FNH USA SLP Autoloading shotgun OWNER’S MANUAL
Important operating instructions for CONTENTS PAGE FNH USA SLP autoloading SHotguns 1. Foreword.........................................................2 If you have any questions or comments regarding your new firearm, please contact us. 2. Contents of the Storage Case.......................3 FNH USA Product Service Center, (800) 635-1321, www.fnhusa.com 3. Safety and Warranty Notes . .........................4 4. Firearm Safety Information............................5 5. Nomenclature...............
This owner’s manual has been written exclusively for the FNH USA SLP Shotgun. If your FNH USA shotgun has inscriptions other than “Self Loading Police” or “SLP Mark I” on its front left side or if the external appearance of the firearm does not correspond to the illustrations in this owner’s manual, you must contact your dealer, departmental armorer or contact us immediately to obtain the free owner’s manual that has been written specifically for your firearm. 1.
3. Safety and warranty notes 4. Firearm SAFETY INFORMATION Like all firearms, if handled in a careless or reckless manner the SLP can be very dangerous. Failure to follow the information in this owner’s manual could result in serious injury or death. Failure to follow any of the following warnings could result in serious injury or death.
Remember, safe gun handling does not stop with your firearm’s mechanical “safety” devices, it starts there. Always treat this firearm with the respect due a loaded, ready-to-fire firearm. Some firearms do not have a mechanical safety. Many target firearms, lever-action firearms and pistols do not have manual “safety” mechanisms. Therefore it is critical to read and understand the owner’s manual for every firearm which explains the safe operation of the firearm.
For law enforcement and military personnel, refer to the procedures of your department on storing your firearm. 9 BEWARE OF BARREL OBSTRUCTIONS. Mud, snow and an infinite variety of other objects may inadvertently lodge in a barrel bore. It only takes a small obstruction to cause dangerously increased pressures that can damage your firearm and cause serious injury to yourself and others.
15 Do not release the striker on an empty chamber: the chamber may not be empty! Treat every firearm with the respect due to a loaded firearm, even though you are certain the firearm is unloaded. 16 Keep your fingers away from the trigger at all times until shooting is imminent. 17 Be sure of your target and backstop, particularly during low light periods. Know the range of your ammunition. Never shoot at water or hard objects.
FIGURE 1 Cantilever Rail Mark I Models Buttstock Interchangeable Comb (Tactical Models) Receiver Trigger “Safety” Ejection Port Bolt Rear Sight Barrel Front Sight Loading Port Forearm Bolt Release Button Sling Stud Accessory Rails (Tactical Models) Magazine Sleeve Magazine Cap Sling Stud Recoil Pad Pistol Grip (Tactical Models) 25 We reserve the right to refuse service on firearms that have been altered, added to or substantially changed.
firing, the gas piston system ejects the empty hull from the chamber and feeds the next shell from the magazine into the chamber, making the shotgun ready for a following shot. Successive shots can be fired until the magazine is empty. When the magazine is empty, and the last shell has been fired, the bolt locks to the rear. Additionally, a single shell can be inserted manually into the chamber and the bolt closed, to load the chamber.
“safety” button on the left side of the trigger guard. It is essential that you become very familiar with the feel, look and operation of the “safety” on this shotgun before attempting to load and shoot. 9. Ammunition The “safety” on this shotgun is reversible for right- or left-handed operation. It comes from the factory in the right-handed position. Verify the installation of the firearm’s “safety.” Instructions in this owner’s manual are for the “safety” installed in the right-handed position.
is then fired, the result will be a so-called “12-16, 12-20, 20-28 or 28-.410 burst” which can cause extensive damage to your shotgun and possible serious injury to you and others. We can assume no responsibility for incidents which occur through the use of shells of nonstandard dimension or those developing pressures in excess of SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute) established standards. All SLP shotguns feature a 12 gauge, 3" chamber.
Do not carry your shotgun with a shell in the chamber to avoid accidental discharge. when firing is no longer imminent, make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and unload the chamber. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. 2. If desired, continue to load the magazine to full capacity. 3. If firing is imminent, a shell can now be moved from the magazine to the chamber by pulling back fully on the operating handle and releasing it forward.
THE SHOTGUN IS now READY TO FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE “Safety” TO THE OFF SAFE POSITION and pulling the trigger. 4. With a shell in the chamber, you may load the magazine to full capacity. To load the magazine, insert a shell of the proper gauge and length through the loading port at the bottom of the receiver up into the magazine, using your thumb to position it fully forward in the magazine tube. Make sure the rim of the shell engages the shell stop and is held fully inside the magazine tube.
.1. Unloading by Cycling the Bolt 1. 2. 3. Figure 8 Grasp the bolt handle and cycle the action until all shells are transferred from the magazine to the chamber and then ejected. Take care to avoid damaging shells. Avoid letting them fall to the ground. Press in on the shell stop to unload shells When the last shell in the from the magazine. magazine has been cycled through the chamber and out the ejection port, the bolt will lock rearward.
Failure to follow these warnings may cause injury or death and cause damage to your shotgun. Figure 9 One Notch Three Notches Five Notches Two Notches Four Notches No Notches Most SLP shotgun barrels are threaded to accept the Standard Invector™ choke tube system. Standard Invector and Invector-Plus™ tubes are not interchangeable. Confirm the choke system of your shotgun by looking on the left side of the barrel where the specifications are inscribed, where the choke markings are normally located.
