Manual

Browning BAR Semi-Automatic
High-Power Rifle
Nomenclature
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In conventional gun terminology the position
and movement of gun parts are described as
they occur with the gun horizontal and in
normal firing position; Le.. the muzzle is forward
or in front; the buttstock is rearward or to the
rear; the trigger is downward or underneath; the
sights are upward or on top.
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trigger. (See Figure 2) This is an ideal location
for easy manipulation of the large safety head
with the index finger of either hand.
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With the safety pushed completely to the right
the rifle is ON SAFE and rearward movement of
the trigger is completely blocked.
With safety pushed completely to the left the
rifle is OFF SAFE and ready to fire. In this FIRE
or OFF SAFE position a band of RED is visible
on the safety where it projects beyond the left
face of the trigger guard.
Whenever a cartridge is chambered the rifle
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General Operating Procedure
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Your new Browning is a gas operated. semi-
automatic repeating rifle. With cartridges in the
magazine and the chamber and the safety in the
OFF SAFE or FIRE position. the rifle will fire a
single round with each successive pull of the
trigger until the magazine and chamber are
empty. When the last round has been fired. the
bolt will be held in its rearward. or open,
position by the magazine follower. To close the
bolt. pull slightly to the rear on the operating
handle and at the same time unlatch the floor
plate, allowing the magazine-floorplate unit to
swing downward and forward. Then release' the
operating handle and allow the bolt to move
forward to the closed position under its spring
pressure. During this operation. exerci~e care
that your fingers do not enter the ejection port
in the receiver.
Operation of the Safety
CAUTION: THE "SAFETY" SHOULD BE KEPT
IN ITS "ON SAFE" POSITION AT ALL TIMES
EXCEPT WHEN ACTUALLY RRING THE
RIFLE. The crossbolt type safety is conveniently
located on the trigger guard just rearward of the
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should be ON SAFE until it is ready to be fired.
Note: If a left hand safety is installed these
directions are reversed; i.e. the safety is pushed
to the left to place the rifle ON SAFE and to the
right to place the rifle OFF SAFE.
Loading the rifle
CAUTION: Keep your fingers clear of the
ejection port at all times when the bolt is locked
open. The bolt will close with considerable force.
if you should depress the magazine follower.
The Browning semi-automatic high power rifle
utilizes a unique detachable box magazine. The
capacity of the magazine is four rounds (thr:e
rounds for Magnum calibers). Another cartndge
may be carried in the chamber, providing a total
rifle capacity of five rounds (four rounds for
Magnum calibers.)
To ready the rifle for loading, first insure that the
cross-bolt safety is in the ON SAFE position.
Next hold the rifle in a natural position with the
barr~l safely pointing at the ground. If the bolt is
in its closed position, use either hand to hold the
rifle at the forearm. Then, pull rearward on the
magazine latch with the index finger of the
opposite hand, allowing the hinged floorplate-
magazine unit to swing downward.
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