Manual

thereby extracting and ejecting any live round in the chamber. Re-
move all rounds from the magazine and remove it from the floor-
plate. Always visually inspect the chamber to make sure there are no
rounds present. (See page 12 for instructions on removing and
unloading the magazine.)
2 Remove forearm: Loosen and remove the forearm swivel eyelet with a
small wrench by turning in a counterclockwise direction. Care should
be taken to prevent scratching the forearm. Grasp the forward end of
the forearm and pull away from the barrel carefully until firm resis-
tance is felt. Then slide the forearm forward and off. (The forearm
must be pulled away from the barrel so that the forearm will clear the
bottom of the gas cylinder as the forearm is moved forward.) Note:
The forearm cannot be removed unless the bolt is locked open. In
order to lock the bolt open, pull the bolt back and manually engage
the bolt release
lever by pushing it
up. The bolt will
lock.
3Remove action
bars: Close the bolt
gently by depress-
ing the bolt release
lever and easing
the cocking handle
forward. To remove
the left action bar
pull the forward
end away from its
slot on the inertia
piece. Then lower
and pull the action
bar forward and
out of the receiver.
(See Figure 9.)
Remove the right
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FIGURE 9
Pull action bar forward and out.
FIGURE 10
Remove bolt release lever spring.
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