Owner's Manual

do not carry your riFle with a cartridge in the chaMber to

avoid accidental discharge. when Firing is no longer iMMinent,

MaKe sure the “saFety” is in the on saFe Position and unload

the chaMber. Failure to Follow these warnings could result

in serious injury or death.

There are two methods used to load a cartridge into the chamber

of the A-Bolt III rifle: Loading from the magazine and loading through

the ejection port.

LOADING THE MAGAZINE

1 Eject the magazine from the rifle by pulling the magazine release,

located on the forward edge of the magazine, rearward with your

index finger. The magazine will drop into your hand (Figure 8).

2 Place a cartridge on top of the follower and press down on the

cartridge until it snaps into position under the magazine feed lips

(Figure 9). Load subsequent cartridges into the magazine in the

same manner.

NOTICE!

the base oF each cartridge Must be Flush with the rear

oF the MagaZine. iF the nose oF a cartridge Protrudes beyond

the Front oF the MagaZine, it could cause Feeding ProbleMs or

interFere when inserting the MagaZine into the riFle.

Figure 8

Press the magazine release rearward. The

magazine will fall into your hand.

Figure 9

Press the cartridge straight down until it snaps

into place under the feed lips.

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