Care and Maintenance Instructions

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AAC — BLACK RIFLE MANUAL
WARNING! The firearm is now fully loaded with the
safety in the “Safe” position. Failure to follow safe
firearm handling practices, as found in the “Ten
Commandments of Firearm Safety” may cause
property damage, personal injury, and or death.
FIRING THE RIFLE
WARNING! Always wear eye and hearing protection
when discharging your firearm, failure to do so could
result in personal injury. See “The Ten Commandments
of Firearm Safety,” section of this manual.
WARNING! The inside of the barrel must be clean
and free of any obstructions. Discharging the
firearm with a dirty and/or obstructed barrel may
cause property damage, personal injury, and/or
death. See the “Ten Commandments of Firearm
Safety,” section of this manual.
1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.
2. Point the muzzle at your intended target.
3. Rotate the safety selector lever fully to the “Fire”
position.
4. With the target acquired and the butt of the rearm
mounted firmly against your shoulder, pull the trigger.
The firearm will discharge and continue to discharge
each time the trigger is pulled, until the magazine and
chamber are empty.
NOTE: After the last Round is fired, the Bolt Carrier
will lock in the rear position.
WARNING! If a cartridge does not discharge when
the trigger is pulled (misfire), keep the firearm
pointed in a safe direction and wait one minute
before opening the bolt or the action. See “Clearing
/ Unloading Your Firearm,” section of this manual.
Failure to wait the allotted time could result in
a delayed and/or uncontrolled discharge of the
cartridge, possibly causing property damage,
personal injury, and/or death.
WARNING! If the “report” of the discharged cartridge
is noticeably softer or louder or in any way irregular,
keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction; unload
the firearm and check the bore for obstructions. See
“Checking for and Removing a Barrel Obstruction”,
on page 13. Discharging a firearm with an obstruction
can cause property damage, personal injury, and/
or death.
WARNING! If the recoil of the firearm during
discharge is harder or softer or any way irregular,
keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction; unload
the firearm and check the bore for obstructions. See
“Checking for and Removing a Barrel Obstruction,”
on page 13. Discharging a firearm with an obstruction
can cause property damage, personal injury,
and/or death.
5. Without touching the trigger, fully rotate the safety
selector lever to the “Safe” position.
6. Press the magazine release button and remove the
magazine box. See Figure 2.
7. If the bolt is locked in the open position, the
chamber and magazine well are visible through the
ejection port, proceed to step 10.
8. Lock the bolt open by pulling the charging handle
fully to the rear and pressing the bottom of the bolt
release. While depressing the bottom of the bolt
release, slide the charging handle forward until the
bolt engages the bolt catch. See Figure 3.
9. With the bolt locked open, slide the charging
handle fully forward.
10. Look into the ejection port and visually check
the chamber and magazine well for cartridges,
ensuring the firearm is completely unloaded.
11. Make sure the barrel is free of obstructions,
see “Checking for and Removing a Barrel
Obstruction”, on page 13.
CHECKING FOR AND REMOVING
A BARREL OBSTRUCTION
WARNING! NEVER try to remove an object from the
barrel by loading another cartridge and discharging it
into the obstruction. This may cause property damage,
personal injury and/or death.
1. Always keep the firearm 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”.
FIGURE 15
FIGURE 14
6. With a loaded magazine secured in the magazine
well, depress the upper portion of the bolt release
button. See Figure 13. This will cause bolt to
close and chamber a loaded cartridge. Pulling the
charging handle fully rearward and releasing it will
also cause the bolt to close and chamber a loaded
cartridge. See Figure 15.
7. Tap the forward assist with the heel of your hand
to ensure the bolt is fully forward and closed. See
Figure 14. If the bolt does not fully close, see the
Clearing Your Rifle section of this manual.
8. Verify the safety selector is in the “Safe” position.
If it is in the “Fire” position, rotate it fully to the
“Safe” position.
WARNING! The firearm is now fully loaded with the
safety in the “Safe” position. Failure to follow safe
firearm handling practices, as found in the “Ten
Commandments of Firearm Safety” may cause
property damage, personal injury, and or death.
CHAMBERING A ROUND FROM A CLOSED 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 a loaded magazine secured in the magazine
well, depress the upper portion of the bolt release
button. See Figure 13. This will cause bolt to close.
FIGURE 13
4. 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.
5. Slap upwards on magazine bottom to ensure it is
seated fully.
6. 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 five.
7. With a loaded magazine secured in the magazine
well, pull the charging handle fully rearward and
release it to allow the bolt to close and chamber a
loaded cartridge. See Figure 15.
8. Tap the forward assist with the heel of your hand
to ensure the bolt is fully forward and closed. See
Figure 16. If the bolt does not fully close, see the
Clearing Your Rifle section of this manual.
9. Verify the safety selector is in the “Safe” position.
If it is in the “Fire” position, rotate it fully to the
“Safe” position.
FIGURE 16