Instruction Manual

9. Removing the

Forearm/Exchanging

the Forearm

The Blaser bolt action rifle model R8 is, in the model

versions Safari and Match, equipped with a special,

wider forearm. When inserting a Safari or Match

barrel into a regular version of the R8, the forearm

has thus to be exchanged.

9.1.

Removing forearm

• Remove barrel and loosen screw in forearm with

Allen key (SW5). Pull forearm off towards the

front.

9.2.

Mounting the forearm

• Place forearm on receiver from the front and

tighten screw in forearm.

CAUTION:

If the retaining latch is not locked properly, a signal-

ling pin emerges at the exterior side of the rail. The

bolt assembly can only be inserted into the receiver,

when the signalling pin has disappeared and the

retaining latch has thus been locked properly.

NOTE:

Bolt heads for left-handed bolt assemblies are

marked with an "L" underneath the symbol for the

caliber group.

CAUTION:

The expanding colletts and the supporting shell

enclosing the bolt head, being an essential part

of the bolt assembly, are secured with a rivet. It is

strictly forbidden to loosen this rivet! Removal of

the expanding colletts will, when a shot is fired,

inevitably cause the bolt assembly to be ejected

and thus lead to lethal danger for the shooter or

bystanders!

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