Owner's Manual

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6 Eject the magazine from the rifle by pulling the magazine release
button rearward with your index finger. The magazine will drop
into your hand.
7 Load a single cartridge into the magazine as explained previously.
8 Insert the fully-loaded magazine into the rifle.
SINGLE SHOT LOADING FROM THE MAGAZINE
If you wish to use your A-Bolt III as a single-shot rifle, it is recommended
that you use the following single-shot loading procedure.
1 Remove the magazine from the rifle as explained on page 16.
2 Pull the bolt completely rearward and inspect the chamber to make
sure it is empty.
3 Close the bolt and place the “safety” in the on safe position.
4 Load a single cartridge into the magazine.
5 Insert the magazine into the rifle.
6 When ready to shoot, cycle the bolt fully to load the single cartridge
from the magazine into the chamber.
7 Immediately verify that the “safety” is in the on safe position.
the riFle is now ready to Fire by siMPly Moving the “saFety”
to the oFF saFe Position and Pulling the trigger.
SINGLE SHOT LOADING DIRECTLY TO THE CHAMBER
You may also load your rifle by placing a cartridge directly into
the chamber. To load the rifle in this manner, use the following
loading procedure.
1 Insert an unloaded magazine into the rifle.
2 Pull the bolt rearward and inspect the chamber to make sure
it is empty.
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