Owner's Manual

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6 Place the empty magazine into the rifle until it is retained by the
magazine catch.
UNLOADING THE MAGAZINE
1 Remove the magazine as explained previously.
2 Strip all the cartridges from the magazine by pushing forward
on the rim of the top cartridge and slide each cartridge out of
the magazine, one at a time.
3 Unload any extra magazines.
MOUNTING A SCOPE
beFore Mounting a scoPe, sight or other accessories to your
riFle, Place the “saFety” in the on saFe Position. oPen the
action and MaKe certain your riFle is coMPletely unloaded.
KeeP the MuZZle Pointed in a saFe direction. Failure to Follow
these warnings could result in serious injury or death.
The top of the A-Bolt III receiver is drilled and tapped for scope bases.
From the factory, the scope base holes are fitted with filler screws.
NOTICE! always use the correct bases For this riFle and the
aPProPriate length screws.
1 Place your rifle in a gun vise or on a table or other safe/secure
location with the top of the receiver upward. Protect the finish
with rags or other padding.
2 Remove the bolt as instructed on page 14.
3 You should have compatible one- or two-piece style bases and four
screws of the correct thread size and length.
4 Remove all four filler screws from the top of the receiver using
a very small, thin-bladed gunsmithing-type screwdriver.
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