Operations Manual

.30 CALIBER

MAINTENANCE

9. Tilt bolt face up and remove firing pin.

10. Push bolt in towards the carrier until it rotates and

comes to a stop.

11. Remove cam pin by lifting it out away from bolt and

carrier.

12. Pull bolt forward out of carrier. (Photo 32-A)

13. Depress buffer, maintaining pressure as buffer is under

spring tension, to prevent it from being ejected when

buffer retainer is depressed. Depress buffer retainer to

permit buffer and spring to move forward and be

removed from receiver extension. (Photo 32-B)

14. With a punch, remove the extractor pin from the bolt

assembly. (Photo 32-C)

15. Remove the extractor and spring. DO NOT remove the

spring from extractor! (Photo 32-D)

16. Press top of extractor spring for spring function. Do not

strip your firearm further than previously described. If

additional maintenance is necessary, consult DPMS or a

competent gunsmith. Your rifle is now field stripped for

cleaning.To reassemble, repeat procedure in reverse

order.

Notes on the Panther .308

The .308 does use a different buffer and spring than the standard A-15 rifles even though it

takes the same A-15 A2 stock.

CLEANING

Upper Receiver

[CLEAN WITH RBC (Rifle Bore Cleaner)]

• All areas of powder fouling, corrosion,

dirt and rust (32-E)

• Bore & chamber (32-F)

• Locking lugs (32-F)

• Gas tube (32-G)

32-A

32-C

32-D

32-B

32-F

32-G

32-E

BORE BRUSH-

(DON’T REVERSE DIRECTION WHILE IN BORE!)

Use a worn bore brush to get outside surface

of protruding gas tube (get sides and bottom

from bottom of receiver.)