Owner's Manual
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English
is often acid). Common sense recommends you to oil the gun lightly every time it has been used in bad
weather and poor handling conditions.
7. Examine the gas cylinder piston and the slideway bars from time to time and clean o any possible residue
you may nd on them. However, this is only needed after intensive use.
For getting to this mechanism, the fore-end must be removed as follows:
With the empty magazine in place, open the bolt until it locks in the open position.
Remove the swivel ring from the fore-end and unscrew the holding bolt using a N° 4 Allen wrench to be
placed in the hole in the screw head.
Slide the fore-end forward to remove it and uncover the mechanism (gures.13 and 14).
Clean the outside of the piston that is partially exposed, the gas cylinder (gure.15) and other exposed
parts with a lightly oiled brush.
Then dry the piston and the gas cylinder as well as possible.
They must be oil-free, to avoid creating scaling deposits.
If you do not plan to use your gun over a long period of time, you can oil the parts more thoroughly, but
do not forget to clean them again before re-using it. Never alter the gas system adjustment; this operation
must obligatorily be carried out by a qualied gunsmith.
Re-assembly of the fore-end is done in reverse order to dismantling. Remember to open the bolt before
re-assembly.
Do not force the fore-end into position, you may break it.
8. ON PRINCIPLE, STORE YOUR FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IN SEPARATE PLACES OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN.
Use of a Browning safe is highly recommended.
WOOD
Wooden parts have a tendency to absorb air humidity, particularly in rainy weather.
To avoid them from becoming deformed, the gun should be stored in a dry, ventilated area, away from any
heat sources.
In this way, the wood will progressively lose any humidity it may have absorbed without becoming deformed
or splitting.
For wood with a so-called “oil-rubbed” nish, apply Légia Spray Special Wood oil regularly, or, if this is not
available, use a few drops of linseed oil.
IMPORTANT: light oils may evaporate. If your BAR ZENITH has been stored away for a long time,
lubricate it completely before re-firing.
WARNING! DO NOT OVER-OIL.
USING TOO MUCH LUBRICATING OIL MAY PREVENT YOUR RIFLE FROM OPERATING CORRECTLY.
SERVICING OR REPAIR
If you rearm requires servicing or repair-work, we suggest that you rstly contact a gunsmith. You will nd a
list of gunsmiths on our internet site www.browning.eu.