User Manual

cartridges may be stripped from it with the thumb

of either hand. As is always good safety practice,

visually inspect the chamber to be absolutely

sure a round is not still present. Once this is

determined the bolt may be allowed to close.

To unload the magazine merely push forward on

the base of each round until it clears the

retaining rims. The last step is to close the

floorplate either without the magazine or with

an empty magazine in place.

The BAR is available with or without open

sights. This section describes the BAR with

installed open sights. Since the path of the bullet

follows a slight arc from the muzzle of the rifle

over the 200 yards distance, the point of impact

will be slightly high at any intermediate distance

between these two points. This deviation is listed

in the following table for the calibers in which

the rifle is presently made.

This table shows that even though there is some

difference between where the bullet will strike at

100 yards and the point of aim, the deviation is

not sufficient to put it out of the killing area if

the rifle has been aimed correctly. Furthermore,

with the rifle zeroed at 200 yards, the bullet will