Safety & Maintenance Instructions

DANIEL DEFENSE
®
DELTA 5
TM
MANUAL P 13
4.4 | UNLOADING
WARNING: ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR FIREARM IMMEDIATELY AFTER
USE AND PRIOR TO CLEANING AND STORAGE TO MINIMIZE THE RISK
OF ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE.
TO UNLOAD:
IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP YOUR FIREARM
POINTING IN A SAFE DIRECTION. DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER AND
KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM THE EJECTION PORT.
1. Set safety to the SAFE position.
2. Remove magazine by depressing magazine release just forward of trigger guard,
and remove magazine from magwell.
3. Lift bolt handle by rotating it up toward the top of the rie, and retract bolt all the
way to the rear of the action. If there was a cartridge or empty cartridge case in the
chamber, it will be ejected at this time.
4. LOOK INTO CHAMBER THROUGH EJECTION PORT TO ENSURE
THAT CHAMBER IS EMPTY.
5. Grasp bolt handle and push bolt forward until it stops.
6. Rotate bolt handle down, locking the bolt into the barrel extension.
7. Remove remaining live rounds by sliding them forward out of the magazine.
8. Collect live ammunition for safe storage and spent cartridge cases for disposal.
4.5 | FIRING THE RIFLE
When a Daniel Defense DELTA 5 is loaded, with a round in the chamber and the safety in
the FIRE position, it is ready to re. In this condition, the sear retains the cocking piece in
the rearward position, compressing the spring of the ring pin assembly. When the trigger
is pulled, the trigger actuates the sear and disengages it from the cocking piece. The
ring pin assembly, no longer being held in place, moves forward suddenly under force of
the compressed spring. The ring pin tip protrudes forward of the bolt face, striking the
cartridge primer, which in turn detonates, igniting the gun powder within the cartridge.
The expanding gasses of the burning gun powder generate tremendous pressure, forcing
the bullet down the bore of the barrel. Riing in the gun barrel bore imparts spin on the
bullet, stabilizing it during ight once it exits the muzzle.
Before ring the rie, practice your stance, sight picture, and breathing for steady aim
with your rearm UNLOADED. Practice ring on a range before using your rearm for
any other type of shooting.
TO LOAD THE FIREARM:
IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (SECTION 3) – KEEP YOUR
FIREARM POINTING IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER.
1. Set safety to the SAFE position.
2. Remove empty magazine by depressing the magazine release located just forward
of the trigger guard, and extract magazine from magwell (FIGURE 4.3.2).
3. Lift bolt handle by rotating it up toward the top of the rie, and retract bolt all the
way to the rear of the action.
4. With bullet points facing forward, insert the loaded magazine into the magazine
well and push upward until it stops and is locked by the magazine catch. When the
magazine is inserted, pull down on the magazine to ensure it is fully seated in the
magazine well.
5. Keeping ngers away from the ejection port opening, grasp the bolt handle and
rmly push the bolt forward, stripping the top round from the magazine, and
continue forward motion until the bolt stops, chambering the round.
6. Rotate bolt handle down, locking the bolt into the barrel extension.
Note: Magazine can also be inserted on a closed bolt.
WARNING: FIREARM CAN FIRE WITH MAGAZINE REMOVED.
WARNING: NEVER LEAVE YOUR FIREARM COCKED AND LOCKED, READY
TO FIRE WITHOUT SELECTOR LEVER BEING SET TO SAFE, AS THIS IS THE
FIRE CONDITION AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FIREARMS CAN EASILY
BE ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED, CAUSING INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY.
WARNING: THIS FIREARM MAY DISCHARGE ACCIDENTALLY WHEN A
ROUND IS FED INTO THE CHAMBER IF IT IS DROPPED OR RECEIVES A
BLOW TO THE MUZZLE OR FRONT OF THE FIREARM. (THIS CAN OCCUR
REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF COCKING PIECE OR ANY OF THE
VARIOUS SAFETY DEVICES.) THEREFORE, EXTRA CARE AND STRICT
ADHERENCE TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS BY THE FIREARM’S USER IS
MANDATORY FOR MINIMIZING THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS.
FIGURE 4.3.2