15.2. Choke Tube Removal 1. 2. Figure 10 Place the “safety” in the on safe position. Always make sure the shotgun is completely unloaded. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Use the choke tube wrench to loosen the tube, turning it counterclockwise. Finger-twist the tube the rest of the way out of the barrel (Figure 10, page 28). Remove the choke tube. 15.3. Choke Tube Installation 1. Place the “safety” in the on safe position. Always make sure the shotgun is completely unloaded.
Each click generated during this operation will change the vertical position of the point of impact by 5mm (0.20") at 25 meters (30 yards). Figure 12 Figure 14 Figure 15 Turn the screw on the top of the sight to adjust elevation. Carefully tap the sight in the dovetail to adjust for windage. Loosen the screws and slide the sight blade up or down to adjust for elevation.
SLP shotguns are designed to accept a scope or other optical sight. Standard SLP models have a drilled and tapped receiver with a MIL-STD 1913 base. Mark I models include a barrel-mounted, weaver-type cantilever rail. Always follow the mounting instructions supplied with your scope rings and/or scope or optical sight. 18. Extra Barrels Before installing accessory barrels on your shotgun, read the following guidelines to ensure the barrel/shotgun combination is safe.
pad is installed on the shotgun from the factory. To install a recoil pad perform the following operation: Figure 16 1. Make sure your shotgun is completely unloaded and the “safety” is in the on safe position. 2. Use a #2 cross tip or Phillips screwdriver to remove the recoil Loosen the two screws that secure the recoil pad to the buttsotck. pad at the end of the buttstock (Figure 16, page 34).
21. Disassembly 22. Assembly ALWAYS KEEP the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. BEFORE STARTING DISASSEMBLY pROCEDURES, open the action and VISUALLY INSPECT THE Chamber TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THE FIREARM IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. Place the “safety” in the on safe position. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death. ALWAYS KEEP the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
Figure 18 FIGURE 19 23. Cleaning and Maintenance Suggestions BEFORE PERFORMING CLEANING PROCEDURES, place the “safety” in the on safe position. open the action and make certain YOUR shotgun IS completely UNLOADED. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. The loaded chamber indicator showing a cartridge is in the chamber. Position the gas piston in the gas bracket. 5.
FIGURE 21 Cantilever Rail (Mark I Models) Interchangeable Comb (Tactical Models) Slide Link Buttstock Using a shotgun cleaning rod with tip and patch large enough for a snug fit in the bore, insert the rod and a lightly oiled patch in the breech end of the barrel and run back and forth through the bore several times. Remove and wipe the choke tube, threads and barrel threads with a nylon brush and lightly oil. 4.
.2. Cleaning the Gas System 1. Remove the gas piston, piston sleeve spring and piston sleeve from the magazine tube as explained in “Disassembly” on page 36. 2. Spray the magazine tube, gas piston and piston sleeve with gun solvent and brush them thoroughly with a nylon brush to remove any deposits. It will be easier to remove the piston sleeve spring to clean the interior of the piston sleeve. Spray the inside of the gas piston with solvent.
Figure 22 Figure 23 Notice! DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THE TRIGGER GROUP BEYOND THIS POINT. 24.2. Reinstallation of the Trigger Group Use a small instrument punch to remove the trigger group pins. Make sure the bolt is in the forward position. 2. Insert the trigger group into the receiver. Align the holes in the trigger group with the holes on each side of the receiver. 3.
Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 29 Figure 30 Bolt Slide Link Socket Pull the operating handle straight out from the bolt. Remove the bolt assembly through the front of the receiver. Insert the bolt assembly into the receiver. Guide the slide link into the recoil spring follower socket. This must be done correctly for the firearm to function. Notice! DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THE bolt assembly BEYOND THIS POINT. 4. Replace the operating handle by inserting it in its slot in the bolt. 24.4.
3. The barrel and action should be inspected thoroughly to be certain no cleaning patches have been inadvertently left in them. Figure 31 Figure 32 Depress the magazine spring retainer tab. Carefully remove the magazine spring retainer. 26. Magazine maintenance 26.1. Removing the Magazine spring ALWAYS KEEP the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. BEFORE removing or installing the magazine spring, completely unload the shotgun.
completely clean and leave a thin film of clean oil on the threads, both on the tube and in the barrel. The threads of the choke tube and the internal threads of the barrel should be cleaned after each use and before the installation of a tube. 3. Be careful when removing/installing a choke tube. Use only the specially designed wrench. Damage can result to both the choke tube and barrel when attempting to remove or install choke tubes. 4.
29. WARRANTY, SERVICE and technical questions 30. SERVICE POLICY If you have technical questions about your firearm, or if your FNH USA product should require parts, service or repair, contact the FNH USA Product Service Center in Arnold, Missouri. Law enforcement and military users should contact their department or unit armorer.
31. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Gauge : 12, 2¾" and 3" chamber Type of fire : Gas-operated autoloader Trigger pull : 6.2-7.3 lbs. Weight (empty) : Standard: 7 lbs. 7 oz. Mark I: 8 lbs. 4 oz. Tactical Standard: 7 lbs. 11 oz. Tactical Mark I: 8 lbs. 8 oz. 32. SLP Models SLP Mark I Tactical Length : Standard: 39" Mark I: 43" Height : 7.9" Width : 2.
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