Owner's Manual

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UNLOADING THE RIFLE
1 Make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and the muzzle
is pointed in a safe direction.
2 Pull rearward on the magazine latch in front of the trigger
guard and allow the hinged floorplate and magazine unit to
swing downward.
3 Pull rearward on the operating handle to draw the bolt to its
rearmost, open position. This will extract and eject any live
cartridge that may be in the chamber.
Remember that the bolt will not automatically lock in the rearward
position when the magazine is removed or when the magazine is
loaded. As a good safety practice, hold the bolt open and visually
inspect the chamber to be absolutely certain a live cartridge is
not present.
4 With the magazine removed and the chamber empty, close
the bolt.
UNLOADING THE MAGAZINE
1 Make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and the muzzle is
pointed in a safe direction.
2 Pull rearward on the magazine latch in front of the trigger guard
and allow the hinged floorplate-magazine unit to swing downward
(Figure 5, page 15).
3 Pull the bolt completely rearward and inspect the chamber to make
sure it is empty. Return the bolt to the forward, closed position.
4 Detach the magazine from the floorplate by grasping the sides of
the magazine and pulling it off the floorplate (Figure 7, page 16).
5 Once the magazine has been detached, unload the magazine
by pushing the cartridges, one at a time, forward and out of
the magazine.