Manual

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1. Assembly
of the Rifle
Securing barrel set
(Only possible with forearm removed)
• Pull out extractor all the way to the stop.
• Seat the front barrel hook onto the hinge
bolt. Due to the tight fit, this requires care.
• Grip around barrel hook part and action
with one hand, press barrel hook into its
seat, thus closing the rifle.
NOTE:
Securing the barrel set requires a certain
amount of skill. Do not use force!
We suggest having this procedure demon-
strated by an expert and practise several
times in his presence.
Installing forearm
• Engage forearm on hinge bolt, flush
with the receiver, and tilt it onto the
barrel, until it reaches the stop.
• The best manner to do this is to lift the
forearm flap with your index finger and
hold it in this position.
• Press in forearm.
• The forearm flap engages.
• Close the forearm flap completely.
The forearm is now locked.
1.2.
1.1.
2. Disassembly
of the Rifle
CAUTION:
Unload your rifle before disassembly
(refer to page 7).
Removing forearm
• Support the rifle at the buttstock on your
thigh.
• Pull forearm flap out with a finger of one
hand, and disengage forearm from the
barrel by pressing with the fingers of your
other hand.
• Tilt forearm away from barrel at a slight
angle and pull it up, out of the hinge.
Unhinging barrel set
(Only possible with forearm removed)
• Press locking lever all the way to the
right and hold it in this position.
• Tilt barrel all the way down.
Doing so, the barrel hook is disengaged.
2.2.
2.1.
Opening the rifle
• Press locking lever all the way to
the right and hold it in this position.
• The barrel hook is disengaged.
• The barrel set can now be tilted down-
wards (“opened”).
Closing the rifle
• Hold the barrel pointing in a safe position
and tilt the buttstock upward.
• To check whether the locking lever is
closed, apply light pressure to the left.
Otherwise, disengaging from safe position
(cocking) of the rifle will not be possible,
for safety reasons.
• Mainly in new rifles, some force has to
be exerted in order to close the locking
lever. This is due to the tight, precise fits.
The wedge "pulls”.
3.2.
3.1.
3. Opening and
Closing the Rifle
Disengaging from safe position
(cocking)
• Push the safety slide (cocking slide)
all the way to the front, until it locks.
Safety slide (cocking slide)
in front position:
The rifle is disengaged from safe
position, the hammers are cocked.
CAUTION:
Your Blaser 97 is equipped with two
hammers: when the cocking slide is pushed
forward, both hammers are cocked.
Returning to the safe position
(locking/uncocking)
Press rear end of safety slide (cocking slide)
down with your thumb and let it slide back-
wards. With some practise, this can be done
without making a sound.
When the safety slide (cocking slide)
is in its rear position:
The rifle is locked, the hammers are
uncocked.
CAUTION:
Under no circumstances should you put
your fingers into the triggers when disenga-
ging (cocking) or locking (uncocking) your
rifle (you may be used to do this from rifles
with exposed hammers). This would trigger
the shots if the rifle is loaded.
NOTE:
When opening the rifle - pressing the locking
lever to the right - the safety slide (cocking
slide) jumps back into the "safe” (uncocked)
position automatically.
4.2.
4.1.
4. Safety