User Guide

NOTE: IF THE BOLT IS IN CLOSED POSITION, BE
SURE THE SAFETY IS IN THE “ON SAFE” POSI-
TION.
Hold the rifle with either hand at the forearm.
Depress the magazine latch in front of the trigger
guard with the index finger of your free hand and
allow the hinged floorplate-magazine unit to swing
downward (See figure 7).
Lay a round on top of the follower and press down
with your thumb until it is retained in the magazine.
Care should be exercised in positioning each car-
tridge so that its base is flush with the rear of the
magazine. If the nose of a cartridge protrudes be-
yond the front of the magazine, it could cause feed-
ing problems or interfere with the closing of the
magazine floorplate (See figure 8).
After loading the magazine, swing the floorplate up-
wards until it is retained by the magazine latch. The
bolt may be cycled at any time you wish to load the
chamber. Slide the thumb safety to the rear to
PLACE THE LOADED RIFLE IN “ON SAFE”
STATUS. The magazine- floorplate unit may be
opened at any time to refill the magazine to
capacity.
LOADING WITH THE MAGAZINE WHEN DE-
TACHED FROM THE FLOORPLATE — PLACE
THE RIFLE’S SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE” POSI-
TION. BE SURE THE MUZZLE IS POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION.
With the magazine-floorplate unit
open, the magazine may be detached by merely pull-
ing it away from the hinged floorplate. Grasp the
sides of the magazine, toward the front, then pull the
magazine away from the floorplate (See figure 9).
The rifle may be supported in its barrel down position
during this procedure with the opposite hand at the
forearm. Once the magazine has been detached, it
may be reloaded with cartridges as described under
“Loading with the magazine attached to the
floorplate. ”
To reattach, insert the small lip on the rear face of the
magazine into the matching groove in the back end of
the floorplate (See figure 10). Then snap the front of
the magazine firmly into place. Extra magazines may
be carried loaded for rapid replacement of an empty
magazine, using this same procedure. After loading
the magazine, swing it up into place until it is re-
tained by the magazine latch.