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The Free Library > Business and Industry > Transportation industry > PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly > December 1, 2006 The Free Library > Science and Technology > Military and naval science > PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly > December 1, 2006 The Free Library > Date > 2006 > December > 1 > PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly

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Link to this page The barrel life for the 7.62-mm Gatling gun (also called mini-gun) used to be 16,666 rounds per barrel or 100,000 rounds total for the gun's set of six barrels. A new barrel erosion indicator gauge, NSN 1005-01-535-5576, now makes it possible to safely extend barrel life up to 50,000 rounds per barrel or 300,000 rounds per set of six barrels. But to get this kind of long barrel life, you need to fire bursts of fewer than 500 rounds and allow the barrels to cool enough that they can be touched before firing again. If you fire longer bursts or don't let the barrels cool between bursts, barrel life is shortened. To use the erosion indicator, insert it in the barrel breech to measure wear of the lands and grooves. Brand new barrels don't need to be measured until after 10,000 rounds. After the gauge indicates the mid-range of DEPLOY, a barrel should be checked every 5,000 rounds. When the gauge measures past DEPLOY into WORN, the barrel should be used only for training and it should be measured every 2,000 rounds. Once a barrel is gauged as REJECT, it should not be used for firing and should be turned in for demil. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]
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