Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible. Page: 23
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TM 9-225
BROWNING MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .509 M2 10-11
(c) Remove retracting slide from retracting slide bracket.
(d) The retracting slide stud can be removed from retracting slide
bracket but this should not be done unless necessary for replacement,
as the stud is staked in place.
(e) Lift end of trigger bar pin lock from its seat in side plate,
rotate downward about 900, and pull out trigger bar pin. Remove
trigger bar.
(f) Withdraw cotter pin from switch pivot nut. Unscrew switch
pivot nut and remove switch and switch spring.
(g) Draw belt holding pawl pin out to the rear, taking care that
belt holding pawl spring does not fly out upon removal of the pawl,
and remove belt holding pawl and spring.
(h) Draw belt holding pawl pin, located on the opposite side of
feedway, out to the rear and remove link stripper and cartridge stops,
front and rear.
(i) Remove front barrel bearing screw and unscrew front barrel
bearing from barrel jacket.
11. Assembling.-a. Receiver group.--(1) Screw front barrel
bearing on barrel jacket and replace front barrel bearing screw.
(2) Position link stripper and cartridge stops, front and rear, on
the right side of feedway and insert belt holding pawl pin.
(3) Place belt holding pawl spring in its seat in left side of feed-
way. Position belt holding pawl over spring, compressing spring to
allow insertion of belt holding pawl pin. Insert belt holding pawl pin.
(4) Place switch and switch spring in position on left-hand side
plate. Screw on switch pivot nut and insert cotter pin.
(5) Place trigger bar in its slot in top plate bracket so that hole
in trigger bar is in line with holes in the casing, with long end of
trigger bar to the front and cammed surface down. Insert trigger
bar pin with lock down and rotate lock into its seat in side plate.
(6) Flexible gun.--(a) Replace retracting slide stud if it has been
removed from retracting slide. Stake retracting slide stud to retract-
ing slide. Replace retracting slide in retracting slide bracket with
stud on slide to the front. Position retracting slide lever spring in
its seat in retracting slide lever, with large loop of spring over hole
for retracting slide lever stud. Place retracting slide lever and spring
on retracting slide stud with small loop of spring over retracting
slide stop. Rotate retracting slide lever until it clears the stop. De-
press lever, making certain that large loop of retracting slide lever
spring clears the collar of retracting slide lever stud. Replace retract-
ing slide lever stud washer and nut. Replace cotter pin in retracting23
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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/m1/25/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.