Safety & Maintenance Instructions
7. Push in the ring pin retaining pin from right to left of the bolt carrier group and
remove the pin by pulling it out to the left.
8. Tilt the bolt face up and remove the ring pin (and ring pin return spring – for
DD5 only).
9. Push the bolt in toward the carrier until bolt rotates and comes to a stop, then
turn the bolt cam pin through 90° (not necessary on DD5).
10. Remove the cam pin by lifting it out and away from the bolt and bolt carrier.
11. Pull the bolt forward and remove it from the bolt carrier.
12. Handguard maintenance:
a. If dirt or debris has accumulated in and around the handguard, use
compressed air for removal.
b. Lubricate as needed.
c. If removal of handguard is deemed necessary, please take rearm to a
qualied and competent gunsmith.
d. Removal/installation instructions and torque specications are available from
Daniel Defense.
NOTE: Removal is not necessary unless dirt has accumulated in or
around the handguard.
13. Remove the buttstock from lower receiver (if equipped):
a. Push the release lever up and extend the buttstock fully.
b. Pull tabs of buttstock latch, compressing spring completely, and slide
buttstock off the receiver extension.
14. Depress the buffer, maintaining pressure as the buffer is under spring tension,
to prevent it from being ejected when the buffer retainer pin is depressed.
Depress the buffer retainer pin to permit the buffer and the action spring to
move forward. Depress the hammer to allow the action spring and the buffer
assembly to continue moving forward and be completely removed from the
receiver extension.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT STRIP YOUR FIREARM FURTHER THAN PREVIOUSLY
DESCRIBED. IF ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED, SEE “SERVICING
AND REPAIRING” LATER IN THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. REASSEMBLE YOUR
FIREARM BY REVERSING THE STRIPPING PROCEDURE ALREADY DESCRIBED,
AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CAM PIN IS PROPERLY INSTALLED.
WARNING: IF YOU INSTALL THE FIRING PIN WITHOUT THE FIRING PIN RETURN
SPRING AND LATER ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE FIREARM, DAMAGE TO THE FIREARM
OR INJURY MAY RESULT (DD5 ONLY).
WARNING: IF YOU ATTEMPT TO FIRE WITHOUT THE BOLT CAM PIN INSTALLED,
DAMAGE TO FIREARM OR INJURY MAY RESULT.
5.2
WHEN TO CLEAN
BEFORE FIRING, make sure that the barrel and the chamber are clean and dry. After
ring, clean your rearm as soon as possible so that the job will be easier and there will
be less opportunity for corrosion to start.