Care and Maintenance Instructions

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AAC — BLACK RIFLE MANUAL
DISASSEMBLING YOUR RIFLE
WARNING! Before disassembling your firearm, make
sure it is completely unloaded (both the chamber and
the magazine) and engage the safety mechanism by
placing the safety lever in the “S” or “SAFE” position.
Failure to follow these instructions 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”.
3. Push the Takedown Pin (a bullet tip may help) as far
as it will go to the shooter’s right. See Figure 17.
4. Push the Pivot Pin (a Bullet tip can help) as far as
it will go to the shooter’s right. See Figure 18.
NOTE: The Pivot Pin and Takedown Pin are captured in
the Lower Receiver, preventing them from falling out and
becoming lost.
5. Separate Upper Receiver from the Lower Receiver.
6. Pull back Charging Handle fully rearward.
See Figure 19.
7. Pull the Bolt Assembly fully rearward and remove
it from the Upper Receiver. See Figure 20.
8. Remove the Charging Handle by pulling rearward
and up until the “Ears” clear the cutouts in Upper
Receiver. See Figure 22.
9. Remove Firing Pin Retaining Pin. A Bullet tip can help
push it out of the Bolt Carrier. See Figure 23.
NOTE: Do not open or close the split end of Firing Pin
Retaining Pin, and do not substitute a common cotter pin
on reassembly.
10. Remove the Firing Pin from the rear of the Bolt
Carrier. See Figure 24.
11. Push the Bolt fully rearward into Bolt Carrier.
See Figure 25.
12. Remove the Cam Pin by rotating it 1/4 turn and lifting
it out of the Bolt Carrier. See Figure 26.
13. Pull the Bolt Assembly out of the Bolt Carrier.
See Figure 27.
14. Press the rear of the Extractor to check the Extractor
Spring function. The Extractor should return to its
original position when the pressure is removed.
FIGURE 22
FIGURE 23
FIGURE 24
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 26
FIGURE 21
FIRING PIN
RETAINING PIN
CAM PIN
FIRING PINBOLT
3. Push the Takedown Pin (a bullet tip may help) as far
as it will go to the shooter’s right. See Figure 17.
4. Pivot the upper receiver away from the lower
receiver. See Figure 18.
5. Carefully pull rearward on the Charging Handle and
Bolt Assembly. See Figure 19.
6. Remove the Bolt Assembly from the upper receiver.
See Figure 20.
7. To check for an obstruction by looking through the
receiver and barrel from the chamber end.
8. If an obstruction exists, insert a correct size cleaning
rod from the chamber end of the barrel until the
obstruction is detected.
9. Lightly tap the cleaning rod against the obstruction to
free the object from the barrel.
10. Push the rod completely through the barrel until the
rod can be seen at the muzzle.
11. If an object cannot be easily pushed out of the barrel
with a cleaning rod, return the firearm to the factory
or to an AAC Authorized Repair Center.
WARNING! Before loading the firearm, make sure
the inside of the barrel is free of dirt, oil, or other
obstructions. Discharging the firearm with a dirty and/
or obstructed barrel may cause property damage,
personal injury and/or death.
FIGURE 17
FIGURE 18
FIGURE 20
FIGURE 19