Care and Maintenance Instructions

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AAC — BLACK RIFLE MANUAL
WARNING! AR15 style firearms are modular and due to
the modularity, it is possible to affix an upper receiver
to a lower receiver with a differently designated caliber/
cartridge. Only use ammunition designated by the
barrel of the upper receiver with your firearm. Using
ammunition not designated by the barrel of the upper
receiver may cause property damage, personal injury
and/or death.
Always check the cartridge for the correct designation
before loading the firearm. The caliber of a cartridge is
located on the case head of the cartridge. See Figure
9. To find additional ammunition information, see the
Remington Arms catalog or visit the Remington website
at www.remington.com.
WARNING! Do not apply oil, grease or any lubricants to
cartridges. Appling lubricants to cartridges may cause
property damage, personal injury and/or death.
WARNING! Always wash hands after handling
ammunition. See the “Ten Commandments of Firearm
Safety,” section of this manual.
PREPARING TO FIRE -
LOADING A MAGAZINE
WARNING! Always check the cartridge for the correct
designation before loading the firearm. Use of an
incorrect cartridge could result in property damage,
personal injury and/or death.
WARNING! The use of improperly loaded or hand-
loaded ammunition can lead to barrel obstructions,
excessive pressure and/or inadvertent discharge of a
firearm, resulting in personal injury, property damage
and/or death. Use only quality factory ammunition
suitable for your firearm. Examine each Cartridge,
particularly around the primer. Look for dents,
scratches, and other signs of damage. DO NOT LOAD
DAMAGED AMMUNITION!
WARNING: Safe Firearms Handling dictates that you
only load live ammunition into your rifle when you wish
to discharge the firearm. See the “Ten Commandments
of Firearm Safety”, in this manual.
1. Hold the magazine with the front of the magazine
facing forward. See Figure 10.
2. With the primer flush with the rear inside face of the
magazine, position a cartridge of proper caliber on
top of the magazine, between the feed lips.
FIGURE 10
3. With the cartridge properly positioned, push down on
the cartridge until it is fully seated in the magazine.
Make sure the cartridge is touching the rear inside
face of the magazine.
4. Place the next cartridge on top of the previously
seated cartridge and push it down between
the feed lips until it becomes seated in the
magazine. The cartridge will sit on the opposite
side of the magazine with respect to the
cartridge that preceded it. The primer end of
each cartridge should be touching the rear
inside face of the magazine.
5. Repeat step four until the magazine is full or the
desired number of rounds have been loaded. Do
not attempt to exceed magazine capacity as it may
damage the magazine and your firearm.
LOADING YOUR RIFLE
WARNING! Never assume your firearm is unloaded
to justify careless handling. Always control the
direction of the muzzle of your firearm, even if you
think it is completely unloaded. Careless handling
of a firearm can lead to property damage, personal
injury and/or death.
WARNING! Always check the cartridge for the
correct designation before loading the firearm. Use
of an incorrect cartridge could result in property
damage, personal injury and/or death.
FIGURE 9
WARNING! The use of improperly loaded or hand-
loaded ammunition can lead to barrel obstructions,
excessive pressure and/or inadvertent discharge of
a firearm, resulting in property damage, personal
injury and/or death.
WARNING! The firearm can be discharged even if
the magazine has been removed. If a cartridge is
chambered, the safety selector is in the “Fire” position
and the magazine is removed from the rifle, depressing
the trigger will cause the rifle to discharge.
NOTE: When closing the bolt with the charging handle,
never ride or push the charging handle forward.
Always allow the bolt to carry the charging handle
forward under its own power as it closes. Interfering
with the charging handle during bolt closing may
prevent the bolt from fully closing.
NOTE: A magazine may be inserted into this firearm
and a round chambered with the Bolt Assembly
starting in the open or closed position.
CHAMBERING A ROUND FROM AN OPEN BOLT
1. Always keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction.
2. Remove the magazine, pull and hold the bolt fully
rearward to inspect the chamber. See Figure
11. Visually and physically verify the Chamber is
completely unloaded. See the section “Clearing/
Unloading Your Rifle”.
WARNING: Do not load a hot chamber, a round may
“Cook Off”. “Cooking Off” means that a Round
may Detonate (Fire) unexpectedly just from being
exposed to the heat of the Rifle’s Firing Chamber. An
unintentional or uncontrolled discharge of your firearm
may cause property damage, personal injury and/
or death.
3. With the magazine facing forward, center the
loaded magazine in the firearm’s magazine well
and push the magazine up until magazine catch
engages and holds the magazine. See Figure 12.
4. Slap upwards on magazine bottom to ensure it
is seated fully.
5. Pull down on the magazine bottom to verify it
is securely engaged in the magazine well. If the
magazine releases from the magazine well, repeat
steps two through four.
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 11