon removal of back plate latch.
(b) Drive out latch lock pin and remove latch lock, latch lock
plunger, and latch lock spring.
(c) Unscrew adjusting screw and remove adjusting screw plunger
and adjusting screw plunger spring.
(d) Remove buffer disks and upper and lower buffers."
(2) Horizontal buffer (fied and flexible type) (fig. 10) .-(a)
Drive out back plate latch pin, being careful that back plate latch
spring does not fly out upon removal of back plate latch.
(b) Remove cotter pin, drive out back plate latch pin, and remove
back plate latch lock and back plate latch spring.
(c) Drive out trigger pin (flexible type only), being careful that
trigger spring does not fly out upon removal of trigger and trigger
spacer.
(d) Unscrew adjusting screw. Remove adjusting screw plunger
and adjusting screw plunger spring.
(e) Remove buffer disks and buffer plate through the rear end
of buffer tube.
f. Receiver group.-(1) To remove operating slide assembly from
casing (fixed gun only), draw out locking wire and unscrew operat-
ing slide guide screws. Lift off operating slide guides, front and
rear. This frees operating slide assembly.
(a) Withdraw cotter pin from operating slide roller pin. Push
out roller pin and remove operating slide roller.
(b) Withdraw cotter pin from operating slide handle hinge pin.
Push out pin' and remove operating slide handle, handle plunger,
and handle spring.
(2) To remove retracting slide assembly from casing (flexible gun
only), pull out locking wires and unscrew retracting slide bracket
screws. This frees retracting slide assembly.
(a) Withdraw cotter pin from retracting slide bracket bolt. Un-
screw retracting slide nut and remove bolt from retracting slide
bracket.
(b) Withdraw cotter pin from retracting slide lever stud. Unscrew
retracting slide nut and remove retracting slide lever stud washer.
Remove retracting slide lever and retracting slide grip assembly from
retracting slide lever stud. Remove retracting slide lever spring.21
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United States. War Department. Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible., book, April 30, 1942; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29988/m1/23/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.